Hottest Rookie Cards of October 2026: Prices for Caminero, Chourio, Flagg and More
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Every month we round up the rookie cards collectors are chasing, with real recent sale prices and links to where each one came from. October is all about the World Series, with the Brewers up 2–0 on the Rays after Game 2 on October 24, plus the start of the NBA season.
Rookie cards are also the hottest category in collecting right now. Collecting Daily's October 24 power rankings put rookie sports cards at #1, ahead of Pokémon cards.
October 2026 at a glance
| Player | Card (PSA 10) | Recent price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Caminero (Rays) | 2024 Topps Chrome RC | $118 | Oct 19 |
| Jackson Chourio (Brewers) | 2024 Topps Chrome #161 RC | $79 | Oct 14 |
| Jacob Misiorowski (Brewers) | 2026 Topps #10 RC | $270 | Oct 15 |
| Cooper Flagg (Mavericks) | 2025-26 Topps Chrome RC | $278–$325 (20 sales) | Oct 11–16 |
| Victor Wembanyama (Spurs) | 2023-24 Prizm RC | mostly $335–$375 (35 sales) | Oct 11–17 |
| Luka Dončić (Lakers) | 2018-19 Prizm RC | mostly $200–$220 | Oct 11–16 |
| Drake Maye (Patriots) | 2024 Prizm #329 RC | $128 | Oct 21 |
| Shohei Ohtani (Dodgers) | 2018 Bowman Chrome #1 RC | $4,400 | Oct 15 |
All prices are from CardWire's reporting on completed sales. Each player's section below links to the exact source.
The World Series rookies
Junior Caminero: his PSA 10 Topps Chrome rookie sold for $118 on October 19, against about $37 last November, while raw copies still sold for about $2. Full Caminero price guide →
Jackson Chourio: his Topps Chrome rookie sat around $40 in PSA 10 for a year and a half, then three PSA 10s sold for $75 to $80 during the NLCS. Full Chourio price guide →
Jacob Misiorowski: PSA 10s ran from about $46 in April to around $332 in August, then cooled to around $265 in the NLCS. Full Misiorowski price guide →
Basketball
Cooper Flagg: 20 PSA 10 Topps Chrome sales from October 11 to 16 ran $278 to $325. PSA's count of 10s rose from 4,212 on August 27 to 5,274 on October 16. Full Flagg price guide →
Victor Wembanyama and Luka Dončić Prizm rookies held steady in CardWire's October picks, at mostly $335–$375 and $200–$220 in PSA 10.
Football and the veterans
Drake Maye: a PSA 10 of his 2024 Prizm rookie sold for $128 on October 21. CardWire noted the same slab was going for about $300 in January during New England's run to the Super Bowl.
Shohei Ohtani: CardWire reported his 2018 Bowman Chrome PSA 10 at a $4,750 October median, down from $7,505 in early August, with a $4,400 sale on October 15. Star rookie cards across the market cooled over the same weeks.
How to use these prices
- They're snapshots. Check fresh sold listings before you buy or sell.
- Match the exact card, parallel, grader and grade.
- Learn what counts as a rookie card and how grading works before paying a premium for a slab.
We update this roundup every month. Prices are past sales, not offers or appraisals.
Sources: CardWire: Junior Caminero PSA 10 (Oct 19, 2026), CardWire: Brewers World Series rookies (Oct 16, 2026), CardWire: Best basketball cards to buy right now, CardWire: Drake Maye (Oct 21, 2026), CardWire: Ohtani rookie card prices (Oct 15, 2026), Collecting Daily 98 (Oct 24, 2026), AP News: World Series Game 2.
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