Trae Young

2018 Panini Prizm Freshman Phenoms Trae Young #21 value & prices

Trae Young #21 from 2018 2018 Panini Prizm Freshman Phenoms is a card collectors search for regularly. Current market value sits near $3.15 for an ungraded copy.

Graded copies command a clear premium — an ungraded copy is worth around $3.15, a PSA 9 around $13.53, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $18.38 and a pristine BGS 10 around $24.00. That's roughly a 5.8× premium for a gem-mint copy over raw — one of the clearest signals that condition-sensitive buyers dominate this card's market.

See the full grade ladder and current eBay listings above. Collectors use Ripbin to scan, value and trade cards like the Trae Young.

Collector's notes

As a recent release, this card's market is still finding its level — prices move with the player's performance, grading population growth, and overall hobby demand.

Basketball cards have been one of the hobby's strongest categories, with rookie cards and flagship sets like Prizm leading demand.

Is it worth grading?

The spread between raw ($3.15) and top-graded ($18.38) copies is fairly tight, so grading this card only makes financial sense for truly flawless copies — or for collectors who simply prefer slabbed cards for protection and display.

PSA remains the most liquid grading label in the hobby, while BGS (with its Black Label 10) and modern entrants CGC and SGC have growing followings — the table above shows how each label prices for this card.

Buying & selling tips

The fastest way to gauge the real market for this card is to scan the live eBay listings above: look at the spread between auction and Buy-It-Now prices, and check sold history before paying top dollar.

Selling? List smart: photograph corners and surface clearly, state the condition honestly, and price against the grade table above. Or scan it into your Ripbin locker and let bids come to you.