Michael Jordan Rookie Card Reaches Record Figure at Auction
A 1986-87 Michael Jordan rookie card, autographed, has been sold at the auction house JOOPITER, owned by artist and producer Pharrell Williams, winner of 13 Grammy Awards, for the staggering sum of $2.5 million, including a buyer’s premium of 25%.
This sale sets a new record for a Jordan rookie card.
The previous highest price for an autographed rookie card of Jordan was $205,000 last March. As for Jordan’s unsigned Fleer rookie cards, the previous record is $840,000, set in 2021.
With $2.5 million, this card becomes the third-highest public sale for a Michael Jordan card. The absolute record is held by a 1-of-1 autographed Logoman card of Michael Jordan from the 2003-04 Upper Deck Ultimate collection, which sold for $2.928 million last June.The card was signed for a private collector last year, in secret. Jordan rarely signs outside of his long-term agreement with Upper Deck, but in 2024, he autographed nine 1986-87 Fleer Jordan rookie cards with a blue Sharpie, six of which have received perfect PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator) 10 grades. These PSA 10-graded cards have not yet been released for public sale.
This was the first sports card that JOOPITER, founded in 2022, has auctioned.
