Description: Breaking Pel news!! It's no secret that the Pel market somewhat regularly ebbs and flows. Are we now seeing a dramatic upwards trend? Last night, August 17, we saw a dramatic new all time high achieved for an example of this card. The PSA 8 (picture IS sho2n in this ad) sold for WELL over $220,000!!! That trampled what was previously the record. Of course, that card was NOT owned by Pel, and that card was NOT signed by Pel during the last few weeks of his life. And in my humble opinion, that card does not even look as clean and high-grade as THIS card. That's with the autograph not playing any factor. ************ This is probably about a special as a Pel rookie could possibly get; and this may be YOUR only chance to make the card your own. The stories and well revered hero is Brazil's start of their winning an unprecedented three World Cups started, effectively, when a very young Pel saw for the first time in his life, his father crying. That was when the Brazil team lost the 1950 World Cup. A very young Pel fortuitously promised his father that he'd WIN the cup for Brazil. Regularly practicing futebol with a ball that hits norther sewed from old scraps of clothing. Fast forward to a17 year old Pel LEADING the Brazilian team to VICTORY in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden. Brazil promptly declared young pele a national hero!! Then, four years later, Brazil would AGAIN win the World Cup. And in 1970 Pel would yet again lead Brazil to their unprecedented World Cup victory!! Back to the card being offered here...... Firstly, please be aware that prior to PSA coming to Brazil to witness Pel signing all of HIS personal collection , PSA had never had his name listed on three PSA holder's labels. They had erroneously lasted the player as "Pele" The man's name was " Pel " And that accent mark over the second "e" in his name was quite important to him. The nickname Pel was originally used by his childhood friends as an insult. In Portuguese, it means "skin" Pel decided to OWN IT, for what turned out to quite literally become his giving the word "Pel' a new meaning in Portuguese, both figuratively and LITERALLY!! In fact, in Portuguese language dictionaries, the word "Pel" is now listed. Pel is listed as meaning EXCEPTIONAL In 1958, a company produced an album with 24 perforated cards inside of the album. The album was quite popular in Brazil and was treasured by many, including PEL, HIMSELF. Flash forward to the end of 2022. I had the incredible honor of being invited to come to Pel's waterfront mansion in Brazil. He requested that I come as he needed someone with enough knowledge to help sort and categorize his vast collection of predominantly cars that he was featured in, but also cards of teammates and other futebol legends While it's ALL verifiable through PSA's population reports, I believe Pel owned none or ten examples of this prestigious card. Of all of the ones that he used to own, THIS CARD was his SINGLE finest (highest numerical grade) example that he owned. PSA/DNA sent a pair of their employees who were physically present to witness Pel actually signing all of his OWN CARDS. This signing occurred in October and November of 2022. Pel had hoped to finish out all in October. He was physically unable to. We all came back to his home in November with the hope of finishing this project to benefit the Pel Foundation, which meant the world to Pel. We were again unable to finish. Pel signed approximately 1,000 items of what was planned to have been 1,283, one for every goal he scored in his storied career. We all planned to come back in December 2022 to finish. Unfortunately, by early December, Pel was again back in the hospital for what so sadly turned out to be the end. This singular card WAS PEL'S PERSONAL FINEST EXAMPLE of his all-important Aquarela ROOKIE card. And it wasn't just Pel's finest example of the card. Over the years, Pel had sighed a few other examples of the Aquarela card. But NO examples that he ever signed were graded this high. This will WITH 100% CERTAINTY always be THE SINGLE FINEST Pel owned and signed Aquarela. And with 99% certainty, this will forever be the finest example of this historic card that Pel ever signed. I could probably write a while short book about this card. But YOU can write the book and include on the book the story of how you obtained it..... All you need to 6 click my buy it now at this most favorable and surprisingly affordable price. The winner will have the option of coming to pick it up in person in the lovely Bay Area of California after full payment has been made. Or this transaction can go the traditional eBay method and go through their authentication process. The only asterisk, is that due to the value, this card will go to their authenticator via USPS fully insured registered mail, so please expect that minor extra shipping time,, to insure the safety of this card. Lastly- To help you gauge the strong value that I'm offering here, are my last two images. Those images show an Aquarela in a PSA 8. To my eyes, that alleged PSA 8 Is vastly inferior to the card quality of the one that Pel owned that's being offered here. Clearly, PSA did NO favors to Pel in grading hours OWN cards. That one being shown in a Goldin Auction where the winner on August 17 paid over $225,000 That card is one of three in existence, with the very real possibility of more coming into existence. The price on my Formerly OWNED by Pel card includes secure delivery to you. My card will UNQUESTIONABLY FOREVER be a pop 1 finest in existence!!! You can do the math and the comparison.... Let me know what you think Our last image does the PSA population report. It seems that Pel had in total signed 14 examples of this card. I know for an absolute fact, as I was IN HIS HOME along with PSA to witness him signing the cards THAT HE ACTUALLY OWNED, rust only 10 or of these 14 are FROM THE PEL COLLECTION. Out of those ten cards, THIS PSA 5 a is the ONE OF A KIND FINEST IN EXISTENCE!!!! IT WILL ALWAYS BE THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE!! This is pretty much the COOLEST item that could possibly mark the start of PEL'S, the greatest player EVER; storied career. We also have at auction the single POSSIBLE coolest item to mark the end of his career. That item is the finest known (including examples that Pel didn't even own) Game Staff ticket with the original issues string. That impressive ticket is graded Nm/Mt 8 and like this card, he AUTOGRAPHED it in his home, while being witnessed by PSA, all within weeks of his eventual passing.
Price: 66010.1 USD
Location: Belvedere Tiburon, California
End Time: 2024-12-06T21:01:40.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Autographed: Yes
Set: 1958 Editora Aquarela Brasil Campeo Mundial de Futebol
Signed By: Pete
Player/Athlete: Pelé
Year Manufactured: 1958
Type: Sports Trading Card
Sport: Soccer
Parallel/Variety: Blue Number Perforated
Card Name: Pelé
Autograph Authentication: Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA)
Manufacturer: Aquarela
Features: Base Set, Rookie
Card Number: 10
Season: 1958