Edwards Reacts to Card’s Price Tag

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards expressed shock upon learning the sale price of his most valuable rookie card. The card, a 2020-21 Panini Flawless NBA Logoman patch autographed one-of-one, fetched $426,000 in an auction held by Goldin in June 2022.

“I don’t know. Probably like $100,000,”

Anthony Edwards

Edwards initially underestimated the card’s value, guessing figures of $100,000 and then $200,000 before being informed of the actual sale price. His reaction was one of disbelief:

“Someone bought that?” a stunned Edwards said. “I appreciate it.”

Anthony Edwards

Recent Card Sales & Rip Night Events

The revelation came during a Topps Hobby Rip Night event at Triple Diamond Sports Cards in Minneapolis. Coincidentally, Edwards’ second-highest publicly known card sale occurred the night before, with a non-autographed 2020-21 Panini Flawless NBA Logoman patch card selling for $252,000 through Fanatics Premier.

The Rip Night festivities involved over 800 hobby shops across the U.S. And 19 other countries, featuring giveaways and appearances by notable athletes.

Other Athlete Appearances & Notable Sales

Elsewhere during Rip Night events:

• Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg spent $7,000 on rookie cards of his former Duke teammate, Kon Knueppel.
• New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart pulled a 1-of-1 R2D2 sketch card.
• Kansas City Royals star Jac Caglianone gave away $5,000 worth of free baseball card packs.
• Tom Brady and Emma Roberts made appearances at shops in Miami and Atlanta, respectively.

Other participating athletes included Caleb Williams, Corbin Carroll, Bryce Young, Cam Ward, Tyler Shough, Cody Rhodes, Jacob Misorowski, Bryce Underwood, Ozzie Smith, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Randy Orton, Cal Ripken Jr., Liv Morgan and Konnor Griffin.

Athlete Card Preferences

At a separate event, three-time American League MVP Mike Trout was asked to choose between two high-value cards: the 2024 Topps Chrome Update Paul Skenes MLB Debut Patch autographed card and the 2025 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani MVP Gold Logoman patch autographed card.

“Oof! I love Skenes, big fan of Skenes. But I’ve got to proceed with Shohei,”

Mike Trout

Trout ultimately chose the Ohtani card, citing his time playing alongside Ohtani with the Los Angeles Angels.