[Grade10 Card Report] Oct 15: Signed Babe Ruth Card Sells for $976K! Messi Farewell Pack Print Run Tops 250,000

Main headline from item 1; secondary headline from item 2.

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Sports-card PSA10 index: unavailable today (no verifiable, daily public index source found; no figures or chart shown).

Daily Briefs

1. [Auctions] Signed Ruth Card Sells for $976K

Goldin's Fall Vintage Elite closed Oct 10: the only known signed 1932 U.S. Caramel Babe Ruth (PSA Authentic, auto PSA/DNA 9) sold for $976,000; a Ty Cobb "Cobb Sliding" Type I photo sold for $945,500. Sources: SCD, Auction Report

2. [Releases] Messi Farewell Pack Passes 250,000

Per CardWire, Topps says the Messi Topps NOW Final Farewell pack passed 250,000, unlocking Opal Chrome parallels (/50, /25, /10, /5); on sale until Oct 16 US time. Sources: CardWire, Topps

3. [Releases] Panini Select Basketball FOTL Opens at $800

Dutch auction from Oct 14, dropping every 5 minutes to a $250 floor; about one FOTL-exclusive auto numbered /10 or lower per box. Source: Panini America

4. [Market] Football QB Card Prices Swing Hard

Sports Collectors Digest at the Concord, NC show: QB prices swing weekly; a Bryce Young 2023 Donruss Optic rookie was tagged $300. Source: SCD

Unavailable today: shop buy-back prices, platform rules/anti-fraud, and fake-card alerts.

Market Take & Strategy

Editorial opinion, not financial advice: record one-of-ones don't lift common vintage; wait for post-break dips on FOTL rookies; buy Messi packs for fun, not as an investment; set stop-losses on football flips.

Community

Yesterday's answer: First edition in the new format, so there is no previous question.

Today's poll: A year from now, where will Messi farewell base cards trade vs the $19.99 price?

• A. Higher
• B. About the same
• C. Lower

Opinion only, for reference.