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Tom Brady rookie card sells for $2.25 million in record-breaking sale

Spenser Davis

By Spenser Davis

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Tom Brady broke another record this weekend.

One of Brady’s rookie cards sold for $2.25 million on Friday — the most ever for any football card.

The previous record-holder was a very similar card. Both were a Tom Brady 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Rookie Ticket auto /99. The one that sold this weekend was graded slightly higher (8.5) than the previous record of $1.32 million (8).

The sale took place at Lelands Auctions

“I wasn’t shocked [by the price], but I was certainly surprised,” Lelands president Mike Heffner told ESPN. “I know the market is headed upward, especially with rare and desirable cards such as that one, but I didn’t really anticipate it. I had an inkling just feeling the performance of the other cards over the past month, it was certainly a possibility but these modern cards are definitely for real.”

Here’s a look at the card:

The price is likely a combination of multiple factors. Tom Brady’s seventh Super Bowl victory earlier this year is certainly one of them, but the sports card market has seen a sharp increase during the pandemic.

The buyer of this card chose to remain anonymous.

Spenser Davis

Spenser is the news manager at Saturday Road and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.