Rare case containing coveted Wayne Gretzky rookie cards sells for $3.7M
Posted February 26, 2024 11:16 am.
Last Updated February 26, 2024 1:00 pm.
A case of old hockey cards containing the game’s Great One has fetched more than $3.7 million after it was uncovered in a Regina home.
Heritage Auctions says the winning bidder bought the case of 16 sealed boxes of O-Pee-Chee’s 1979 hockey card collection, amounting to more than 10,000 cards.
The auctioneer says the case could include 25 or more highly coveted Wayne Gretzky rookie cards.
A man in Regina had kept the case in a packed storage room.
The auctioneer says the longtime collector has asked to remain anonymous.
A company spokesperson has said he doesn’t expect the winning bidder will open the boxes, as they are rarer than the rookie cards.
