After a rare trading card of her boyfriend was sold at auction for a massive price, Livvy Dunne reacted on social media.
In January, an 11-year-old fan pulled a rare, one-of-one Paul Skenes rookie card and passed up on the Pirates’ massive offer for it to instead sell the item at auction.
The Pirates offered the fan two tickets behind home plate for the next 30 years, a meet and great with Skenes and two Skenes autographed jerseys in exchange for the card, in addition to a softball game for 30 people at PNC Park.
Dunne herself even tried adding onto that offer by saying she would host the fan for a game in her suite at PNC Park.
Instead, the fan sold the item for a mind-boggling $1.1million at auction via Fanatics Collect.
After the sale was announced, Dunne posted an image about the sale to her Instagram story with the caption, ‘What a steal!’
Livvy Dunne reacted to news that a rare trading card of her boyfriend sold for $1.1million
The fan denied offers from Livvy Dunne and the Pirates to hand over the Paul Skenes card
Dunne offered to host the fan in her suite during a Pirates game, but he took the card to auction
Notably, the financial windfall from the card is more than Skenes’ base salary, $875,000, for 2025.
Fanatics had announced in January that the card would be available via auction in March.
According to ESPN’s Dan Hajducky, the Skenes card is the second-most expensive modern card outside of a Mike Trout rookie card.
That card, also a one-of-one, sold for $3.9million in 2020.
The Skenes card includes a patch he wore on his uniform during his first pro start, as well as his autograph.
Topps has only been making this type of rookie card since the 2023 season.
The $1.1million will have a life-changing impact for the fan and his family, as they told Fanatics it would be sending him and his brother to college, according to ESPN.
Fanatics previously announced that all proceeds from the sale would be donated to LA fire relief funds.
Skenes is now gearing up for his second season in the majors with the Pittsburgh Pirates
Following the fan’s decision earlier this year to take the card to auction, Topps posted a journal entry from the 11-year-old from after he drew the card.
He called landing the card a ‘dream come true’ and said he ‘started bouncing all over the place’ in celebration.
The Pirates responded somewhat melancholily to the news that the fan was rejecting their offer.
‘Well…we’re bummed that we won’t be seeing you behind home plate for 30 seasons, the team wrote on X.
‘But we’d still love to bring you to Pittsburgh for a special day at PNC Park this season.
Skenes, 22, had a stellar rookie year as he was named an All-Star and quickly established himself as one of the best pitchers in the sport.
