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Air Jordan still reigns as Michael Jordan cards continue to soar entering 2026
Surprise! Michael Jordan headlines our final Top 10 charts of 2025, placing four items among our Top 10 online auctions, including the top online sale of the year, and three more on our “Next 10” list.
So, 32 years after “his Airness” retired, he’s a more hotly pursued collecting subject than ever.
Here’s the real surprise: Among the seven Jordan cards on our lists, there are no duplicates. They’re all different, from a perfect-10 Fleer rookie that sold for $260,000 to Star cards from both 1984-85 and 1985-86, and from a 9-grade 1997-98 Skybox Jambalaya to two Upper Deck duo cards—one that co-stars LeBron James, the other Kobe Bryant.
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A unique Upper Deck signed memorabilia card, “A Piece of History” (which bears a slice of a game-worn Jordan shoe) also made noise, approaching $40,000.
Collectors who may feel priced out of top-condition 1986-87 Fleer Jordan rookies have been branching out to invest in other desirable Jordan cards. And clearly, they’re driving the values of those cards into the stratosphere. Even more clearly, we can’t get enough of basketball’s all-time greatest player.
TOP 10
1. $260,000 on 1 bid: 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan (PSA 10)
2. $71,100 on 83 bids: 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle (PSA 3)
3. $55,099 on 51 bids: 2005-06 Upper Deck SPx Michael Jordan/LeBron James Winning Combos Dual Auto, #2/10, autos, patches (PSA 8)
4. $50,000 on 1 bid: 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle (ungraded)
5. $48,000 on 73 bids: 1984-85 Star Michael Jordan #101 (BGS 8)
6. $47,435 on 46 bids: 2024-25 Upper Deck The Cup Macklin Celebrini Rookie Auto Patch Gold Foil, #21/24, auto patch (ungraded, UD auto authentication)
7. $44,544 on 61 bids: 2000 Score Rookie Preview Tom Brady, auto (PSA 10)
8. $40,149 on 73 bids: 2024-25 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Connor Bedard Jumbo Shield Autograph, #1/1, auto patch (ungraded)
9. $39,131 on 47 bids: 1997-98 Skybox E-X2001 Michael Jordan Jambalaya (BGS 9)
10. $39,100 on 102 bids: 2018-19 Panini National Treasures Luka Doncic #43/99, auto patch (BGS 8, auto 10)
ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
10 eBay items just outside our Top 10:
• $39,000 on 114 bids: 2002-03 Upper Deck Glass Michael Jordan/Kobe Bryant Scorer/Playmaker One-Two Combo, #14/25, autos, patches (BGS 8, auto 10)
• $38,988 on 37 bids: 2000 Upper Deck Ovation Michael Jordan “A Piece of History,” #4/23, auto, shoe swatch (BGS 8.5)
• $38,850 on 56 bids: 2003-04 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection LeBron James, Autographed Ultimate Rookie #28/250, auto (BGS 9.5, auto 10)
• $37,200 on 60 bids: 2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani Blue Refractor #12/150, auto (BGS 9.5, auto 10)
• $35,977 on 66 bids: 2000 Donruss Leaf Certified Tom Brady 4-Star Mirror Red (PSA 10)
• $35,100 on 19 bids: 1985-86 Star Michael Jordan #117 with secondary-market autograph (ungraded, PSA/DNA authenticated)
• $34,658 on 60 bids: 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle (PSA 1)
• $33,433 on 122 bids: 2018-19 Panini Flawless Luka Doncic #5/25, auto patch (PSA 10)
• $32,600 on 28 bids: 2017 Select Soccer Lionel Messi Kaboom! (PSA 10)
• $32,100 on 81 bids: 2016 Bowman Chrome Juan Soto Orange Refractor, #2/25, auto (BGS 9.5, auto 10)
One entry we haven’t seen in 20-plus years of producing these charts is the colorful 2000 Leaf Certified card featuring a young Tom Brady. At the time, the Patriots’ newly drafted QB was just beginning his amazing journey into the NFL record books.
Brady’s 2000 Leaf Certified card is one any of us could have picked up for under $100 around 25 years ago. Considering the $35,977 price paid on eBay for a PSA-10 grade specimen, it would have been an awesome investment—if only we had a crystal ball on hand. But who knew about Brady’s GOAT future?
