Justin Herbert is all the rage as he heads into his third season as quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers.
And that means anything associated with the QB will have greater value in the memorabilia market.
A pair of his rookie cards went to auction and drew nearly $3 million between them before the bidding was done Saturday night.
A Herbert rookie card — his 2020 Panini National Treasures Platinum NFL Shield autographed card, numbered 1-of-1 — sold Saturday night for $1.8 million with buyer’s premium via collectibles marketplace Goldin.
A 2020 Panini Prizm Black Finite Herbert rookie card, also numbered 1-of-1, sold for $1.1 million earlier in the week. The card was graded a 9 by Beckett Grading Services and was pulled recently by Vortex Sports Cards, acquired by Boston Sports Cards & Co., and sold to a trio of buyers that included high-end collector Jack Elman.
The only other quarterbacks whose cards have drawn seven figures when sold are Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes.
Herbert is in an elite company in the memorabilia market. Now, for him to join Brady and Mahomes by leading his team to Super Bowl rings.