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Three Amigos SPURS ChecklistStephon Castle · 2024-25 Topps Chrome Sapphire Basketball · Infinity #I-18 · Checklist-listed design
unresolved · unresolved numbering
Card identity review: unresolved. The checklist link identifies its existing catalog entry; it does not resolve missing evidence.
The manufacturer Sapphire checklist documents Stephon Castle Infinity I-18. The canonical row remains a checklist-listed design with unresolved parallel and numbering tiers. Three aggregator sale reports are retained as unconfirmed leads; the previously accessible July original now redirects to a generic product. A distinct-copy lower bound is not established.
Ghost evidence completeness: Not assessed
Exact card identity and reviewed source evidence are required for an assessment. Measures completion of the listed research checks. It is not a probability of authenticity or rarity, or a measure of total market coverage.
Inspect the evidence checks
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Exact card identity and checklist link: Pending
Verified resolved identity, resolved numbering scope and its exact canonical checklist link are required. Card review
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Reviewed public source provenance: Complete
At least one dated, accessed public source has verified provenance. Topps · Topps · SportsCardsPro
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Manufacturer search checks: Pending
Incomplete declared search checks: historical, recent_90_days. Unbound, blocked, inaccessible, undated, stale recent windows or explicitly partial scopes do not complete a check. Search record · Search record
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Grader search checks: Pending
Incomplete declared search checks: historical, recent_90_days. Unbound, blocked, inaccessible, undated, stale recent windows or explicitly partial scopes do not complete a check. Search record · Search record
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Marketplace search checks: Pending
Incomplete declared search checks: historical, recent_90_days. Unbound, blocked, inaccessible, undated, stale recent windows or explicitly partial scopes do not complete a check. Search record · Search record
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Auction Archive search checks: Pending
Incomplete declared search checks: historical, recent_90_days. Unbound, blocked, inaccessible, undated, stale recent windows or explicitly partial scopes do not complete a check. Search record · Search record
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Aggregator search checks: Pending
Incomplete declared search checks: historical, recent_90_days. Unbound, blocked, inaccessible, undated, stale recent windows or explicitly partial scopes do not complete a check. Search record · Search record
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Community search checks: Pending
Incomplete declared search checks: historical, recent_90_days. Unbound, blocked, inaccessible, undated, stale recent windows or explicitly partial scopes do not complete a check. Search record · Search record
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Reviewed copy deduplication audit: Pending
No completed copy deduplication audit is exposed by the reviewed public record.
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Reviewed findings and limitations: Pending
Dated reviewed findings, approved content and explicit limitations are required. Card review
Evidence checklist v1 · Research reviewed: 2026-09-10T02:17:38.182717+00:00
Reviewed copy lower bound
Not established
Documented copies are not a production total.
Research dates
Last researched: 2026-09-10T02:17:38.182717+00:00
Most recent confirmed appearance: Not established
Candidate observations in the public research record: 3. Observations, sales and physical copies are separate quantities.
What remains unresolved
- Exact ordinary-insert, parallel and serial tiers remain unresolved. Chrome and Chrome Sapphire observations must not be merged.
- The July original item now redirects to a generic product page. Its accepted price is unverified; the USD35 value remains aggregator-reported.
- Original item evidence for the other retained reports is inaccessible. No independent transaction or physical-copy distinctness approval exists.
- Population and production total are unknown. Recent 90-day searches were not rerun; historical coverage is incomplete.
Reported transactions
| Event date | Grade | Evidence status | Reported amount | Source |
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| 2025-10-30 | Raw | Review: candidate · Identity: unresolved · Transaction: reported | USD 15.50 Shipping not established; Tax not established |
C-SALES |
| 2026-06-29 | Raw | Review: candidate · Identity: unresolved · Transaction: reported | USD 20.25 Shipping not established; Tax not established |
C-SALES |
| 2026-07-25 | Raw | Review: candidate · Identity: unresolved · Transaction: reported | USD 35.00 Shipping not established; Tax not established |
C-SALES |
Reported transactions have not been independently verified as sales or distinct physical copies.
Independently confirmed transactions
None established from the sources reviewed.
Observation timeline
- 2025-10-30 · sale report · Raw · C-SALES
Review: candidate · Identity: unresolved · Transaction: reported - 2026-06-29 · sale report · Raw · C-SALES
Review: candidate · Identity: unresolved · Transaction: reported - 2026-07-25 · sale report · Raw · C-SALES
Review: candidate · Identity: unresolved · Transaction: reported
Grading records and populations
No reviewed population snapshot is established for this case.
