Caleb Williams, Drake Maye 1/1 rookies set records with $100,000-plus sales
Selected No. 1 overall by the Chicago Bears, Caleb Williams' 2024 Panini Prizm Black Finite 1/1 PSA 9 sold for $122,000, more than tripling the previous record for any Williams card.
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Prior to Saturday, Williams' high public sale, according to data tool Card Ladder, was the $37,200 paid for a 2024 Topps NOW 1/1 at Fanatics Collect in October 2024.
Drake Maye's 2024 Panini Prizm Black Finite 1/1 BGS 9.5 sold for $109,800. (Credit: Goldin)
Drake Maye, the No. 3 overall pick by the New England Patriots last season, saw his record more than double when his 2024 Panini Prizm Black Finite 1/1 BGS 9.5 fetched $109,800.
The previous record for any Maye card at public auction was the $45,200 paid for his 2024 Panini Absolute Green Kaboom 1/1 PSA 10 at Alt in February.
Saturday's sales for Williams and Maye become the top two for any player from the 2024 NFL Draft, passing the previous high of $85,000 paid for Jayden Daniels' 2024 Panini Absolute Green Kaboom 1/1 PSA 8 on eBay in January.
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For both Williams and Maye, the record sales come amid significant price declines for both players' markets over the last year.
Data tool Market Movers reports a nearly 55% price decline for Williams across the 47,800 sales logged over the last 365 days. Over that timeframe, the tool tracked sales for more than 1,200 different cards.
Maye has experienced a similar fall, with the tool reporting a nearly 46% decline in price across the more than 48,000 sales logged over the last year. Market Movers has tracked sales for more than 1,400 different Maye cards over that period.
Ben Burrows is a reporter and editor for cllct, the premier company for collectible culture. He was previously the Collectibles Editor at Sports Illustrated. You can follow him on X and Instagram @benmburrows.
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