Ultimate Guide to Victor Wembanyama Rookie Cards

[@gch8882]

First time here - love the video. Thank you sir 🫡

[@true_rcs]

Woohoo! Thanks for tuning in! 👍🏼

[@Coltonma]

Great job u should do an updated video on this! If I’m looking to score a true rookie card what boxes or pack do u recommend I try?

[@true_rcs]

Yes. The only thing holding me up to make another Wemby video is not all product has released yet. Looking at the release calendar I should be uploading another video end of January. Stay tuned! I appreciate you tuning in!

[@Coltonma]

@@true_rcsman I appreciate u I just. Grabbed like 4 or 5 true rookies u posted for less then 200

[@Coltonma]

You should also do a Bronny video

[@NanosLifeofHobbies]

Bro I just gotta say, this and all your videos I've been watching recently has help me tremendously. For someone like myself who just turned 45 and been out of the hobby for at least 30 yrs, stopped collecting around the age of 15, this stuff is very helpful. Talk about being lost when seeing all these cards they have now. The question I had immediately was, what do I even collect? The itch of collecting came back after watching some videos and remembering how awesome this hobby was when I was a kid and wanted to enjoy the hobby again. But this time with my 12 yr old son who loves basketball and has some cards of his own. Had to do research just to figure out which brands I should even consider to help guide my son as well. At least with your method of the true rookie card breakdown, it gave me a more calm feeling and a somewhat better understanding of how to collect and pursue some rookie cards. I look at as a good start into the hobby, just like the RC is the start of a players career. So I do value this information your providing on this. Very much appreciated. Now the question I have is, after watching this great video about Wembanyama, how would anyone find out about a players rookie card in like the earlier years? I'm looking at a few players from the 90s in the NBA and NFL. You said how NBA hoops is the flagship card, because of the history and being the 1st release every year into the new NBA season, but how does that apply to a player from the late 90s when topps and fleer had the license for NBA as well if I'm not mistaken? How would I know who was the flagship at that time and what were the release dates of those? Would love to see a video like this on Tracy McGrady who has IMO some pretty good looking RCs and a player I loved to watch. Obviously 97-98 everyone just focuses more on Tim Duncan. Which deservingly so. But T-Mac was special. Sorry for the long comment, but would love to hear your feedback and know that you have a new subscriber and will be looking into purchasing your new book. Congrats, by the way. Will it be coming to Barnes & Noble as well? Thanx again and take care.

[@true_rcs]

Woohoo! Welcome aboard and welcome back to this great hobby of ours. So exciting to hear your story thanks for sharing! You ask a good question, so in how I do things 2006 was the dawn of a new era with the Player's Association brining regulation to manufacturers. Prior to that I still recommend using Beckett magazine to determine RCs. I do not like to re-write history, they were the go to of the hobby between 1984-2004. So I would recommend picking a copy up for the years you mentioned. Hey thanks for tuning in!

[@NanosLifeofHobbies]

@@true_rcs Thnx for the reply and extra info. Appreciate it. Those Beckett magazines are on their website or I have to find them on like eBay?

[@true_rcs]

@@NanosLifeofHobbies Yeah, you can pick them up at Beckett.com, or a local card store. Have fun!

[@DayBreakzCH]

Appreciate your insight! OG insights & feedback never gets old! Love from Australia 💯

[@true_rcs]

Much appreciated! It's cool to have someone from Australia tune in.

[@Buttons28]

Victor, I absolutely LOVE the "stars rating". To me if its in the base set it should be considered a "rookie card" however some are GREATER than others and I would agree that the first should be considered the TRUE rookie cards but the others are lesser rookie cards but still rookie cards. Thanks again for a great video!

[@true_rcs]

Thanks for the feedback! 🙌🏼👍🏼

[@MxMaTcHeD22]

With me just getting into collecting, you have helped me so much with understanding what the heart of the hobby is... and how to keep this in mind as I move forward in these interesting days of "chasing" VW. I appreciate you and your content greatly... new sub, and it was an easy choice. Keep up the good work, and I look forward to all of your videos!! 💯‼️

[@true_rcs]

Happy to help! This type of feedback is fuel to the fire. Thanks! 👍🏼

[@Vamz775]

fantastic video.

[@true_rcs]

Awesome! I'm glad you enjoyed it. 👍🏼

[@shilohscrib]

So good. I just got into cards and collections because I’m a huge Spurs fan and Wemby fan. I’ve had his jersey but just got his sneaker, and 136 Prizm. I would love to collect all 9 TR Cards.

[@true_rcs]

This is awesome, thanks for sharing. Stay tuned once all 2023 products are released I will be making another Wemby RC video.

