Cristiano Ronaldo Rare Card Sold for IDR 24 Billion in a Private Auction

JAKARTA – The green, limited edition (1-of-1) numbered Cristiano Ronaldo Panini Kaboom 2018 card – which features him playing for Juventus – sold privately yesterday for $1.35 million (around Rp24 billion) through Fanatics Collect’s private auction.

Fanatics confirmed to ESPN that it was the highest price ever paid for a Ronaldo card and the second highest price ever paid for a soccer card after Lionel Messi’s rookie card for $1.5 million and just above Pele’s rookie card for $1.33 million – the first soccer card to reach the $1 million mark.

The previous highest price paid for a Ronaldo card was $420,000 (around Rp7.4 billion) in a Fanatics Premier auction on May 22 for a limited edition (1-of-1) Panini Flawless Finishes Black 2015 card numbered to Ronaldo, which was rated 7 by the Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) card grader with a signature value of 10.

The Panini Kaboom 2018 card set containing 50 players from various sports is not a card that is released publicly, but is released through the Panini Rewards program in a multisport package.

The first Kaboom was produced in 2013, but in 2018 Panini added a 1-of-1 green parallel that is now highly sought after.

Although the identity of the buyer remains anonymous, an upper-class collector – with Instagram @cherubcards – acquired Ronaldo’s card in March 2024 and confirmed to The Athletic that they were the seller.

Ronaldo has just won his first Saudi Pro League title for Al Nassr since his debut in January 2023. Last week, Ronaldo was also selected for Portugal’s squad for the 2026 World Cup, which will mark his sixth World Cup.

He played for Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Juventus during his illustrious career.

Since August, there have been at least seven sales of Lionel Messi cards for more than $350,000. Including this sale, there have only been two Ronaldo cards ever sold for more than $350,000, both in the last week.

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