Caitlin Clark Card Sells for a Record-Breaking $366,000 at Auction, Beating a Serena Williams Card

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Caitlin Clark broke another record, this time in women’s sports cards!

A rookie card featuring her signature sold for $366,000, including the buyer’s premium, at Goldin Auctions on Saturday, March 29. It’s the most a women’s sports card has ever sold for, beating a 2003 NetPro Serena Williams RPA that sold for $266,400 in May 2022, according to ESPN. 

The 2024 Panini Prizm WNBA Signatures Gold Vinyl Prizm card features “a single-copy print run, superb blue ink signature, and dazzling Gold Vinyl Prizm visual effect,” according to the auction description. On the same day, a LeBron James card sold for $1.159 million, including buyer's premium, at the auction house. 

For fans of both basketball stars, the cards hold incredible value.

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The card sold for a historic $366,000 at auction on March 29

“Clark's rookie collectibles — especially professional cards depicting Clark during her Fever tenure — are among the most coveted cards in the basketball collecting specialty,” reads the description of Clark’s history-making card. 

Clark, who was picked as the No. 1 overall in the 2024 WNBA Draft, went on to be named Rookie of the Year by the Indiana Fever. Even before she entered the WNBA, the 23-year-old guard caught the attention of the basketball community for her three-pointers and confidence on the court while playing for the University of Iowa. While there, Clark became the all-time leading scorer in NCAA basketball. 

The rising sports star is proud to bring more attention to women’s basketball.

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“You feel powerful,” said Clark in an interview with Timeafter she was named the magazine’s Athlete of the Year in December 2024. “Instantly, everybody goes crazy. People are invested in the game, they love the game, and that's what makes it so fun for me. These people aren't supporting women's sports to check a box. It’s going to be the new normal.”

In August 2024, the star landed a historic $28 million contract with Nike that would span over the next eight years.

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