{"id":793,"date":"2022-05-04T15:00:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsworldcards.com\/?p=793"},"modified":"2022-05-26T17:18:49","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T17:18:49","slug":"what-afl-cards-are-worth-the-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsworldcards.com\/what-afl-cards-are-worth-the-money\/","title":{"rendered":"What AFL Cards Are Worth The Money?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Believe it or not, the Australian Football League, in one form or another, has been around since the late 1800s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And even though there are no major teams outside of the sport\u2019s home nation, AFL cards have become one of the most valuable sports collectibles in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not just the pre-1900s<\/a> cards that sell for big bucks either, but many of the modern cards too. In fact, each year of releases sees at least a few cards break into the stratosphere in terms of value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But the Australian Football league isn\u2019t the only AFL in sports history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known playfully as \u201cthe other league\u201d due to its short lived 10-year tenure, the American Football League also paved the wave for some amazing, not to mention valuable, sports cards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, to make sure nobody who finds this post is disappointed, I\u2019m going to cover cards pertaining to both sports!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Valuable Australian Football League \u201cFooty\u201d Cards<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s begin with some of the footy cards going for small fortunes at auction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021 Dustin Martin 24K \u2014 Cardcraft, AFL Teamcoach Gold<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This card features Dustin Martin executing some ball carrying excellence in a black and white jersey. It has a matte bronze background and a glossy golden frame, making it feel extra special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As it could only be acquired through the Teamcoach website by sending off various qualifying items, this is a particularly rare card, which is why it\u2019s so valuable for its age. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How valuable, you ask? Well, what if I told you that it now sells at auction for just shy of $2000 \u2014 And that\u2019s US dollars, too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Needless to say, if you have this glorious piece of sports memorabilia hidden away somewhere in your collection, make sure you take good care of it. It\u2019s certain to go up in value from here on out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1963 VFL Graham Arthur \u2014 Scanlens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This card is from the first footy card series released by the infamous chewing gum brand, Scanlens, way back when. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although a pack of Scanlens gum probably only cost a few cents at the time of this Graham Arthur card\u2019s release, it will now set a collector back $1125 Australian dollars (just shy of $800 US).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While this is technically a VFL card rather than an AFL card, little but the name has changed about the professional Australian Rules Football league, so I\u2019m allowing it in this list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1894 (Pre VFL) Will Crebbin \u2014 American Tobacco Company<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A couple of years before the founding of the VFL, the American Tobacco Company released a card series featuring Australian celebrities, one of which was Australian rules football star Will Crebbin, an Essendon player of great talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As one of the first footy cards<\/a> ever produced, this is a real piece of sporting history, and it is as rare as they come. The latest known specimen to go up for auction was in 2018 when it sold for $10,110 Aus (about 7K US).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021 Scott Pendlebury \u2014 Cardcraft, AFL Teamcoach Gold<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s another gold-framed teamcoach special edition, this time depicting the monster of the sport that is Scott Pendlebury. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Serving as the Collingwood captain for nearing a decade at this point, there\u2019s no doubt that Pendlebury will go down in history as a legend of the game, which is part of the reason this card is worth some serious paper!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s hard to give a specific value to this card, as it seems to have been subject to market fluctuation as of late, but, to give you a general idea, you could expect to sell or pick this card up for anywhere between $500\u2013$900.<\/p>\n\n\n