They were almost unsellable 30 years ago. Modern basketball cards had all but died and Fleer's valiant attempt to bring them back in the latter half of the 1980s was met with little more than a yawn. Now, though, unopened boxes of the first two years of Fleer hoops are worth a small fortune. On Wednesday, just hours after the official opening of the National … [Read more...]
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Red Threads Card Company to Launch Monthly Auctions
Red Threads Card Company will launch its inaugural auction on Friday, December 30 at 7 PM. Owner Charles Pope, a long-time collector/dealer, hopes to have 200-250 lots in the first auction, most aimed at average collectors. The first auction will include a 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan graded BGS 8.5, a 1904 Fan Craze baseball game, a small group of 1933 Tattoo Orbit … [Read more...]
Mint Musial Rookie, 1986 Fleer Basketball Box Among Auction Standouts
A 1948 Bowman Stan Musial rookie card graded PSA 9 sold for $45,289 as a pair of catalog auctions closed early Friday morning. Colorado-based Mile High Card Company sold the Musial as part of its' fall auction. The realized price surpassed the previous record of $32,587 set two years ago. A 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle graded SGC 60 (EX) sold in the same … [Read more...]
1984 Star Company Michael Jordan Card Hits Six Figure Price
One of the two 1984-85 Star Company Michael Jordan cards graded BGS 9.5 Gem Mint has been listed on eBay and after only a few days online, bidding has already topped $115,000. The other BGS 9.5 sold in March of 2015 for $52,000, at the time a record price for a Star Company Jordan card. The card currently up for auction was graded sometime after that sale. The Star … [Read more...]
Notes: Record for Jordan Rookie; T206 Wagner vs Cobb; Pittsburgh Show
A year ago, they were selling for around $15,000. Tuesday night, a PSA 10 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan card was purchased in a PWCC auction for $43,700, yet another new record for the most popular basketball card of all-time. Several other high-grade Jordans are being offered at auction now. ------ It’s not the rarest card ever made and it’s really not even the rarest … [Read more...]
Notes: Kobe Still Miffed; Harper’s 100th; Interlake Jordan
Kobe Bryant’s relationship with his parents can best be summed up in a four-letter word that starts with s. At least that’s what he told ESPN.com for a painfully long story about life after basketball---or something. Joe and Pamela Bryant originally said they gave their son time to reclaim some of his high school gear and awards but when he didn’t, they opted to turn them … [Read more...]
Notes: Jordan Rookie Hits $25K; Mays Rookie Soaring; Wrong Backs
Auction prices for the 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan rookie card continue to skyrocket. Late last week, yet another new record was set when this card sold for $25,300. The previous high mark for a card set at public auction was $23,900 set in Heritage auction last month. Just two years ago, PSA 10 Jordan cards were trading for around $10,000. Four years ago, most sold for … [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 14,000 of them alone and when you count Beckett and SGC as well as 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 … [Read more...]
Notes: Sy Berger’s Family to Attend Honor
As we reported in May, a baseball organization is paying homage to the ‘godfather’ of modern baseball cards with its ultimate honor. Sy Berger will be inducted this Sunday into the Baseball Reliquary’s Shrine of the Eternals. Based in southern California, the Reliquary is a nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to fostering an appreciation of American art and culture … [Read more...]
PSA to Give Away Mint Jordan Rookie Card at NSCC
PSA will give away a 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan rookie card and signed items from two other local sports icons at this year’s National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago. PSA will also have high-grade master card collections focusing on Jordan, Walter Payton and Ernie Banks on display and offer special rates for items submitted at the show for authentication and … [Read more...]
