Tom Brady‘s autographed rookie card bought for a jaw-dropping six figures at Sotheby’s x Fanatics Reside Public sale on Tuesday evening … and the fortunate purchaser was no apart from Robert Kraft!
The ‘Holy Grails’ public sale featured a number of near-priceless gadgets, together with Brady’s 2000 Playoff rookie card, signed by TB12.
The cardboard was graded mint situation — receiving a 9.5 grade from Beckett Grading Companies and an ideal 10 for the autograph — and we’re advised only some playing cards have been printed again within the day as a consequence of Brady’s draft place (199th choose within the sixth spherical).
“It is among the highest condition copies of the card ever certified and, at the time of cataloging, no other example of this card has been graded higher by Beckett,” Sotheby’s mentioned.
Nicely, Kraft — who took an opportunity on Brady when he chosen the Michigan sign caller within the 2000 Draft — wasn’t going to let the cardboard go residence with another person … the billionaire proprietor paid $120K!
“He has accomplished everything there is to achieve in this game, and so much more,” Kraft mentioned of Brady when he retired in 2023.
“No player in NFL history has done it as well for as long as Tom Brady. He is the fiercest competitor I have ever known and the ultimate champion.”
And, Kraft’s card wasn’t the one Brady card on the public sale. There have been three different rookie playing cards that have been auctioned … with all 4 going for an astounding $813K mixed.
The public sale additionally featured a Shohei Ohtani 2018 Topps Sapphire Superfractor card that bought for $336K, a uncommon 1955 Topps Roberto Clemente rookie card that went for a file $840K, and LeBron James‘ 2003-04 Higher Deck Beautiful Assortment rookie patch bought for $432K after a back-and-forth bidding battle.
Sotheby’s first public sale with Fanatics had members from 20 nations and introduced in $7 million in gross sales!
