One of 119 copies of Michael Jordan’s 1986-87 Fleer Stickers graded PSA 10 sold for over $234,000 as Goldin Auctions closed out its first Monthly Trading Card Auction. The price broke a record for the grade established just a week earlier when another sold for $200,100 through PWCC Marketplace Auctions. Fewer than one percent of the more than 13,000 Jordan rookie … [Read more...]
Avid Fleer Collector’s Jordan “Rookie Rainbow” Part of Wheatland Auction
One collector’s 34-year obsession with basketball cards—and 1980s Fleer in particular—is on display inside a unique run of the hobby’s hottest card now up for auction. Wheatland Auctions is offering a run of Michael Jordan rookie cards—10 in all—including a run of cards in every grade, from PSA 1-8, all consigned by one avid 1986-87 Fleer basketball collector. The … [Read more...]
1986-87 Fleer Basketball Sticker Set Carving Own Niche
The aftermath of the settlement between Topps and its early 1980s trading card rivals pushed gum out of wax packs at Fleer and Donruss so the companies apparently felt they had to come up with some kind of added attraction. For Donruss, it was puzzle pieces. Fleer opted for something equally interactive but more practical. After all, what good is a puzzle piece if you're … [Read more...]
Notes: Basketball Pop Report Numbers; Record for Dean’s; MLI Coming Soon; Wagner, MJ Update
1986-87 Fleer is the set with the most graded cards of any basketball issue but 2019-20 Prizm isn't far behind. Over 267,000 cards from the set have been graded by PSA alone, including over 20,000 Michael Jordan rookie cards. No other card from the set has come close to touching half that amount as of yet. Nearly 241,000 '19-20 Prizm cards have been examined … [Read more...]
Otis Offers Another Answer In Fractional Shares Market
Michael Karnjanaprakorn believes he has the answer when it comes to fractional investing. Considering his favorite player growing up in Newport News, Virginia, was hometown star Allen Iverson, that’s an appropriate connection. Just like Iverson, Karnjanaprakorn, 38, believes he has the answer when it comes to the arena of fractional investing. And he’s not talking about … [Read more...]
’52 Mantle, Mahomes, MJ Rookies Push Goldin Auction Past $30 Million
One night. One boatload of money spent on sports cards. A pair of Michael Jordan rookie cards sold for $738,000 each in Goldin Auctions' Elite catalog sale late Saturday night, blowing past any previously established norms, and they weren't even the highest selling items. In all, the auction netted over $30 million, a record for a single sports memorabilia … [Read more...]
Notes: MJ PSA 10 Record; ’86-87 Fleer Pack Giveaway; Bowman Sapphire; NBA Shoe Auction
A new year, but the same trend: rising prices for cards and no end in sight for what some are willing to pay for a Michael Jordan rookie card. Goldin Auctions broke its own world record for a PSA 10 over the weekend, with one of the 371 graded Gem Mint selling for $222,630, besting the $211,560 record set in December. A year ago, you could have bought a PSA 10 … [Read more...]
Notes: Nebraska Shop Featured; MJ Rookie Nets $200K; Forbes on Sports Immortals Collection; UD Hockey Sets
In 30 years, Wes Johnson has seen the ups and downs of the sports card hobby. He launched his Nebraska shop during a major boom period in 1990. Now, some of the kinds who used to frequent his store in Lincoln are adults and buying more than ever before. Watch the story from News Channel Nebraska below. The latest PSA 10 Michael Jordan rookie card to … [Read more...]
All-Basketball Auction Includes Jordan Gamers, High Value Cards
The recent rise of basketball cards and memorabilia has produced what may be the first high-end basketball-only auction. Launched last week by Heritage Auctions, the “Michael Jordan & Basketball Icons Sports Catalog event includes 375 lots of memorabilia and trading cards. As the auction’s namesake, Jordan items have a lot of space in he … [Read more...]
Rare Joe Jackson, Ty Cobb 1914 Texas Tommy Cards from “Yahtzee Box Find” Top SCP’s Summer Auction
Two recently uncovered rarities generated a nice payday for the consignor of one of the year's top baseball card finds. Stored for years in an old Yahtzee game box, the 1914 Texas Tommy Joe Jackson and Ty Cobb cards sold for $270,097 combined as SCP Auctions wrapped up its 2020 Summer Premier Auction. Despite their underwhelming grades, the Cobb led the … [Read more...]