July 2021 WNBA Cards PSA POP Count Update

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There’s a lot of FUD in The Hobby. That’s why we started tracking PSA POP counts early last year for every WNBA card set since 1997.

This is the first month we’re releasing our findings to the public. We are doing this because we find that there’s a lot of confusion about card population.

We know this greatly affects how collectors and investors view particular cards. We hope this helps bring clarity and the ability to make more informed decisions about your collection or portfolio.

As always, this is just one data point, so please make sure to do your own research before spending your hard earned dollars.

2011 Rittenhouse WNBA Sees the Biggest Jump as Maya Moore Rookie Cards Soar

Over the past 30 day period, there were over 409 WNBA cards graded by PSA. This brings the total POP count to 11,821 (still less than the number of base Prizm Luka RC’s graded). A 3.58% increase.

2011 Rittenhouse WNBA saw the largest jump in total POP count, growing by a whooping 29%! This is thanks to people rushing to grade Maya Moore rookie cards, thanks to the soaring prices in the market.

It was no shock to see 2020 Panini Prizm WNBA see a big jump as well, growing its POP count by over 22%. This is the largest jump this year.

Rounding out the top five were 2010 and 2016 (Charles, Stewie, respectively) with 13% growth, and 2013 (Cambage, Griner, Vandersloot).

Here’s a quick look at the top 10 sets and where they stand:

Rank	Set	POP Count	Growth
1	1997 Pinnacle Inside	3749	3%
2	1999 Hoops	1956	0%
3	2000 SkyBox Dominion WNBA	1020	1%
4	2020 Panini Prizm WNBA	1015	22%
5	2000 Fleer Ultra WNBA	976	1%
6	1999 Fleer Ultra WNBA	906	0%
7	2001 Fleer Tradition WNBA	317	2%
8	1998 Pinnacle WNBA	314	0%
9	2019 Panini Donruss WNBA	259	1%
10	2001 Fleer Ultra WNBA	209	2.5%

Sabrina Ionescu Climbs to #4 All Time (in POP Count)

With the largest increase in POP count this year, it was no surprise to see Sabrina Ionescu POP counts rise.

Her base Prizm Rookie is now the fourth most graded WNBA rookie card of the list of top 35 players we track. This is a tremendous feat for such a young player, given the players in front of her are all Hall of Famers.

Outside of Sabrina, Maya Moore rookie card population increased by double digits, but even with the increase is nowhere near the top 10 most graded WNBA cards.

Here’s a look at the POP counts for the rookie cards we’re tracking:

Rank	Card	POP Count
1	1997 Pinnacle Inside Sheryl Swoopes	872
2	1997 Pinnacle Inside Cynthia Cooper	787
3	1997 Pinnacle Inside Lisa Leslie	601
4	2020 Prizm Sabrina Ionescu	159
5	1997 Pinnacle Inside Rebecca Lobo	144
6	1999 Ultra Chamique Hoidsclaw	142
7	1997 Pinnacle Inside Tina Thompson	119
8	2000 Fleer Ultra Becky Hammon	107
9	2004 Ultra Diana Taurasi	69
10	1999 Ultra Katie Smith	61
11	1999 Ultra Yolanda Griffith	59
12	1999 Ultra Dawn Staley	56
13	2002 Authentix Sue Bird	40
14	2002 Ultra Sue Bird	36
15	2016 Rittenhouse Breanna Stewart	32
16	2001 Ultra Tamika Catchings	24
17	2008 Rittenhouse Candance Parker	22
18	2008 Rittenhouse Sylvia Fowles	21
19	2020 Prizm Satou Sabally	20
20	2011 Rittenhouse Maya Moore	19
21	2002 Authentix Swin Cash	18
22	2013 Rittenhouse Brittney Griner	18
23	2002 Ultra Swin Cash	17
24	2013 Rittenhouse Elena Delle Donne	15
25	2006 Rittenhouse Seimone Augusts	13
26	2006 Rittenhouse Cappie Pondexter	13
27	2001 Ultra Lauren Jackson	11
28	2018 Rittenhouse A’ja WIlson	10
29	2010 Rittenhouse Tina Charles	8
30	2011 Rittenhouse Courtney Vandersloot	8
31	2011 Rittenhouse Liz Cambage	8
32	2013 Rittenhouse Skylar Diggins	6
33	2017 Rittenhouse Kelsey Plum	5
34	2012 Nneka Owgumike	2
35	2016 Rittenhouse Jonquel Jones	1

That’s it for this month. It should be interesting to see if there’s another large bump led by 2020 Prizm WNBA.

What do you think we will see?