Michael Jordan himself is a billionaire. And now, his rookie card is a millionaire.
In a record sports card sale, an autographed version of the 1986-87 Fleer Jordan rookie card sold for $1.008 million with the auction house Christie's on Tuesday. The card was one of 23 signed rookie cards that were re-released by Fleer in 2006-07. Previous unautographed rookie cards from the collection sold for $738,000 apiece in 2021.
The card was graded an 8.5 by Beckett Grading Services, making it one of 14 cards from the 2006-07 set of 23 that has been discovered and graded. It is presumed, therefore, that the remaining nine cards are still in unopened boxes.
The price of Jordan cards skyrocketed after the release of "The Last Dance" docuseries. In 2021, an autographed card containing a piece of Jordan's 1992 All-Star Game jersey sold for $1.44 million.
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