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Michael Jordan gems spark more frenzied card collecting
Michael Jordan routinely gets plenty of ink on this site and in the pages of Sports Collectors Digest. He’ll get more here.
We simply cannot downplay the legendary hoop star after another month of frenzied collecting.
To wit: Jordan shows up at No. 1 in our monthly Top 10 chart of the top online card sales on eBay. He shows up again at No. 7, and then hogs half the entries in our “next 10” list. That’s a total of seven items that brought between $40,000 and $100,000 in a single month.
There are even more Jordan auction highlights beyond our chart entries:
• $37,659 on 94 bids for a 2005-06 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Achievements Signatures card marked #9/63 and graded BGS 9.5 with a 10 autograph.
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• $27,600 on 71 bids for a PSA 9 1986 Fleer rookie.
• $22,100 on 93 bids for a PSA 10 1996-97 Fleer Ultra Scoring Kings card.
• $13,798 on 45 bids for a 1997-98 Fleer Zone (PSA 10).
• $11,200 on 33 bids for a 2006-07 Fleer Autographics card graded BGS 9.5 with a 9 autograph.
These examples come only from eBay auctions, never mind Buy It Now transactions. In fact, several such deals saw Fleer Jordan 9-grade rookies draw prices between $30,000 and $50,000.
Don’t expect any slumping in Jordan prices in the years ahead. His career stats were gaudy enough—30.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 2.3 steals per game. But the indelible images of Jordan transcend his numbers: the athleticism, the hang time, the thunderous dunks, competitive fire, the clutch performances with games on the line. He did whatever he wanted on the hardwood, which is how he won six NBA titles, snagged the scoring title 10 times, earned All-Defensive honors nine times, and garnered five MVP awards in the regular season and six more in the NBA Finals.
Jordan's impact seems to echo through the years, inspiring collectors to spend ever-growing amounts on his top-of-the-line items.
TOP 10
The Top 10 sports card sales on eBay in February.
1. $98,988 on 86 bids: 1984-85 Star Michael Jordan #101 (PSA 7)
2. $78,300 on 39 bids: 2005-26 Topps Chrome Cooper Flagg Sapphire Refractor, #4/10, auto (ungraded)
3. $73,600 on 88 bids: 2000 Upper Deck SP Authentic Tom Brady Future Watch, #596/1,250 (PSA 10)
4. $71,000 on 87 bids: 2000 Bowman Chrome Tom Brady Refractor (PSA 9)
5. $56,988 on 111 bids: 2018 Panini National Treasures Josh Allen, #52/99, auto patch (PSA 9, auto 10)
6. $55,100 on 73 bids: 2017 Panini National Treasures Patrick Mahomes II, #1/5, auto (BGS 9.5, auto 10)
7. $54,109 on 73 bids: 1984-85 Star Michael Jordan #101 (PSA 6)
8. $53,400 on 71 bids: 2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady Rookie Ticket, auto (BGS 9, auto 10)
9. $50,000 on 1 bid: 2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady Rookie Ticket, auto (BGS 9)
10. $49,988 on 75 bids: 2013-14 Panini Innovation Kaboom! Kobe Bryant (PSA 10)
THE NEXT 10
• $48,600 on 80 bids: 2007-08 Upper Deck Chronology Michael Jordan Timeless Memories, #55/99, auto (BGS 9.5)
• $46,600 on 41 bids: 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan (BGS 9.5)
• $44,601 on 55 bids: 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan (BGS 9.5)
• $44,600 on 96 bids: 2003-04 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection LeBron James, #140/250, auto (BGS 9.5)
• $42,322 on 78 bids: 2005-26 Topps Chrome Cooper Flagg Black Refractor, #10/10, auto (ungraded)
• $42,100 on 77 bids: 2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani Blue Refractor, #144/150, auto (BGS 9.5, auto 10)
• $42,100 on 108 bids: 2017 Panini National Treasures Patrick Mahomes II, #59/99, auto patch (ungraded, PSA authenticated)
• $41,060 on 55 bids: 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan (BGS 9.5)
• $40,458 on 75 bids: 2024-25 Panini Noir Lionel Messi Spotlight Signatures Vertical, #11/15, auto (ungraded)
• $40,252 on 40 bids: 1984-85 Star Michael Jordan #101 (PSA 5)
