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The first sports card to sell for one million dollars was a T206 Honus Wagner which went for $1,265,000 at auction in 2000 (equivalent to $2,238,133 in 2023). [1] As of May 2020, the industry brings in over one billion dollars annually for manufacturers and retailers. [2]
The amount of the transaction was not disclosed, but Topps charged a $3.7 million after-tax loss on its books in connection with the sale. Two reissues of the iconic T206 Honus Wagner card by Topps, a 2002 edition featuring blue background with the legend "Topps 206" (left), and a 2019 reproduction of the 1909 original (right)
In December 2014, Peter Lik reportedly sold a photograph titled Phantom to an anonymous bidder for $6.5 million, making it potentially the third highest price paid for a photograph. [33] [34] [35] Lik's claim has been greeted with much scepticism.
Baby photos Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt: People & Hello! August 2008 $15,000,000 [1] Baby photos Emme Maribel Muñiz and Maximilian David: People: March 2008 $6,000,000 [2] Baby photos Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt: People: June 2006 $4,100,000 [3] Wedding photos Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher: OK! October 2005 $3,000,000 [4] Baby photos
In February 2007, one of the hobby's most expensive card, a near mint/mint professionally graded and authenticated T206 Honus Wagner, was sold to a private collector for $2.35 million. [45] The card was sold again later that same year for a record-setting $2.8 million. [46] Throughout the 20th century, baseball cards were always made from ...
High School Musical 2 (Topps, 2007) High School Musical 3 (Topps, 2008) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Cryptozoic, 2014) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Cryptozoic, 2015) The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Cryptozoic, 2016) Hook (Topps, 1992) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Topps, 1984) James Bond: Goldfinger ...
Each year, Topps faced the challenge of designing new cards to distinguish them from the year before. The 1952 - 56 sets were varied in presentation, but each were the same size, 2 5/8" x 3 3/4". The '52, '53 and '54 sets were vertical, the '55 and '56 sets horizontal. In 1957, the 2 1/2 x 3 1/2" size card became standard.
In May 2021, a Wagner from a private collection sold for $3.75 million at auction, again setting a new sales record for the card. [13] In August 2022, a Wagner sold for $7.25 million, another record for the card. [14] In 2002, nearly 100 years after the original T206 cards were created, Topps rebooted the brand with Topps 206.