It has been 64 years since George Mikan’s last pro basketball game but NBA’s first dominant big man is still making news. One of the five best examples of the late Hall of Famer’s 1948 Bowman rookie card sold for $320,009 early Sunday morning as Memory Lane closed out its 20th Anniversary Auction. The price established a record for the grade. A PSA 10 … [Read more...]
Notes: PSA Still Overwhelmed, Making Moves; MJ 10 a Fractional Sellout; More
PSA says it has nearly doubled operating capacity through the first nine months of 2020 but the volume of submissions has doubled, too, and the company's gigantic backlog of orders is still growing. Earlier this year, PSA reported a backlog of nearly 1.5 million items and customer wait times for all but the highest level of services was well beyond advertised … [Read more...]
1997 Upper Deck Jordan Card Pulled from $3.99 Pack in 1997 Could Hit Six Figures
After 23 years, a pair of Illinois brothers are parting with a rare Michael Jordan card. But don’t shed too many tears — these guys are going to realize a nice payday. Bryan and Chris were like many brothers who lived in suburban Chicago during the late 1990s. Bryan was 7 and Chris was 12. Both youths were big sports fans and rooted for Chicago area teams. Every week, their … [Read more...]
77 Auctions Preparing for Debut
The sports collectibles market continues to grow in all kinds of ways. Now, a new entry into the auction market is preparing for its inaugural event. Brian Suarez has launched 77 Auctions, specializing in vintage and modern trading cards and memorabilia. The first auction is set to open next month. “The name 77 Auctions came from the fact that I have been a … [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...]
Unopened 1986-87 Fleer Basketball Case Sells for Nearly $1.8 Million
At the time of issue, you could have bought as many packs as you could stand for around 40 cents apiece. Thursday night, someone bought 432 of them at a price of $4,413 each when the only 1986-87 Fleer basketball case to come to market in at least 20 years sold for nearly $1.8 million through Collect Auctions. The case, containing 12 boxes and still sealed with … [Read more...]
Notes: 1986-87 Fleer Case Now Wrapped; $100K LeBron Chrome; Yogi vs Ernie; ’70s Kid on Collecting; Japanese Cards
The only 1986-87 Fleer basketball unopened case to come to market in the last 20-plus years has now been verified and wrapped by BBCE. Collect Auctions' Steve Bloedow traveled to BBCE in Schererville, IN over the weekend with the case, which went on the block last week. Got to view the case in person today. Authenticity--100% Provenance--100% iron-clad Awesomeness--100% … [Read more...]
Bidding for Unopened 1986-87 Fleer Basketball Case Already Over $1 Million
Those who’ve spent the last 20 years traveling the country, buying thousands of cases and boxes from America’s basements, storage units and former card stores were starting to wonder if a sealed 1986-87 Fleer wax case still existed. Even rising prices for the Michael Jordan rookie cards they contained didn’t seem to shake anything from the trees. Until now. The … [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...]
Goldin Plans “Elite” Auction Featuring Only High-End Cards, Memorabilia
Goldin Auctions will conduct the first of a new “all high-end” series of auctions later this summer. The company told customers in an email Tuesday that it would be launching the inaugural “Goldin Elite” sale beginning in mid-July because of “overwhelming demand from consignors.” The auction will be limited to about 100 items with a minimum value of $10,000. … [Read more...]