Kobe Bryant Rookie Card Sells for $1.7 Million

Back in July of 2020, a BGS 9.5 example of this card sold for $1.8 million dollars, which at the time was a record amount paid for a modern day sports card. It is truly amazing what has happened in the hobby since, and how many times that record has been broken in the last 8+ months.

This sale set the record for any LeBron James card outside of his rookie campaign, as this was from his second year. The NBA Logoman patch auto is a one-of-a-kind card, meaning that the sky is the limit any time a superstar's Logoman hits the market. Last week alone, Luka Doncic's Logoman 1/1 from his rookie season was sold for $4,600,000.

This card is just one grade lower than the PSA 9 that recently sold for $5,400,000 and broke the record for most money ever paid for a single sports card. There are only 35 PSA 8's, 6 PSA 9's and 3 PSA 10's in PSA's population report, so when you combine those wildly low populations with the fact that this card is by most accounts, the most iconic in the hobby, it would not be a shock to see this card continue to rise any time one of the higher graded ones hit the market.

Another record breaking sale, as this is now the most money ever spent on a single Roberto Clemente card, becoming the latest card to join the million dollar club.

This sale was another record breaker, as it became the most money ever spent on a 1952 Jackie Robinson card. The total population of PSA 9 examples of this card on the market is 11, and there are no PSA 10's on record.

This sale set a record for the most money ever spent on a single Kevin Durant card, a market that has been white hot of late, with the Brooklyn Nets looking like a legit championship contender (if not the favorite).