Mike Trout is on a career course for a spot in Cooperstown. The Los Angeles Angels’ outfielder already is in rarefied air as a player. And so is one of his baseball cards.
A Trout rookie card — one of a kind — sold for a record $3,396,000 Saturday.
Mike Trout Superfractor card sells for record 3.9M in @GoldinAuctions sale, topping Honus Wagner at $3.1M #sportsbiz | #Collectibles | #MLB pic.twitter.com/4jR3wPuKGU
— Scott Soshnick (@soshnick) August 23, 2020
The 2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Superfractor signed rookie card sold at Goldin Auctions online, eclipsing the previous record, which was set in 2016 in the sale of a 1909 Honus Wagner T-206 card for $3.12 million.
“This event was somewhat of a perfect storm as we had a remarkable collection of historic memorabilia supported by incredible marketing and publicity during a great market for sports collectibles,” said Ken Goldin, founder of Goldin Auctions.
The card previously sold in 2018. The Taiwanese owner then got $400,000 for it.
Congrats to @GoldinAuctions, the buyer (not me), the losing bidders and fans in general. This category has literally transformed in past 150 days. The price Rally here was amazing. Trout rookie card sets record for highest price. https://t.co/cx0G9qzYPx
— Greg Bettinelli (@gregbettinelli) August 23, 2020