Last month, Collectors CEO Nat Turner announced on Twitter that PSA was planning to begin grading 1984 Star Basketball cards. Now, it’s official. Orders can now be placed at PSA for the 1984 Star Basketball set.
It’s a reversal of policy for PSA who have not graded Star cards for 30 years due to issues concerning the legitimacy of cards that surfaced after the company lost its license. Keep in mind, PSA is starting by only grading Star cards from the 1984 set. While PSA will not grade sealed team bags to start, they are planning to do so in the future as well as Star sets of other years.
This is sure to increase the value of 1984 Star cards, most notably the Michael Jordan rookie card, because up until now, have only been graded by Beckett Grading Services. The 1984 Star Jordan rookie is already on the list of Best & Most Valuable Michael Jordan Cards, but now that PSA is back in the game, the value can only go higher.
There has long been a debate between the 1984 Star and 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan cards about which of those is his true rookie card. The majority of collectors believe it is the 1986 Fleer, but if you ask Nat Turner, the 1984 Star Basketball set features “MJ’s true rookie card”. Could Turner’s declaration change the mind of hobby enthusiasts? Only time will tell, but for now, it has made the topic more interesting.
We are always buying both 1984 Star and 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan rookie cards. Interested in selling yours? Contact us today!
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If you can make the trip here like the son from my hometown did for this collection- we can make a deal at the office. We once met a father-son duo that drove eight hours from Virginia to meet us to sell a Michael Jordan rookie card stored in Tupperware since 1986 - great read here.
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We've run into a wide range of people and collections over the last 25 years. Although Just Collect is known for buying vintage sports cards and especially vintage baseball cards, we are also extremely interested in buying non-sports cards, too!
Every collection and every collector is different and we treat EVERY collection with the respect and attention that we show for our own collections. We understand that many have put their heart and souls into building their collections. So when you're ready to sell, we understand the feelings that you're going through and will work with you to help you reach a decision that is a WIN/WIN, because if you're not happy, we're not happy.
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