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...]
Notes: MJ PSA 10 Record; ’86-87 Fleer Pack Giveaway; Bowman Sapphire; NBA Shoe Auction
A new year, but the same trend: rising prices for cards and no end in sight for what some are willing to pay for a Michael Jordan rookie card. Goldin Auctions broke its own world record for a PSA 10 over the weekend, with one of the 371 graded Gem Mint selling for $222,630, besting the $211,560 record set in December. A year ago, you could have bought a PSA 10 … [Read more...]
Notes: Kurt Rappaport Buys Wagner for $3.7 Million; Phil Spector Passes; PSA 10 Jordans; Boost Your eBay Listings
One of the best known T206 Honus Wagner cards has a new home. Kurt Rappaport, a 49-year-old Southern California real estate magnate, has purchased a PSA 3 copy of the Wagner in a private transaction conducted through Heritage Auctions. The price was $3.7 million. That same card had just changed hands in October for $3.25 million in another private brokered by … [Read more...]
Rare, Original Conlon Photo of Ty Cobb Slide Nets $390,000 to Top REA Sale
One of two known original copies of the famous Charles Conlon photo of Ty Cobb sliding hard into third base during a game about 110 years ago sold for $390,000 as Robert Edward Auctions wrapped up its final catalog sale of 2020. Recently discovered by REA in an old-time collection, the photograph is the better condition of the two known; the other example transacted … [Read more...]
Notes: Auctions Strong; BoSox GM’s Collection Story; Lakers Warmups; What’s the Deal with Kelce’s RC?
Mile High Card Company President Brian Drent says the market for sports cards “continues to be at an all-time high.” Thousands of bids have been placed in MHCC’s current auction, which still has a week to run. MHCC is offering a number of higher-end cards including a PSA 8 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle that is moving toward $200,000 but is expected to go much higher. … [Read more...]
Fractional Flashes: Rally Gets $17 Million; Collectable to Offer $100K Jordan
Rally, one of the fractional ownership platforms for pricey sports cards and memorabilia, has just received a $17 million cash injection from investors. According to Tech Crunch, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian is one of those who have pumped cash into Rally, which has nearly 200,000 users who use an app to buy shares of ownership in things like classic sports cars and … [Read more...]
1986-87 Fleer Uncut Sheet, Other Items from Former Card Company Exec at Hunt Auctions
Hunt Auctions has opened its August Internet Auction, which includes some items consigned by a former executive of Fleer Trading Cards including a complete set of 1986-87 Fleer basketball cards in uncut sheet form. The sheet carries a pre-sale estimate of $10,000-$15,000. Sixty-eight lots in the auction were consigned by Paul Mullan, who served as … [Read more...]
All PSA 10 1986-87 Fleer Set Expected to Push Past $200,000
Bidding for a complete, gem mint graded 1986-87 Fleer basketball set appears well on its way to reaching its pre-sale estimate--and then some. The set--along with the 11-card sticker set that was part of the issue--is the star attraction in Heritage Auctions' Summer Trading Card Catalog, with bidding set to run through July 30. As of Thursday night, the high bid was … [Read more...]
Backboard, Hoop from Jordan’s Famous Shot Brings $18,000
The hoop and backboard on which Michael Jordan made his iconic ‘Shot’ in 1989 sold for $18,000 via Heritage Auctions early Monday morning. Jordan was just 26 years old in 1989 when he sank a buzzer-beating jumper over the outstretched arm of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ dinged-up Craig Ehlo and straight into the basket offered in the auction. The hoop was … [Read more...]
Cobb, Jordan, Ruth, Unopened Cards Push REA to $9.1 Million
On a night when Michael Jordan was back in the news, it wasn't surprising to see Jordan items bringing some of the biggest prices at Robert Edward Auctions, but some top pieces from icons who passed on long before MJ weren't forgotten. An autographed Jordan jersey photo-matched to wear during the 1992 Olympics set a record price for any 1990s Jordan shirt when it … [Read more...]