Case potentially containing Wayne Gretzky rookie cards sells for nearly $4M at auction

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A case of old hockey cards possibly containing the game’s Great One has fetched more than $3.7 million after it was discovered in a Regina home.

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Heritage Auctions says the winning bidder bought the case of 16 sealed boxes of O-Pee-Chee’s 1979 hockey card collection, amounting to more than 10,000 cards. The auctioneer says the case could include 25 or more highly coveted Wayne Gretzky rookie cards.

8 Oct 1996:  Center Wayne Gretzky of the New York Rangers in action on the ice during a pre-game skate around before the start of the Rangers' 1-1 tie with the Florida Panthers at Miami Arena in Miami, Florida.  (Zoran Milich/Allsport)

A man in Regina had kept the case in a packed storage room. The auctioneer says the longtime collector asked to remain anonymous.

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A company spokesperson has said he doesn’t expect the winning bidder will open the boxes, as they are rarer than the rookie cards.