Gretzky Rookie Card Could Reach $400,000

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Gretzky Rookie Card Could Reach $400,000 Jul 15, 2016 15:28:46 GMT -5

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Near gagged when I read this ... might get mine graded to see its value ...

Wayne Gretzky rookie card smashing
record at ongoing auction
BY ALLAN MUIR, Posted: Fri Jul. 15, 2016

Nearly two decades after his retirement, the Great One is still obliterating records.

The best-known example of Wayne Gretzky's 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee rookie card is up for auction and the early action has been historic. Bidding for the card, which is being offered by Goldin Auctions, already has reached $200,000, more than double the previous record for a modern hockey card.

Estimates suggest the bidding could reach $400,000 by the time the card is finally sold. That's a staggering leap from the then-record $94,163 that the card last traded for back in May, 2011.

"The card is the flag bearer for the hockey market," said Ken Goldin, president of Goldin Auctions. "It is the most valuable and most sought after hockey card, by far."

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Skilly Hall of Famer more Majors than Cups Posts: 35,513	Gretzky Rookie Card Could Reach $400,000 Jul 15, 2016 18:54:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Skilly on Jul 15, 2016 18:54:42 GMT -5 I put three in the spokes of my bike .... Shoot me now, please
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seventeen Global Moderator Posts: 36,684	Gretzky Rookie Card Could Reach $400,000 Jul 16, 2016 0:25:42 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by seventeen on Jul 16, 2016 0:25:42 GMT -5 Nothing like the sound of sports cards flapping against spokes. Rivaled only by the sobs 30 years later.
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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Gretzky Rookie Card Could Reach $400,000 Jul 16, 2016 2:01:05 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2016 2:01:05 GMT -5 Still got mine, locked away in safety deposit box. I'm guessing this particular one is a flawless cut and condition. I'd never sell mine for 1k anyways. It's a childhood treasure.

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Gretzky Rookie Card Could Reach $400,000 Jul 16, 2016 6:05:15 GMT -5

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Jul 15, 2016 18:54:42 GMT -5 Skilly said:

I put three in the spokes of my bike .... Shoot me now, please

That's the fate to many of my early Bruins cards ... Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr ... didn't matter ... mind you, I never had a Bobby Orr rookie card ... these aren't from my personal collection but I do have them in a trunk ... got the Ken Dryden rookie back in the early 90's when the guy was packing up from a card show ... paid $2 bucks for it and $15 for the Lafleur RC a few years later (the lady really didn't know her cards so ...) the Dryden is far from mint but it's a great keepsake ... I have quite a few more RCs ... too many to name them all ...