Unavailable grading data is not population zero. Certificates and grader totals are not summed into physical copies.
Copy reconciliation
A card may be relisted, cross-listed, graded or reholdered. Different listing IDs or certificates alone do not establish different cards. A larger lower bound requires reviewed distinctness evidence and a second reviewer.
Evidence and sources
Source ledger
C-MAN · manufacturer · accessed
Actual Topps checklist PDF, linked from the official 2024/25 Sapphire product page, was read and page 5 visually inspected. Infinity I-18 lists Stephon Castle, San Antonio, Rookie. The design entry does not establish the complete parallel matrix or serial tiers.
Accessed: 2026-09-10T02:17:38.182717+00:00
C-RELEASE · manufacturer · accessed
The official product page identifies 2024/25 Topps Chrome Basketball Sapphire Edition, links the checklist, and gives Available From July 16, 2025. Its separate numbered parallel descriptions do not assign a print run to Infinity I-18.
Accessed: 2026-09-10T02:17:38.182717+00:00
C-SALES · aggregator · accessed
Displayed raw sale reports: October 30, 2025 USD 15.50; June 29, 2026 USD 20.25; July 25, 2026 USD 35.00. The July row also displays USD 79.99 as an original price. These are reports, not reconciled physical copies or independently confirmed accepted amounts.
Accessed: 2026-09-10T02:17:38.182717+00:00
Source coverage
These bounded checks do not cover the entire market. Failed access is a coverage gap.
Rechecked only the retained dated reports against this public aggregator page. Original transactions, exact physical identity and distinct copies remain unresolved; no complete sample, median or absence claim.
Query: Direct review of https://www.sportscardspro.com/game/basketball-cards-2024-topps-chrome-sapphire-infinity/stephon-castle-i-18
Scope: Unknown start to 2026-09-09 · Reviewed 2026-09-10T02:17:38.182717+00:00
A fresh June12–September9 inclusive 90-day search was not run. The separately described named-source checks do not establish complete recent coverage or zero appearances.
Query: Not run: aggregator exact-case search for Stephon Castle 2024-25 Topps Chrome Sapphire Basketball Infinity I-18
Scope: 2026-06-12 to 2026-09-09 · Reviewed 2026-09-10T02:17:38.182717+00:00
No fresh check of this category was performed in this bounded source re-review. Prior dated coverage remains preserved privately; no absence claim.
Query: Direct review of auction_archive category not rerun
Scope: Unknown start to 2026-09-09 · Reviewed 2026-09-10T02:17:38.182717+00:00
A fresh June12–September9 inclusive 90-day search was not run. The separately described named-source checks do not establish complete recent coverage or zero appearances.
Query: Not run: auction_archive exact-case search for Stephon Castle 2024-25 Topps Chrome Sapphire Basketball Infinity I-18
Scope: 2026-06-12 to 2026-09-09 · Reviewed 2026-09-10T02:17:38.182717+00:00
No fresh check of this category was performed in this bounded source re-review. Prior dated coverage remains preserved privately; no absence claim.
Query: Direct review of community category not rerun
Scope: Unknown start to 2026-09-09 · Reviewed 2026-09-10T02:17:38.182717+00:00
A fresh June12–September9 inclusive 90-day search was not run. The separately described named-source checks do not establish complete recent coverage or zero appearances.
Query: Not run: community exact-case search for Stephon Castle 2024-25 Topps Chrome Sapphire Basketball Infinity I-18
Scope: 2026-06-12 to 2026-09-09 · Reviewed 2026-09-10T02:17:38.182717+00:00
No fresh check of this category was performed in this bounded source re-review. Prior dated coverage remains preserved privately; no absence claim.
Query: Direct review of grader category not rerun
Scope: Unknown start to 2026-09-09 · Reviewed 2026-09-10T02:17:38.182717+00:00
A fresh June12–September9 inclusive 90-day search was not run. The separately described named-source checks do not establish complete recent coverage or zero appearances.
Query: Not run: grader exact-case search for Stephon Castle 2024-25 Topps Chrome Sapphire Basketball Infinity I-18
Scope: 2026-06-12 to 2026-09-09 · Reviewed 2026-09-10T02:17:38.182717+00:00
Reviewed the named manufacturer source and its limited program/design claim. This is a source check, not complete manufacturer history or an unnumbered determination.
