A signed Serena Williams sticker printed in 2003 has become the most expensive women’s sports card after fetching $ 44,280 at an auction last weekend, New Jersey-based Goldin Auctions said.
The previous record was $ 34,440 for a rookie card from former American soccer player Mia Hamm. sold in June.
ESPN reported that the Williams card It was bought by the alternative asset trading platform Alt on behalf of a private client.
“People are accepting women’s trading cards as collectibles,” ESPN quoted Goldin Auctions founder Ken Goldin as saying.
The 40-year-old Williams, who is still chasing a record 24 Grand Slam title, has not competed since limping out of her first-round match at Wimbledon in August.
