Zeev Buium rookie card: key RCs, checklist and collector interest
Zeev Buium's first licensed base rookie card is the 2025-26 Upper Deck Series 2 #486. The first chromium rookie card is the 2025-26 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #231. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2025-26 SP Authentic #150, numbered /100. Zeev Buium's rookie season was 2025-26.
Zeev Buium
First round, 12th overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft by the Minnesota Wild; NHL debut April 19, 2025 in the playoffs; traded to the Vancouver Canucks on December 12, 2025.
Zeev Buium card market
Collector attention: down 24% this week, down 39% 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.
Zeev Buium'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 Upper Deck Series 2 #486
Upper Deck, base, Young Guns (Wild). Sources [1]
First chromium RC
2025-26 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #231
Upper Deck, chromium, Marquee Rookies. Sources [1]
Scarcest licensed RC autograph
2025-26 SP Authentic #150 numbered /100
Upper Deck, patch autograph, Future Watch Auto Patch. Sources [1]
Which Zeev Buium card is the real rookie card
Upper Deck holds the exclusive NHL and NHLPA trading card license, so his licensed rookie cards are Upper Deck products. He debuted in the 2025 playoffs, and his rookie cards are 2025-26 products. He has two Young Guns: 2025-26 Upper Deck Series 2 No. 486 with Minnesota and Extended Series No. 707 with Vancouver after his December 2025 trade. SP Authentic Future Watch No. 150 and O-Pee-Chee Platinum Marquee Rookies No. 231 are his other widely listed rookie-year cards.
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Zeev Buium rookie card checklist with card numbers
6 rookie cards, each confirmed on the linked pages. Not every parallel is listed.
| Card | Type | Print run | RC | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 Upper Deck Series 2 #486Young Guns (Wild) | Base | Not numbered | Yes | [1] |
| 2025-26 Upper Deck Extended Series #707Young Guns (Canucks) | Base | Not numbered | Yes | [1] |
| 2025-26 SP Authentic #150Future Watch autograph | Autograph | /999 | Yes | [1] |
| 2025-26 SP Authentic #150Future Watch Auto Patch | Patch autograph | /100 | Yes | [1] |
| 2025-26 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #231Marquee Rookies | Chromium | Not numbered | Yes | [1] |
| 2025-26 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #R-ZBRookie Autographs | Autograph | Not numbered | Yes | [1] |
Zeev Buium autograph and numbered rookie cards
Rookie autographs (3)
- 2025-26 SP Authentic #150, numbered /999
- 2025-26 SP Authentic #150, patch autograph, numbered /100
- 2025-26 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #R-ZB, not serial numbered in our source
From the cited checklist above; color parallels beyond it are not all listed.
Zeev Buium's career, in brief
- Named NCHC Player of the Year at the University of Denver in 2025.
- Drafted 12th overall by Minnesota in 2024 and traded to Vancouver in December 2025 in the deal that sent Quinn Hughes to the Wild.
- Had 6 goals and 26 points in 76 games across the two teams in 2025-26.
Career facts: [1]
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Graded Zeev Buium 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.
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 Upper Deck Series 2 #486 on PSA Population Report or CGC Cards Population Report.
How to identify your Zeev Buium card and check what it sold for
- Find the year and maker on the back of your Zeev Buium 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 Zeev Buium rookie cards in eBay's sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.
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Zeev Buium card questions
- What is Zeev Buium's rookie card?
- Zeev Buium's first licensed base rookie card is the 2025-26 Upper Deck Series 2 #486. The first chromium rookie card is the 2025-26 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #231. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2025-26 SP Authentic #150, numbered /100. Zeev Buium's rookie season was 2025-26.
- What year is Zeev Buium's rookie card?
- Zeev Buium's rookie season was 2025-26, so the rookie cards carry that year.
- How many rookie cards does Zeev Buium have?
- Our checklist lists 6 Zeev Buium rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.
- Does Zeev Buium have a licensed rookie autograph?
- Yes. Our checklist lists 3: 2025-26 SP Authentic #150 (/999); 2025-26 SP Authentic #150 (/100); 2025-26 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #R-ZB.
- Does Zeev Buium have numbered rookie cards?
- Yes. Our checklist lists 2 serial-numbered Zeev Buium rookie cards: 2025-26 SP Authentic #150 (/999); 2025-26 SP Authentic #150 (/100).
- What is Zeev Buium's Young Guns card?
- The 2025-26 Upper Deck Series 2 #486, Upper Deck's Young Guns rookie card, per the checklist cited on this page.
- How much is a Zeev Buium 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 Zeev Buium right now?
- Collector attention is cooling: Wikipedia lookups of Zeev Buium are down 24% this week. That is attention, not a price.
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