Pete Maravich rookie card, 1969 Topps rookies set records in vintage auction at PWCC

The rookie cards of 1970s NBA legends Pete Maravich, Walt Frazier and Willis Reed and the 1969 Topps cards of Oscar Robertson, Jerry West and other stars all set records in the June/July Vintage Premier Auction at PWCC Marketplace. 

Maravich’s 1970 Topps rookie card, graded PSA 10, sold for a record $552,000 to become Pistol Pete’s highest-selling trading card of all time, according to public sales records. One of only two Maravich rookies graded Gem Mint 10, it is also the fifth highest sale for any pre-1980 basketball card.

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The coveted Maravich rookie is also the highest-selling card from the unique Topps 1969 and 1970 “tall boy” sets, surpassing Lew Alcindor’s 1969 rookie card, which sold for $501,900 in 2016.

Other record-breaking cards from the auction include:

• 1969 Topps Walt Frazier Rookie #98 (PSA 10 GEM MINT) for $252,000, Frazier’s highest-selling card and the only one graded PSA 10.

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• 1969 Topps Willis Reed Rookie #60 (PSA 10 GEM MINT) for $150,000, a record for the Knicks’ captain the only PSA 10.

• 1969 Topps Oscar Robertson #50 (PSA 10 GEM MINT) for $186,000, the Big O’s top selling card and the only PSA 10.

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• 1969 Topps Jerry West #90 (PSA 10 GEM MINT) for $180,000, the Lakers legend’s highest-selling card of all time.

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• 1969 Topps Nate Thurmond Rookie #10 (PSA 10 GEM MINT) for $114,000, the center’s most valuable card to date.

• 1969 Topps Wes Unseld Rookie #56 (PSA 10 GEM MINT) for $111,000, a record for the former Washington star.