Record Setting $3.1 Million Purchase Turns Into Horror Story as Tom Brady Superfan Hit With Massive Loss

It’s been a rough couple of months for Tom Brady fanatics. First, they bid goodbye to their favorite quarterback in February and then TB12 squashed all subsequent comeback rumors. However, one Brady superfan had more than just an emotional setback. The former NE Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback hampered way more than this fan’s footballing sentiments, as a heavy financial loss made the situation worse. Specifically, a $2.4 million hit.

No, this isn’t another FTX lawsuit setback. This concerns a Brady-memorabilia and its gigantic fall in valuation over the last two years. Let’s dive deep into the Brady rookie trading card mishap that has undoubtedly shaken up things for his loyal fanbase.

A $2.4 million loss

7x Super Bowl champion Tom Brady’s trading cards have always set the standards in the card trading industry. In 2022, during Brady’s first retirement announcement, a 2000 Contenders Rookie Championship Ticket with an 8.5 BGS rating and a perfect 10 signature sold for nearly $2.3 million via Probstein Auctions on eBay. At the time, it was the biggest trading card sale in the e-commerce platform’s history. However, one year down the line, the 15x Pro Bowler’s trading cards have taken a massive hit in valuation.

According to the Twitter user ‘The Collectibles Guru’ and Card Ladder, one particular “2000 Tom Brady Rookie Ticket PSA 10 Autograph” card ranks among the “worst card purchases of all time.” Bought in August 2021 for a whopping $2.88 million, the current value of the trading card stands at a mere $386,957. That amounts to a gigantic 86.56% drop in value, equivalent to around $2.493 million in losses.

This is highly surprising, given Brady’s trading cards rose nearly 476% in value after his 2022 pseudo-retirement. At one point, Brady also held the record for the biggest trading card sale in a public auction history.

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In 2021, the Brady 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Rookie Ticket Mint 9 graded card sold for $3.107 million in the LeLands Mid Spring Classic Auction. This surpassed the previous high set by the same card at $2.25 million. However, it looks as though Brady’s reign at the top of the trading card rankings is slowly coming to an end after his final retirement this year. Evidently, there’s a new sheriff in town.

Patrick Mahomes trading cards are slowly starting to set records

Tom Brady’s $3.1 million public auction trading card record got surpassed in 2021 by Super Bowl LIV MVP Patrick Mahomes. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback dethroned TB12 when a Mahomes 2017 Panini National Treasures 1-of-1 NFL shield autographed card sold for a massive $4.3 million at a PWCC Marketplace auction.

“People see Mahomes as the next Brady,” Jesse Craig, Director of business development at PWCC, said. Surely, with a second Lombardi in the bag by 27, Mahomes looks well on the road to replace Tom Brady in almost every aspect, both on and off the field.

However, Brady recently announced his decision to join the Las Vegas Raiders ownership. Also, coming up in a few years is the iconic quarterback’s induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. And that will probably spike the falling value of the TB12 trading cards, giving enough scope to his fan base to recoup their losses.

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