Rare 1979 Wayne Gretzky Rookie Card Auctions for Record $3.75 Million USD
Marking the most expensive hockey trading card to date.
Wayne Gretzky is highly regarded as one of hockey’s greats even after his retirement from the NHL.
Heritage Auctions recently sold a rare 1979, Gem Mint 10 condition Wayne Gretzky rookie card for $3.75 million USD, which now holds the record for the most expensive hockey card ever. The card is expected to be only one of two known 1979 O-Pee-Chee Gretzky rookie cards with a perfect grading. The previous record was only set five months ago, where Heritage also sold the other gem-mint Canadian version of Gretzky’s Edmonton Oilers rookie card for $1.29 million USD. The same card was sold for $94,000 USD in 2011, prior to fetching $465,000 USD in 2016.
It is not surprising that the price of the hockey great’s card continues to soar to exorbitant prices. The now 60-year-old retired, four-time Stanley Cup champion ranks first in goals with 894 and assists with 1,963. Gretzky, known as “The Great One” was a pillar for the sport, and has recently become one of the Holy Grails in sports cards memorabilia.
Check out the card above.
Wayne Gretzky’s 1979 Rookie Card Skates to a New World Record With $3.75 Million Sale.
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— Heritage Auctions (@HeritageAuction) May 27, 2021
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