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‘Sho Time’ meets Hulkamania as Shohei Ohtani, Hulk Hogan headline Goldin Elite auction
It’s not even baseball season yet, but it’s still “Sho Time” all the time on the sports card market as superstar Shohei Ohtani continues to dominate baseball card sales.
Ohtani set yet another card record and headlined another high-end auction, leading the January Sports Elite Auction at Goldin.
The top-selling card was Ohtani’s 2013 BBM Nippon Ham Fighters 10th Season Autographs Signed Rookie Card (#07/10), which sold for $430,050, a record for any pre-MLB Ohtani card.
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Two other unique Ohtani cards also attracted impressive prices. A 2025 Topps Now Chrome Superfractor #884 (#1/1) “Game For the Ages” card commemorating Ohtani’s three home run, 10 strikeout playoff game (BGS MINT 9) sold for $104,920, while an MLB-used Original Portrait Artwork painting by Cubs player-turned-artist Matt Szczur, which was showcased in an MLB ad campaign, sold for $48,800.
Other auction highlights included:
• A 1997–98 SkyBox E-X2001 Michael Jordan Essential Credentials Future card for a record $238,238.
• Mike Ditka’s Super Bowl XX coach-worn Chicago Bears sweater for $183,000.
• Hulk Hogan match-worn, signed and inscribed boot from his 2002 WrestleMania XVIII match vs. Dwayne The Rock Johnson for $146,400, a record for any Hogan item.
• Caleb Williams 2024 Topps Chrome Rookie Autographs Superfractor #RA-CWI signed Rookie card (#1/1) (PSA M9, PSA/DNA 10) for a record $80,520.
• Victor Wembanyama 2023-24 Panini National Treasures Rookie Logoman Patch Rookie Card (#5/5) (PSA 9) for $244,000.
• Kobe Bryant 2008-09 Topps Chrome Gold Refractor #24 (#45/50) (PSA 10) for $171,748.
• Stephen Curry 2016-17 game-used, photo-matched Golden State Warriors alternate jersey matched to eight games from his championship-winning season for $110,410.
• Lewis Hamilton 2025 Topps Dynasty F1 Suit Zipper Autograph #DAF-LHA signed, inscribed “Forza Ferrari” Race-Used Patch Card (#3/5) (Topps Encased) for $69,580.
• Novak Djokovic 2024 Topps Chrome Sapphire Tennis Padparadscha #1 (#1/1) (PSA 9) for $40,260.
• Mickey Mantle June 18, 1956 Sports Illustrated 1st Cover (Newsstand) (Pop 1, PSA 9) for $34,465.
