An ultra-rare Tom Brady rookie card just sold for $1.32 million at auction, surpassing a record Patrick Mahomes held for a single month
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Barnaby Lane
Mar 5, 2021, 20:57 IST
Brady in 2002.Getty/Icon Sportswire
An ultra-rare Tom Brady rookie card just sold for a record $1.32 million at auction.
The autographed card was purchased by long-time Brady fan James Park.
"Given Brady's uncontested status as GOAT in football, this card is an important piece of sports history," said Park.
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Tom Brady added yet another record to his impressive resume on Thursday when a trading card from his rookie season became the most expensive football card ever, selling for $1.32 million at auction.
The autographed 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Ticket is one of only 100 of its kind in the world.
It was purchased by long-time Brady fan James Park through online auction house PWCC Marketplace.
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"I lived in Boston for 10 years and so am a huge fan of Brady," said Park, according to PWCC's Instagram."The last Super Bowl win was just a mind-blowing accomplishment.
"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."
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Brady played only one game in the 2000 season, his rookie year in the NFL, playing backup to veteran Drew Bledsoe.
He won his first Super Bowl during his second season with the New England Patriots after taking over from Bledsoe. He was also named Super Bowl MVP in that game, the first of five such awards to date.
Prior to that, the record was held by, you guessed it, Brady.
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