Tag: Trading Card

An impossibly rare Honus Wagner trading card sold for a whopping record $7.25 million

The card sold for nearly a quarter of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ active payroll.

A Hall of Famer and one of the greatest pure hitters of all time, Honus Wagner will forever live on in the annals of baseball lore. With Wagner being such an exceptional and iconic player of a different era, it seems everyone with spare “loose change” wanted a piece of memorabilia for this member of Cooperstown.

On Thursday, a “T-2106 Wagner” trading card sold for an astonishing $7.25 million in a private sale on the Goldin collectibles market. There are reportedly less than 50 authentic copies in existence. With this card specifically viewed as one of the rarest and most valuable around, its new sale officially makes it the most expensive trading card ever.

Psh. Only $7.25 million? Let me dig around in my couch cushions, and I’ll come back with more!

The record set by this Honus Wagner card might not last for long if a 1952 Mickey Mantle has anything to say about it.

Okay, fine! I was saving it for a rainy day, but I’ll smash open my piggybank and see what I can muster up.

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A Tom Brady rookie card really sold for a record $1.32 million

Imagine spending a million dollars on anything.

Everyone is talking about how much money is circulating through NBA Top Shot right now, and rightfully so. It’s wild!

But don’t forget about the OG trading cards. Those end up going for a pretty penny, too. Maybe not quite as pretty as this Tom Brady rookie card that sold on PWCC Marketplace.

Someone sold an autographed Tom Brady rookie card for a whopping $1.32 million (!!!!!!) on Thursday. It was a 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Ticket card that was graded an eight with a 10 grade on the signature, according to PWCC.

It was purchased by James Park, who is apparently a huge Patriots fan.

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Fam. I can’t imagine spending a million dollars on anything — let alone a card. Park explained his reasoning, though.

“I lived in Boston for 10 years and so am a huge fan of Brady. I’ve also had a love of collecting cards since I was a kid. Given Brady’s uncontested status as GOAT in football, this card is an important piece of sports history and of any collection.”

Man. More power to you, dude.

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