[@jcba69]

Very Helpful, thank you

[@true_rcs]

That's good to hear, glad you enjoyed it. Once all the products are released I’ll do another video with a complete overview! Thanks for tuning in 👍🏼

[@penguinsunburn]

Not a huge basketball collector but this was very well done. I'm still not sure how I feel about the Panini Instant rookies but I'm fine to have them as 3 or 4 star rookie in 2024

[@true_rcs]

That's understandable thanks for the feedback! 👍🏼

[@titolongstradingcards]

Hi. May I ask if the 2023 Panini Contenders #11 Wembanyama is his TRC in the set? Thanks. Love your contents, btw.

[@true_rcs]

Yes Tito! Card #11 is the first card featured in the base set, (typically the Season Ticket card). I consider this one and all of its parallels the true RC. I appreciate your support 👍

[@jasonsiu5214]

Hello Victor, thanks for the video. What do you think the 2023 NSCC Silver Pack card Victor Wembanyama #VM? That’s not true RC and just the first NBA uniform card, isn’t it? Thank you

[@true_rcs]

Hi Jason! Yeah, so typically, the manner of distribution matters. Cards that were printed exclusively for an event like NSCC do not qualify for a true RC designation. Still, it's a great card, and I typically refer to those as Rookie Year cards. Also, technically, he had not debuted in an NBA game yet. Appreciate you tuning in! 👍

[@720pLyrics]

I have one of his prizm draft pick blue ice cards /99, you might hate it. but damn its pretty, also if he changes teams it wont matter.. its just him in white. nice video

[@true_rcs]

No hate here just preference. Congratulations on a great card! I'm glad you enjoyed the video thanks for tuning in 👍

[@Gees_60]

Do you have anything on the victor card from optic brand ? I just got one and it’s a My house

[@true_rcs]

Not yet. But I will do a part two to this video later this summer. I'm wondering isn't the My House an insert card? Typically, inserts do not qualify for a True RC designation.

[@guitarlearningtoplay]

How do you figure Prizm Draft Picks is not properly licensed? Also the DP cards are nicer than the Prizm cards because of the curtain

[@true_rcs]

Players Association definition of a rookie card states that the player should be on a pro level roster. Also, takes two licenses one by the league NBA and the other by the PA. Collegiate product has a collegiate license therefore my view is that it disqualifies it 👍🏽

[@benworldpeace]

Another excellent video !! Thank you. Have you released your book yet ?

[@true_rcs]

Thanks Ben! Book coming soon! 👍🏼

[@hardcourthof]

I personally enjoy hoops ..I am shocked how low some of the numbered cards are. My favorite of the 9 Victor RC cards excluding any parallels are: 1) Prizm 2) Hoops 3) Court Kings

[@true_rcs]

That's a good line-up, thanks for sharing and for tuning in.

[@vinny34000]

Hello, here in France we can find a true rookie card of VW in panini sticker and card box by the way do give any value to rookie sticker? Excellent vidéo Thank you

[@true_rcs]

Very cool! Hello Vinny from France! I typically look at the North American sports card market. Of course athletes can have versions of other cards from other countries but I would for example refer to them as "Victor's French rookie" or Ohtani's Japanese rookie. Other markets are typically ambiguous to the North American market. Maybe things will change in the future. As far as stickers go, these historically speaking have never been considered true rookie cards. We make clear distinctions between stickers and trading cards. Most collectors prefer trading cards because that's typically what is readily available to us. Sticker market has not done very well here. I appreciate you tuning in and for your insights.

[@zsoltszeker8425]

Thanks . I'm a little confused. In a previous video you said that the NBA HOOPS 277 Victor Wembanyama card and all its parallels are considered as true rookie cards (Because this is the first set that was released ). In this video you say that a total of 9 cards + 198 trc parallels from different sets are true rookie cards. What is the truth? Thank you in advance for your answer.

[@true_rcs]

Sorry for the confusion. The first video pertaining the Hoops was made in December of 2023. The context of this video was dealing more with the two products released at that time which was Panini Draft Picks -vs- NBA Hoops. Also, every fully licensed product will feature a "true" rookie card according to my definition. The second video released in April of 2024 deals with the 9 products released up until that point. I will be releasing a third video once all products are released which the way its looking will be mid 2025! LOL! In hindsight I should of just waited until all products were released. I won't make this mistake again. If you'd like this topic check out my book available on Amazon. Link in the description of this video. Thanks for tuning in!

[@zsoltszeker8425]

Ok. Then all the base cards from the 23-24 panini card sets will count as true rookie cards (40) . Thank you.

[@zsoltszeker8425]

Anyway. I did my own analysis. On the edge of the NBA hoops box there is an inscription: Look fore the first Rookie cards of the 2023 NBA Draft class! And if you look at the back of the cards, it is clear that there is a special old scool graphic on this card (This type of graphic does not appear on any other card), they clearly indicate that this is different from all the others.

