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Connor McDavid rookie card sells for more than $135K, breaking modern records

Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers looks on against the New York Islanders at Barclays Center on February 16, 2019 the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images

A Connor McDavid rookie card that was up for auction this week broke records when it sold for a massive $135,811 USD, over double the previous record that was held by another card featuring the same Edmonton Oilers forward.

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The Lelands auction for the card closed on Friday evening, with the final price coming in following 18 bids over the course of a one-month period.

That final bid was set at $113,176 USD, but then came to a total of $135,811.20 (more than $184,000 CDN) including the buyer’s premium, according to officials representing Lelands auctions. This makes it officially the most expensive modern hockey card in history.

The card is a 2015-16 Upper Deck The Cup Connor McDavid Rookie Auto Patch card. It’s a thick-stock, signed card that also features a small patch of the player’s actual jersey.

The 2015 UD The Cup Connor McDavid Rookie Auto Patch card that sold for over $135,000 USD in an auction this week. Courtesy / Lelands

Experts say this specific card brought in such high bids due to its number: it is 97 out of 99 McDavid cards in the series, the same number the player wears. The Upper Deck The Cup series is also one of the most sought-after card series when it comes to modern cards.

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This is actually the third time a McDavid card has taken the most expensive modern card record: a previous rookie card from the same series featuring the player holds the previous modern record. It sold for $55,655 USD in May 2018. Before that, another McDavid card had held the record following a sale in 2017.

Modern trading cards are considered to be any card printed after 1986.

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