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Rare Cooper Flagg trading card sells for $8.04 million

Portland Press Herald and WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 25, 2026 at 10:34 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened A one-of-one rookie card autographed by Cooper Flagg was sold in an online auction for more than $8 million Friday.
The headline split WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) frames it as "Rare Cooper Flagg trading card sells for $8.04 million". Portland Press Herald frames it as "Cooper Flagg rookie card sells at auction for over $8 million".
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CenterRare Cooper Flagg trading card sells for $8.04 million

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WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME)News report · Sep 25, 10:34 PM

Rare Cooper Flagg trading card sells for $8.04 million

A one-of-one rookie card autographed by Cooper Flagg was sold in an online auction for more than $8 million Friday.

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Portland Press HeraldNews report · Sep 25, 10:16 PM

Cooper Flagg rookie card sells at auction for over $8 million

The Cooper Flagg NBA Debut Patch card sells for $8,040,000.

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Sep 25, 10:16 PM: Portland Press Herald joined the source map.

Sep 25, 10:34 PM: WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.