[@true_rcs]

@@zsoltszeker8425 not sure that’s what they meant but okay that’s cool. What is this special old school graphic?

[@johnrodriguez6480]

Great Video. I personally think people are sleeping on Topps NOW and Panini Instant cards (especially rookie year cards) Limited runs of iconic moments and pictures of said iconic moments used for the card. Seems like it would have great upside in long term value over time.

[@true_rcs]

Thanks John! Great insights thanks for sharing and for tuning in 👍🏼

[@AlexMatthews-hi9sd]

Thank you for the insight. Great info

[@true_rcs]

Glad it was helpful! Appreciate you tuning in.

[@SportsCardsSocialClub]

Great vídeo. Props from Portugal 🇵🇹

[@true_rcs]

Wow! Hello from Indiana, USA. Thanks for tuning in!

[@scoa]

This was great! Thanks for the exploration Victor.

[@true_rcs]

Woohoo! You are welcome brother 👍🏼

[@TheTarHeelBook]

The Court Kings RC- weren’t all 4 cards printed at the same time? If, so, then card 73 might have a lower number but isn’t “first”

[@true_rcs]

Well that's a different angle I suppose. Not sure it works like that, goes more by set compilation. I appreciate you tuning in and sharing your thoughts.

[@gregbrinson7439]

Great breakdown. Thank you

[@true_rcs]

Glad you enjoyed it Greg, thanks for tuning in! 👍🏼

[@NastyCards_Lawks]

Nice video. What would you say is the TRC (true rookie card) when it comes to chronicles?

[@true_rcs]

Not sure yet, haven't had the chance to study the checklist. There will be a part two to this video later this summer. I'll address Chronicles at that time. Appreciate you tuning in.

[@DanRipz]

What do you think of the Victor Wembanyama Panini Silver Marketing NSCC Promo. It is said to be the very first card of Wemby in Spurs uniform. Do you consider that as the true rookie card?

[@true_rcs]

I do not. Typically, these are regional issues created for a specific event, so promos for stadium giveaways, event giveaways and the like do not qualify for a true rc designation. Still a great card to own don't get me wrong but an RY designation is more appropriate. Thanks for tuning in 👍🏼

[@chozen5917]

Are Topps “RC” Wemby cards going to be the only ever “RC” autograph cards? Since Panini couldn’t get his autograph

[@true_rcs]

Unfortunately yes. Although it won't be fully licensed thus affecting its true RC status. Once the Panini license expires we'll have to see how the market reacts to the fully licensed autos but they won't be from his rookie year. It's a shame really!

[@DanRipz]

I totally agree with you on your qualification of a true rookie card, the first base with no parallel. An unpopular from a 44yr old collector, the modern day parallels are just total nonsense to me. Unfortunately the hobby is crazy over it.

[@true_rcs]

Yeah, Im hoping the base card will have a resurgence in the future for the reasons you mention. 👍🏼

[@4HoopsAndHomers]

100% agree with everything! He’s defensive presence is outstanding. Hopefully they put the right pieces around him. Once Topps Chrome Basketball with NBA uniform comes out his cards are gonna go to the moon. Like you I’m gonna be patient for the off season.

[@true_rcs]

👍🏼 when you include Ant Man it really does seem like the dawn of a new era in the NBA.

[@thereverendripps1733]

One of the best Wemby RC cards down the line will be the Select Mezzanine Silver Prizm. Retail only and much rarer.

[@true_rcs]

Good to know, thanks for sharing that insight. Appreciate you tuning in.

[@moonuni]

I like prizm this year it's the set that others try to live up too at least Panini 😊

[@true_rcs]

I totally agree! I just struggle with the term “flagship” that word doesn’t mean most popular it means it’s the first product released with the longest tenure.

[@CerMaek]

Will this still be updated with the new boxes like Select, Crown Royale, etc.?

[@true_rcs]

For sure I would say June or July once the products release

[@CerMaek]

@@true_rcs Should I also start collecting Wemby base cards from Select, Crown Royale and Recon? What other products should I collect while we wait for your next update so we don't get to miss those products as they get released? Thank you so much for your input! These are highly valuable legit guides on collecting True Rookie Cards of Wembanyama. May your channel continue to grow! More power!

[@royjesongalindez8230]

How about select? Is the base concourse a true rc?

[@true_rcs]

Yeah, that product hadnt released yet when I made this video. But yes, Concourse would be the true RC. However, I’m assuming that they Panini stayed the course and didn't change anything.

[@Lettre_Zola]

Hello ! Thank you very much for your work 🤩Could you do the same for Anthony Edwards rookie cards ? love from France

[@true_rcs]

Yes! Currently working on it. I plan to release it Sunday May 19th. Stay tuned! 👍🏼🙌🏼

[@djunior105]

Would the NBA hoops winter card be considered a true rookie card as well?

