Overview
- Solari Capital founder AJ Scaramucci was named the winning bidder and received the card in person after the sale.
- The online auction ran roughly 41–42 days and concluded after hours of extended bidding, with 97 total bids pushing the final to $16.492 million.
- Guinness World Records certified the result as the most expensive trading card ever sold at auction.
- The lot included Paul’s custom diamond-encrusted necklace and case, appraised at about $75,000, which he had worn at WrestleMania 38.
- Paul originally acquired the card in 2021 for $5.275 million and is estimated to have cleared more than $8 million in profit after fees.