Peyton Manning rookie cards have stood among the hottest football cards in the entire hobby from the moment they debuted in the fall of 1998.
It’s not hard to see why, either.
After all, Manning had turned in a stellar college career at Tennessee and stood toe-to-toe with Ryan Leaf in the battle to be the number-one overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft.
Manning had a few things working for him on that front, not the least of which was a stellar pedigree as the son of long-time Saints quarterback Archie Manning and would-be-superstar (if not for a congenital neck problem) Cooper Manning.
As the draft neared, debate raged about which of the two QBs the lowly Indianapolis Colts would take with the first pick.
While many considered Leaf to have better skills and a higher ceiling, most considered Manning to be more ready to step into an NFL pocket and lead a rebuilding team.
And that’s how it played out.
The Colts took Manning with that first pick, leaving Leaf (ha!) to the San Diego Chargers and setting up the most glorious decade in the history of Indianapolis football (at least so far).
Over the course of 13 seasons in Indy, Manning set all sorts of records and battled Tom Brady for the title of “greatest ever” for most of his run.
Even after leaving the Colts to finish his career with four seasons with the Denver Broncos, Manning kept raising the bar, including an amazing 55 touchdown passes in 2013, a record that still stands.
All in all, Manning won five NFL MVP awards and two Super Bowls, and he picked up 14 Pro-Bowl and seven All-Pro selections along the way.
With more than 71,000 passing yards and 539 TD tosses, Manning sailed into the Hall of Fame in 2021.
His football cards — and especially his rookie cards — are Canton-worthy, too, and they have burned bright on the hobby landscape without pausing to so much as take a breath since all the way back in 1998.
Even today, Manning’s RCs bring big bucks and plenty of attention whenever they come up for sale, and collectors keep them right at the top of hobby hot lists. As active, vivid proof of that, here are the hottest, most watched Peyton Manning rookie cards on eBay right now. This list is updated every few minutes, too, so check back often!
(NOTE: The section below contains affiliate links to eBay listings for the card shown.)

1998 BOWMAN'S BEST PEYTON MANNING ON CARD ROOKIE AUTO AUTOGRAPH MBA GOLD PSA 10!
![]() | Watchers: 75 # of Bids: 17Current Bid: $530 Auction Ends: 03-Apr-2023 02:04 See full listing on eBay (affiliate link) |
1998 BOWMANS BEST AUTO PEYTON MANNING SIGNED ROOKIE CARD RC GEM MINT BECKETT 9.5
![]() | Watchers: 45 # of Bids: 13Current Bid: $511 Auction Ends: 05-Apr-2023 01:04 See full listing on eBay (affiliate link) |
1998 Bowman Chrome Preview Refractor #BCP1 Peyton Manning RC Rookie HOF BGS 9.5
![]() | Watchers: 25 # of Bids: 4Current Bid: $5.5 Auction Ends: 04-Apr-2023 03:04 See full listing on eBay (affiliate link) |
1998 Topps Finest Non-Protected Refractor #121 Peyton Manning RC Rookie PSA 9
![]() | Watchers: 24 # of Bids: 8Current Bid: $100.77 Auction Ends: 04-Apr-2023 01:04 See full listing on eBay (affiliate link) |
1998 Press Pass, #67, HOF Peyton Manning "18" ROOKIE ON-CARD AUTO, Beckett COA
![]() | Watchers: 23 # of Bids: 29Current Bid: $47 Auction Ends: 03-Apr-2023 01:04 See full listing on eBay (affiliate link) |
