HobbyGM

The trading card market on eBay

A daily read on the card market from eBay itself: what blue-chip graded cards sell for at auction, how many cards are listed by sport and game, and where prices sit. Tracking since 2026-09-30.

Checked 2026-11-03

HobbyGM 30 index

The HobbyGM 30, an equal-weight index of what 30 of the most-traded graded cards sell for at auction, stands at 88.17: −8.7% over 7 days.

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Listings by sport and game

Single cards listed for sale on eBay US on 2026-11-03, from eBay's own search totals (estimates).

Sport or gameListed7 days30 daysIndex (30-day change)
Baseball32,880,272−6.5%+12.5%83.24 (—)
Pokémon20,858,885+2.2%+9.4%94.94 (—)
Football17,950,073−7.4%+2.6%101.96 (—)
Basketball10,075,614−8.0%+0.7%92.12 (—)
Magic: The Gathering8,961,022+2.9%+11.2%—
Hockey6,253,656−5.4%−6.2%—
Yu-Gi-Oh!3,501,198+0.8%+9.5%—
Soccer2,364,562−7.2%−7.2%—
Marvel (non-sport)1,224,920+1.4%+5.2%—
Wrestling1,019,325−5.2%−4.0%—
One Piece996,472+2.1%+7.0%—
Auto racing912,370−5.2%−6.0%—
Star Wars (non-sport)835,140+1.5%+6.7%—
Disney Lorcana622,344+1.6%+11.9%—

Where asking prices sit

Share of active listings in each price band, by asking price.

Market$0–$5$5–$20$20–$100$100–$1,000$1,000+
Sports cards66.8%20.8%8.9%3.1%0.4%
Card games (Pokémon, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh…)76.8%12.7%6.3%3.5%0.6%
Non-sport cards57.9%24.3%12.4%4.8%0.6%

Graded cards

The graded card market tracks how much of the market is slabbed, how many new slabs are listed each day and what a higher grade is worth. The grading market share tracker shows which graders those slabs come from.

Card prices by player

Card prices by set

Sport and game pages: Baseball · Basketball · Football · Hockey · Pokémon

Questions sellers ask

Is the card market going up or down?
The HobbyGM 30 above tracks what blue-chip graded cards sell for at auction each day, and the listings table shows whether supply is growing. Rising supply while prices hold flat can be an early sign that prices will soften.
Where does the data come from?
eBay US, every day: listing counts from eBay's search totals, and prices from ended auctions of specific graded cards.

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