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A one-of-one Mike Trout rookie card just sold for OVER $1 MILLION in a private sale to one of the industries top DJ’s … TMZ Sports has learned.
The 2011 “Platinum” Mike Trout Topps Update card is one of the most coveted modern-day baseball cards in existence.
We’re told that DJ Skee — who’s worked top artists like Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone — along with Mint 10 business partners Courtney and Carter Reum (Paris Hilton‘s fiancé) … dropped nearly $1.1 milli on the cardboard.
Collectible marketplace, PWCC brokered the sale, according to the company.
The front of the card features a photo of a then 19-year-old Trout at the plate in his Angels uni. The back is stamped 1/1 … and says “The New Jersey born speedster debuted on July 8 vs. Seattle, then showed his wares the next night with his first hit and two runs.”
The card — rated a Mint 9 by the card graders at Beckett — will be on display this week at the Topps booth at the National Sports Card Convention in Chicago.
And if you don’t have 7 figures to spend on a card, Skee teamed up with Topps … and is releasing a wayyyy more affordable, $20 card that resembles the ultra-rare Platinum card.
Of course, the high-end card market has EXPLODED over the last few years … a 2009 Bowman Chrome Superfractor sold for $3.9 million in August 2020.