Tom Brady Reacts To Record-Setting Rookie Card Sale
BOSTON (CBS) – Even Tom Brady is impressed with the record-setting sale of his rookie card.
On Tuesday, a rare Brady rookie card sold at auction for $400,100. It set the record for highest price ever paid at auction for a football card.
Brady joked on Instagram, sharing a screenshot of an article about the sale and saying "You know I'm cleaning out the basement today."
The card is from the 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Ticket collection. It was graded by Beckett Grading Services as a 9 out of 10, which qualifies as gem mint. It is one of two cards in the world graded in such pristine condition.
Nick Fiorella of Stuart, Florida had the winning bid for the card. Fiorella is a Dolphins fan who said he despised Brady for much of his career.
Fiorella said he invests in cards. He believes the Brady card will be worth millions in 5-to-10 years.
"It's a big investment. But I feel really, really comfortable with it and feel like it's going to be quite frankly a huge return," he told WBZ-TV.