1998 Pacific Revolution R&S #15 PEYTON MANNING RC Rookie! COLTS! HOF!
![]() | Watchers: 21 # of Bids: 4Current Bid: $8.66 Auction Ends: 01-Apr-2023 18:04 See full listing on eBay (affiliate link) |
2010 Topps Peyton Manning RC 61/99 #360 Refractor Indianapolis Colts
![]() | Watchers: 20 # of Bids: 11Current Bid: $15.51 Auction Ends: 02-Apr-2023 00:04 See full listing on eBay (affiliate link) |
2400 Football ROOKIES ONLY Huge Lot HOF 90s Cards Rare Collection Dealer Invest
![]() | Watchers: 19 # of Bids: 4Current Bid: $51 Auction Ends: 06-Apr-2023 01:04 See full listing on eBay (affiliate link) |
🏉🏉1998 TOPPS FINEST 💎PEYTON MANNING💎 ROOKIE CARD#121 W/PEEL🔥🔥👀👀LOOK
![]() | Watchers: 19 # of Bids: 8Current Bid: $7.5 Auction Ends: 01-Apr-2023 17:04 See full listing on eBay (affiliate link) |
Peyton Manning RC 1998 Collector's Edge DIAMOND REFRACTOR ROOKIE! Colts QB HOF
![]() | Watchers: 19 # of Bids: 7Current Bid: $10.18 Auction Ends: 01-Apr-2023 01:04 See full listing on eBay (affiliate link) |
1998 Topps Chrome Peyton Manning RC Rookie #165 SHARP HOF Colts
![]() | Watchers: 16 # of Bids: 5Current Bid: $11.5 Auction Ends: 02-Apr-2023 23:04 See full listing on eBay (affiliate link) |
2022 Mosaic Football Card Lot (215) Base RC Rookie Orange Green Pink Prizm SP
![]() | Watchers: 14 # of Bids: 12Current Bid: $82 Auction Ends: 01-Apr-2023 01:04 See full listing on eBay (affiliate link) |
1998 SCORE #233 PEYTON MANNING RC COLTS HOF PSA 9 A3573379-718
![]() | Watchers: 14 # of Bids: 3Current Bid: $5.5 Auction Ends: 03-Apr-2023 01:04 See full listing on eBay (affiliate link) |
(b) NFL Football Lot of 16 Cards #’d, Auto, Patch, Relic, Rookies Vets RC SP SSP
![]() | Watchers: 11 # of Bids: 1Current Bid: $4.99 Auction Ends: 03-Apr-2023 03:04 See full listing on eBay (affiliate link) |
1999 Collector's Edge, #67, HOF Peyton Manning “7” ON-CARD AUTO, Beckett COA
![]() | Watchers: 10 # of Bids: 4Current Bid: $7.5 Auction Ends: 02-Apr-2023 01:04 See full listing on eBay (affiliate link) |
PEYTON MANNING RC ROOKIE VOLS / COLTS 1998 UD CHOICE #193 PSA GEM MINT 10 HOF
![]() | Watchers: 10 # of Bids: 8Current Bid: $17.5 Auction Ends: 03-Apr-2023 00:04 See full listing on eBay (affiliate link) |
HUGE LEBRON CURRY JORDAN BRADY ROOKIE JERSEY PRIZM INSERT RC CARD COLLECTION LOT
![]() | Watchers: 10 # of Bids: 14Current Bid: $36 Auction Ends: 01-Apr-2023 17:04 See full listing on eBay (affiliate link) |
PEYTON MANNING ROOKIE CARD 1998 Bowman SCOUT'S CHOICE RC Football Colts Broncos!
![]() | Watchers: 10 # of Bids: 3Current Bid: $3.25 Auction Ends: 31-Mar-2023 23:03 See full listing on eBay (affiliate link) |
HUGE LEBRON CURRY JORDAN BRADY ROOKIE JERSEY PRIZM INSERT RC CARD COLLECTION LOT
![]() | Watchers: 9 # of Bids: 8Current Bid: $26 Auction Ends: 02-Apr-2023 17:04 See full listing on eBay (affiliate link) |
1998 SPX Finite Peyton Manning RC 377/1998 #181 Rookie BGS 8.5 RARE SSP
![]() | Watchers: 9 # of Bids: 15Current Bid: $102.5 Auction Ends: 01-Apr-2023 02:04 See full listing on eBay (affiliate link) |
1998 EX2001 Peyton Manning Rookie Card #54 BGS 9 MINT
![]() | Watchers: 8 # of Bids: 0Current Bid: $25 Auction Ends: 02-Apr-2023 19:04 See full listing on eBay (affiliate link) |
PEYTON MANNING 1998 ROOKIE CARD Colts Edge RC Football DENVER BRONCOS HOFer!
![]() | Watchers: 8 # of Bids: 2Current Bid: $1.25 Auction Ends: 31-Mar-2023 21:03 See full listing on eBay (affiliate link) |
1998 Bowman Rookie Card #1 Peyton Manning Colts HoF
![]() | Watchers: 8 # of Bids: 2Current Bid: $1.25 Auction Ends: 01-Apr-2023 21:04 See full listing on eBay (affiliate link) |
Football Sports Card Variety Lot of 6 Unopened Packs from Boxes years 2000-2022
![]() | Watchers: 7 # of Bids: 3Current Bid: $1.25 Auction Ends: 06-Apr-2023 05:04 See full listing on eBay (affiliate link) |
1998 Topps Finest Peyton Manning Rookie Card #121 (RC)
![]() | Watchers: 7 # of Bids: 2Current Bid: $1.25 Auction Ends: 05-Apr-2023 19:04 See full listing on eBay (affiliate link) |
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