In fact, the last mint-condition Gretzky rookie card, sold by Heritage Auctions in 2021, fetched an eye-watering US$3.75 million (more than C$5 million.) Tanner Piper, a card collector at Nut Man ...

Hockey trading card collectors are scrambling to hobby shops across Metro Vancouver, hoping to get their hands on a one-of-a-kind Connor Bedard card — which could fetch the finder $1 million US.

Bryant’s 1996 Collector’s Choice rookie card is one of his more affordable rookie cards in gem mint grades. Raw copies can be purchased for around $15 and PSA 10 graded versions for under $300.

The autographed Topps Chrome card is the only one of its kind, and the avid card collector wants it for his own collection.