We've all seen comments that a lot of sports cards have been selling during the COVID-19 pandemic. We've heard from regular hobbyists, dealers and hobby shops about increased business. We've even gotten a few cold hard facts about sales of Michael Jordan items. Now, though, we're getting a much deeper look at just how significant the increase has been compared … [Read more...]
Michael Jordan Nike Poster Cards Are a Set Apart
In part 1 of this article, we looked at the advertising cards that were issued to help sell athletic shoe stores and other outlets sell Nike's sports posters from 1982-1992. In part 2 we will focus on the posters of Michael Jordan. MJ & Nike In October 1984, after skipping his senior year in college Michael Jordan signed a five-year, $4-million contract with the Chicago … [Read more...]
Dream Team Signed Shoes Headline Lelands Auction
The 1992 Dream Team was the greatest basketball team ever assembled and a global phenomenon. Now Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Scottie Pippen signed, game-worn shoes from the team’s historic run to the gold medal are up for bid in the Lelands 2020 Spring Classic Auction, which runs through June 19. Offered publicly for the first time, the shoes were worn by the NBA … [Read more...]
Notes: Star Stock Launches; Fox 5 on Card Resurgence During COVID; Upper Deck and MJ
A new stock market-style platform has opened for buying and selling trading modern cards. Star Stock stores offers users the chance to send cards to a centralized vault. Users buy and sell based off digital photos of cards that are shipped to the company but the cards aren’t shipped unless requested by the purchaser. The company says all cards are secured and … [Read more...]
Notes: Signed Jordan RC Brings Six-Figure Price
An autographed 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan rookie card sold on eBay for a record $125,000 Wednesday afternoon. The card was graded 8.5 by Beckett with an autograph grade of 10. The sale was made on eBay. The card was one of 23 purchased on the secondary market by Upper Deck about 15 years ago. They were then autographed by Jordan and randomly inserted into … [Read more...]
Michael Jordan Rookie Cards Value Soaring – 1986-87 Fleer
This Michael Jordan rookie card isn’t scarce. Not in the true sense of the word. PSA has examined over 17,000 of them alone and when you count Beckett and SGC and the many cards sitting in sets or just left ungraded, it's clear you don't have to go far to find one. However, the 1986-87 Fleer Jordan rookie card is clearly the most popular basketball card ever … [Read more...]
eBay: 150% Spike in Jordan Rookie Card Prices in April
A suddenly skyrocketing market for Michael Jordan cards has spread across the hobby with at least two auction houses planning heavily promoted Jordan-centric auctions while eBay sellers are spending their days wishing all of their listings would be like Mike. Data analysts at eBay say the company sold more than 360 1986-87 Fleer Jordan rookie cards during the month of … [Read more...]
eBay Releases Big Michael Jordan Sales Stats, Launches Collectibles Hub
eBay has launched a dedicated hub for Michael Jordan memorabilia and trading cards, coinciding with the release of the ESPN documentary “The Last Dance.” eBay.com/MJCollectibles will include “a wide selection of iconic and beloved merchandise spanning the decades,” according to the company, with everything from Jordan rookie cards to apparel to autographed … [Read more...]
100 Hottest Michael Jordan Basketball Cards on eBay
He's in the Hall of Fame now, long retired from the NBA. Still, collectors and fans who remember him still flock to eBay to find Michael Jordan basketball cards. In fact, it's one of the company's highest volume searches of any kind. Now, with The Last Dance generating renewed interest in Jordan and the dominant Chicago Bulls championship run, demand has … [Read more...]
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...]