Be Careful When Buying Prizm Monopoly vs. Prizm Basketball
I was in Las Vegas at Mint Collective when Panini and Hasbro announced they’d be releasing the Prizm Basketball Monopoly collab, and immediately it was clear that not only would the retail-only release fly off the shelves, but also the top singles would sell well on the secondary market.
Panini and Hasbro also made sure to include all of the top rookies from the 2022 NBA Draft class in the Prizm Monopoly release, pitching collectors and investors another solid case for collectibility and desirability to supplement the hobby’s most popular annual release.
But with dozens of different sports card releases every month, it can be increasingly difficult for hobbyists to decide on which specific cards and parallel variants to purchase.
And with a level of unfamiliarity within the hobby of just which Monopoly parallels are truly short-printed and which are more common, mistakes can be made if the proper research isn’t done related to investing in Prizm Monopoly singles.
There are 52 different parallels in 2022-23 Prizm Basketball and there are 30 different parallels unique to 2022-23 Prizm Monopoly Basketball.
Now imagine the ridiculously different eBay search results that come back for “[Player Name] 2022-23 Prizm Basketball PSA 10.”
A good example is a recent scenario I ran into when looking into snagging a Bennedict Mathurin 2022-23 Prizm Silver Monopoly PSA 10. I was sent an offer by a seller for around $150 after adding one to my watch list. I also participated in an auction for the same card. Even though I didn’t win the auction, I noticed that the winning price was only $55 despite a significant amount of bids.
The good news was that I didn’t accept the $150 offer, which would have been an easy mistake, considering Mathurin’s 2022-23 Prizm Silver PSA 10 sells for more than $200. Had I not seen the auction ending at $55 for the Monopoly Prizm Silver PSA 10, I would have assumed $150 was a good deal, as it’s $50 less than comps for the non-Monopoly version.
I decided it makes sense to break down Prizm Basketball versus Monopoly Basketball using the top five rookies from the 2022-23 class, and include sales data across PSA 10s for comparable Prizm parallels from each set.
The table below shows the most recent sale for each card within the last 90 days
| Player | Prizm Silver PSA 10 | Prizm Silver Monopoly PSA 10 | Prizm Ice PSA 10 | Prizm Monopoly Free Parking Prizm PSA 10 | Prizm Red /299 PSA 10 | Prizm Monopoly Pink /149 PSA 10 | Prizm Red Power /75 PSA 10 | Prizm Monopoly Gold /49 PSA 10 |
| Paolo Banchero | $425 | $80 | $183 | $215 | $676 | $183 | $1,850 | $911 |
| Player | Prizm Silver PSA 10 | Prizm Silver Monopoly PSA 10 | Prizm Ice PSA 10 | Prizm Monopoly Free Parking Prizm PSA 10 | Prizm Red /299 PSA 10 | Prizm Monopoly Light Blue /199 PSA 10 | Prizm Red Power /75 PSA 10 | Prizm Monopoly Red /99 PSA 10 |
| Chet Holmgren | $380 | $118 | $215 | $160 | $550 | $190 | $1,080 | $450 |
| Player | Prizm Silver PSA 10 | Prizm Silver Monopoly PSA 10 | Prizm Ice PSA 10 | Prizm Monopoly Black Icons Prizm PSA 10 | Prizm Red /299 PSA 10 | Prizm Monopoly Pink /149 PSA 10 | Prizm Red Power /75 PSA 10 | Prizm Monopoly Gold /49 PSA 10 |
| Jabari Smith, Jr. | $118 | $42 | $41 | $95 | $410 | $91 | $710 | $330 |
| Player | Prizm Silver PSA 10 | Prizm Silver Monopoly PSA 10 | Prizm Ice PSA 10 | Prizm Monopoly Free Parking Prizm PSA 10 | Prizm Blue /199 PSA 10 | Prizm Monopoly Green Money Shimmer / 20 PSA 10 | Prizm Blue Ice /125 PSA 10 | Prizm Monopoly Green Money Shimmer / 20 PSA 10 |
| Jaden Ivey | $160 | $36 | $47.57 | $84 | $405 | $223 | $530 | $223 |
| Player | Prizm Silver PSA 10 | Prizm Silver Monopoly PSA 10 | Prizm Ice PSA 10 | Prizm Monopoly Free Parking Prizm PSA 10 | Prizm Red /299 PSA 10 | Prizm Monopoly Gold Money Shimmer /500 PSA 10 | Prizm Purple /99 PSA 10 | Prizm Monopoly Red /99 PSA 10 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | $204 | $56 | $100 | $103 | $305 | $103 | $450 | N/A |
In short, across the board, Prizm outsells Prizm Monopoly by multiples, even in some cases when the Monopoly parallel is lower serial numbered and has a lower PSA 10 pop count.
Basically, people need to understand that not all unique Monopoly Exclusive Prizms are short prints. And even if a Monopoly Prizm card is an SP, serial-numbered or truly ultra-rare, that doesn’t mean it should outsell a non-Monopoly Prizm parallel of the same player in the same grade.
While opportunities do exist within Prizm Monopoly, be careful out there. Always check comps, and remember that any money you’re about to spend on Monopoly singles could simply be reallocated to the more tried and true non-Monopoly equivalent of the same player.
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Paul Hickey is a regular contributor to Sports Card Investor, the creator of the Sports Card Investment Report at NoOffseason.com, and the host of the Sports Card Strategy Show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. He can be found on Instagram at @sportscardstrategy and on Twitter @nooffseasoncard.
