When the hobby went insane sometime last year, a lot of people could not understand why a lot of money is being spent on cards. This is true, especially after some rare LeBron James and Luka Doncic cards broke the internet by commanding millions of dollars in the market. Now, the value of these cards is finally used to great effect as a life hangs in the balance. Just recently, a man diagnosed with cancer has turned to his card collection as a means to provide financial security to his two daughters. Scott Weaver, a father of two girls, is mainly focusing on his prized possession – a 2000 Panini Contenders Championship Ticket Tom Brady Autographed rookie card encased in a BGS 7.5 slab – to make that happen.
Scott Weaver lucked into a copy of Tom Brady’s best rookie card during the early stages of the quarterback’s career. Now he’s battling cancer and hoping it’ll bring some financial security for his daughters: https://t.co/nO8CyNwQWi pic.twitter.com/F9lRMZCxz3
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Weaver said that this Tom Brady rookie card came to his possession when he bought a surprise box of football cards on eBay worth $100 in late 2003 or early 2004. At first, Weaver was expecting to get a signed rookie card of Marc Bulger since he was a dedicated Los Angeles Rams fan, only to end up disappointed with the Tom Brady card inside the box.
Weaver then changed his perspective on Brady after he won several Super Bowls, prompting him to have the card graded by BGS. Since then, he has kept it in his card collection as its worth has gone up in the past few years.
This graded Tom Brady card numbered 40 out of 100 is being auctioned off by Heartland Sports Cards and Memorabilia. The current bid has now surpassed $116,000 with the auction scheduled to end less than two weeks from now.
With his life on the line, Weaver is doing everything he can to make sure his daughters will be taken care of. This ongoing story just goes to show that the hobby is more than just pulling fire from packs or breaking insane records every other day. These cards also a good way to help even the odds when your back is against the wall, just like in Weaver’s case.
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