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CARD · 2022

Lionel Messi 2022 FIFA World Cup · Panini Instant · #118

#118BasePSA 10

THE MOMENT

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.

FINAL PRINT RUN22,081PUBLISHED FIGURE
LATEST EXACT SALE$79.853 Aug 2023 · PSA 102 completed sales
What this print run counts

This is the recorded print run for the edition. It does not count unique buyers, cards currently for sale or graded populations.

Production
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Parallels and hits
ICX has not yet verified whether they replace the base card or are added to an order.

The print run is not the PSA 10 population.

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MARKET CHECK · LATEST RECORDED SALE

$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.

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MARKET SUMMARYSales and listings separated

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 repeat-sale benchmark for a launch-price comparison is not published yet.
LIQUIDITY STATUS
Historical record
2 sales in the historical record · recent activity not established.
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
100/100 · 15%Sport-history landmarkTier 5: Sport-history landmark.+15.0 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
PENDING · 25%Scarcity pendingThe 22,081 base run does not establish the PSA 10 population. S stays pending rather than becoming zero.+0.0–25.0 pts
45/100 · 15%Exact-market liquidity2 deduplicated exact completed sales; 0 normalized active offers.+6.8 pts
0.15A + 0.15M + 0.30C + 0.25S + 0.15L = 49–74

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

IF THE FINAL PRINT RUN IS
N = 1074N = 10069N = 1,00065N = 10,00060

Each figure recalculates the same formula.

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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
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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 search route supplied; active asks are supply only.

Supply context.

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PARTIALUSA active supply

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Supply context.

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MISSINGEurope completed sales

No normalized European transaction series in this edition.

No regional valuation.

No source
VERIFIEDUSA completed sales

Two 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 ↗
MISSINGOther completed results

No additional normalized exact-grade series captured.

No broader 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 v3.049–74/100PROVISIONAL RANGE
    A 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.

  2. SUPERSEDED
    ICX v2.272–92/100PROVISIONAL RANGE
    A 100M 100S ?L 45

    Superseded methodology retained for an auditable score history.

  3. SUPERSEDED
    ICX v2.172–92/100PROVISIONAL RANGE
    A 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. Check its scope and this edition’s allocation rules.

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.

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