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A one-of-a-kind Paul Skenes baseball card sells for $1.11 million via auction

A one-of-a-kind Paul Skenes baseball card sells for $1.11 million via auction
HERE. WELL, BRIAN, LORI, WILLY WONKA IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. THIS SITUATION HAS THE ENTIRE SPORTS WORLD TALKING SOMEWHERE OUT THERE. ONE LUCKY COLLECTOR OR EVEN JUST A RANDOM FAN COULD OPEN A PACK OF BASEBALL CARDS AND FIND A ONE OF ONE SIGNED PAUL SKEENS ROOKIE DEBUT CARD. ONE OF ONE MEANS IT鈥橲 THE ONLY ONE THAT EXISTS, PERIOD. TOPPS ANNOUNCED THE RELEASE OF THE CARD IN THEIR NEW 2024 TOPPS CHROME UPDATE PACKS. THE RELEASE FEATURES ONLY ONE CARD OF SKEENS, WITH THE PATCH SKEENS WORE DURING HIS FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE GAME. THE PIRATES THEMSELVES SAY IT鈥橲 THEIR GOAL TO BRING THAT ONE OF A KIND CARD HOME, SO HERE鈥橲 THEIR OFFER TO WHOEVER CAN FIND IT AND TURN IT IN. TWO PIRATES SEASON TICKETS BEHIND HOME PLATE FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS. TWO SIGNED SKENES JERSEYS, A PRIVATE TOUR OF PIRATE CITY IN FLORIDA, AND LECOM PARK, AND EVEN LIBBY DUNN, THE LSU STAR GYMNAST AND SKENES GIRLFRIEND, TOSSED OUT AN OFFER TO SIT WITH HER IN A SUITE AT A PIRATES GAME. THE HUNT TO FIND THE CARD ATTRACTING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. I WANT THAT POLSKIEJ PATCH CARD. THAT WOULD BE A NICE. EVERYBODY ASKS, WELL, HOW MANY BOXES ARE THERE? HOW MANY PACKS ARE THERE? THAT INFORMATION IS NEVER RELEASED. I MEAN, THERE鈥橲 LOTS, BUT THERE ARE 200 PLUS ROOKIES THAT HAVE SIMILAR PATCH, BUT THERE鈥橲 ONLY ONE PAUL SKENES. WELL, JEFF PATTON OWNS BASEBALL CARD CASTLE IN CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP. THAT鈥橲 NEAR WHERE SKENES PLAYS IN PITTSBURGH. HE SAYS HE GOT A SHIPMENT OF A COUPLE HUNDRED TOPPS CHROME CARDS. THURSDAY WAS SOLD OUT BY CLOSING TIME ON FRIDAY. HE HAD PHONE CALLS FROM COLLECTORS AS FAR AS CALIFORNIA, HOPING THAT SPECIAL SKENES ROOKIE PATCH CARD WOULD BE HIDING IN ONE OF THE PACKS. PEOPLE ASK, WOULD IT BE IN PITTSBURGH? WHO KNOWS WHO KNOWS WHEN IT WILL COME OUT? BUT THE PACKS ARE BEING OPENED AT A RECORD PACE, SO IT PROBABLY WON鈥橳 TAKE LONG FOR IT TO TO POP UP. I JUST HEARD ABOUT IT ON TWITTER AND THOUGHT I鈥橠 GIVE THROW MY HAT IN THE RING. CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT YOU CAN GET 30 YEARS OF SEASON TICKETS, 30 YEARS OF SEASON TICKETS, OR THE I FORGET THE WHOLE PACKAGE, BUT IT鈥橲 GOT TO BE WORTH LIKE SIX FIGURES. BETHANY, ISN鈥橳 IT? ARE PEOPLE SPLIT ON WHAT THEY DO WITH THAT? BRIAN THAT鈥橲 EXACTLY BEEN THE BIG DEBATE AT THE CENTER OF THIS. WHILE FANS WERE EXCITED AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIND THE LUCKY CARD, A FEW OF THEM SAID IT MIGHT BE WORTH MORE TO KEEP IT SELL IT OFF THEMSELVES THAN WHAT THE PIRATES ARE OFFERING, ESPECIALLY WITH THE STATE OF THE TEAM AT THE MOMENT. COLLECT $1 MILLION. BUT I WOULD ALSO HAVE SOME REQUIREMENTS FOR THEIR MINIMAL AMOUNT OF PAYROLL. IF I TRADE IN THOSE TICKETS. IF TRADING THAT CARD FOR THOSE TICKETS, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I鈥橫 COMING TO SEE A GOOD TEAM. WELL, THERE鈥橲 ALSO OTHER PLAYERS TRYING TO OFFER REWARDS FOR THE CARD. A ROBINSON TOWNSHIP COLLECTIBLE SHOP IS OFFERING $250,000 TO ANYONE WHO SELLS THEM. THE CARD, AND 350,000 IF THE CUSTOMER PULLS THE CARD IN THEIR STORE. AND NBC SETH MEYERS, A NOTED PIRATES FAN, SAID HE WOULD GIVE AWAY FOUR VIP TICKETS TO A TAPING OF HIS SHOW IF SOMEONE WOULD EVEN JUST LET HIM LOOK AT THE CARD. SO THIS HAS CAUSED PANDEMONIUM EVERYWHERE, PITTSBURGH OBVIOUSLY INCLUDED. BUT THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS WOULD DO. BRIAN AND LORI, ARE WE KEEPING IT? ARE WE SELLING IT? I CAN鈥橳 GIVE THE WILLY WONKA THING OUT OF MY MIND. I KNOW THAT鈥橲 WHAT鈥橲 IN MY HEAD. IT鈥橲 THE GOLDEN TICKET. I DON鈥橳 KNOW WHEN YOU THREW LYVEDEN IN THERE AND YOU鈥橰E LIKE, OH, I KIND OF LIKE HER. MAYBE I WOULD WANT TO SIT WITH HER IN THE SUITE. LATCHING ON TO WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE STATE OF THE TEAM, I鈥橠 PROBABLY SELL IT. I THINK SO, TOO. OF COURSE. THAT鈥橲 A LOT OF MONEY THAT YOU COULD KEEP. YOU COULD SET UP THAT LITTLE GUY FOR COLLEGE THAT WE SAW ONCE $1 MILLION OUT OF IT. BUT REGARDLESS, WE WILL FIND OUT TODAY WHETHER HE鈥橲 WO
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A one-of-a-kind Paul Skenes baseball card sells for $1.11 million via auction
A one-of-a-kind Paul Skenes baseball card has been sold for $1.11 million after a two-week auction.There was a total of 64 bids on Skenes' debut patch card, which is autographed and contains a patch that was on the pitcher's jersey for his heralded major league debut in May. DICK'S Sporting Goods announced shortly after the auction concluded that they had submitted the winning bid for the Pittsburgh Pirates star's MLB Debut Patch card.The company, which is based in western Pennsylvania, said the card will go on display for the Pittsburgh community to see at the DICK'S House of Sport store.Officials have not said when the card will go on display, adding details will be released at a later time.According to the announcement, the card will be displayed in a new collectors' space at the store.The store will feature a trading cards and memorabilia experience."Acquiring the Paul Skenes MLB Debut Patch card enables us to celebrate his incredible talent while giving our athletes a unique opportunity to experience a piece of baseball history up close. We're thrilled to bring this special card home and display it in our Pittsburgh House of Sport store where it can inspire the next generation of athletes and collectors," said Ed Stack, executive chairman of DICK'S.The final price announced by Fanatics Collect late Thursday night included a 20% buyer's premium. Fanatics Collect plans to donate its proceeds from the sale to the LA Fire Relief Fund.The 22-year-old Skenes is slated to make $875,000 while in the major leagues this year with the Pirates.The card鈥檚 journey over the last few months has generated the kind of buzz typically reserved for iconic collectibles featuring Hall of Famers Honus Wagner, Mickey Mantle and Ken Griffey Jr. The debut patch cards are featured in Topps Chrome Update. There were 91 in the first year in 2023 and 251 last year.While the cards have attracted the attention of some young major leaguers and longtime collectors alike, most of the attention has been focused on Skenes' card in particular.A combination of Skenes鈥� burgeoning stardom, the considerable reach of his girlfriend, LSU gymnast/influencer Livvy Dunne and a head-turning offer the Pirates made in hopes of securing the card fueled the hype for the one-of-one collectible.It was claimed by an 11-year-old in the Los Angeles area after he discovered the redemption code for the Skenes card in a pack he received as part of a Christmas present. He declined the Pirates鈥� offer and instead turned over the card to Fanatics Collect, which has given it the 鈥渨hite glove鈥� service for the last two months.Skenes was voted the National League Rookie of the Year after he went 11-3 with a 1.96 ERA in 23 starts for Pittsburgh last year. The right-hander is slated to start for the Pirates on opening day next week.

