Gretzky Cards Sell for $2 Million

The Great One has set another record

If you’re subscribed to our YouTube channel, you may have seen that I recently started up a new series - 10X Your Money With Sports Cards. In Episode #1, I briefly mention that I’m going to be basing a lot of my decisions on something that one of my favorite YouTubers / Businessmen / Card Owners has often preached. Patrick Bet-David, owner of the Valuetainment YouTube channel, has always said that he won’t make an investment unless there’s a real possibility of doubling his money. Well, that theory came to fruition two days ago, as PBD sold both of his Wayne Gretzky rookie cards for a total of over $2 million!

Patrick Bet-David @patrickbetdavid

Sold 2 Gretzky cards last night for $2,010,000. I’ve been collecting cards since 1990. The market has changed tremendously. If you’re a serious investor, you may want to consider investing a small portion of your portfolio in cards. I made 233% return in 17 months. https://t.co/tNBpBrmx9r

Heritage Auctions Sports @Heritage_Sport

Last night, these two @PSAcard Gem Mint 10 #WayneGretzky rookie cards, consigned by entrepreneur @patrickbetdavid, became the Greatest Ones, smashing the previous auction records. The 1979 OPC sold for $1,290,000, the Topps counterpart sold for $720,000 https://t.co/4xodeoyX9X https://t.co/P8yZtn4Clo

The O-Pee-Chee version of the Wayne Gretzky rookie card was a record-setting sale, becoming the first hockey card to sell for over $1 million. The Topps version wasn’t far behind either, netting a cool $720,000 at auction.

Hockey cards have long been seen as the “forgotten one” of the four major sports, with basketball, football, and baseball all sharing the collective spotlight. This sale has to get hockey collectors excited, as it brings a huge amount of attention to the sport and shows that there is some real money to be made in the hockey card market.

Congrats again to Patrick Bet-David on the huge sale, and thank you all for reading!

See you next week,

Ryan