Sports treasures that soar to crazy prices on eBay always attract our attention. But what about bargains that are just as insane?
We’ve got one for you right now: a Rod Carew Topps rookie that sold for $1. You read that right: a single U.S. dollar.
You’re probably figuring the card was in miserable shape. Creased? Torn? Maybe missing a corner? Nope. It was actually slabbed by SGC with a respectable 5 grade. Looking at the listing’s photograph, you might even make the case that 5 is a conservative grade — not bad for a card printed in 1967.
Either way, it’s a gem. And at $1, we feel confident saying that any of us — if we had seen the auction in time — would have gladly bid twice that price. Or 10 times that price.
Carew’s first
