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Kobe Bryant rookie card, in 'pristine condition,' sells for nearly $1.8 million at auction

A Kobe Bryant rookie card sold for $1.795 million late Saturday on Goldin Auctions, an online auction house and repository for sports memorabilia -- one of the most expensive basketball cards ever sold.

The "1996-97 Topps Chrome Refractors #138 Kobe Bryant Rookie Card -- BGS PRISTINE/Black Label 10" is just one of two in the world "at its level of perfection," according to Goldin Auctions.

The card's condition report had perfect 10's across the board, qualifying it for the prestigious "Black Label" recognition.

Final Sale Price: $1,795,800

An all-time record for any Kobe Bryant card.