2000 Tom Brady Rookie

2000 Tom Brady SP Authentic PSA Gem Mint - $56,600k on Collectable

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This week, I’m digging into Collectable’s Tom Brady Rookie card, IPO’ing at $56,600 17 December at 1pm EST.

What is the 2000 Tom Brady SP Authentic PSA 10 Gem Mint?

This is the most sought after widely-available rookie card for Tom Brady. Brady, love him or hate him, is generally considered the best quarterback ever to play the game.

Of the 567 PSA-graded Tom Brady rookie cards, only 98 merit PSA 10

Only 17% of graded Tom Brady Rookies are PSA 10

Tom Brady is Still a Big Deal

Tom Brady is 43 years old, and he’s still playing in the NFL after more than 20 seasons. Far from fading away, his popularity continues to increase.

Spot the Superbowls

He’s got nearly 8m Instagram followers

What’s he looking at?

Compare that to other current NFL quarterbacks:

• Russel Wilson: 4.9m

• Patrick Mahomes: 4m

• Drew Brees: 1.7m

• Aaron Rodgers: 1.4m

• Josh Allen: 356k

And it’s not even close.

What’s Tom Brady’s Rookie Card Worth?

Collectable is IPO’ing this card at $56,600 on the 17th of December. Is it a good deal?

There’s a lot of auction data to support our analysis here. Heritage Auctions sold a PSA 10 on 13 December for $50,400. Goldin did the same in November for the exact same price.

That gives us a hard floor around 10% below Collectable’s IPO price.

Analysing half a dozen other auctions in the last four years give us a strong trend.

The Trend is Your Friend

Benchmarks and other comparables

There are two other pieces of Tom Brady memorabilia we can look at to get a better feel for what’s going on with this card.

Tom Brady Game Worn Jerseys

Five game-worn jerseys have been auctioned off in the last six years between the Heritage and Goldin auction houses. The price points and trend track pretty well with the SP Authentic rookie on offer with Collectable.

Tom Brady’s *Other* Rookie Card

There’s a more valuable and more sought-after rookie card for Tom Brady. The 2000 Playoff Contenders Autograph edition. Only 100 of these were made.

Rally IPO’ed a 9/10 version of this card in October at $45,000. Add in the four other auctions of 9/10 versions of this card since 2017, and we get another similar trendline and price point

Consolidated Comparable Analysis

When we combine all three data series (this offer, the jerseys, and the other card), we’re able to paint a pretty compelling picture of this card’s value and likely trajectory.

Support for the GOATs

Support for premium assets in this space has outpaced lower quality items with a real emphasis on headline stars.

Wayne Gretzky and Michael Jordan collectables have been soaring lately, and Tom Brady looks to follow suit.

Gretzky

Jordan

Sports Cards are Flying

Dedicated funds are popping up to invest exclusively in sports cards.

Search volume is going through the roof.

The Trend Line Can’t Keep Up

Verdict on Collectable’s Tom Brady Rookie

This is a 4/5 buy for me (see below for rating detail)

Pros:

• Strong lower support

• Brady continues to be popular with a positive trend

• His other collectables combine to form strong support

• Sports cards have a strong tailwind

Cons:

• There are potentially other investments coming up with higher upside

Just one more thing

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