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Stellar Lineup of Tom Brady Lots Up for Grabs as Retirement Hits the Hobby

It’s official that Tom Brady is retiring from his professional football career. It is undeniable that Brady’s stats make him the best quarterback of all-time. His cards and collectibles are worth countless millions of dollars combined at this point, and Brady’s cards are among the highest sales ever. So what happens to Tom Brady’s prized rookie cards now?

“My teammates, coaches, fellow competitors, and fans deserve 100% of me, but right now, it’s best to leave the field of play to the next generation of dedicated and committed athletes.” -Tom Brady.

With the build-up and scrutiny by fans and collectors for weeks following The Tampa Bay Buccaneers playoff loss, both Goldin Auctions and Heritage Auctions have used the attention to showcase investor grade cards and memorabilia of Tom Brady. There have been many big ticket items being sold on eBay as well.

Collectors Dashboard evaluates collectibles as an alternative asset class. The same capital that could have been invested into stocks or bonds is being used to buy high-end collectibles. True sports collectors and hobbyists have a passion to own certain cards or memorabilia for quite a long time. The investor class in collectibles is solely buying an asset to sell at a later date for a profit. This keeps collectors and investors in a constant battle for who can win in auctions.

Heritage Auctions for perspective sold a 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Ticket Tom Brady Rookie #144 (34/100) BGS NM-MT+ 8.5 Auto 10 for $1,590,000 on May 6, 2021 after 32 bids.

Here are Tom Brady items currently offered by Heritage Auctions:

2002 Super Bowl XXXVI Full Ticket Signed by Tom Brady, PSA Gem Mint 10 – PSA/DNA Auto 10 with a current bid of $21,000.00 after 2 bids and 24 days remaining. At 649 page views Heritage Auctions notes that this ticket has a graded population of 1. Estimate 80,000.00+

2000 Bowman Chrome Tom Brady Rookie #236 PSA Gem Mint 10 with a current bid of $13,000.00 after 6 bids and 24 days remaining. Estimate $20,000.00+

Heritage had these two recent sales of the 2000 Bowman Chrome Tom Brady Rookie #236 card in PSA 10:

2000 Bowman Chrome Tom Brady Rookie #236 PSA Gem Mint 10 sold for $32,400.00 on January 28, 2022 after 20 bids.

2000 Bowman Chrome Tom Brady Rookie #236 PSA Gem Mint 10 sold for $19,200.00 on November 18, 2021 after 13 bids.

2020 Panini Honors Tom Brady (Signature Orange) #4 PSA Gem Mint 10, PSA/DNA Auto 10 – numbered 1 of 1 with an opening bid of $12,500.00 and an estimate of $50,000.00+.

2000 Tom Brady Professional Debut Ticket Stub (Patriots vs. Lions), PSA Mint 9 with a current bid of $8,000.00 after 3 bids and 24 days remaining. Population of 1. Estimate $30,000.00+

2017 Super Bowl LI Full Ticket Signed by Tom Brady PSA Gem Mint 10 Auto 10 with a current bid of $8,000.00 after 3 bids and 24 days remaining. Population of 1. Estimate $30,000.00+

Goldin Auctions has its Tom Brady collection broken into three days. The auction house has cards and graded ticket stubs spread across three days but offers a convenient featured link titled Tom Brady Collection which organizes all the Tom Brady items all together from the ongoing Winter Elite Auction. Here are closing times and descriptions worth knowing:

2000 Playoff Contenders “Championship Ticket” #144 Tom Brady Signed Rookie Card (#056/100) – BGS NM-MT 8/BGS 10 with a current bid of $975,000.00 after 36 bids and three days remaining.

2000 Bowman Chrome Refractor #236 Tom Brady Rookie Card – BGS GEM MINT 9.5 with a current bid of $260,000.00 after 23 bids with three days remaining.

2000 Playoff Contenders “Rookie Ticket” Autograph #144 Tom Brady Signed Rookie Card – BGS GEM MINT 9.5/BGS 10 with a current bid of $172,000.00 after 28 bids with three days remaining.

2000 Bowman Chrome Refractor #236 Tom Brady Rookie Card – PSA MINT 9 with a current bid of $90,000.00 after 30 bids and four days remaining.

2000 Playoff Contenders “Rookie Ticket” Autograph #144 Tom Brady Signed Rookie Card – PSA MINT 9, PSA/DNA Authentic with a current bid of $86,000.00 after 31 bids and three days remaining.

2000 Playoff Contenders Rookie Autographed Ticket #144 Tom Brady Signed Rookie Card – SGC 96 MINT 9 with a current bid of $78,000.00 after 34 bids and 3 days remaining.

2000 Bowman Chrome Football Unopened 6-Box Hobby Case — Possible Tom Brady Rookies and Refractors with a current bid of $74,000.00 after 24 bids and three days remaining.

According to Beckett there are 44 different Tom Brady rookie cards. Several examples of single population cards are up for grabs as the market shifts after Tom Brady’s retirement announcement. From ticket stubs to rookie cards Tom Brady has future sales to notice. These two auction houses are posed to change Tom Brady as a collectible into the future.