Wayne Gretzky scores big as Heritage Auctions sells his 1979 rookie card for a record $1.29 million
1979 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky #18 Rookie PSA Gem Mint 10.
DALLAS, TX
.- Wayne Gretzky has always been The Great One. But early Friday morning he became The Greatest One when the Canadian version of his Edmonton Oilers rookie card became the first hockey card ever to break the million-dollar mark.
One of only two known 1979 O-Pee-Chee Gretzkys graded Gem Mint 10 by Professional Sports Authenticator sold for $1.29 million during the first session of Heritage Auctions four-day Fall Sports Collectibles Catalog event. That s almost three times the previous record of $465,000 set four years ago, when there was but one known PSA Gem Mint 10 known to exist. The Gretzky O-Pee-Chee that sold Friday belonged to entrepreneur Patrick Bet-David.