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Shohei Ohtani 2026 MLB Topps NOW card 256PRINT RUN17,825
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CARD · 2026

Shohei Ohtani 2026 MLB Topps NOW · #256

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THE MOMENT

Leadoff home run and six hitless innings power a victory

The landscape image makes the two-way achievement unusually clear. It is a strong story card with broad demand, although the print run is substantial.

FINAL PRINT RUN17,825BASE COPIES
EXACT-CARD MARKETPENDINGNo exact completed sale capturedNo recent sales
WHY IT MATTERSWorth watching

The story is strong; completed sales remain limited.

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MARKET CHECK · PRICE EVIDENCE PENDING

Price pending

No verified completed sale or standard listing is available yet.

CHECKED
Not yet captured
MARKET
Unverified
EXACT FORMAT
Raw
PRICE TYPE
Unverified

Price stays pending until a verifiable source appears.

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MARKET SUMMARYSales and listings separated

Checked: Not yet captured. The median is compared with launch price.

SAMPLE MEDIAN
Pending
Repeat sales not available
EXACT SALES
0
Completed; active asks excluded
LATEST RECORDED SALE
Pending
Not captured
MARKET POSITION
Insufficient evidence
At least 2 exact sales are required.
LIQUIDITY STATUS
No sales captured
0 dated observations in the last 90 days (as of 2026-09-24); 0 in the historical record. Partial coverage, not a market census.
ACTIVE ASKS
Pending
Not inspected

Potential under review

ICX METHOD · VERSION 3.0
100/100 · 15%All-time global iconTier 5: All-time global icon.+15.0 pts
60/100 · 15%Major milestone or breakthroughTier 3: Major milestone or breakthrough.+9.0 pts
40/100 · 30%Standard exact on-demand issueTier 2: A standard exact issue without a verified origin, RC or inaugural-card claim.+12.0 pts
41/100 · 25%Verified scarcity17,825 exact-format copies; logarithmic print-run scale.+10.3 pts
PENDING · 15%Liquidity formingFewer than two exact completed sales are captured. L stays pending rather than becoming zero.+0.0–15.0 pts
0.15A + 0.15M + 0.30C + 0.25S + 0.15L = 46–61

If the print run or repeat sales are missing, we show a range. Unknown data stays pending; it does not become zero.

IF MARKET ACTIVITY CHANGES
L = 046L = 5054L = 10061

These are calculation scenarios, not probabilities.

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CARD DETAILS

The release
at a glance.

FINAL PRINT RUN
17,825
ORIGINAL PRICE
$8.99
ORDER WINDOW
28–29 May 2026 · sold out
CHASE / VARIANTS
Foil parallels and listed short-print chase
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SALES

What has sold.
What is only listed.

Completed sales and asking prices are shown separately.

PARTIALEurope active supply

Exact-card European search route supplied; listing depth has not been normalized for this record.

Supply only; active asks are not comps.

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PARTIALUSA active supply

Exact-card search route supplied; current listings may change after publication.

Supply only; active asks are not comps.

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MISSINGEurope completed sales

No inspectable exact-card transaction series was captured for this record.

No valuation conclusion.

No source
MISSINGUSA completed sales

No inspectable exact-card transaction series was captured for this record.

No valuation conclusion.

No source
MISSINGOther completed results

No additional exact-card auction or marketplace result was captured.

No valuation conclusion.

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 v3.046–61/100PROVISIONAL RANGE
    A 100M 60C 40S 41L ?

    v3.0 adds card role at 40: origin, RC, inaugural and early-chronology cards are no longer hidden inside the sporting-moment input.

  2. SUPERSEDED
    ICX v2.257–72/100PROVISIONAL RANGE
    A 100M 60S 41L ?

    Superseded methodology retained for an auditable score history.

  3. SUPERSEDED
    ICX v2.157–72/100PROVISIONAL RANGE
    A 100M 60S 41L ?

    Superseded methodology retained for an auditable score history.

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DIRECT ANSWERS

4 facts to check.

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

What is the exact identity of the Shohei Ohtani card?

It is 2026 MLB Topps NOW #256, Base, in Raw format, published by Topps.

What is the print run of Shohei Ohtani MLB Topps NOW #256?

The published final print run is 17,825 copies.

What is the latest verified sale of this exact card?

We have not yet captured an inspectable exact completed sale. Active listings are not used as value.

How is this card's ICX Moment Score calculated?

The formula is 0.15A + 0.15M + 0.30C + 0.25S + 0.15L. liquidity remains pending, so ICX publishes a provisional 46–61/100 range without inventing a midpoint. It is not a price range.

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