{"id":5948,"date":"2025-06-22T18:28:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T18:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/5948\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T18:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T18:28:08","slug":"commanders-owner-josh-harris-buys-500000-jayden-daniels-card-in-record-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/5948\/","title":{"rendered":"Commanders owner Josh Harris buys $500,000 Jayden Daniels card in record sale"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK \u2014 A new record sale for a Jayden Daniels trading card<\/a> was set when Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris agreed to pay $500,000 for one of Daniels\u2019 most sought-after rookie cards while standing next to the young quarterback on stage at Topps Trade Night on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Harris and Daniels were special guests at the event, which followed Day 2 of Fanatics Fest at the Javits Center.<\/p>\n

Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin played negotiator on the microphone in front of a sizable crowd after asking attendees who had the most valuable Daniels card with them. Josh Roth and Jacob Ramos of the Florida-based Rothcards answered that call with Daniels\u2019 2024 Panini Prizm<\/a> Black Finite one-of-one card. After a quick back-and-forth chat, Harris agreed through Rubin to purchase the card. In addition to the $500,000, Roth and Ramos also received an autographed Daniels jersey, which the 2024 NFL offensive rookie of the year and 2023 Heisman Trophy winner inked on the spot.<\/p>\n

Harris will display the card at the Commanders\u2019 Northwest Stadium, according to Fanatics.<\/p>\n

The original unearthing of the Daniels Black Finite card bears its own improbable story.<\/p>\n

A collector with the username \u201cDr. Moist Muffins\u201d acquired the card from a pack<\/a> through a box break (where collectors pay for a select portion of the cards opened by a third party) on a Fanatics Live stream around midday New Year\u2019s Day. Dr. Ojash Raval, as he\u2019s known outside of trading card livestreams, only spent $36 for the rights to all the Commanders cards in the break. The monster Daniels card then emerged from a pack, spurring immediate offers from interested buyers. Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit and husband to tennis legend Serena Williams, had previously offered a $200,000 public bounty to whoever pulled the card.<\/p>\n

Roth wouldn\u2019t give an exact amount of how much was spent in buying the card from \u201cDr. Moist Muffins,\u201d but said it was in the mid-$300,000 range. So Roth and Ramos will share in a profit of about $150,000 on the card.<\/p>\n

And as much as the original discovery of the card came by chance, the card\u2019s sale to Harris felt just as improbable.<\/p>\n

Roth said he walked into Fanatics Fest before the doors opened early Saturday since his business had purchased a table to sell cards at the show. He found Rubin \u201cjust chilling, kicking a soccer ball\u201d in the Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods set-up near one of the Fest\u2019s entrances. Ramos called the encounter with Rubin \u201cjust random.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI walked up to him and said, \u2018Yo, we\u2019ve got to show Jayden this card. It\u2019s the best (Daniels) card in existence,\u2019\u201d Roth said. \u201cNow granted, it\u2019s not a Topps product. So Rubin was kind of (hesitant).\u201d<\/p>\n

Roth said his table had a great day at the show and he and his business partner Ramos then walked into the Topps trade night, which is essentially a swap meet for card collectors, on the top floor of Javits Center after the Fest closed up shop for the day.<\/p>\n

Rubin introduced Daniels and Harris to the crowd and shortly after asked, \u201cWho has the biggest Jayden Daniels card?\u201d The duo, with the help of a bulky lead blocker, broke through the crowd to the stage holding up the one-of-a-kind card.<\/p>\n

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Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris bought the Jayden Daniels Prizm Black Finite 1\/1 for $500,000. This makes it the most expensive Jayden Daniels card sale ever. \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n

Rothcards, the previous owner of the card, agreed to the deal during Trade Night at Fanatics Fest, also\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/Cq2VrfZe5E<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Fanatics Collect (@FanaticsCollect) June 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Rubin asked Roth what he thought the card was worth. Roth shouted \u201c$2 million!\u201d Rubin asked again what the card was really worth, turning to Fanatics Collect CEO Mike Mahan for his assessment, which was $500,000. Roth went right for Rubin\u2019s heart, invoking the Paul Skenes Topps MLB Debut Patch autographed one-of-one card that famously sold for $1.11 million<\/a> to Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods in March. As he continued to plead the case for the card, Rubin named the price:<\/p>\n

\u201cAlright one time, half a million dollars. You want it? From Josh Harris, with Jayden here right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roth looked back at Ramos and quickly agreed on the sale.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was such an experience to be on stage with just everyone. It really happened so fast. Moments like that are timeless,\u201d Ramos said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was our negotiation right there. I should have countered him!\u201d Roth said with a laugh.<\/p>\n

Roth said the duo held onto the card by design for the summer months, thinking it would be \u201cexciting\u201d given how much momentum Daniels\u2019 hobby stock would carry into the 2025 NFL season. Daniels was the second most searched athlete on eBay in May behind only Michael Jordan. Roth added that he hoped for a seven-figure payday for the card, \u201cbut when the moment came, we just had to say yes to a deal like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were kind of looking for Jayden in the other room (the main Fest area on the floor below), and it kind of didn\u2019t work out,\u201d Roth said. \u201cAnd then we come up here. If it happens, it happens. It just so happens that fate worked out perfectly.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for \u201cDr. Moist Muffins?\u201d He\u2019s thrilled to be connected to another wild piece of trading card history.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s satisfying to see that card go to the owner of the Commanders!\u201d Raval told The Athletic on Sunday. \u201cIt\u2019s been very cool to see the journey that card has taken, from the break all the way to its future home. That card will always hold a special place in my heart. Congrats to Josh and best of luck to Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders this upcoming season!\u201d<\/p>\n

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(Top photo: Fanatics)<\/p>\n