Query: Direct review of https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0662/9749/5709/files/2024-25_Topps_Chrome_Basketball_Sapphire_Checklist.pdf?v=1787947191
Scope: Unknown start to 2026-09-09 · Reviewed 2026-09-10T02:17:38.182717+00:00
A fresh June12–September9 inclusive 90-day search was not run. The separately described named-source checks do not establish complete recent coverage or zero appearances.
Query: Not run: manufacturer exact-case search for Stephon Castle 2024-25 Topps Chrome Sapphire Basketball Infinity I-18
Scope: 2026-06-12 to 2026-09-09 · Reviewed 2026-09-10T02:17:38.182717+00:00
The retained July item redirects to a generic product page; the two other originals failed retrieval. The current original SOLD/Best Offer claim is therefore unverified.
Query: Direct review of retained original public item URLs
Scope: Unknown start to 2026-09-09 · Reviewed 2026-09-10T02:17:38.182717+00:00
A fresh June12–September9 inclusive 90-day search was not run. The separately described named-source checks do not establish complete recent coverage or zero appearances.
Query: Not run: marketplace exact-case search for Stephon Castle 2024-25 Topps Chrome Sapphire Basketball Infinity I-18
Scope: 2026-06-12 to 2026-09-09 · Reviewed 2026-09-10T02:17:38.182717+00:00
Stephon Castle · 2024-25 Topps Chrome Basketball · Helix #H-18 · Checklist-listed design
unresolved · unresolved numbering
Card identity review: unresolved. The checklist link identifies its existing catalog entry; it does not resolve missing evidence.
Topps lists Castle Helix H-18 and separately documents Helix and Helix Superfractor programs. PSA certificate 122793096 has an inspected front and reverse for the named design. An original Fanatics archive and a later PSA-indexed eBay report reference that same certificate, so those records cannot establish additional distinct copies. Exact physical parallel and numbering remain unresolved.
Ghost evidence completeness: Not assessed
Exact card identity and reviewed source evidence are required for an assessment. Measures completion of the listed research checks. It is not a probability of authenticity or rarity, or a measure of total market coverage.
Inspect the evidence checks
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Exact card identity and checklist link: Pending
Verified resolved identity, resolved numbering scope and its exact canonical checklist link are required. Card review
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Reviewed public source provenance: Complete
At least one dated, accessed public source has verified provenance. Topps · Fanatics Collect · Topps · PSA
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Manufacturer search checks: Pending
Incomplete declared search checks: historical, recent_90_days. Unbound, blocked, inaccessible, undated, stale recent windows or explicitly partial scopes do not complete a check.
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Grader search checks: Pending
Incomplete declared search checks: historical, recent_90_days. Unbound, blocked, inaccessible, undated, stale recent windows or explicitly partial scopes do not complete a check.
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Marketplace search checks: Pending
Incomplete declared search checks: historical, recent_90_days. Unbound, blocked, inaccessible, undated, stale recent windows or explicitly partial scopes do not complete a check.
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Auction Archive search checks: Pending
Incomplete declared search checks: historical, recent_90_days. Unbound, blocked, inaccessible, undated, stale recent windows or explicitly partial scopes do not complete a check.
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Aggregator search checks: Pending
Incomplete declared search checks: historical, recent_90_days. Unbound, blocked, inaccessible, undated, stale recent windows or explicitly partial scopes do not complete a check.
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Community search checks: Pending
Incomplete declared search checks: historical, recent_90_days. Unbound, blocked, inaccessible, undated, stale recent windows or explicitly partial scopes do not complete a check.
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Reviewed copy deduplication audit: Pending
No completed copy deduplication audit is exposed by the reviewed public record.
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Reviewed findings and limitations: Pending
Dated reviewed findings, approved content and explicit limitations are required. Card review
Evidence checklist v1 · Research reviewed: 2026-09-14T03:51:26.166978+00:00
Reviewed copy lower bound
Not established
Documented copies are not a production total.
Research dates
Last researched: 2026-09-14T03:51:26.166978+00:00
Most recent confirmed appearance: Not established
Candidate observations in the public research record: 0. Observations, sales and physical copies are separate quantities.
What remains unresolved
- A blank Checklist serial field, an ordinary insert row in an odds document, or an absent visible stamp does not establish an unnumbered physical variant. Exact physical parallel and numbering remain unresolved.
