Mike Trout rookie card sells for nearly one million dollars

There’s no question that Mike Trout is the greatest player in baseball today. In addition, he’s also the highest paid, having signed a contract that season worth more than $400 million. His contract isn’t the only thing that’s valuable about Trout.

An autographed Trout rookie card sold for $922,500. It was sold at Goldin Auctions in Runnemede, New Jersey. This made it the highest price ever gotten for a modern-day baseball card, according to Action Network’s Darren Rovell.

Here’s a photo of the card.

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Can you imagine a baseball card being worth nearly $1 million?! I find that absolutely nuts. I personally don’t understand how the value in baseball cards work, so I’m unsure as to how this was worth so much money.

But hey, someone just made a lot of profit on a card, and some collector is really happy right now, so everyone wins!

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