SAN ANTONIO — You cannot blame this card collector for going bonkers after pulling a 1-of-1 San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama autographed rookie card. And it was all caught on video.

That card was a “short print variation.” These days, for collectors, pulling a “1 of 1” of a player’s card is similar to Ripken’s card in 1989. Many collectors use the first of the ...