Caitlin Clark (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

A Caitlin Clark rookie card sold for a record-setting price, breaking the record that another rare card set two months ago.

Per ESPN’s Dan Hajducky, a 2024 Panini Select WNBA Signatures Gold Vinyl Caitlin Clark was purchased for $234,850, making it the most expensive WNBA card ever sold. Two months earlier, a Clark Panini Instant Rookie of the Year Blue Viper sold for $97,12, Hadjucky added.

The rookie card was graded a perfect 10 in mint condition and features Clark’s autograph:

“The sale demolished the previous record for WNBA and Clark cards, which was set in October when a Panini Instant Rookie of the Year Blue Viper Clark card (also numbered 1-of-1) sold for $97,212.

The Gold Vinyl Clark sale also marks the second-most-expensive women’s sports card ever sold; that record belongs to a 2003 NetPro Serena Williams rookie card, autographed with a piece of match-worn tennis outfit embedded, which sold for $266,400 in 2022.”

The rookie card was graded a perfect 10 in mint condition and features Clark’s autograph.

Clark declared for the 2024 WNBA Draft following an illustrious college career that saw her leave as the all-time scoring leader in NCAA Division I basketball. The 22-year-old was drafted first overall by the Indiana Fever, who finished 13-27 the year before.

Caitlin Clark immediately emerged as the new face of the WNBA, single-handedly causing a giant surge in ticket sales and television ratings league-wide. She led Indiana to a 20-20 season to end their eight-year postseason drought, but they were swept by the Connecticut Sun in the opening round.

After cruising to WNBA Rookie of the Year honors, Clark was also named Athlete of the Year by TIME.

Needless to say, the future is awfully bright for Clark’s Indiana Fever. And the WNBA is only going to see more and more increases in merchandise sales, ticket purchases and viewership from here on out.

Caitlin Clark Had An MVP-Like Rookie Season

The Iowa Hawkeyes product certainly didn’t need long to introduce herself to the league. Clark had a phenomenal rookie season, averaging 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 8.4 assists per game while shooting 41.7 percent from the field.

Fortunately for Indiana, Clark hasn’t even hit her prime yet. The Fever will obviously spend ample time upgrading the supporting cast around her, and she’s only going to get better as a shooter and playmaker in the pros.

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