Gretzky Rookie Card Sells for Nearly Half Million Dollars

In true Wayne Gretzky fashion, his rookie card auctioned off for a record that vastly outpaces any other hockey card.

Gretzky's 1979 O-Pee-Chee card was auctioned off for $465K to an anonymous buyer on Thursday, according to the CBC and other outlets.

NHL.com notes that one big distinction was that the card was in mint condition.

This blows away a previous mark, also set by a Gretzky card, which went for a little less than $100K in 2011.