Rare case containing coveted Wayne Gretzky rookie cards sells for $3.7M

Rookie card from 1979 was printed a year after the Great One starred for the Soo Greyhounds of the OHL, tallying 70 goals and 112 assists

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1 / 1 A case of old hockey cards containing the game's Great One has fetched more than $3.7 million after it was uncovered in a Regina home. Heritage Auctions says a winning bidder bought the case of 16 sealed boxes of O-Pee-Chee's 1979 hockey card collection, amounting to more than 10,000 cards.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Heritage Auctions *MANDATORY CREDIT*

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REGINA — A case of old hockey cards containing the game's Great One has fetched more than $3.7 million after it was uncovered in a Regina home.

Heritage Auctions says the winning bidder bought the case of 16 sealed boxes of O-Pee-Chee's 1979 hockey card collection, amounting to more than 10,000 cards.

The auctioneer says the case could include 25 or more highly coveted Wayne Gretzky rookie cards.

The cards were printed a year after Gretzky starred for the Soo Greyhounds during the 1977-78 season — tallying 70 goals and 112 assists for a total of 182 points.

A man in Regina had kept the case of cards in a packed storage room.

The auctioneer says the longtime collector has asked to remain anonymous.

A company spokesperson has said he doesn't expect the winning bidder will open the boxes, as they are rarer than the rookie cards.

The Canadian Press

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