Pope Leo XIV's new trading card is the best card that is not sports tops now

Summary

Topps has put together a trading card dedicated to Pope Leo XIV before his inauguration later this month.
It is already breaking a record, becomes the best-selling top card without sports, while selling Lionel Messi, Lebron James and John Cena Cards.
So, as you can expect, the pope's short is scaled online, with people who pay up to $ 195 just for alt art.

In front of Leo XIV's inauguration in the Vatican city later this month, the NYC-based leading baseball trading card company, Topps, released a non-sports card devoted to the first US-born Popp. And already, it breaks a record.

As reported by the New York Times, it has sold over 130,000 copies, making it the best-selling non-sports tops now the card. But even in the sports area, the legendary basketball player Lebron James 40.00 Career Point Memorials, as well as Lionel Messi/Steph Curry's 2024 card and John Cena's Solo WWE card (it even struck his rock/travis scott work).

Yes, the pope has all art. There is a variation with white smoke and the number of “267” in the background (considering that he is the 267th pope).

With its huge pressure driving, Pope Leo XIV card is now entitled to future chrome parallel variations, including a singular 1/1 Superfractor. But Topps is not the only thing that sells cards that remember Chicagoan Pope: Leaf also has a new card of $ 9.99 that overlays Leo in front of a deep dish, as well as those who place him in front of the Chicago horizon, its snowy streets and of course some sausages.

Of course they peel the pope

Pope Leo Topps card over an orange background.

As with all popular trading cards, the pope is scaled. Although there are some more affordable options on eBay right now, in $ 4 to $ 10 ball park, some try to sell their repository for up to $ 350. Thankfully no one has spent to Much on a Leo card, but people definitely pay extortion prices.

When you look through Ebay's “sold” tab, you see that multiple sales Pope Leo XIV cards have sold for as much as $ 99.99, not including shipping charges. Someone spent $ 150 on a collection of tops and leaf metal cards, complete with acrylic screens, and someone else even spent $ 195 on Alt White Smoke variant (again, including shipping).

Of course, it's not just a trading card. People also pay $ 20 to $ 80 for “unread” magazines that announce “an American Pope”. At least it's a bit of history. Although there is something strangely fitting with the first US-born Pope that breaks trading records and is scaled on eBay.