Overview
- The final price reached $16,492,000, comprising a $13.3 million hammer and a 24% buyer’s premium.
- Goldin’s sale ran roughly six weeks and concluded after hours of extended bidding late Sunday into early Monday.
- A late surge produced 97 total bids, and Goldin has not disclosed the buyer’s identity.
- The lot included Paul’s custom $70,000 display case and diamond-encrusted necklace, alongside his pledge to hand-deliver the card.
- Paul bought the card in July 2021 for $5.275 million, and reporting estimates he realized more than $8 million in profit after fees.