Most Expensive Raw Baseball Cards Sold on eBay in January 2025

Cardboard kings across the ages

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Last month, we saw Paul Skenes continue to dominate the raw card market, as he helped the 2020s run away with the “title” among decades with the most cards appearing on our list of the most expensive raw baseball cards sold on eBay during December 2024.

But it wasn’t all 2020s cards last month — we saw a single entry from the 1930s, and the month before that brought one big sale from each or the 1910s and 1920s.

So, which decade(s) would prevail as the new year got underway? Would 20th century cards stage a rally, or would the 2020s put the rest of the pack farther in the rearview mirror?

Well, here are the number of cards that each decade contributed to the list of the most expensive raw baseball cards sold on eBay during January 2025 (full list at bottom of post):