A one-of-a-kind Paul Skenes baseball card has been sold for $1.11 million after a two-week auction.

There was a total of 64 bids on Skenes' debut patch card, which is autographed and contains a patch that was on the pitcher's jersey for his heralded major league debut in May.

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DICK'S Sporting Goods announced shortly after the auction concluded that they had submitted the winning bid for the Pittsburgh Pirates star's MLB Debut Patch card.

The company, which is based in western Pennsylvania, said the card will go on display for the Pittsburgh community to see at the DICK'S House of Sport store.

Officials have not said when the card will go on display, adding details will be released at a later time.

According to the announcement, the card will be displayed in a new collectors' space at the store.

The store will feature a trading cards and memorabilia experience.

"Acquiring the Paul Skenes MLB Debut Patch card enables us to celebrate his incredible talent while giving our athletes a unique opportunity to experience a piece of baseball history up close. We're thrilled to bring this special card home and display it in our Pittsburgh House of Sport store where it can inspire the next generation of athletes and collectors," said Ed Stack, executive chairman of DICK'S.

The final price announced by Fanatics Collect late Thursday night included a 20% buyer's premium. Fanatics Collect plans to donate its proceeds from the sale to the LA Fire Relief Fund.

The 22-year-old Skenes is slated to make $875,000 while in the major leagues this year with the Pirates.

The card鈥檚 journey over the last few months has generated the kind of buzz typically reserved for iconic collectibles featuring Hall of Famers Honus Wagner, Mickey Mantle and Ken Griffey Jr.

The debut patch cards are featured in Topps Chrome Update. There were 91 in the first year in 2023 and 251 last year.

While the cards have attracted the attention of some young major leaguers and longtime collectors alike, most of the attention has been focused on Skenes' card in particular.

A combination of Skenes鈥� burgeoning stardom, the considerable reach of his girlfriend, LSU gymnast/influencer Livvy Dunne and a head-turning offer the Pirates made in hopes of securing the card fueled the hype for the one-of-one collectible.

It was claimed by an 11-year-old in the Los Angeles area after he discovered the redemption code for the Skenes card in a pack he received as part of a Christmas present. He declined the Pirates鈥� offer and instead turned over the card to Fanatics Collect, which has given it the 鈥渨hite glove鈥� service for the last two months.

Skenes was voted the National League Rookie of the Year after he went 11-3 with a 1.96 ERA in 23 starts for Pittsburgh last year. The right-hander is slated to start for the Pirates on opening day next week.