Unique Shohei Ohtani card sells for $11 million after Boca Raton shop discovery

The only 2026 Shohei Ohtani Topps Chrome card, found in a Boca Raton store, was sold to Secure Collectibles for $11 million.

A single 2026 Shohei Ohtani Topps Chrome card, the only one ever produced, fetched $11 million when Secure Collectibles purchased it from Boca Sports Cards, a strip-mall shop in the Sandalwood Plaza shopping center near Boca Raton. The card displays Ohtani’s signature in both English and Kanji and includes two game-worn MLB jersey patches marking his consecutive National League MVP awards in 2024 and 2025. Store owner David Davidov recalled a longtime customer Facetiming him to reveal the find, noting a surge of visitors since the card’s emergence.

Ohtani, a 32-year-old Los Angeles Dodger hailed as a generational talent, has earned multiple MVPs, All-Star selections and led the Dodgers to back-to-back World Series titles, posting a.297 average with 26 homers this season. The transaction underscores how scarcity drives astronomical prices in today’s collectibles market, echoing past record sales such as the 1952 Mickey Mantle card that sold for $12.6 million in 2022.

Davidov likened the hunt for rare cards to buying a lottery ticket and expects the next big chase to be a Topps basketball set featuring rookie patches projected to reach at least $5 million. The shop remains open for collectors at 9825 Marina Blvd #400 in Boca Raton.