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January 28, 2022

Serena Williams 1999 trading card breaks a women’s record by selling for $117,000 at auction and more than DOUBLES the previous mark set by the tennis legend last year 

[Daily Mail]

  • A 1999 Serena Williams trading card sold at auction for $117,000, according to the PWCC Marketplace. That breaks a record for women’s trading card prices
  • The previous mark was set by another Williams card last year at $44,280
  • The newest record holder was originally printed in Sports Illustrated for Kids
  • The buyer and seller haven’t been identified, and Williams won’t make any profit
  • Another Williams card — this one a 2003 Netpro Elite Glossy model — also went at auction for $96,000. Only 100 known cards like it exist, according to PWCC
  • The PWCC 100 — an index of the top-performing 100 trading cards — has spiked 1,276 percent in value over the last two years, according to the company
  • For comparison, the S&P 500 has risen just 230 percent over that time
  • The sale of men’s trading cards have easily outpaced their female counterparts
  • The men’s record is currently held by the famed Honus Wagner card at $6.6mil 

Serena Williams has shattered another record, and did so without lifting a finger.

A 1999 trading card picturing the young tennis legend sold at auction for $117,000, according to the PWCC Marketplace. That breaks a record for women’s trading card prices that was previously set by a $44,280 Williams card last year.

The buyer and seller have not been identified, and Williams won’t see any of the record-breaking sum.

Serena Williams has shattered another record, and did so without lifting a finger. A 1999 trading card picturing the young tennis legend sold at auction for $117,000, according to the PWCC Marketplace. That breaks a record for women’s trading card prices that was previously set by a $44,280 Williams card last year
The card was originally offered in a Sports Illustrated for Kids issue back in 1999 before Williams won any of her 23 grand slam singles titles. Williams, who was 18 at the time of the photo, is seen hammering a forehand while sporting beads in her hair
The card was originally offered in a Sports Illustrated for Kids issue back in 1999 before Williams won any of her 23 grand slam singles titles. Williams, who was 18 at the time of the photo, is seen hammering a forehand while sporting beads in her hair
Another Williams card — this one a 2003 Netpro Elite Glossy model — also went at auction for $96,000. Only 100 known cards like it exist, according to the PWCC Marketplace
Due to its perforated edges, a perfect copy of the 1999 card is almost impossible to find
Due to its perforated edges, a perfect copy of the 1999 card is almost impossible to find

By Alex Raskin

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