Shohei Ohtani, Paul Skenes cards net big sales in Goldin auction

Three-time MLB MVP Shohei Ohtani and 2024 NL Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes were two of the biggest stars of the 2024 season.

Ohtani, the first 50/50 star in major league history, won the NL MVP for the Dodgers, his third MVP award in four years. Skenes, the No. 1 draft pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, became a dominant starter for the Pirates in his rookie season.

Their spectacular 2024 seasons has led to a surge in demand for their trading cards, and both MLB stars set records in Goldin’s December Elite Auction.

Ohtani’s 2018 Topps Transcendent '52 Superfractor rookie card sold for $246,440, a record for the card.

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Meanwhile, a 2024 Topps Chrome Paul Skenes Signed Rookie Card (#1/1) sold for $111,532.

Goldin’s final auction of 2024 also featured several other record-breaking and notable sales. Other highlights include:

• A 2008 Lebron James signed patch card sold for $81,740, a record for a public sale for the card.

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• A 2023 Lamine Yamal game-used and signed Barcelona jersey, worn during his first Champions League assist, sold for a record $58,560, the highest public sale for a Lamine Yamal game-used jersey.

• a 1989 Ken Griffey Jr. signed MLB debut full ticket sold for $52,460, a record for a Griffey debut ticket.

• A 2021-22 Panini Alperen Sengun signed Patch Rookie Card (#1/1) for $59,780, a record any Sengun card.

• A 1998-99 Precious Metal Gems (PMG) #16 Dennis Rodman card for a record $37,210.

• A 2009 Topps Tom Brady Patch Card (#1/1) for a record $63,062.

• A 1926 W512 hand-cut #6 Babe Ruth card for a record $19,931.

• A 1962 Topps Baseball Series 3 unopened 5-cent wax pack for a record $9,760.

• A Michael Schumacher race-worn Scuderia Ferrari F1 OMP racing suit for $45,140.