Saturday night with a signature sports card priced at $12.932 million from Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, which sold for $12.932 million, breaking the highest-paid sports card ever.
2007-08 Upper Deck's exquisite collection of double logoman autographed Jordan & Bryant card (1-of-1) surpassed the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card, which sold for $12.6 million in late August 2022.
Jordan/Kobica for sale at estate auction. The auction house confirmed that Canadian investor Kevin O'Leary, big-time harvester Matt Allen (called shyne150 on social media) and entrepreneur Paul Warshaw worked together to buy.
Jordan/Kobica is the second most expensive sports collectible for the 1932 World Series “shot” jersey, which sold for $24.12 million nearly a year ago.
Traditional Sports Auction Director Chris Ivy said he remembers when the first release of exquisite on the deck was charged $500 for a five-card bag/box issued in 2003-04. That was the suit for the $5.2 million LeBron James Rookie Card, which previously held the record for the most expensive basketball card until Saturday.
“[They were] It's kind of ridiculous, but it digs out a crowd that doesn't interest gi heads: they just want the best,” Ivy said. [one of] The first logo from the jersey was used in this way. ”
2007-08 The exquisite collection of double logoman autographed Michael Jordan & Kobe Bryant cards from the upper deck cost $1.2932 million, surpassing the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle cards, the most expensive sports card sold at auction. Auction by heritage
In the years since, Panini's national treasures and perfect lines (both are now paying over $3,000 at release, has become the standard guy in basketball.
“But first of all, exquisite, delicate roads,” Ivey said. “It's the pinnacle as far as modern card collectors are concerned, and it's the only time a logo has been signed by Jordan and Kobe. Another one can't be created.
Although the card receives only 6 photos from the Card Graded Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), this rarity explains the price tag.
“In 1986, sixth-grade Fleer Jordan sold several thousand, and [grade] “There is currently a $10 price tag for nearly $200,000. As far as standard issuance cards are concerned, the results are important, but that's a 1 point, so it's not very important to how the card is executed overall,” Ivy said.
Consignment for the card has been ongoing since February, Ivy said. The former owners kept the card for more than a decade and rejected a private offer of “high seven-digit” instead of an open auction, where Heritage believes it will safely lose $5 million.
“The estimated pre-auction is over $6 million, so sometimes, if something unique, it’s really beneficial to have it spend the day,” Ivy said.[Where] You can get new collectors out of woodwork or you can be willing to participate and pay more. ”
Ivy also noted that the authenticity of Bryant and Jordan was “Ironclad” following the ongoing Brett Lemieux fraudulent souvenir scandal. Lemieux claims to have flooded the market with fraudulent Kobe items after Bryant's death in 2020.
“[The scandal] Making such items even more ideal: Upper Deck had Jordan under the contract; he was with them for decades. “Bryant was on the upper deck until 2009. They worked directly with these athletes to sign up for the program. They and PSA guaranteed it. That's why you see a premium for projects that have verified their source and identity verification.”
Bryantka has been around for quite a month. High-end collector Matt Allen met Shyne on social media shared that he spent $4 million privately on the 1-shot 1-signature Panini Panini perfect Logoman card for Bryant 1: One for the 2017-18 year, one for $1.7 million, one from 2015-16 and $2.3 million for $2.3 million, a record for paying for the Bryant card until its sale on Saturday night.
Kobe's 47th birthday will be Saturday.