PRINT RUN22,081CARD · 2022
Lionel Messi 2022 FIFA World Cup · Panini Instant · #118
#118BasePSA 10
Argentina wins the World Cup
The category’s clearest proof that a very large base run can coexist with durable demand when the moment is canonical. Two exact 2023 PSA 10 results also show meaningful price dispersion.
A strong moment with interesting supply.
$79.85
Latest captured sale for this card and format. See its date and source.
- SALE DATE
- 3 Aug 2023
- MARKET
- Pristine Auction
- EXACT FORMAT
- PSA 10
- PRICE TYPE
- Completed sale
Latest of two inspectable auction totals in this record; not a current fair-value estimate.
View sale ↗Checked: 9 Aug 2026. The median is compared with launch price.
- SAMPLE MEDIAN
- Pending Repeat sales not available
- EXACT SALES
- 2 Completed; active asks excluded
- LATEST RECORDED SALE
- $79.85 3 Aug 2023 · PSA 10
- MARKET POSITION
- Insufficient evidence A verifiable launch price is still pending; no launch-price position is published.
- LIQUIDITY STATUS
- Limited recent evidence 0 dated observations in the last 90 days (as of 2026-09-24); 2 in the historical record. Partial coverage, not a market census.
- ACTIVE ASKS
- Pending Not inspected
Potential under review
ICX METHOD · VERSION 3.00.15A + 0.15M + 0.30C + 0.25S + 0.15L = 49–74If the print run or repeat sales are missing, we show a range. Unknown data stays pending; it does not become zero.
Each figure recalculates the same formula.
CARD DETAILS
The release
at a glance.
- FINAL PRINT RUN
- 22,081
- ORIGINAL PRICE
- $9.99 base
- ORDER WINDOW
- Archive
- CHASE / VARIANTS
- No verified variant detail in this record
SALES
What has sold.
What is only listed.
Completed sales and asking prices are shown separately.
Exact-card search route supplied; active asks are supply only.
Supply context.
Source ↗Exact-card search route supplied; current asks are not comps.
Supply context.
Source ↗No normalized European transaction series in this edition.
No regional valuation.
No sourceTwo exact PSA 10 auction totals: $116.71 on 14 May 2023 and $79.85 on 3 Aug 2023.
Two observations showing dispersion, not current fair value.
Source ↗No additional normalized exact-grade series captured.
No broader valuation conclusion.
No sourceSCORE 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 An earlier score is not erased; it is marked as superseded.
- CURRENTICX v3.049–74/100PROVISIONAL RANGEA 100M 100C 40S ?L 45
v3.0 adds card role at 40: origin, RC, inaugural and early-chronology cards are no longer hidden inside the sporting-moment input.
- SUPERSEDEDICX v2.272–92/100PROVISIONAL RANGEA 100M 100S ?L 45
Superseded methodology retained for an auditable score history.
- SUPERSEDEDICX v2.172–92/100PROVISIONAL RANGEA 100M 100S ?L 45
Superseded methodology retained for an auditable score history.
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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 Lionel Messi card?
It is 2022 FIFA World Cup #118, Base, in PSA 10 format, published by Panini.
What is the print run of Lionel Messi Panini Instant #118?
The published final print run is 22,081 copies.
What is the latest verified sale of this exact card?
The latest exact sale captured was $79.85 on 3 Aug 2023, at Pristine Auction, in PSA 10 format.
How is this card's ICX Moment Score calculated?
The formula is 0.15A + 0.15M + 0.30C + 0.25S + 0.15L. scarcity remains pending, so ICX publishes a provisional 49–74/100 range without inventing a midpoint. It is not a price range.


