Our first charity auction with Hey Henry TV just wrapped: a 1/1 Michael Porter Jr. rookie card that became a $7,000 donation to the Open Gate Project.
We just wrapped our first-ever charity auction, and we're thrilled with the result: $7,000 donated to the Open Gate Project. It all came together through our partnership with Hey Henry TV, and it's exactly the kind of sports card auction we want to run more of.
The Partnership: Alt x Hey Henry
Hey Henry TV is a sit-down interview show where Henry talks with professional athletes about their stories, their careers, and the cards that capture them. After each interview, the athlete's best card gets signed, graded, and auctioned off for charity.
Alt is the chosen auction house of Hey Henry TV. When it came time to run the first card, we wanted the auction to match the mission: a dedicated giving account, a custom listing design so bidders knew every dollar was going to charity, and zero fees taken out along the way.
The Card That Started It All
The first card up: a 1/1 2018 Panini Donruss Optic Michael Porter Jr. rookie card, generously donated by Hey Henry TV and their brand partners.
The auction opened July 10th and ran for two weeks in Alt Auctions, closing just before the National. When the final bid landed, the card sold for $6,942. We rounded the donation up to an even $7,000 and sent every dollar to the Open Gate Project.
The Cause: The Open Gate Project
The Open Gate Project was founded by Jontay Porter to turn his pain into purpose. The organization supports people and families fighting through addiction, connecting them to expert-led care, peer support, and clear steps toward healing, so no one fights alone.
💜 Why this matters to us
Cards tell stories, and some of those stories are bigger than the hobby. Getting to point the energy of a live sports card auction at a cause like this is a privilege, and we're grateful to every collector who bid.
You can learn more or give directly at opengateproject.org.
More Charity Auctions Are Coming
This was the first charity auction of our partnership with Hey Henry TV, not the last. More athlete interviews and more donated cards are on the way.
Want to be part of the next one? Keep an eye on Alt Auctions, and check out heyhenrytv.com to follow the show or come on board as a matching donor.
