Ace Bailey rookie card: key RCs, checklist and collector interest
Ace Bailey's first licensed base rookie card is the 2025-26 Topps #205. The first chromium rookie card is the 2025-26 Topps Chrome #255. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2025-26 Topps Chrome Update NBA Debut Patch Autographs #DPA-AB, numbered 1/1. Ace Bailey's rookie season was 2025-26.
Ace BaileyUTA SF
No. 5 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz.
Ace Bailey card market
Collector attention: down 19% this week, down 4% over 30 days
Parlae readers: 9 this week
Attention measures how much people are looking up this player, a leading indicator collectors watch. It is not a price. Source: Wikipedia pageviews through 2026-10-15.
Ace Bailey's key rookie cards, by our criteria
- First licensed base RC: The licensed base rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist. Where an Upper Deck Young Guns card exists, that card.
- First chromium RC: The licensed chromium (Chrome, Prizm, Optic and the like) rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist.
- Scarcest licensed RC autograph: Among licensed rookie-card autographs in the player's checklist, the one with the lowest stated print run.
- First prospect card: For a player whose rookie cards are not out yet, or a baseball player's Bowman 1st: the earliest prospect card in the player's checklist. Not a rookie card.
First licensed base RC
2025-26 Topps #205
Topps, base, Flagship base RC; set released October 23, 2025. Sources [1][2]
First chromium RC
2025-26 Topps Chrome #255
Scarcest licensed RC autograph
2025-26 Topps Chrome Update NBA Debut Patch Autographs #DPA-AB numbered 1/1
Topps, patch autograph, section listed as 1/1; checklist line itself carries no RC tag. Sources [1]
Which Ace Bailey card is the real rookie card
Topps holds the NBA card license for his rookie season (Checklist Insider says Topps reacquired it, replacing Panini on October 1, 2025), so 2025-26 Topps, Topps Chrome, Bowman and Topps Chrome Update carry his licensed RCs. He signs in Topps products: Topps Chrome Autographs Rookies, Bowman Chrome Autographs and a 1/1 Topps Chrome Update NBA Debut Patch Autograph. Name collision: an earlier Ace Bailey (Irvine Bailey) played for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1926 to 1933; match the sport and the Utah Jazz.
Advertisement
Ace Bailey rookie card checklist with card numbers
8 rookie cards, each confirmed on the linked pages. Not every parallel is listed.
| Card | Type | Print run | RC | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 Topps #205Flagship base RC; set released October 23, 2025 | Base | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2025-26 Topps Chrome #255First Topps Chrome RC | Chromium | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2025-26 Topps Chrome Autographs Rookies #TCAR-ABrookie autograph insert; base version not serial numbered on the checklist | Autograph | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2025-26 Bowman #5Bowman base RC; set released April 22, 2026 | Base | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2025-26 Bowman Chrome (Base Chrome) #BCV-5Bowman base chrome RC | Chromium | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2025-26 Bowman Chrome Autographs #BCA-ABBase Chrome Autographs section | Autograph | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2025-26 Topps Chrome Update #155Update base RC; set released August 6, 2026 | Chromium | Not numbered | Yes | [1] |
| 2025-26 Topps Chrome Update NBA Debut Patch Autographs #DPA-ABsection listed as 1/1; checklist line itself carries no RC tag | Patch autograph | 1/1 | Yes | [1] |
Ace Bailey's career, in brief
- Taken fifth overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2025 NBA Draft after one season at Rutgers.
- 2025-26 rookie season: 72 games (61 starts), averaging 13.8 points and 4.2 rebounds.
- Named to the 2026 NBA All-Rookie Second Team.
- Averaged 17.6 points and 7.2 rebounds as a Rutgers freshman, earning third-team All-Big Ten.
Career facts: [1]
Advertisement
Grading Ace Bailey cards
A PSA 10 (Gem Mint) or BGS 9.5 is the top grade most collectors look for; it means sharp corners, clean edges, centered printing and an unmarked surface. A graded card and a raw one are different cards to look up.
How PSA, CGC and Beckett grade
PSA
- Top grades:
- Gem Mint 10, then Mint 9 and NM-MT 8.
- Half grades:
- 1.5 through 8.5 since February 2008; there is no PSA 9.5.
One overall grade on the label. Centering weighs heavily in it.
CGC
- Top grades:
- Pristine 10 (virtually flawless, 50/50 centering), then Gem Mint 10 and Mint+ 9.5.
- Half grades:
- Yes, from Fair 1.5 up to Mint+ 9.5.
Authentic (AU) for a genuine card that cannot take a number; Authentic Altered (AA) for one that was altered.
Source: CGC grading scale
Beckett (BGS)
- Top grades:
- Pristine 10; a Black Label Pristine 10 has a 10 in all four subgrades.
- Half grades:
- Yes, 1 to 10 in half points.
Four subgrades on the label: centering, corners, edges and surface.
Source: Beckett grading
Grading scales as each grader describes them, checked Oct 16, 2026.
Population by grade
A population report counts how many copies of a card a grader has graded at each grade. Search 2025-26 Topps #205 on PSA Population Report or CGC Cards Population Report.
How to identify your Ace Bailey card and check what it sold for
- Find the year and maker on the back of your Ace Bailey card, and the card number, usually top or bottom on the back.
- Check the front and back for a serial number (for example 23/99) and for a colored or patterned finish: those mark a parallel, which is a different card from the base version.
- Look for the RC logo or the word Rookie. A card from before the first pro season, such as a Bowman 1st or a college card, is a prospect card, not a rookie card.
- Note any grade on the slab label (PSA, BGS, SGC, CGC). A raw card and a graded one are different listings.
- Search sold listings for that exact year, set, number, parallel and grade. What a card sold for is a better guide than any asking price.
Check Ace Bailey rookie cards in eBay's sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.
Ace Bailey cards for sale now
Ace Bailey card questions
- What is Ace Bailey's rookie card?
- Ace Bailey's first licensed base rookie card is the 2025-26 Topps #205. The first chromium rookie card is the 2025-26 Topps Chrome #255. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2025-26 Topps Chrome Update NBA Debut Patch Autographs #DPA-AB, numbered 1/1. Ace Bailey's rookie season was 2025-26.
- What year is Ace Bailey's rookie card?
- Ace Bailey's rookie season was 2025-26, so the rookie cards carry that year.
- How many rookie cards does Ace Bailey have?
- Our checklist lists 8 Ace Bailey rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.
- Does Ace Bailey have a licensed rookie autograph?
- Yes. Our checklist lists 3: 2025-26 Topps Chrome Autographs Rookies #TCAR-AB; 2025-26 Bowman Chrome Autographs #BCA-AB; 2025-26 Topps Chrome Update NBA Debut Patch Autographs #DPA-AB (1/1).
- How much is a Ace Bailey rookie card worth?
- Parlae does not print card values. Find the year, set, card number, parallel and grade on your card, then check eBay sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.
- Are collectors watching Ace Bailey right now?
- Collector attention is cooling: Wikipedia lookups of Ace Bailey are down 19% this week. That is attention, not a price.
More from Parlae
Card facts checked 2026-10-15. Parlae prints no card values. Set and brand names belong to their makers; Parlae is not affiliated with them.
By the Parlae deskCard data updated Oct 16, 2026 at 7:14 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number