Christmas came early this year for Chicago sports fans planning on attending the National Sports Collectors Convention. Of the more than one hundred former athletes that will be signing at the Tristar Autograph Pavilion, close to three dozen of them have called The Windy City home at some point during their career. “The National always has a great lineup of legends,” … [Read more...]
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Goldin Auctions to Sell Jersey That Capped MJ’s Final Scoring Title
Goldin Auctions will offer the final regular season jersey worn by Michael Jordan during his Chicago Bulls career. The autographed home white #23 was donned by Jordan on Saturday, April 18, 1998 when he exploded for 44 points including 22 of 24 made free throws in a come from behind win over the New York Knicks. The effort pushed Jordan past Shaquille O’Neal for his … [Read more...]
Photo of the Day: Dawn of the Jordan Era
He’d been an excellent college player but in October of 1984, no one could have predicted the heights to which Michael Jordan would eventually rise. A glimpse into the earliest days of his NBA career is on the auction block this month. Our RMY Auctions Photo of the Day is a fresh-to-the-hobby image of the Chicago Bulls’ rookie guard, taking a breather during his fourth … [Read more...]
Michael Jordan Autographs Cheaper as Legend Turns 52
He turned another year older on Tuesday, eligible for AARP and his last game as an NBA player a dozen years in the rearview mirror but it was as if he was still a reigning champion. You know you’re a big deal when your 52nd birthday is trending on Twitter. Online, it was like any other day. Active bidding and buying as collectors sought out cheap Michael Jordan autographs … [Read more...]
First Michael Jordan Players Contract Up for Bid
The only Michael Jordan player’s contract ever to surface in the open market will be up for grabs in front of a live audience of bidders next Thursday night in Cleveland. Heritage Auctions is selling the $33 million pact as part of its Platinum Night Sports Auction at the House of Blues. The record-setting $33 million deal was signed in 1997. Auction bidding is already … [Read more...]
Michael Jordan’s Signed ‘Flu Game’ Shoes Consigned to Auction
It’s known simply as ‘The Flu Game’. Michael Jordan was as sick as he had ever been the night of June 11, 1997, but NBA Finals Game 5 awaited in Salt Lake City. In what ESPN recently described as his second greatest moment ever, Jordan summoned the strength to not only play, but lead the Chicago Bulls to a critical win. Now, Grey Flannel Auctions says the shoes Jordan was … [Read more...]
Brown’s Bulls Championship Rings Bring Shiny Price
Those three Chicago Bulls championship rings sold by a financially strugglling former player brought over $50,000. … [Read more...]
