The lucky baseball fan who pulled a rare ‘1-of-1′ Paul Skenes rookie card has turned down a huge offer from the Pittsburgh Pirates and bagged a huge payday at auction. The 2024 Topps Chrome Update MLB debut patch autograph card of Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes was found by an 11-year-old Dodgers fan in Los Angeles….
This week, a 2024 Topps Chrome Update MLB debut patch autograph card of Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes fetched a whopping $1.11 million at auction. Notably, the sale greatly exceeds Skenes’ 2025 base salary of $875,000. 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: The Paul Skenes 1/1 Rookie Debut Patch Autograph card has sold at auction for $1,110,000. Of all…
In previous articles we looked at the Impossible Baseball Cards of the 1970s and early 1980s. In this article, we look at the late 1980s and early 1990s, a period in the Hobby disparagingly dubbed the “Junk Wax Era” for its overproduction and largely worthless card collections. Still, while those Gregg Jefferies rookie cards you…
A one-of-a-kind Paul Skenes baseball card sells for $1.11 million via auction MSN
Steve Buchanan looks into the April 2025 release schedule for sports cards. The sports card release schedule for April 2025 is jam-packed with new products from Topps and Panini. In this article, we’ll show you what you can expect to be hitting the shelves of your local hobby shop! If you don’t have one in…
A one-of-a-kind Paul Skenes baseball card sells for $1.11 million via auction Seattle PI
11-year-old boy hits jackpot with rare baseball card sold for $1.11 million MSN
Few, if any, sports cards arrived with the same level of hype as the 2024 Topps MLB Debut Patch Autograph Paul Skenes did with the release of 2024 Topps Chrome Chrome Baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates wanted it, offering a package headlined by seasons tickets for 30 years. Others put bounties on it. Collectors went searching…
Dan HajduckyMar 21, 2025, 01:47 AM ET Close Dan Hajducky is a staff writer for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes’ 2024 Topps Chrome Update MLB debut patch autograph card sold…
Few, if any, sports cards arrived with the same level of hype as the 2024 Topps MLB Debut Patch Autograph Paul Skenes did with the release of 2024 Topps Chrome Chrome Baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates wanted it, offering a package headlined by seasons tickets for 30 years. Others put bounties on it. Collectors went searching…