May 2022 - Item detail

1996 Sports Illustrated for Kids #536 Tiger Woods Rookie BGS PRISTINE 10

Sold For:
$20,400
Year:
1996
Auction:
2022 May
Lot #:
53
Category:
Featured
Graded PRISTINE 10 by BGS. Presented is an exceptionally attractive high-grade example of the December 1996 Sports Illustrated for Kids Tiger Woods rookie card. Much has been written about the unusual method of issue of the “true” rookie card of this amazing athlete. Designed to be removed from the center of a nine-card magazine insert, examples of this card often display frayed perforations along the edges. Research into these cards, their method of issue, and their subsequent grading indicate that some graded examples may have been reperforated after the fact through the trimming away of existing perforations and the use of a perforating tool to attempt to replicate the intended design. While the appearance of the cards is often similar enough to not elicit suspicion, a careful examination reveals that cards which have undergone this process typically display fewer perforated tabs than intended. The offered card is, in our opinion, an example of a card that is likely not as issued despite its high numerical grade. This specific card, along with the other example in this auction, are part of an estate settlement and must be sold. We are offering them on behalf of the estate with full disclosure, and they are sold as is. This 1996 card, though of recent origin, is Tiger’s “real” rookie card, and has come to be universally recognized by collectors as a modern classic. Reserve $10.