- Certificate references and marketplace histories may overlap through relists, grading changes or reused images. No same-copy or distinct-copy decision, physical-copy lower bound, population, print run, approved price, confirmed transaction or numerical assessment is established.
- The four cited source statements and this summary are approved only for a local text draft. Observations, coverage records and other leads remain private. Physical identity, image display permission, numerical eligibility and public release are not approved.
- The evidence comes from bounded source checks. All coverage scopes remain incomplete; the new historical checks do not refresh earlier recent-window coverage or establish absence across any provider.
- The preserved manufacturer checklist spans pages 13-14 and its odds matrix separates Helix and Helix Superfractor on page 3. The existing Checklist-listed design key is preserved; program names do not identify every physical finish.
- The primary PSA label and image pair show 2024 Topps Chrome Helix H18, Stephon Castle and certificate 122793096. The grading date is unknown. The limited image resolution does not establish a complete physical numbering or finish definition.
- The original Fanatics archive displays Sold Dec 1, 2025 and separately describes a November 30 evening PT close. Its linked certificate is 122793096, but archive image requests returned HTTP 502. A displayed sold label is not independent transaction-settlement verification.
- The saved PSA table associates March 3, 2026 eBay item 147125260585 with certificate 122793096. The original eBay listing was not opened in this pass. This is a reported event and an overlap warning; its best-offer amount is excluded.
- Independent review inspected the saved attributable PSA text and images. The independent reviewer’s fresh PSA request returned a non-retryable error; this review does not assert a second successful PSA retrieval. Previously acquired manufacturer source timestamps remain unchanged.
Reported transactions
None established from the sources reviewed.
Reported transactions have not been independently verified as sales or distinct physical copies.
Independently confirmed transactions
None established from the sources reviewed.
Observation timeline
- No public observations approved.
Grading records and populations
No reviewed population snapshot is established for this case.
Unavailable grading data is not population zero. Certificates and grader totals are not summed into physical copies.
Copy reconciliation
A card may be relisted, cross-listed, graded or reholdered. Different listing IDs or certificates alone do not establish different cards. A larger lower bound requires reviewed distinctness evidence and a second reviewer.
Evidence and sources
Source ledger
CAS2-CHECKLIST · manufacturer · accessed
Topps names Stephon Castle H-18 in the HELIX checklist continuing from page 13 to page 14, with San Antonio Spurs and Rookie. The entry identifies a design, not a specific physical parallel.
Accessed: 2026-09-10T01:54:57.746118+00:00
CAS2-FANATICS-WA202 · auction archive · accessed
Original archive WA202 lot 1595F1 names 2024 Topps Chrome Helix Stephon Castle rookie H18 PSA 10 and displays Sold Dec 1, 2025. Its PSA link resolves to certificate 122793096. The description separately names a November 30 evening PT close. Archive image endpoints returned HTTP 502; no auction-image match, settled sale or additional physical copy is asserted.
Accessed: 2026-09-14T03:51:26.166978+00:00
CAS2-ODDS · manufacturer · accessed
The official 2024-25 Chrome odds matrix gives separate HELIX and HELIX SUPERFRACTOR rows on page 3. The ordinary program appears under hobby and breaker columns; this does not prove a particular H-18 card is unnumbered.
Accessed: 2026-09-10T02:24:50.615931+00:00
CAS2-PSA-122793096 · grader · accessed
PSA identifies certificate 122793096 as 2024 Topps Chrome Helix H18 Stephon Castle, GEM MT 10. Its attributable front and back images show the same certificate and H-18 design. Its similar-sales table includes a March 3, 2026 eBay BestOffer report for this certificate and item 147125260585. Grading date, prices and population/value widgets are excluded.
Accessed: 2026-09-14T03:51:26.166978+00:00
Source coverage
Coverage has not been established.
How this research works
The Ghost Index documents public sightings of hard-to-find cards. It distinguishes reviewed evidence, unresolved reports, grading records, and known production information. Documented copies are not the total number that exist.
We match the player, season, manufacturer, product, insert, card number and parallel. We keep reported transactions, reviewed appearances and physical-copy decisions separate. Research date and appearance date are separate. A search with few results cannot establish rarity, a print run or a current value.
Corrections and date checks
Research dates never replace event dates. The Next Up source record currently separates these reported events: Raw · 2024-05-01; Raw · 2024-05-03; PSA 10 · 2024-12-06. These reports do not establish distinct physical copies. Corrections require a source review. No numerical Ghost Score is assigned.
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