A 1952 Mickey Mantle Topps card in mint condition sold for $2.88 million late Thursday night.
That's second highest price ever paid for a baseball card, falling short of the $3.12 million a collector paid for a 1909 T206 Honus Wagner card in Oct. 2016.
The card, graded by PSA as a 9 on a scale of 10, was being sold by former NFL offensive lineman Evan Mathis and auctioned by Heritage Auctions.
The rise of the Mantle card has been astounding. In 1988, this card in its best condition could be had for $3,300. Ten years later, the record was $121,000.