{"id":106349,"date":"2025-08-24T10:27:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T10:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/106349\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T10:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T10:27:09","slug":"check-it-out-this-unique-nba-card-just-sold-for-over-12-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/106349\/","title":{"rendered":"Check it out: this unique NBA card just sold for over $12 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">The highest fee in trading card history was reached on Saturday night for a unique card that was sold at auction featuring the signatures of both Michael Jordan and the late Kobe Bryant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Going for $12.932 million, the 1-of-1 NBA trading card, officially labelled the \u20192007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autographs Jordan &amp; Bryant card\u2019, surpassed the previous record held since 2022. Jordan\u2019s Logoman patch features the gold logo worn during the 1996-97 season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">On that occasion, a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card was sold for $12.6 million. When Upper Deck first released Exquisite, they charged a then mind-blowing $500 for a five-card pack\/box. That product line went on to produce many of the most valuable modern basketball cards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"> However, given the hype, that price has surged in recent times.<\/p>\n<p>Signed card \u201choly grail\u201d for collectors<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Now, Panini\u2019s National Treasures &amp; Flawless both go for $3,000-plus per box upon release. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Chris Ivy, Heritage\u2019s director of sports auctions, explained this phenomenon to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/46061949\/holy-grail-jordan-bryant-sports-card-sells-record-129m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/46061949\/holy-grail-jordan-bryant-sports-card-sells-record-129m\">ESPN<\/a>: \u201cExquisite was first, Exquisite paved the way. It\u2019s the pinnacle as far as modern card collectors are concerned, and this is the only time there\u2019s been Jordan and Kobe autographed Logomans. Another one can\u2019t be created. It\u2019s always been looked at by modern basketball collectors as a holy grail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He also explained why, despite the 6\/10 condition rating, the Jordan-Bryant card went for so much: \u201cGrades matter as far as pricing goes for standard-issue cards, but this is a 1-of-1, so the grade is less important overall to how the card performed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udcc8 NEW BASKETBALL RECORD \ud83d\udcc8<\/p>\n<p>The Kobe Bryant x Michael Jordan Exquisite Dual Logoman Auto 1\/1 has already become the most expensive basketball card EVER, hitting $5,307,000 in bids (with Buyer\u2019s Premium) at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeritageAuction?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@HeritageAuction<\/a>. \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n<p>This passes the previous record of $5.2M that\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4jmPReQPlk\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/4jmPReQPlk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Collectibles Guru (@gurucollects) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gurucollects\/status\/1956036799874392341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related stories<a href=\"https:\/\/en.as.com\/other_sports\/abass-baraou-takes-yoenis-tellezs-undefeated-record-how-it-happened-n\/\" class=\"s_m_w\" title=\"The Cuban boxer suffered his first defeat as a professional after the judges\u2019 scorecards favoured the challenger.\" data-tb-link=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IGZ24WIPNRAJ3LXJFOKEG5IGYA.jpg\" alt=\"Abass Baraou takes Yoenis T\u00e9llez\u2019s undefeated record: how it happened\" class=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-tb-thumbnail=\"\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.as.com\/mlb\/astros-defeat-orioles-in-home-run-fest-n\/\" class=\"s_m_w\" title=\"The teams combined for six home runs. four for the Astros and two for the Orioles.\" data-tb-link=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/P6R5WXZVYRL2DLNAALRC4YVTWQ.jpg\" alt=\"Astros defeat Orioles in home run fest\" class=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-tb-thumbnail=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">However, despite the money paid, it is not the highest fee ever paid for a piece of sporting heritage. That title goes to the Babe Ruth 1932 World Series \u201ccalled shot\u201d jersey, which sold for $24.12 million last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Get your game on! Whether you\u2019re into NFL touchdowns, NBA buzzer-beaters, world-class soccer goals, or MLB home runs, our app has it all. Dive into live coverage, expert insights, breaking news, exclusive videos, and more \u2013 plus, stay updated on the latest in current affairs and entertainment. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.as.com\/app-as\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/en.as.com\/app-as\/\" target=\"_blank\">Download now for all-access coverage<\/a>, right at your fingertips \u2013 anytime, anywhere.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The highest fee in trading card history was reached on Saturday night for a unique card that was&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":106350,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[355,99],"class_list":["post-106349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106349\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}