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Martin Necas rookie card: key RCs, checklist and collector interest

Martin Necas's first licensed base rookie card is the 2017-18 Upper Deck Series 2 #464. The first chromium rookie card is the 2017-18 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #182. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2017-18 SP Authentic Update #163, numbered /999. Martin Necas's rookie season was 2017-18.

Martin NecasCOL C

1st round, 12th overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes.

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Martin Necas card market

Collector attention: up 17% this week, up 150% over 30 days

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.

Martin Necas'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.

  1. First licensed base RC

    2017-18 Upper Deck Series 2 #464

    Upper Deck, base, Young Guns. Sources [1][2]

  2. First chromium RC

    2017-18 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #182

    Upper Deck, chromium, Marquee Rookies. Sources [1]

  3. Scarcest licensed RC autograph

    2017-18 SP Authentic Update #163 numbered /999

    Upper Deck, autograph, Autographed Future Watch issued in 2018-19 SP Authentic; Upper Deck flags it XRC. Sources [1][2]

Which Martin Necas card is the real rookie card

Upper Deck has held the exclusive NHL and NHLPA trading card license since July 1, 2014, so his licensed NHL rookie cards are Upper Deck products, O-Pee-Chee and SP Authentic included. He played his first NHL game in 2017-18, and his Young Guns card is #464 in 2017-18 Upper Deck Series 2, with a UD Canvas Young Guns card (C225) and O-Pee-Chee Update Marquee Rookie (#633) in the same product. His 2017-18 SP Authentic Future Watch #163 is numbered to 999 with no autograph flag; signed versions came in the 2017-18 SP Authentic Update inside 2018-19 SP Authentic.

Sources [1][2][3][4][5][6]

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Martin Necas rookie card checklist with card numbers

6 rookie cards, each confirmed on the linked pages. Not every parallel is listed.

Martin Necas card checklist
CardTypePrint runRCSource
2017-18 Upper Deck Series 2 #464Young GunsBaseNot numberedYes[1][2]
2017-18 Upper Deck Series 2 #C225UD Canvas Young GunsInsertNot numberedYes[1][2]
2017-18 O-Pee-Chee Update #633Marquee Rookies, inserted in Upper Deck Series 2InsertNot numberedYes[1][2]
2017-18 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #182Marquee RookiesChromiumNot numberedYes[1]
2017-18 SP Authentic #163Future Watch; no autograph flag on his rowBase/999Yes[1]
2017-18 SP Authentic Update #163Autographed Future Watch issued in 2018-19 SP Authentic; Upper Deck flags it XRCAutograph/999Yes[1][2]

Martin Necas autograph and numbered rookie cards

Rookie autographs (1)

  • 2017-18 SP Authentic Update #163, numbered /999

Serial-numbered rookie cards (1)

  • 2017-18 SP Authentic #163, numbered /999

From the cited checklist above; color parallels beyond it are not all listed.

Martin Necas's career, in brief

  • Carolina took him 12th overall in 2017, and he debuted that year.
  • Won the Czech Extraliga title with Kometa Brno before moving to North America.
  • Now plays for the Colorado Avalanche.

Career facts: [1]

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Graded Martin Necas rookie cards: PSA 10, BGS and CGC

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 the four graders compare and what grading costs.

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.

Source: Sports Collectors Digest on PSA's half grades

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 2017-18 Upper Deck Series 2 #464 on PSA Population Report or CGC Cards Population Report.

How to identify your Martin Necas card and check what it sold for

  1. Find the year and maker on the back of your Martin Necas card, and the card number, usually top or bottom on the back.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Note any grade on the slab label (PSA, BGS, SGC, CGC). A raw card and a graded one are different listings.
  5. 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 Martin Necas rookie cards in eBay's sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.

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Martin Necas card questions

What is Martin Necas's rookie card?
Martin Necas's first licensed base rookie card is the 2017-18 Upper Deck Series 2 #464. The first chromium rookie card is the 2017-18 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #182. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2017-18 SP Authentic Update #163, numbered /999. Martin Necas's rookie season was 2017-18.
What year is Martin Necas's rookie card?
Martin Necas's rookie season was 2017-18, so the rookie cards carry that year.
How many rookie cards does Martin Necas have?
Our checklist lists 6 Martin Necas rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.
Does Martin Necas have a licensed rookie autograph?
Yes. Our checklist lists one: 2017-18 SP Authentic Update #163 (/999).
Does Martin Necas have numbered rookie cards?
Yes. Our checklist lists 2 serial-numbered Martin Necas rookie cards: 2017-18 SP Authentic #163 (/999); 2017-18 SP Authentic Update #163 (/999).
What is Martin Necas's Young Guns card?
The 2017-18 Upper Deck Series 2 #464, Upper Deck's Young Guns rookie card, per the checklist cited on this page.
How much is a Martin Necas 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 Martin Necas right now?
Collector attention is rising: Wikipedia lookups of Martin Necas are up 17% this week. That is attention, not a price.

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