Oct 10, 2025 - Sports

Paul Skenes cards are really popular

Ryan Deto

2024 Topps Chrome MLB debut patch baseball card of Paul Skenes, graded GEM MT 10 with autograph 10, showing Skenes pitching in a Pirates uniform, with MLB debut patch and signature. — The money maker. Photo: Courtesy of PSA

A top graded card of Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes was one of the most valuable sold this year, and collectors are taking notice.

Why it matters: About 47,000 cards of Skenes — an All-Star in his second year — were collected this season, the second-highest among MLB players this year, leading collectibles grader PSA tells Axios.

Driving the news: PSA on Friday unveiled the highest sales of perfect 10-graded cards this year, which included 2024 Topps Chrome Update Paul Skenes RC MLB Debut Patch Auto card, autographed by Skenes.

By the numbers: That card sold for $1.1 million.

It was the third-highest sale on PSA's list.
Moon Township-based Dick's Sporting Goods bought it in March, displaying it at Dick's House of Sport in the Ross Park Mall.

Zoom out: The top selling PSA perfect 10-graded card this year was a 2003 Michael Jordan card that sold for $1.6 million.

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