Goes, going, left: Pittsburgh Pirates thrower Paul Skenes‘1/1 Topps MLB Rookie Patch Card Debit was sold to the Fanatics Collect March Premier auction for $ 1,110,000 on Thursday after collecting 64 offers.
The card seller is the family of an 11-year-old boy who pulled him out of the 2024 box. Topps Chrome update he bought for Christmas 2024. The pirates offered a huge package to the young collector, which included seasonal tickets for 30 years behind the home board and two signed Skenes jersey. The offer was rejected, and the patience of the collector was eventually paid off.
The family intends to use most of the college for their two children, with “a little used to buy more tickets,” said Fanatics announced on Thursday night.
Skenes’s card is the best -selling rookie debut patch card of all time, surpassing the reported $ 150,000 for Anthony Volpe’s As part of the wealth of Dave & Adam’s card in July 2024, which is most of his ticket ever sold, skipping $ 123,220 2023 Bowman Draft Chrome Prospects Autographs Superfrattor 1/1 PSA 7 in September 2024.
Among the active MLB players, only Los Angeles Angels star Mike Pastrmka had a card sold for more.
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