Autographed card from Guy Lafleur sold $1250 !

 

Autographed card from Guy Lafleur sold $1250

A trading card from the collection O-PEE-CHEE 1977-78 of the former star player of the Montreal Canadiens, Guy Lafleur has been sold for the sum of $ 1,250 at an auction run by the popular Yvon Lambert, held at St-Jerome at the benefit gala for the foundation Edouard et ses étoiles. It was the card that was signed to a wave front of an audience of over 2 million people during the popular show Tout le monde en parle broadcast at Radio-Canada, November 8 last.

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A trading card of public notoriety

Following the broadcast of the "Guy" theme show, in which the former holder of the Montreal canadiens signed a card collection last November 8, Martin Brouillard from ACA grading came in contact with M. Dany Turcotte, Co-host of the program to submit an idea promotional fundraising. After noting that the project was to conduct card grading, in order to submit the card to hype and then sell the latter in an auction non-profits, nicknamed le fou du roi has been seduced by the case and sure, embark in this adventure. So it posted the card at the beginning of November 22 issue to promote in order to raise the stakes. Thus the trading card was available to be placed at auction.

A dynamic team that the cause of children at heart !

Briefed on the operation, one of the owners of the famous restaurant bar le vieux Shack and vice-president of the foundation Edouard et ses étoiles, Gaétan Lapointe joined the instigator of the project for more information. "This is a superb cover for our cause, and we are excited about this opportunity" to entrust a Gaétan Lapointe satisfies the following events. Ms. Harvey, head of the Foundation then places a call to Mr. Brouillard asking him about the project to the journalist of Le Mirabel Francine Poirier of Le Mirabel. After the broadcast November 22, everything was in place for the sale of this trading card, the highlight of the evening.

A successful evening all the way

Anime masterfully by Steve Frigon and Dany Berger from la radio des Laurentides CIME 103.09, the evening raised more than $ 150 000 for the foundation. Note the presence of Canadian strongman Hugo Girard, who was generous in his remarks, Yvon Lambert an ambassador for the Montreal Habs, the comedian Gilles Guindon and a host of talented artists in the region. That Gilles, proprietor of Training Centers Body Shop has acquired the famous autographed card. An exciting evening which has helped children with cancer and their parents.

 

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