MOST VALUABLE BASKETBALL CARD OF ALL-TIME! In breaking news, a rare basketball card of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant has just set the record for most valuable basketball card - and the bidding is still underway! The current price? A cool FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.
It's not surprising that the most valuable basketball card belongs to Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, but the price tag is making headlines across the world!
Michael Jordan is a six-time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls, was named league MVP five times, won Olympic gold in 1984 and 1992. Kobe Bryant led the Los Angeles Lakers to five NBA championships, won the MVP in 2008, and equaled Jordan's gold medal total by winning in 2008 and 2012. In the 2007, Upper Deck created a card with both legends, and the value is record-breaking.
The 2007 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection was released in boxes that contained one pack of five cards. Each pack contains one autographed rookie card, an autographed patch card, a second autograph or patch card, and two base cards. The original price of a box was $600; a bit of money for sports cards in 2007! Today, we see brand new releases without autographs like Exquisite cost $600 or more, but that price was unheard of a time when packs were around $1.00. Just 112 cards makeup the 2007 Exquisite set, and each card is limited to between 99-225 copies. Inserts and special cards were printed in even fewer numbers. Example: the "Year One" autograph inserts are numbered to 10. THE card from Exquisite that all eyes are on today had just one copy made. The "logoman" card!
The logos on an NBA jerseys (which features Hall of Famer, Jerry West!) worn by Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant were removed and placed into the Exquisite card. Jordan and Kobe each signed the card.
How much is this card valued at? Currently, the bids are up to $5,750,000.
Here is the card with photo credit to the Heritage Auctions Instagram:
Heritage Auctions has the card listed and the auction ends August 23rd HERE.
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