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    Brady rookie card sells for $250,000 on eBay

    A Tom Brady rookie card sold for $250,000 on eBay on Thursday, shattering the record for the highest price paid for a Brady collectible and the second-highest price ever paid for a modern-day sports card.


    The card, a Playoff Contenders Rookie Ticket championship version, is one of 100 that were produced in 2000.


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    Darren Rovell @darrenrovell

    JUST IN: This Tom Brady card was sold by power seller @RickProbstein on eBay for a Brady collectible record of $250,000.
    11:33 AM - Feb 2, 2018

    The previous high for a Brady collectible sold at auction was a game-used jersey, which sold for $57,500 last February. The only modern-day card that has sold for more at auction than this Brady card was a LeBron "Logoman" 1 of 1 rookie card, which sold for $312,000 in 2016.


    The card that was sold is in the best condition of those that have been graded.
    "For a modern-day card, this one has had issues -- from chipping on the sides, to centering, to the autograph," said Rick Probstein, the largest-volume sports memorabilia seller on eBay, with $29 million in sales on the site in 2017.


    Probstein listed the card for Brady collector Joe Prizio, who says he bought the card three years ago for $15,000.


    "I wanted to enjoy Brady cards, but I also wanted to make good investments," he said. "Brady, in the card world, is now being mentioned in the same breath as Jordan and Mickey Mantle."


    Prizio has all 135 of Brady's rookie cards, most of them in the best grade. One card he has listed on eBay through Probstein currently has a Buy It Now price of $500,000.


    He bought that card and 11 other cards from a dealer for a total of $30,000 in 2011, he said.


    As Brady goes for his sixth Super Bowl ring this weekend, there are no lack of auctions hoping to cash in on the buzz. Goldin Auctions is auctioning off a Super Bowl LII family ring with Brady's name on it. It's the first Brady item related to his Super Bowls ever offered at auction. Security in and out of the locker room will be tighter this year after Brady had his game-used jersey stolen following last year's game. An investigation led to Mexico, where a journalist was found to have the jersey and another Brady Super Bowl uniform.

    http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2...ls-250000-ebay

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    he got ripped off card not worth 250k

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    So silly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cincinnatikid513 View Post
    he got ripped off card not worth 250k
    especially after this Sunday
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    rookie card????





    TOM BRADY?????



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    I know rich people can afford things like this this, but 1/4 mil for a sports card? I guess the sports cards are like cryptos in a way. They have value if the people buying them say they have value.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roscoe_Word View Post
    I know rich people can afford things like this this, but 1/4 mil for a sports card? I guess the sports cards are like cryptos in a way. They have value if the people buying them say they have value.
    Just like the scam that is the fine art community.

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    Quote Originally Posted by A4K View Post
    Just like the scam that is the fine art community.
    Ha. Yep!

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    He outbid me barely
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    Quote Originally Posted by Roscoe_Word View Post
    Ha. Yep!
    I love when some fuqtard spends $50 million on a painting. I can literally clear $5 million a year on that money without much effort.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Seaweed View Post
    He outbid me barely
    Were you the guy bidding $188?

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    I should have unloaded my 3 Ricky Henderson rookies cards when they were hot. Still mad about that.
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    So if someone grades a gem mint 10 it's worth $4,000,000.00?
    Someone got ripped and their grandkids won't see an ROI on that card.

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    There’s probably more Brady cards out there. Problem is, I don’t know if I can afford a pack of football cards anymore.

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    this is prob some scheme from 2 buddies to try and revive the sports card market which really went into the tank the last few years

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    Wow. If Brady Win this super bowl and one more it will be a good investment. If he loses and then gets hurt or sucks and retires then not.

    It's kind of like a sports wagering future bet on the Pats and Brady winning this Superbowl

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    Quote Originally Posted by Otters27 View Post
    Wow. If Brady Win this super bowl and one more it will be a good investment. If he loses and then gets hurt or sucks and retires then not.

    It's kind of like a sports wagering future bet on the Pats and Brady winning this Superbowl
    yep.

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    Wonder how much I'd get for my ungraded Peyton Manning or Dan Marino Rookie cards.

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    dang put that one on my bike spokes

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kermit View Post
    I should have unloaded my 3 Ricky Henderson rookies cards when they were hot. Still mad about that.
    They still sell for good money in PSA 9 or 10.
    More than back in the day.

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    almost bought a townhouse this week for 400k.... lmao making this even more hilarious and bizarre all at the same time..

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    His Jersey # one of the same card went only for $63k a week ago.

    That's basically a 1 of 1 and worth way more than this one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shocka1212 View Post
    almost bought a townhouse this week for 400k.... lmao making this even more hilarious and bizarre all at the same time..
    It's crazy enough as it is but when you put it like that... bloody hell. A house or a friggen card.

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    Quote Originally Posted by k13 View Post
    They still sell for good money in PSA 9 or 10.
    More than back in the day.
    Yeah but money was worth more back then AND it meant more to you as a kid. Plus you didn't have to deal with all this grading BS.

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    I would rather have a bunch of gold coins than a freaking card.

    Vintage guitars are another rip off. SOOO MANY guitar players are (falsely) convinced that old wood and old pickups produce better tone than new guitars. NOT TRUE. $1000 will buy you the very best of most styles of guitars... but people pay $5000 to $30,000 all the time for old stuff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shari91 View Post
    It's crazy enough as it is but when you put it like that... bloody hell. A house or a friggen card.
    it needed some work, but I had budgeted 50k for a full blown renovation of all three floors... 50k, or one of tom bradys miniature legs from the card.

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    Shoulda waited till he retired

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    It’s worth every penny!! He’s the best quarterback that ever play the game !!

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    There's a nearly identical card to this on eBay too. Only difference is the $250k one is a special parallel. The one currently listed has a buy it now of $5k. Guy paid 50x more for one with a different foil. Crazy.

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    Most of the time you see crazy prices for anything (cryptos, fine art as mentioned above) it is to launder money. This probably get sold for 200K next year and the guy clears 80% to legitimize his cash.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kermit View Post
    I should have unloaded my 3 Ricky Henderson rookies cards when they were hot. Still mad about that.
    Should have done the same thing with Barry Bonds.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shocka1212 View Post
    almost bought a townhouse this week for 400k.... lmao making this even more hilarious and bizarre all at the same time..
    250k is nothing compare to filthy rich people

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    Quote Originally Posted by ikid2groove415 View Post
    250k is nothing compare to filthy rich people
    this is true...

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    But wait....how could a 1/1 be worth less than a gretzky RC, when there are hundreds of thousands of Gretzky RC's?

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    This guy actually going to pay or is it one of those stupid 'This thing went for X amount!' that gets press for some reason despite the bids being fake.

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