PSA is receiving about 250,000 items for grading and authentication each week. That tidbit from a new article on Sportico, a website that covers sports business news and wrote about the explosion of interest in grading, high-dollar memorabilia and fractional share investing. A Michael Jordan game-used, autographed bat from the 1994 Arizona Fall League that we wrote … [Read more...]
Highest Graded Autographed Michael Jordan Star Rookie Card Up for Auction
The highest graded autographed example of the 1984-85 Star Company Michael Jordan rookie card is on the auction block. Carrying a card grade of 9 and an autograph grade of 10 from Beckett, it’s expected to sell for $100,000 or more when Heritage Auctions wraps up its current catalog sale. Only three Star Company Jordan cards have been given a higher grade, but none of … [Read more...]
Newly Uncovered Texas Tommy Jackson, Cobb Cards Now Up for Auction
SCP Auctions’ 2020 Summer Premier is off and running with the newly discovered 1914 Texas Tommy Joe Jackson and Ty Cobb cards, a signed Jackie Robinson bat from an important season and the highest dual-graded Michael Jordan signed 1986-87 Fleer rookie card leading the way. A total of 465 lots are in the auction, which is set to run through Friday, August 28 at … [Read more...]
Wanna Buy Michael Jordan’s Old Mercedes?
So you love Michael Jordan rookie cards? That's great, but for about the same price as a box of 1986-87 Fleer, you can own one of his old cars. The Beverly Hills Car Club has just launched an auction for a 1996 Mercedes-Benz S600 Lorinser once owned by Jordan and seen briefly in The Last Dance. The starting bid? $23,000, of course. The auction … [Read more...]
Bidding for Trout Hits $1.2 Million as Goldin Opens Elite Catalog
Bidding for the one-of-a-kind 2009 Bowman Chrome Mike Trout Autographed Superfractor opened Monday. It took only minutes for the $1 million opening bid to be placed and only a few hours for a second bid to push it to $1.2 million. With prices for rare modern trading cards shooting upward at a dizzying pace, it’s not likely to stop there, even though it was purchased … [Read more...]
Signed Michael Jordan Rookie Year Sneakers Expected to Fetch Big Price
Even as a rookie, it was apparent that Michael Jordan was going to be a special basketball player. And with interest in Jordan picking up recently because of ESPN’s documentary, “The Last Dance,” just about any MJ memorabilia has been pure gold on the auction circuit. A pair of Jordan sneakers sold for $560,000 during a Sotheby’s auction in May, … [Read more...]
Jordan’s Shoes from Broken Backboard Game Going Up for Auction
Michael Jordan’s catalog of amazing dunks is jam packed, but unless you really know your MJ history, you may not know that 35 years ago this summer he shattered a backboard with one of them. Now, the shoes he was wearing that day—complete with broken glass still embedded in one of the soles-- are about to hit the auction block, where they’re expected to sell for … [Read more...]
MJAuthentic23 Auction Offers Jordan Rookie Year Team Ball, More
A website devoted strictly to Michael Jordan memorabilia has launched its latest auction, once again featuring 23 items. MJAuthentic23 is offering a 1984-1985 Chicago Bulls team-signed basketball from Jordan’s rookie year (Est. $5,000+) as well as another team ball from the ’96-97 championship season, a 1992-93 Upper Deck Bulls home jersey autographed by Jordan, a 44x60 … [Read more...]
Goldin Auction Includes Dozens of Jordan, Bryant Items; Gene Michael Collection
Seven Michael Jordan game-worn jerseys are among the more than 1,500 lots set to go on the block Monday as Goldin Auctions kicks off its Summer Auction. The catalog features 310 lots of Jordan-related material alone as well as a 113-lot Kobe Bryant Hall of Fame Announcement Auction, a 33-Lot Mike Trout Collection and 81 lots of memorabilia from the … [Read more...]
1998 Eastern Finals Michael Jordan Jersey Could Set Record
One of the last Chicago Bulls jerseys ever worn by Michael Jordan is about to hit the auction block. The red road jersey comes with a team letter of authenticity and has been photo-matched by the MeiGray Group and Sports Investors Authentication to Games 3 and 4 of the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals in Indianapolis. The Bulls lost both games, both by two points and … [Read more...]