Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese auto cards arrive in Panini's Rookie Royalty

Ultra high-end product will be available via Dutch Auction, starting at $30k

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The Rookie Royalty cards will be available Monday via Dutch Auction, starting at $30,000. (Credit: Panini America)

Panini America is set to release a new ultra high-end Rookie Royalty WNBA trading card set with autographs of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, the company announced Thursday.

Rookie Royalty WNBA will be available via Dutch Auction on Monday, with an opening price of $30,000 per box. The price will drop every five minutes until the product sells out.

The auction floor is $3,000 per box.

Boxes of 2024 Rookie Royalty WNBA contain just two cards with one Caitlin Clark or Angel Reese autograph and one rookie Downtown or Kaboom insert per box, on average. Panini notes the product will contain on-card autographs from Clark and Reese.

Other “future stars of the WNBA” will also be included alongside Clark and Reese.

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Ultra-high end brands such as Flawless, National Treasures, Immaculate and Noir will be making their WNBA debut as part of the set. Those brands will be included in one set together for the first time.

Panini’s flagship Donruss brand will also be included. A standalone Donruss WNBA set is currently planned to release in July.

Panini previewed the set Wednesday with a behind-the-scenes look at Clark signing cards.

Best known for high-end Rookie Patch Autographs, key cards for Clark and Reese from Flawless, National Treasures and Immaculate will likely challenge current records for both plays should they head to public auction with high grades.

Ben Burrows is a reporter and editor for cllct, the premier company for collectible culture. He was previously the Collectibles Editor at Sports Illustrated. You can follow him on X and Instagram @benmburrows.