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Tom Brady’s Signed Rookie Card Fetches $3.1 Million at Auction

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The sale of the New England Patriot’s 2000 rookie card broke the previous record, also held by the NFL great, for highest price ever paid for a football card.

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The New England Patriots rookie card signed by Tom Brady in 2000 has been auctioned off for $3.1 million, making it the most valuable football card ever sold on auction. The previous record was set two months ago when someone paid $2.25 million for another card from Brady’s rookie season. There were 32 bidders for the seven-time Super Bowl winner’s card sold by Lelands Mid-Spring Classic Auction which started bids at $750,000.

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