Jeter rookie card sells for record-setting $99K at auction

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: New York Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter jumps to avoid a sliding Brian Giles of the Cleveland Indians as Giles is forced out at second base in the third inning of their game 27 June at Yankee Stadium in New York. Jeter's throw to first base got the Indians' Omar Vizquel out to complete the double play. AFP PHOTO/STAN HONDA
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There is a new title-holder for most expensive modern-day baseball card.

An Upper Deck 1993 Derek Jeter rookie card sold at auction for a grand total of $99,100. It's the most a modern card has ever yielded.

Winning bidder Adrian Proietti said the card completes his set from the '93 collection, though he almost acquired a pristine copy of the same card a decade earlier.

"In 2008, I was offered a PSA 10 for $25,000," Proietti said, according to ESPN's Darren Rovell. "I passed on it. I think the $99,100 is still a very good deal."

PSA is a hobby card and collectible grader that rates the conditions of these cards out of a score of 10. Only 22 UD Jeter rookie cards have received a perfect 10 rating, due to a foil strip on the card that's made it difficult to maintain its integrity.

While the price paid is nearly twice as costly as the previous record for a baseball card of $54,576, it's still a far cry from basketball and football valuations. A LeBron James rookie card owns the top spot, going for $312,000 in 2016, while a pair of Tom Brady rookie cards sold for $250,000 and more than $100,000, respectively.

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