Mar 5, 2021
Perhaps the one area in which Tom Brady has not been associated with complete transcendent greatness in his life is in the trading card market. To this point, there has not been a thin slice of cardboard with his likeness on it that has sold for more than a high-end Picasso.
But that is changing, thanks to guys like Mike. We’ll call him Mike because he doesn’t want his real name out there you wouldn’t either if you had just sold something to an auction house that might end up surpassing a million dollars. Mike bought a Brady Playoff Contenders Championship Rookie Ticket card on eBay about eight years ago, right in the middle of the Patriots’ Super Bowl slump, for about $3,000. Since that time, it has developed into
A Michael Jordan Rookie Card Sets a Wild New Auction Record
Michael Jordan Rookie Cards Are More Expensive Than His Game-Worn Sneakers
Goldin Auction House
Goldin Auction House
The parallels between sneakers and sports cards are no more apparent than when it comes to the popularity of Michael Jordan, whose rookie cards are not only more coveted than his sneakers but have become investment assets that continue to increase in price with seemingly no end in sight.
This past weekend Goldin Auction of New Jersey, sold the 1986 Fleer #57 Michael Jordan Rookie Card in PSA GEM MT 10 (the highest grading, given only to truly flawless cards) for $738,000. The previous record for a PSA GEM MT 10 was $217,200 just weeks ago.