It’s one of the most sought after basketball cards of the modern era. The 1997-98 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Kobe Bryant was a rare pull, with only 90 Red and 10 Green examples produced. On the rare occasion any of them come to market, there’s no shortage of bidders ready to pounce. Next month, though, what’s believed to be the only autographed copy in existence will … [Read more...] about 1/1 Autographed Kobe Bryant PMG Coming to Auction
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$2 Million Precious Metal Gems Kobe Bryant Card Now His Most Expensive
Kobe Bryant’s name was everywhere at last weekend’s NBA All-Star Game. For one collector with deep pockets, the buzz started a little early. The unnamed buyer purchased what’s now the most expensive Bryant card in existence, forking over $2 million for one of the ten Emerald versions of Bryant’s 1996-97 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems card. The rare insert card graded … [Read more...] about $2 Million Precious Metal Gems Kobe Bryant Card Now His Most Expensive
1st Worn Memorabilia from Kobe’s 81-Point Game Now at Auction
The first game-worn item from Kobe Bryant’s 81-point scoring explosion against the Toronto Raptors during the 2005-06 season is up for auction. Bryant’s shooting shirt from the January 22, 2006 game is being sold in a single-lot auction through Sotheby’s that runs through Feb. 22. The opening bid is $200,000. The shooting shirt has been authenticated and … [Read more...] about 1st Worn Memorabilia from Kobe’s 81-Point Game Now at Auction
Notes: Found in Shoebox, Kobe-LeBron Card Nets $312,000
It sat in a shoebox for years but over the weekend, one of the 50 copies of the 2008 Topps Chrome Gold Refractor Kobe Bryant--the card that shows him being guarded intensely by LeBron James--sold for a whopper of a price. The card was brought to last summer's National Sports Collectors Convention by a collector who had opened packs just stuck them away. He … [Read more...] about Notes: Found in Shoebox, Kobe-LeBron Card Nets $312,000
Rally Adds $15 Million in Funding; Aims for Wider Exposure
Fractional shares platform Rally has picked up $15 million in new funding from a wide-ranging group of investors that includes some with strong ties to sports. Wheelhouse, the company launched in 2018 by Pawn Stars founder Brent Montgomery and late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, is at the heart of the new investment. Montgomery is also helping produce the new sports … [Read more...] about Rally Adds $15 Million in Funding; Aims for Wider Exposure
Official Scoresheet from Larry Bird’s 60-Point Game in New Orleans Set to Close at Auction
Sports fandom – I mean real sports fandom – is a funny beast. To those who are not the least bit inclined to overinvestment in the outcome of strangers exercising, it’s unfathomable. To the “casual fan” (in my book an odder breed of duck), there’s no reason to care this deeply. I mean, “we’re just watching for fun, right?” Sure… We’re drawn to sports for a variety of … [Read more...] about Official Scoresheet from Larry Bird’s 60-Point Game in New Orleans Set to Close at Auction
Upper Deck Kobe 1/1 Brings $555,960 in Goldin Sale
Basketball and soccer cards were among the six-figure sellers at Goldin Auctions late Saturday night. The first half of the company's two night Premium Sports Card and Memorabilia Auction saw a 2002-03 Upper Deck Logomania Kobe Bryant 1/1 autograph card sell for $555,960--the second highest price ever paid for a card featuring the late Hall of … [Read more...] about Upper Deck Kobe 1/1 Brings $555,960 in Goldin Sale
Kobe-MJ Dual Auto Nets $516,000; Jeter, Mays Rookie Also Among Leaders in Heritage Monthly Sale
An autographed 2000 Upper Deck Game Jersey Combos card of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant rocketed to $516,600, almost twice its pre-sale estimate as Heritage Auctions closed out its April Monthly Showcase Auction. Graded BGS 8.5 with a 10 autograph, it's considered the hobby’s first dual swatch autograph issue and it’s also the first time Jordan and Bryant autographs … [Read more...] about Kobe-MJ Dual Auto Nets $516,000; Jeter, Mays Rookie Also Among Leaders in Heritage Monthly Sale
Notes: Insurance Interest Climbing; Dodgers Gold Jersey Auction; Kobe’s Last Day Autograph Session
The increasing interest and spiking values of sports cards and memorabilia over the last 12 months has been a boom for insurance companies too. “Our activity is at a level that I have not seen in the 28 years I’ve been in the insurance industry,” said Thomas S. Finkelmeier Jr., whose company specializes in insuring sports collectibles, told Sportico's Michael McCann for this … [Read more...] about Notes: Insurance Interest Climbing; Dodgers Gold Jersey Auction; Kobe’s Last Day Autograph Session
“Godfather of Dual-Swatch Autograph Cards” at Auction
If you grew up in the late 1980s or 90s, Michael Jordan was your guy. If your first basketball memories came a little later, you probably took a fadeaway jumper and yelled “Kobe!” Upper Deck once held the rights to autographs for both and now one of the ten copies featuring their first dual-signed card is on the market. Heritage Auctions is offering one of the ten … [Read more...] about “Godfather of Dual-Swatch Autograph Cards” at Auction