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Aaron Judge 2016 MLB Topps NOW base card 353 first-at-bat home runPRINT RUN2,537
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CARD · 2016

Aaron Judge

2016 MLB Topps NOW · MLB Topps NOW

#353Base · Call-UpRaw

THE MOMENT

Hits a 457-foot home run in his first major-league at-bat

Judge announced himself with a 457-foot home run in his first major-league at-bat, giving #353 one of the cleanest origin stories in Topps NOW. Topps confirms 2,537 copies. Ten recent exact raw-base results produce a $195 median, while the $115-to-$500 range shows why the middle of the sample matters more than any headline sale.

FINAL PRINT RUN2,537BASE COPIES
LATEST EXACT SALE$263.8918 Aug 2026 · Raw base10 completed sales
WHY IT MATTERSWorth a closer look

A strong moment with interesting supply.

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MARKET CHECK · LATEST EXACT SALE

$263.89

The latest completed sale for this card and format.

SALE DATE
18 Aug 2026
MARKET
eBay · indexed by SportsCardsPro
EXACT FORMAT
Raw base
PRICE TYPE
Completed sale

Completed raw-base sales only. Listings are shown separately.

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MARKET SUMMARYSales and listings separated

Checked: 1 Sep 2026. The median is compared with launch price.

RECENT MEDIAN
$195.00
25 Feb–18 Aug 2026
EXACT SALES
10
Completed; active asks excluded
LATEST EXACT SALE
$263.89
18 Aug 2026 · Raw base
MARKET POSITION
Above launch
19.5× launch price · objective ±10% band
LIQUIDITY STATUS
Active market
10 exact sales; the latest is within 180 days of the check.
ACTIVE ASKS
Pending
Not inspected

High-priority watch

ICX METHOD · VERSION 3.0
80/100 · 15%Era-defining championTier 4: Era-defining champion.+12.0 pts
80/100 · 15%Career-defining title or recordTier 4: Career-defining title or record.+12.0 pts
100/100 · 30%Origin or flagship identityTier 5: First-MLB-at-bat origin card in the Topps NOW chronology.+30.0 pts
57/100 · 25%Verified scarcity2,537 exact-format copies; logarithmic print-run scale.+14.3 pts
72/100 · 15%Exact-market liquidity10 deduplicated exact completed sales; 0 normalized active offers.+10.8 pts
0.15A + 0.15M + 0.30C + 0.25S + 0.15L = 79

All five inputs are confirmed. The score compares the card with the rest of the index; it does not predict price.

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CARD DETAILS

The release
at a glance.

FINAL PRINT RUN
2,537
ORIGINAL PRICE
$9.99
RECENT RAW MEDIAN
$195.00 · 19.5× launch · 10 exact sales
EXACT RAW MEDIAN
$195.00 · 10 dated sales · 25 Feb–18 Aug 2026
ORDER WINDOW
13 Aug 2016 · sold out
CHASE / VARIANTS
No parallel or autograph edition verified for this exact card
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SALES

What has sold.
What is only listed.

Completed sales and asking prices are shown separately.

VERIFIEDPublisher identity

Topps confirms card #353, the $9.99 launch price, 24-hour window and final print run of 2,537.

Exact identity, issue details and supply.

Source ↗
PARTIALCompleted raw sales

Ten recent exact raw-base eBay results were retained; the sample median is $195.

Historical transaction evidence with aggregator provenance.

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VERIFIEDExcluded formats

A mistitled #345 listing and a BGS 9.5 slab were rejected.

Keeps the comparison format-exact.

No source
MISSINGActive supply

No active asking-price range was used in this editorial scan.

Prevents supply from being presented as value.

No source
MISSINGEuropean market

No clean, repeatable exact raw-base European sale series was verified.

Leaves the regional evidence gap visible.

No source

SCORE HISTORY

Methods change.
The evidence stays.

We retain every published version so you can see what changed, when it changed and why. An earlier score is not erased; it is marked as superseded.

  1. CURRENT
    ICX v3.079/100CONFIRMED SCORE
    A 80M 80C 100S 57L 72

    First recorded ICX score baseline for this exact identity.

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DIRECT ANSWERS

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Short answers drawn from the exact record and the evidence shown on this page.

What is the exact identity of the Aaron Judge card?

It is 2016 MLB Topps NOW #353, Base · Call-Up, in Raw format, published by Topps.

What is the print run of Aaron Judge MLB Topps NOW #353?

The published final print run is 2,537 copies.

What is the latest verified sale of this exact card?

The latest exact sale captured was $263.89 on 18 Aug 2026, at eBay · indexed by SportsCardsPro, in Raw base format.

How much has this card appreciated from its original price?

Topps launched the single card at $9.99. The median of 10 completed sales of one exact raw base card was $195.00, or 19.5× the launch price, across the 25 Feb–18 Aug 2026 sample. This is historical evidence, not a guaranteed value.

How is this card's ICX Moment Score calculated?

The formula is 0.15A + 0.15M + 0.30C + 0.25S + 0.15L. This card receives A 80, M 80, C 100, S 57 and L 72; the confirmed result is 79/100, with data confidence of 90/100.

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