It’s safe to say basketball and football rule modern sports cards.
Of the top 10 modern cards — 1987 or later — sold in 2022, basketball accounted for six on the list and football the other four.
“That isn’t super surprising considering those two, basketball and then football — football, predominantly quarterbacks — really drive our market from a modern perspective,” said Jesse Craig, vice president of sales for PWCC Marketplace.
The fact that basketball and football — two popular sports in the United States