Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady can now add “face of the world’s most expensive football card” to his long list of career accolades.
On Thursday, online auction house PWCC Marketplace announced that an autographed Brady rookie card sold for a record US$1.32 million this month. The 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Ticket was purchased by James Park – “a known card collector and noted Brady fan” according to ESPN – and is one of 100 cards in the world, as per PWCC.
“I lived in Boston for 10 years and so am a huge fan of Brady. The last Super Bowl win was just a mind-blowing accomplishment,” Park said in a statement released via PWCC on Instagram. “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 and I’m incredibly excited to now own 1 of only 100 of Brady’s best rookie card.”
The $1.32-million price tag for the Brady card smashes the previous record set for a Patrick Mahomes rookie card that sold for $861,000 at on online auction in February.
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