[@true_rcs]

Yes, that's considered a parallel in the system that I use. However, a true RC for card #277 only.

[@shawnmcdonald947]

I have the same NBA HOOPS of Wembanyama card #277 shown above.

[@kdub2025eeeeeee]

Silver prizim RC is a must

[@true_rcs]

I agree Ken! 👍🏼

[@xS.B.FEINx269]

What is everyone’s est. value on a victor wemby zebra mezzanine raw and graded mint 10-9? Would you hold or sell?

[@true_rcs]

Maybe others can give you feedback me personally do not give out this kind of advise especially since I haven't studied the checklist. This is out of Select I assume? Never heard of it, is it another tier level? Is it serial numbered? We would need a bit more info in order to really help. 👍🏼

[@gamingwithdylan55]

just pulled a red white blue prizm wembanyama🎉

[@true_rcs]

Nice! Congratulations! 🙌🏼

[@guitarlearningtoplay]

The highest end product this year has been Photogenic followed by Select Courtside

[@true_rcs]

Thanks! 👍🏼

[@Coltonma]

That’s crazy how many there is

[@true_rcs]

I know right! 👍 🤣

[@sportscardchannel7353]

I have his collage card 2022 graded 10 got it from where ever he is from

[@true_rcs]

Nice! He's from France I believe, thanks for tuning in 👍🏼

[@RetroHoopCollectibles]

OH VICTOR! I love the love for NBA HOOPS!!! Great video!

[@true_rcs]

My man! Appreciate it 👍🏼

[@moonuni]

Bass prizsm rules the multiverse 🎉

[@true_rcs]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for tuning in!

[@CheaterAim]

Bowman chrome Auto is THE card

[@true_rcs]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! 👍🏽

[@exitstay1955]

I've got that and also another. Don't know much but I'll sit on them both for a bit.

[@guitarlearningtoplay]

@@exitstay1955Those don’t have his Spurs Jersey so they are not THE card

[@johnathanborrego8015]

Based on what

[@jl4646]

Well... the french team jersey that he is on... is also a pro team... so technically it is a "rookie auto card"

[@andydzatko5353]

How come you you don't like Topps chrome

[@true_rcs]

Hi Andy! I’m assuming you’re referring to 2023-24 Topps Chrome. I have an entire video giving my reasons. But it really comes down to Fanatics strong arm business tactics, not a fan of the Players Association reneging on their contract with Panini either, whole thing seems corrupt. Also, not fully licensed therefore falls a bit short for a true RC designation. Other than that I really do enjoy Topps Chrome overall.

[@jrgeb99]

Nice video!

[@true_rcs]

Awesome thank you! 👍🏼

[@kicrocks]

Not much for the instant but my Slenderman card has become my favorite

[@true_rcs]

There you go! Slenderman for the win, thanks for tuning in! 👍

[@JOSESBBQ]

just bought a #136 for $140 good deal?

[@true_rcs]

Not sure I don't get into prices to much. To many fluctuations day to day. When I need pricing I’ll use Ebay sold listings, or Card Ladder. 👍🏼

[@KT-qw1ws]

If it’s a PSA 10, that is around a base Prizm Wemby worth as his market value dropped. The best ones I like a lot are from Bowman U with his auto but it’s really pricey.

[@philipfletcher4867]

Left out the Select card.

[@true_rcs]

Hi Phil. This video was as of April 29th. Select wasn't out yet. Part 2 of the video will be released later this summer.

[@guitarlearningtoplay]

NBA Hoops is Panini just like Prizm. The reason Prizm is considered flagship is of the scope of the design of the parallels. When it comes out has no bearing whatsoever on flagship status. They bring out Prizm Draft picks before because it’s the least value of all of their products. So you can argue that they are bringing their lowest products out first to wet out beaks. I would also argue that Select was nicer this year than Prizm with the JCPenny Curtain. And so far Photogenic is the most premium product this year by far!

[@true_rcs]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for tuning in👍🏼

[@77eddiebx]

👍👍👍

[@true_rcs]

Glad you enjoyed it Eddie!

[@heracleitusdy7463]

277 1-10 ssp artist proof 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🌕🌕🌕🌕🥳

[@true_rcs]

🤣 to the moon 👍 thanks for tuning in

[@roderickalbus5818]

Thanks for the interesting video this really helps a lot! Being back in collecting since 20 years! You’ve earned yourself a sub! It would be great if you’d be able to spend time on how to invest your first let’s say $1000 on what specific cards what would be great choices for beginners 🙏🏻

[@true_rcs]

Thanks for the feedback Roderick! I will consider when I do part two! 👍🏼