eBay has released its annual list of the 'Most Interesting and Expensive Purchases' of the year, one that included a couple of sports cards. A PSA 10 Tom Brady 2000 Autographed Playoff Contenders Championship Ticket, which sold over $400,000, set the record for highest-sum ever paid for a football card and a 1/10 Michael Jordan 1997 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems … [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...]
1997-98 Precious Metal Gems Jordan Sells for $350,100
No one’s saying it’s the most beautiful, but there’s a new top dog in the category of most expensive Michael Jordan basketball cards. A 1997 Skybox Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems (Green) Michael Jordan card earned the title after selling for $350,100 on eBay late Wednesday night. It’s the most ever bid for a single Jordan card at public auction and the third … [Read more...]
Rare 1997-98 Precious Metal Gems Jordan Will Set Record
Update: Jordan Card Sells for Over $350,000 More than 20 years after they were placed into packs of a funky-looking basketball card product, one of ten 1997-98 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Green Michael Jordan cards is attracting some deep pockets. As of Thursday, bidding had topped $101,000 for the card, encapsulated by PSA with an "Authentic" … [Read more...]
BBCE to Offer Red 1997-98 PMG Jordan Numbered 23
Baseball Card Exchange has acquired the rights to sell a 1997-98 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Red Michael Jordan – serial numbered #23/100. The card is expected to attract significant attention from the numerous Jordan collectors from around the world. The PMG cards from '97-98 aren't autographed but for the vast number of Jordan collectors and those who … [Read more...]
1997-98 Fleer Precious Metal Gems Jordan at Auction
Michael Jordan brought grace, power, style and determination to pro basketball and led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA titles during his storied career. So owning some rare Jordan cards could be as breathtaking as watching “His Airness” in action. For example, a 1986-87 Fleer rookie card of Jordan, graded a pristine 10 by Beckett Grading Service, fetched $100,000 in a 2011 “Own … [Read more...]
Notes: Jordan Green Gem, Who’s ‘Sindey’ Crosby?; Artist’s New Work
A rare 1997-98 Skybox Precious Metal Gems Green Michael Jordan insert card was recently pulled out of a pack at Baseball Card Exchange and could fetch more than six figures at auction. PMG has almost a cult following among 1990s basketball and Jordan collectors with only ten green Jordans produced. The card is expected to be sold later this year. Read more about the … [Read more...]
Estimating Prices, Pondering the Future for 1/1 Basketball Cards
Owning a 1 of 1 card, is to get something that no other person in the world has. Figuring out what price to purchase one of those rare hits for isn't easy. After all, what can you use for a price comparison? They're one of a kind. The value winds up being essentially whatever the market interest might be at the time. Still, educated collectors who do a little research … [Read more...]
I Heart the 90s (Inserts): 1997-98 Skybox Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems
by Juan Martinez Long before Linsanity took over the NBA and the basketball collecting world (in this age of social media and immediate gratification, two weeks ago can feel like two years ago), the market was in a state of flux. Even though the talent level in the NBA has not been this high since the early 90s, collectors just aren’t invested in today’s products like … [Read more...]