Photo by Mick Haupt on Unsplash Baseball Mike Trout Rookie Card Sells For Record-Breaking $3.9 Million A Mike Trout baseball card passed the famous Honus Wagner card for the highest priced trading card in history. by Eli Fishman August 24, 2020 Los Angeles Angels superstar Mike Trout continued to break records this week. One of his rare autographed baseball cards surpassed the famed Honus Wagner card as the highest-priced trading card in history. The card, a Beckett graded 9 one-of-one autographed 2009 Bowman Chrome Draft autographed Superfractor went for $3.9 million at auction. Mike Trout ‘s card was flipped by Dave Oancea, who initially bought the it for $400k in 2018. @Topps 2009 Bowman Chrome Superfractor @MikeTrout graded @beckett_grading 9.5 sells for $3.93 million at goldin auctions “ goldin elite” tonight. Session 2 ends Sunday night at 10pm …highest priced ever for ANY trading card.. pic.twitter.com/axV4sXjMcC — Goldin Auctions (@GoldinAuctions) August 23, 2020 Honus Wagner’s 1911 card sold for $3.12 million at auction in 2016, and continues to climb in price, as does Mike Trout ‘s card. Mike Trout’s 2011 rookie card is the hottest item in the baseball card industry. This massive sale goes to show the level of fame and greatness of Trout as an athlete, but shows the amount of money to be made in the sport card industry. Post Views: 782 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Eli Fishman Eli Fishman is a 16-year old college and minor league baseball writer for Double G Sports. He writes about MLB and MLB Draft prospects. Eli has experience broadcasting college baseball and has his own website and YouTube channel where he interviews professional baseball players. Latest posts by Eli Fishman (see all) Yankees Legends, Somerset Patriots Announce New Double-A Affiliation - November 11, 2020 A Recap of Thursday’s Mets Protest, PR Mess - August 29, 2020 MLBN Adds Buck Showalter as Analyst - August 26, 2020 Mike Trout Rookie Card Sells For Record-Breaking $3.9 Million - August 24, 2020 Related TopicsBaseballBaseball Cardshonus wagnerMike Troutmike trout rookie cardMLB Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 How To Avoid Scams When Purchasing Football Tickets Online by Guest | posted on July 23, 2020 XFL Co-Owner Dany Garcia Talks Business, Serving Others at espnW Women + Sports Summit by Candace Cordelia | posted on October 23, 2020 Women in Sports: Ariel Epstein, On-Air Host at SportsGrid (VIDEO) by Anthony Paradiso | posted on March 12, 2021 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Somerset Patriots Win Championship, Postseason Awards Announced Roman Reigns Makes Surprise Return at WWE SummerSlam