It's the first Jordan game-worn jersey in a set, it's autographed, it's from a known and specific game - which is highly unusual in 2021 trading cards - back from an era when they still did that." "For people who want to own the absolute best ," says Ken Goldin, founder of Goldin Auctions, "this is the flagship card. The identities of the seller and buyer were confirmed to ESPN on the condition of anonymity.Īs popular as Jordan's 1986-87 Fleer rookie card has become - Jordan card sales increased by 370% on eBay in April 2020, following the release of "The Last Dance" - the 1997-98 Upper Deck might be Jordan's most important: It's the first example of a Jordan-autographed memorabilia card in a set.
Jordan's autograph received an 8 grade, and it's numbered 6/23. The $2.7 million Jordan card is graded an 8 Near Mint-Mint from Beckett Grading Services (BGS).
That broke the all-time Goldin Auctions record of $2.1 million - held by the same kind of, but differently numbered, card. Goldin Auctions, out of its Private Sales Division, completed the most expensive Jordan item sale of all time when a 1997-98 Upper Deck Game Jersey game-worn patch card, with an on-card autograph, sold for $2.7 million over the weekend. But if you’re going to get a collectible from one of the best basketball players ever, it’s somehow almost fitting that you pay one of the highest-ever prices.At 58, Michael Jordan is still achieving new heights. It’s a ridiculously high price, to be sure. Jordan’s Bulls defeated the Utah Jazz in six games in their 1998 series. The previous record for a Jordan item was a 1997-98 Upper Deck Game Jersey patch card with an autograph that sold for $2.7 million in October 2021. Notably, it also smashes the previous record for a piece of Jordan memorabilia. Michael Jordan's iconic 1998 NBA Finals 'The Last Dance' jersey has sold for $10.1 million, setting records for a basketball jersey, any game-worn sports memorabilia, and most valuable #MichaelJordan item ever sold at auction. It’s a new all-time record for any piece of sports memorabilia, exceeding a $9.28 million price paid for the late Diego Maradona’s “Hand of God” jersey from the 1986 World Cup.Ī record-breaking day. On Tuesday, it was revealed that a jersey worn by Jordan in Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals was sold in a Sotheby’s auction for $10.1 million. That rise seems to have also extended to the sports memorabilia market. After the acclaimed documentary - The Last Dance - detailed much of what Jordan and his Bulls teammates went through en route to their final championship together, the legendary 1998 campaign appears to have grown in notoriety.
To cap his illustrious career as the arguably greatest NBA player of all time, Michael Jordan led the Bulls to the 1998 NBA title.
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