Hammer tape
Who bought the special cards
Trophy hammers stay. Floor buys and floor sales by Collector and Slab Desk subscribers do too, at any price. The line says bought or sold, plus the title they have earned. The case.
1 named · 13 lots · Desk book · public hammers
Pokémon · Private sale
1998 Pokémon Japanese Promo Pikachu Illustrator
PSA 9 · Aug 31, 2026
Buyer not published. Most houses keep the paddle private.
Second-highest Illustrator print after the PSA 10 record.
Trade press
$2.70M
Hockey · Goldin
2024-25 Upper Deck Young Guns Outburst Gold Macklin Celebrini 1/1
PSA Authentic · Aug 15, 2026
Buyer not published. Most houses keep the paddle private.
First hockey card into the $1M club in 2026. Led a sale that also moved an Illustrator.
Goldin / Auction Report
$1.28M
Pokémon · Goldin
1998 Pokémon Japanese Promo Pikachu Illustrator
BGS 8.5 · Aug 15, 2026
Buyer not published. Most houses keep the paddle private.
Same night as the Celebrini 1/1.
Goldin / Auction Report
$1.01M
Baseball · Private · The National
2026 Topps Chrome Dual Gold Logoman Autograph Shohei Ohtani 1/1
Raw 1/1 · Aug 1, 2026
Bought by WonderShyne — Kevin O'Leary, Matt Allen, Paul Warshaw
Pulled at a Florida shop during The National, then sold into the same investor group that bought the Jordan/Kobe logoman.
Sports Business Journal / The Athletic
$11.0M
Basketball · Goldin 100
2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite RPA LeBron James #09/23
BGS 9.5 / Auto 10 · Jun 28, 2026
Buyer not published. Most houses keep the paddle private.
Auction record for a LeBron card. Higher known sales were private.
Goldin / NY Post
$2.93M
Baseball · Goldin 100
2018 Topps Chrome SuperFractor Shohei Ohtani Rookie 1/1
BGS 9.5 · Jun 28, 2026
Buyer not published. Most houses keep the paddle private.
Same card last public at $139,200 in 2022.
Goldin / The Athletic
$2.56M
Pokémon · Goldin 100
1998 Pokémon Japanese Promo Illustrator Pikachu
PSA Authentic / MBA 8 · Jun 28, 2026
Buyer not published. Most houses keep the paddle private.
Gold diamond MBA overlay on a PSA Authentic holder.
Goldin / Auction Report
$1.08M
Basketball · Goldin 100
1984-85 Star Michael Jordan Rookie #101
PSA 8 · Jun 28, 2026
Buyer not published. Most houses keep the paddle private.
The pre-Fleer Star issue. Population is the whole fight.
Goldin / Auction Report
$470k
Baseball · Goldin Vintage Elite
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311
PSA 8 · Jun 20, 2026
Buyer not published. Most houses keep the paddle private.
PSA 8 Mantles still clear seven figures. Gems sit in a different book.
Goldin / Auction Report
$1.83M
Basketball · Goldin
2025-26 Topps Chrome Gold Logoman Autograph Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 1/1
Unused redemption · Jun 7, 2026
Buyer not published. Most houses keep the paddle private.
SGA's first million-dollar card, sold as an unredeemed logoman.
Goldin / Auction Report
$1.06M
Baseball · Goldin
2018 Topps Chrome Sapphire Rookie Autograph Red Shohei Ohtani #03/10
PSA 10 · Jun 7, 2026
Buyer not published. Most houses keep the paddle private.
Pop 4 at gem. 33 bids.
Goldin / Auction Report
$531k
Basketball · Fanatics Collect · private
2023-24 Panini Prizm Black Victor Wembanyama Rookie 1/1
PSA 10 · May 26, 2026
Buyer not published. Most houses keep the paddle private.
Record for an unsigned modern NBA card. Desk-brokered, not a public hammer.
The Athletic / Cardbase
$5.11M
Pokémon · Goldin
1998 Pokémon Trophy Pikachu Bronze (3rd place)
PSA 10 · May 18, 2026
Buyer not published. Most houses keep the paddle private.
Tournament trophy card, not the Illustrator promo.
Goldin / xBindr
$1.77M
