Caitlin Clark's rookie card fetched a record $84,000 at auction, and the price could still go up. So how did this card come about that it's so valuable? (PO)

Caitlin Clark’s rookie card was sold for a whopping $84,000 at a Fanatics Premier Auction, making it the most valuable WNBA card ever, according to Courtsidebuzzin’s Instagram post on Sunday.

The 2024 Panini WNBA Draft Blue Vipe Rookie Auto card, which is the only one of its kind in existence, broke the record for the most valuable WNBA card ever, which was previously held by a Bowman brand Caitlin Clark card.

That card, which is a Bowman U Superfractor Auto, is also one-of-a-kind and is the only one like it to be made. That card sold at auction for $78,000 back in January, where it set the record for the most valuable WNBA card ever.

Now, ahead of the start of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs, where Clark and the Fever will look to overcome the odds and capture a WNBA title, the rookie has set yet another record with her autographed Panini draft-night rookie card.

As many fans were quick to point out in the comments section, so long as the card is kept in good condition, the price will increase over time and will eventually cross the six-figure mark.

Caitlin Clark’s historic rookie season: Positive impact on and off the court
Caitlin Clark’s rookie season with the Indiana Fever has seen her break numerous WNBA records. From the first-ever triple-double by a rookie to her rookie scoring record, Clark has put the league on notice.

At the same time, Clark has also set several WNBA records as well, breaking the previous single-season assist record set by Alyssa Thomas and the single-game assist record.

While Clark has impressed with her play on the court, she has also been a key factor in the WNBA’s growth this season. On Friday, Fox TV’s Michael Mulvihill broke down the difference in viewership between games where Clark plays and games where she doesn’t play.

In regular season games where Clark and the Indiana Fever play, viewership sits at 1.178 million, while on the flip side, games where Clark doesn’t play had 394k average viewers.

In addition to TV viewership, Caitlin Clark has also had a profound effect on WNBA attendance as well.

For example, this week, Clark and the Indiana Fever set the WNBA attendance record (record crowd of 20,711) in their game against the Washington Mystics on Thursday.

In what was the final game of the regular season for both teams, the Mystics decided to change the venue and play the game at Capital One Arena. As a result, the Fever-Mystics game wound up setting a new WNBA attendance record, with more than 20,000 fans in attendance.