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Connor McDavid rookie card sells for record price in online auction

Connor McDavid rookie card sells for record price in online auction | iNFOnews.ca
FILE PHOTO - Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid (97) takes part in warm up before taking on the San Jose Sharks during NHL playoff action in Edmonton, Alta., on Friday April 14, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

A cardboard souvenir of Connor McDavid's rookie NHL season has fetched enough money to buy a luxury car.

McDavid's "2015 Upper Deck The Cup" rookie hockey card, which includes the Edmonton captain's autograph plus a small scrap of an Oilers jersey, sold for US$55,655 at a recent online auction.

According to a release from vendor PWCC Marketplace, that's the highest sales price ever for a "modern" hockey trading card.

To put it in perspective, the card sold for about the same price as a lower-end Porsche.

PWCC defines modern cards as those produced from 1986 to present.

McDavid led the NHL in scoring for a second straight season in 2017-18 with 108 points (41 goals, 67 assists) .

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