I thought I made two solid sales. Instead, I may have sold two Jacob Misiorowski rookie autographs immediately before his card market went completely insane.
I sold a 2026 Topps Series 1 Jacob Misiorowski Orange Chrome Auto numbered to 25 for $550. I also sold his Green Foil Auto numbered to 99, graded PSA 8 with a PSA/DNA 10 autograph, for $599.99.
That was $1,149.99 in combined sales. At the time, I was happy to take the money. Looking at the Jacob Misiorowski card market now, those sales make me feel sick.
The $4,229 Sale That Made This Hurt
After I sold my Orange Auto /25 for $550, another Jacob Misiorowski card numbered to 25 sold for $4,229.
That is $3,679 more than I received for my Orange /25. The later sale was approximately 7.7 times my selling price.
That is not a small pricing difference. It is the kind of difference that makes you reopen the sold listing, stare at the number and wonder how badly you mistimed the market.
And it was not happening in a quiet market. Jacob Misiorowski rookie cards had become one of the hottest baseball-card chases, with a rare card reportedly reaching a five-figure sale following his record-breaking stretch.
I sold before the market decided Misiorowski was the player everyone needed to own.
Did I Leave Nearly $5,000 on the Table?
Possibly—but I want to be honest about that number.
The confirmed missed difference on the Orange /25 alone is $3,679. When I consider the surge across the rest of Misiorowski’s autograph market, including the Green Foil Auto /99 I also sold, it is possible that I left something close to $5,000 in potential upside on the table.
That does not mean my exact two cards were guaranteed to sell for $5,000 more. Condition, grading, timing, serial numbering and the exact parallel all affect value. But emotionally, that is how brutal this missed window feels.
Why I Still Think the Hype Could Cool
Here is what makes the story complicated: I regret selling, but I am still not convinced today’s prices are sustainable.
Paul Skenes is the comparison in my head. His rookie-card market became a full-blown phenomenon, culminating in his one-of-one MLB Debut Patch Autograph selling for $1.11 million. The hobby immediately began pricing a historic career into cards from a pitcher who had barely started that career.
I see some of the same behavior around Misiorowski. Collectors are not just paying for what he has already accomplished. They are paying for the possibility that he becomes one of baseball’s next dominant superstars.
That could happen. It could also unwind quickly.
Pitchers carry enormous injury risk. Their performances can change rapidly, and collector attention often moves to the next rookie chase. A few ordinary starts, an injury scare or the arrival of another breakout player can pull money out of a hot card market very quickly.
Maybe Selling Was Not the Mistake
Maybe my mistake was not selling Jacob Misiorowski cards. Maybe my mistake was selling both of them before the market reached peak hype.
If Misiorowski’s prices remain this strong, I left thousands of dollars on the table. If the market cools the way I expect it eventually will, $550 and $599.99 may not look nearly as foolish.
But right now, watching a $4,229 sale appear after I sold my Orange /25 for $550 is painful. I did not necessarily make a terrible sale. I made an early sale—and in the sports-card market, being early can feel exactly like being wrong.
For the original decision and timing behind that first sale, read why I sold my Jacob Misiorowski Orange Auto /25 for $550.
