Modern Baseball Cards (1981–present)
2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Superfractor #BDPP89 Mike Trout (Auto)
The 2020 Trout sale was the moment the modern card market reached parity with vintage. A 1/1 superfractor of a generational player, in pristine condition, at the precise moment Trout was being discussed as the best player of his era.
- Sale price
- $3.94M
- USD · hammer + buyer's premium
- Sale date
- August 22, 2020
- Venue
- Goldin Auctions
- Authentication
- BGS 9.5 Gem Mint / BGS Auto 10
Provenance
1/1 superfractor pulled from a 2009 Bowman Chrome pack; held by a private collector until 2020.
Condition
BGS 9.5 with all subgrades 9.5 or 10, autograph subgrade 10.
Editorial note
The 2020 Trout sale was the moment the modern card market reached parity with vintage. A 1/1 superfractor of a generational player, in pristine condition, at the precise moment Trout was being discussed as the best player of his era.
Sources cited
Goldin Auctions catalog Summer 2020
auction house
ESPN: 'Mike Trout card sells for record $3.93 million'
trade press
Reported figures reflect publicly-cited hammer + buyer's premium as of source date. May differ slightly from auction-house internal records. Educational reference, not appraisal.
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