This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/14/2024
The most talked-about athlete in North America right now doesn't play in the NBA, NFL, MLB or NHL. It's not even a male. She plays college basketball for the University of Iowa, and if you haven't had a chance to watch, you are missing a legend in action. As Caitlin Clark looks to lead her team back to the National Championship, she is putting the finishing touches on the greatest women's NCAA hoops career of all time. As a senior this season, she is averaging nearly 32 points per game with 8.8 assists and 7.3 rebounds. With a 28.4 PPG average over her four years at Iowa, she has already set the NCAA career scoring record for women and men. Playing point guard, Clark does it all and has 16 career triple doubles. The stage has been set for a storybook ending. In the hobby, however, her story is only beginning.
Presented here is wildly popular 2023-24 Bowman University Chrome Caitlin Clark rookie autographed card, part of the Prodigal Playmakers subset. While Clark has many signed rookie cards in the market right now, almost all of these are on sticker labels. Only three versions that we know of feature her coveted "on-card" autograph like this one. This makes a huge difference when considering this card for either a short-term flip or long-term investment. From purely a collector's standpoint, there's no comparison. Nowadays, in an effort to release signed rookie cards on time and in bulk, card manufacturers like Topps and Panini send large batches of sticker labels directly athletes for future distribution on card releases. This example is graded a perfect GEM MINT 10 by PSA (one of just eight examples). Her blue ink on-card signature is strong as well. An absolute monster rookie auto card of the young lady who has the talent, ambition and work ethic to become the face of women's sports for generations to come.