Lewis Hamilton super-fan earns £719,000 by selling rare F1 merchandise on Netflix show

A fan of Lewis Hamilton’s has got rich overnight by selling an extremely rare piece of merchandise on a Netflix show.
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico City, Mexico,
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand…

‘King of Collectibles: the Goldin Touch’ is a series where people buy and sell rare or unusual items, sometimes for h♌uge prices.

Jean-Nicolas Gagnon, a 16-year-old from Canada,🌸 is featured because he owns the only 2020 Topps Chrome F1 Superfractor 1/1 Lewis Hamilton card in the world, report.

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He ꧃acquired the card by chance, by buying a regular $50 (£40) pack.

Hamilton has sign🐲ed the super-rare card, the show says, which dramatically increased ꦏits value.

The owner and his♋ father were informed that a private buyer wanted to purchase the collector’s item for $75❀0,000 (£599,000).

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But a new buyer, Armando Gutierrez, then enters the show andไ makes༒ the owners a new offer - which they accepted.

The sale was later disclosed as $💎900,000 (£718,623).

It is an all-time record for an F1 card.

꧋"I'm your favourite son," Jea💞n-Nicolas told his dad.

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