One of the 23 copies of Michael Jordan’s first autographed relic card has sold for $2.7 million. It’s the most expensive Jordan item ever sold in the hobby according to Goldin Auctions, which facilitated the transaction through its new Private Sales Division. The record-breaking card is an autographed 1997-98 Upper Deck Game Jersey Jordan, numbered 6/23. The card … [Read more...] about 1997-98 Upper Deck Game Jersey Michael Jordan Card Sells for $2.7 Million
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Notes: Card Makers Deal with COVID-19; New Griffey; Hunt Chips In; Big $ for Kobe Card
Upper Deck has closed its offices in Carlsbad, CA but pledging to stay in touch with customers. Last week, the California State Public Health Officer and Director of the California Department of Public Health ordered all non-essential businesses in the state to close in an attempt to stop the spread of the Coronavirus. The company says staff members who can are working … [Read more...] about Notes: Card Makers Deal with COVID-19; New Griffey; Hunt Chips In; Big $ for Kobe Card
Red PMG Jordan Setting New Price Record
Barely a month after the $350,000 sale of a rare Michael Jordan insert card from the 1990s made international headlines, a less rare but still highly coveted cousin is on the auction block. The 1997-98 Skybox Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems inserts included both red and green versions. One of the ten green (or Emerald) versions soared to that record … [Read more...] about Red PMG Jordan Setting New Price Record
1997-98 Precious Metal Gems Jordan Sells for $350,100
No one’s saying it’s the most beautiful, but there’s a new top dog in the category of most expensive Michael Jordan basketball cards. A 1997 Skybox Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems (Green) Michael Jordan card earned the title after selling for $350,100 on eBay late Wednesday night. It’s the most ever bid for a single Jordan card at public auction and the third … [Read more...] about 1997-98 Precious Metal Gems Jordan Sells for $350,100
Rare 1997-98 Precious Metal Gems Jordan Will Set Record
Update: Jordan Card Sells for Over $350,000 More than 20 years after they were placed into packs of a funky-looking basketball card product, one of ten 1997-98 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Green Michael Jordan cards is attracting some deep pockets. As of Thursday, bidding had topped $101,000 for the card, encapsulated by PSA with an "Authentic" … [Read more...] about Rare 1997-98 Precious Metal Gems Jordan Will Set Record
Notes: Six-Figure Jordan Game Jersey Card; New T206 Podcast; Steiner’s New Book
It’s the card that helped change the collecting landscape. Upper Deck’s 1997 Michael Jordan Game Jersey autographed cards were among the first sports cards to pair a “relic piece” with an on-card autograph and serial number. Only 23 were signed by Jordan and one of them is closing at auction Thursday night. Bidding is expected to pass the six-figure mark … [Read more...] about Notes: Six-Figure Jordan Game Jersey Card; New T206 Podcast; Steiner’s New Book
eBay Card of the Day: Done With Hoops, T-Mac Tries the Mound
When the great basketball star Tracy McGrady recently concluded his NBA career by sitting deep on the Spurs bench and hoping to earn his first NBA ring, little did we suspect that less than one year later T-Mac would be attempting to begin a baseball career in an independent league by pitching for Sugar Land Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League. If you have heard of … [Read more...] about eBay Card of the Day: Done With Hoops, T-Mac Tries the Mound
I Heart the 90s (Inserts): 1997-98 Skybox Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems
by Juan Martinez Long before Linsanity took over the NBA and the basketball collecting world (in this age of social media and immediate gratification, two weeks ago can feel like two years ago), the market was in a state of flux. Even though the talent level in the NBA has not been this high since the early 90s, collectors just aren’t invested in today’s products like … [Read more...] about I Heart the 90s (Inserts): 1997-98 Skybox Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems