Mike Trout Rookie Card Sells for Nearly $4 Million at Goldin Auction
A 2009 Mike Trout rookie card has sold at auction for $3.9 million, an unprecedented amount for a modern sports card.
The card was one of two that sold for over a million dollars at the Goldin Auctions 2020 Elite Auction, which concluded on Sunday evening. Nearly $14 Million in sales were generated from the 359 lots up for bid, with the Trout rookie and a LeBron James rookie card leading the way.
The 2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Mike Trout Superfractor Signed Rookie Card, numbered 1 of 1, sold for a record-setting $3,936,000. That’s more than the $3.12 million a bidder paid in 2016 for a 1909 Honus Wagner T-206 card.
The card was owned by gambler-turned-sports card investor “Vegas” Dave Oancea, who bought the card two years ago for $400,000. Oancea bought up multiple rare Trout cards in recent years, and with the Angels outfielder’s outstanding seasons since then, demand for his rookie cards has reached historic levels.
A second card sold for over $1 million in the same auction, a 2003/04 Upper Deck “Exquisite Collection” Rookie Patch Autograph LeBron James Card (#02/99). With a final bid of $1,107,000, the LeBron card sale marks the first time two million dollar items sold in the same Goldin Auction.
“We are thrilled that our Inaugural Goldin Elite Auction generated such interest. It was the highest revenue producing auction in our history we will be doing one again in the coming months,” Ken Goldin, the founder of Goldin Auctions, said in a statement. “We are currently accepting consignments for the next one and looking forward to seeing what comes through the door to highlight our next sale.”
Here are some of the other highlights from the Goldin Auctions 2020 Elite Auction.
1968 Topps #177 Nolan Ryan Rookie Card – PSA GEM MINT 10 “1 of 1” (FINAL PRICE: $615,000* Highest Price Ever Paid for a 1968 Topps Nolan Ryan Card)
1984-85 Michael Jordan Rookie Game Used & Signed Chicago Bulls Road Jersey (MEARS A-10, Beckett & JSA) The Jordan Holy Grail. The only Game Used & Signed Jordan MEARS A10 Rookie Jersey (FINAL PRICE $221,400* Highest Price Paid for a 1984-85 Michael Jordan Game Worn Jersey)
Zion Williamson 1/26/20 “First Ever NBA Win” Photo-Matched Rookie Game Worn, Signed & Inscribed Air Jordan Shoes (MeiGray, Fanatics, Sports Investors) (FINAL PRICE $62,730* Highest Price Paid for Zion Williamson Game Used Sneakers)
1954 Topps Hank Aaron Rookie Card – PSA MINT 9 (FINAL PRICE $209,100)
1948 Bowman #69 George Mikan Rookie Card – PSA NM-MT 8 (FINAL PRICE $75,030* Record Price for a George Mikan Rookie Card in NM-MT Grade)
2003-04 UD “Exquisite Collection” Number Pieces #NP-KB Kobe Bryant Signed Game Used Patch Card (#06/08) – PSA NM-MT 8 (FINAL PRICE $148,830)
1986/87 Fleer #57 Michael Jordan Rookie Card – PSA GEM MINT 10 (FINAL PRICE $93,480)
1996/97 Topps Chrome Refractors #138 Kobe Bryant Rookie Card – PSA GEM MT 10 (FINAL PRICE $105,780* Record Price for a 1996/97 Kobe Bryant Refractor Rookie Card)
2003/04 UD “Exquisite Collection” Limited Logos #LJ LeBron James Signed Game Used Patch Rookie Card (#34/75) – BGS MINT 9/BGS 8 (FINAL PRICE $111,930.00)
2003/04 Upper Deck Basketball “Exquisite Collection” Unopened Hobby Box (FINAL PRICE $55,350* Highest Price Paid for an Exquisite Hobby Box)
2015 Bowman Chrome Prospect Autographs #BCAP-CBE Cody Bellinger Signed Red Refractors Rookie Card (#2/5) – BGS MINT 9/BGS 10 (FINAL PRICE $75,030* Record Price for Cody Bellinger Bowman Chrome Rookie Card)
2018 Panini Prizm World Cup Soccer #80 Kylian Mbappé Gold Prizm Rookie Card (#04/10) – PSA GE MT 10 “1 of 1” (FINAL PRICE $124,230* Highest Price Paid for a Soccer Trading Card)
Presidents & First Ladies Multi-Signed 8×10 Photograph with 10 Signatures Including Carter, Bush, Clinton, Bush & Obama (Beckett Graded GEM MINT 10) (FINAL PRICE $44,280* Highest Price Paid for a Modern Presidential Signed 8×10 Photograph)
1985 Star #101 Michael Jordan Rookie Card – PSA NM-MT 8 (SOLD $75,030* Highest Price Paid for a NM-MT Graded 1985 Star #101 Michael Jordan)
2016 Bowman Chrome Prospects (Red Refractors) #CPAFT Fernando Tatis Jr. Signed Rookie Card (#3/5) – BGS GEM MINT 9.5/BGS 10 (FINAL PRICE $222,630)
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