A month after his first NBA jersey sold for over $80,000, the second game-worn rookie year Zion Williamson jersey has netted a big price, too. The City Edition shirt worn by the New Orleans Pelicans rookie star netted $42,010 late last week on the NBA Auctions website. In all, 75 bids were made in the auction, which opened February 27. Williamson wore the Size … [Read more...]
Zion, Ja, Luka, Trae Rising Stars Challenge Jerseys Up for Grabs
The season will remain on hiatus, but the memorabilia market for some of the NBA's top young stars is still active. A collector recently snared Zion Williamson's NBA debut jersey for $80,000 and another is expected to bring a strong five-figure price when it closes this week. A pair of Luka Doncic jerseys netted more than $60,000 combined a few weeks ago. … [Read more...]
Zion Dishes For New Autograph Deal
Zion Williamson autographs can now be found on more than just basketball cards. The 19-year-old first overall pick in last summer's NBA Draft has just added to his fast growing list of endorsement deals with a multi-year exclusive autograph contract with Fanatics. An initial signing session has taken place with a variety of items already being offered … [Read more...]
Panini’s 2019-2020 Spectra Basketball Will Focus On Rookies, Autographs
With Zion Williamson and Ja Morant emerging as the two freshest and exciting young names in the NBA, it’s only natural that Panini America would have the duo figure prominently in its NBA sets and 2019-20 Spectra basketball will be no exception when it arrives during this year's playoffs. The two have been the driving force in a hot market for hoops this season and … [Read more...]
Zion Williamson Rookie Card Auction Tracker
The most intriguing young player to enter the NBA in years is already responsible for a massive amount of interest in the newest basketball card releases. Zion Williamson rookie cards--especially those with low serial numbers and/or autographs, are already bringing strong prices even before the league's number one draft pick plays in a regular season game. Most … [Read more...]
A Pre-War Collector Goes to Target in Search of The Fuss
So, in 2018, I took a mostly random trip to Target to pick up some Bowman cards looking for a valuable Shohei Ohtani card. I mean, I struck out and all and I'm still not entirely sure what I was looking for. Nevertheless, it was kind of entertaining for this vintage collector that mostly stays out of the modern card market. With warmer-than-normal weather over the … [Read more...]
Hottest Ja Morant Rookie Cards As Young Sensation Hits His Stride
While the number two pick in the 2019 NBA draft has been somewhat overshadowed Zion mania, the small town talent has clearly proven he belongs and collectors and prospectors are now clamoring for the best Ja Morant rookie cards on eBay. Haven't seen him play that much? You might tune in just to catch an aerial display of the Dalzell, South Carolina native's … [Read more...]
Zion Williamson’s NBA Debut Jersey Brings Big Price
There should be many seasons to come for Zion Williamson. Maybe some awards and championships, too, but there will only be one jersey from the opening minutes of his NBA career. That large shirt now has a new owner. Worn in the first half of the New Orleans Pelicans' loss to San Antonio last month, Williamson's debut jersey sold for $80,040 via NBA Auctions late … [Read more...]
Notes: Hoop Hall Plaques Up for Auction; FOTL Optic; Zion Jersey Update; USA Hockey Jersey Auction
As part of Goldin Auctions' partnership with the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the original official Hall of Fame portraits that were formerly on display at the dome-shaped exhibition hall since as early as 2002 are now up for auction. The space around the third floor of the dome where the original portraits were displayed had been used up and the Class of … [Read more...]
Zion’s Debut Jersey Hits NBA Auctions Block
There are already a bunch of different Zion Williamson basketball cards to collect, some of which sell for thousands of dollars. So what would a jersey worn during his first regular season game go for? We’ll soon find out. Williamson’s debut jersey—the first of two he wore last Wednesday night—is up for bids through NBA Auctions. Bidding opened Friday … [Read more...]