Hamilton super-fan earns £719,000 by selling rare F1 merchandise on Netflix show
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‘King of Collectibles: the Goldin Touch’ is a series where people buy and sell rare or unusual items, sometimes for huge prices.Jean-Nicolas Gagnon, a 16-year-old from Canada, is featured because he owns the only 2020 Topps Chrome F1 Superfractor 1/1 Lewis Hamilton card in the world, CTV News report.Why are Mercedes going backwards in F1 2023?Video of Why are Mercedes going backwards in F1 2023?He acquired the card by chance, by buying a regular $50 (£40) pack.Hamilton has signed the super-rare card, the show says, which dramatically increased its value.The owner and his father were informed that a private buyer wanted to purchase the collector’s item for $750,000 (£599,000).“When I heard that amount, I almost fell backwards,” said the father. “I never thought a little piece of cardboard could be worth that much.”Final Sale Price: $900,000An all-time record for any @F1 card. F5YEJOZhFK— Goldin (@GoldinCo) May 1, 2022But a new buyer, Armando Gutierrez, then enters the show and makes the owners a new offer – which they accepted.Related Ferrari urged to tempt Lewis Hamilton like Niki Lauda and Ross Brawn once did Lewis Hamilton and Shakira “just friends” after dinner and yacht cruiseThe sale was later disclosed as $900,000 (£718,623).It is an all-time record for an F1 card.”I’m your favourite son,” Jean-Nicolas told his dad.
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