ALTSTREETTrendingTrading Cards Still Hot with Recent Record-Breaking Sales

Once purely a hobby of those worshiping men on cardboard, trading cards are becoming a true asset class—and the numbers show it, as the PWCC 500 Index, which tracks 500 of the most prominent sports cards, is up nearly 400% from 2020 through the beginning of 2022.

At the high end, records continue to break for the most expensive sports cards sold. The following is a list of such sales—a list that will surely be outdated soon.

   VINTAGE

1. Mickey Mantle 1952 Topps SGC 9.5: $12.6 million
2. Honus Wagner T206 SGC 3: $7.25 million
3. Babe Ruth 1916 Baltimore News SGC 3: ~$6 million (exact price unknown due to nondisclosure agreement)

   ULTRA-MODERN

1. Steph Curry 2009 Panini National Treasures Rookie Patch Autograph: $5.9 million
2. LeBron James 2003-2004 Rookie Patch Autograph Upper-Deck Exquisite: $5.2 million
3. Luka Doncic 2018-2019 Panini National Treasures Rookie Patch Autograph: $4.6 million

   LARGEST MARKET CAP

1. Mickey Mantle 1952 Topps PSA 9: $73 million
2. Michael Jordan 1986 fleer PSA 10: $67 million
3. LeBron James Upper-Deck Exquisite Collection Patch Auto BGS 9/Auto 10: $49 million

 

Sources

https://www.csgcards.com/news/article/10234/most-expensive-sports-cards/

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/02/babe-ruths-1914-baltimore-card-valued-at-6m-breaks-price-record.html

https://www.pwccmarketplace.com/newsroom/pwcc-500-trading-card-index-outpaces-sp-500-fixed-income-and-debt-through-first-quarter#:~:text=The%20PWCC%20500%20Index%2C%20which,of%202020%20through%20Q1%202022

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