The upcoming auctions for Caitlin Clark’s highly coveted rookie cards promise to attract significant attention in the sports memorabilia market. The first card, a unique 2024 Panini WNBA Rookie Royalty Flawless patch autographed one-of-one card, will be available for bidding in Fanatics Collect’s July Premier auction this Thursday. The following day, her one-of-a-kind 2024 Panini Immaculate patch autographed rookie card will be auctioned by Goldin.
Both cards are anticipated to surpass the previous record set in March, when a different one-of-a-kind Clark card, the 2024 Panini Prizm WNBA Signatures Gold Vinyl, fetched $366,000 at Goldin Auctions, marking it as the most expensive women’s sports card to date.
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Presenting the Caitlin Clark Immaculate Logowoman 1/1 Signed, Inscribed “ROY 24” Rookie Patch Card! 🤯🤩
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— Goldin (@GoldinCo) July 10, 2025
Several characteristics elevate the Rookie Royalty cards above the Prizm variety. Notably, the autographs on both the Flawless and Immaculate cards are directly on the card itself, making them more desirable to collectors compared to the sticker autographs found on the Prizm card. Additionally, both cards include the coveted WNBA “Logowoman” patch from Indiana Fever jerseys, which tend to enhance value despite not being worn by Clark herself. The Flawless card features an inscription of “769 pts and counting,” representing her scoring achievements during the 2024 season, which culminated in her earning the WNBA Rookie of the Year award. Meanwhile, the Immaculate card is inscribed with “ROY 24,” a nod to this accolade.
Clark’s Panini Rookie Royalty Flawless 1/1 card. (Image: Fanatics Collect)
Kevin Lenane, vice president of marketplace at Fanatics Collect, shared insights on how the Clark card was originally acquired. The card was pulled from a privately sold box of the 2024 Panini Rookie Royalty, differing from how the Immaculate card was sourced through an online live box break stream. Lenane remarked, “The story is really about women’s cards in the hobby. It’s just remarkable, the path of this.” He expressed confidence that the Flawless card would likely outstrip the $366,000 price tag of the Prizm card, although he refrained from estimating a specific final value.
Lenane also pointed out that his conservatism in estimating card values stemmed from previous experiences, recalling an instance where he predicted a lower value for a Paul Skenes MLB Debut Patch autographed card, which eventually sold for an astounding $1.1 million. This optimistic outlook on the Clark cards reflects their significance in the broader context of women’s sports cards.
Collecting cards from the Flawless and Immaculate series typically attracts high price tags due to their premium nature. Traditionally, these brands exist as stand-alone sets, but recent offerings include high-end labels such as National Treasures within the Rookie Royalty boxes. Consequently, collectors will also find a similar one-of-a-kind National Treasures Clark Logowoman autographed card available in the same set.
In an interesting approach, Panini adopted a Dutch auction strategy for these boxes, with initial prices starting at $30,000. The majority, however, sold at around $4,000. Each box guarantees two cards and includes an on-card autograph of either Clark or fellow player Angel Reese, along with a Downtown or Kaboom insert featuring one of 12 players, including both stars.
Regardless of the methods used to present the Rookie Royalty collection, both the Flawless and Immaculate cards of Clark stand out as two of the most anticipated collectibles of the year across all sports.
“From our side, it’s just this amazing card,” Lenane concluded. “We’re auctioning it. I just think it’s really interesting and kind of like a moment. In the WNBA, it’s just the card everyone’s looking for.”
After recently recovering from a groin injury that sidelined her for five games, Clark returned to the court on Wednesday, scoring 10 points in the Fever’s loss against the Golden State Valkyries. This marked her second extended absence of the season, having also missed five games earlier in June due to a calf injury.
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