“I’m more of saving money, you never know what’s coming,” he added
It is the largest achieved by a basketball stamp at a public auction
luka doncic revealed to EFE that he would never pay the 3.12 million dollars for which a sticker with his photo and autograph was recently auctioned in the US because he prefers to “keep the money” but admitted that he would like to be in possession of the valuable stamp.
After the game that the Raptors and the Mavericks played in Toronto, and that the Dallas team lost 105-100Doncic declared to questions from EFE that the 3.12 million dollars paid on November 18 in an auction for Doncic’s chrome “is a lot of money.”
“Not me personally. Lots of money for a card. I’m more of saving money, you never know what’s coming”Doncic explained when asked if he would buy a sticker for that price.
But the Slovenian star of the Mavericks He also acknowledged that “it is something special” that a collector has paid the record amount of 3.12 million in an auction to get the unique print.
And he added with a broad smile: “I wish I had the card.”
The Doncic effigy sticker is a unique piece produced for Panini’s National Treasures Rookie Patch Autographs (RPA) series, and therefore numbered 1 of 1, which It also contains the autograph of the Slovenian player and a patch with the NBA logo that the player wore on one of his jerseys.
According to sticker auction firm PWCC, which made the sale, the price paid by an anonymous buyer is the highest ever for a basketball stamp at a public auction.
But it’s still a bargain: The new owner paid $1.5 million less than what its previous owner reportedly had to shell out in a private transaction in March 2021 for the laminated stamp.
PWCC has indicated that the “Luka Logoman” sticker is the seventh most expensive sticker in history (tied with other stamps), most expensive number 14 sold at public auction or private sale, and most expensive basketball card purchased this year.