Lelands Auctions said that the sale of the game ball used in Tom Brady's final touchdown pass was voided by mutual agreement between buyer, consigner and auction house.
The agreement was nullified due to the unique nature of Brady's decision to return 40 days after he first announced his retirement, less than 24 hours after the auction closed, according to a source familiar with the situation.
Mike Heffner, president and partner at Lelands, says it is the most unique situation they have ever encountered.
The consigner of the ball still plans to sell it privately despite the original buyer pulling out.
Heffner said they wanted to do the right thing.
Multiple prospective buyers still reached out to buy it even after the seven-time Super Bowl champion returned to the Buccaneers.
Heffner says it is still an incredible piece of history.
It took a month for the voided sale to be announced because everyone was waiting to see if Brady would stay retired. Lelands said that the delay was due to wanting to confirm Brady's status after both buyer and consigner were reached.
All parties were waiting to see how it played out. The ball is still the record until he throws his first touchdown pass.
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