Pontiff’s trading cards were sold faster than those of basketball stars LeBron James and Victor Wepaniama
THE New Pope, Leo IDI can add another important milestone to his resume: a set of collectibles cards where He surpasses LeBron James and Victor Wepaniama.
According to Topps, the cards ‘Topps Now’ With the new Pope, the first born in the US, sold a total of 133,535 pieces Within just four days specifically from Thursday to Sunday, recording the biggest commercial success that the company ever had.
The sets now honors landmarks at the same time and are sold individually for a limited period of time. The card depicting the Pope, born in Chicago, selected on Thursday to lead the Roman Catholic Church, was priced at $ 8.99 per card on the Topps website.
New Record: Pope Leo XIV has set an all-time record for any non-sports now card.
133,535 Copies Sold. https://t.co/gr9wu0wsob
– Topps (@topps) May 12, 2025
Topps is one of the most popular collectibles and collectibles in the US. Card sales with the new Pope testify to the excitement of the Americans after the election of a priest of their own as modifika of the world Catholic Church.
Pope Leo’s card has surpassed significant editions of the same series, such as the one released on the occasion of completing 40,000 LeBron James career points (86,072 sales) and Wainjama’s award as “Ruki of the Year” (113.77).
The record for a Topps Now card belongs to baseball player Sochey Otani, for his historical achievement to become the first MLB player to record 50 home runs and 50 steals in one season. This card recorded 653,737 sales.
Pope -related collectibles have existed in the past. In 1909, the French chocolate chocolate chocolat guerin-boutron had released a card with Pope Leo III, while in 2015, on the occasion of Pope Francis’ visit to the US, Baseball Team Philadelphia Phillies presented a “rookie” card with him.
Source :Skai
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