Caitlin Clark's top insert card hits auction block in Goldin 100
Lot No. 1 in the auction, bidding for Clark's 2024 Rookie Royalty WNBA Green Kaboom 1/1 will open Monday with a starting price of $50,000.
Considered among the most important insert sets of the ultra-modern era, Kaboom cards feature comic book-inspired art and carry a significant premium on the secondary market. First created as a chase for Panini America's 2013-14 Innovation Basketball, Kaboom has since grown to become one of the most coveted cards for each of its subjects.
Originally designed with a basic silver background, Panini has since added Gold parallels numbered to 10 and the Green 1/1. To date, the most expensive sale for any Clark insert, according to data tool Card Ladder's public records, is the $80,000 paid in a private sale for a Gold parallel in July.
The highest recorded sale for a Kaboom of any athlete is the $225,000 paid in a private sale for a 2018 LeBron James Gold Kaboom /10 in 2024.
The Clark card up for bid at Goldin also represents just the second Green Kaboom to achieve a BGS Pristine 10 grade. In total, Beckett has graded 93 Green Kabooms across all players and sports.
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The latest ultra high-end Clark card to hit the auction block, the Green Kaboom closely follows the sale of Clark's Immaculate Logowoman 1/1, which sold at Goldin for $317,200 on Saturday.
To date, the most expensive sale for any Clark card is the $660,000 paid for the Flawless Logowoman 1/1 in July, the top card sale ever for a female athlete.
Goldin didn't place a pre-sale estimate on the Green Kaboom, but the pairing of an ultra-rare insert in an ultra-rare grade positions the card to land among Clark's highest recorded sales.
Ben Burrows is a reporter and editor for cllct, the premier company for collectible culture. He was previously the Collectibles Editor at Sports Illustrated. You can follow him on X and Instagram @benmburrows.
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