A Mickey Mantle baseball card, for sale for $ 3.5 million in Bitcoin

infoslink (68)in #crypto • 8 years ago

Evan Mathis, a former NFL player and Broncos member when they won the Super Bowl 50, is auctioning a $ 3.5 million Mickey Mantle baseball card. There is no restriction on the acquisition of the card, because it can be bought with bitcoins, according to a report of the PA, March 24.

Mathis accepts Bitcoin as a payment method on his $ 3.5 million card

With an estimated value of $ 3.5 million, "the map looks a lot like the Mona Lisa" from Mantle's description, which justifies its price. It comes from the Heritage Ancions Spring 1952 collection.. The last auction for such a large sum was that of Honus Wagner from 1909, minted in 2016 for a total of $ 3.12 million.
"A lot of new money has been created in cryptocurrency," Mathis said. The former player is considering buying a house for his family once the card is sold, according to the AP report.

"There are a lot of people who could have new wealth with which they might want to diversify, and I wanted to somehow sort out the target market and give them a chance to get started," Mathis concluded.

Crypto-currencies in the collective sport

Crypto-currencies are increasingly manifest in the world of team sports . Online fantasy leagues offered Bitcoin Rewards (BTC) last January. Players from the same league participated in a free competition. Two Bitcoin were offered in first place, 0.5 Bitcoin in second place while those in third and fourth earned 0.25 Bitcoin each.

This year, singer Lionel Richie appeared in a Super Bowl advertisement in which he described a customer's ability to instantly trade cryptocurrencies 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. According to the Times Magazine, the 30-second Super Bowl commercial cost around $ 5 million.

What do you think of Mathis accepting Bitcoin as a payment method for his Mickey Mantle baseball card auction? What about the crypto-currencies that are increasingly infiltrating the sport to the NFL playoffs and Super Bowl ads? Comment in the comments section below.

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