Filed under: NBA, Upper Deck | Tags: 2005-06 exquisite collection, Amare Stoudemire, Basketball, bulls, chicago bulls, Exquisite, Knicks, Michael Jordan, NBA, nba on christmas, New York Knicks, raymond felton
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor | Commentary
Christmas means presents, family and friends. In the sports world, it means a lot of basketball.
The NBA featured five games of some of the best teams and greatest historical rivalries in this year‘s edition.
The first game began with the New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls, who have played each other often on Christmas, but this was the first time since the Michael Jordan era the Bulls have played on Dec. 25. New York has played on Christmas more than 40 times.
Filed under: Hall of Fame, NBA, sports movies, Upper Deck | Tags: birmingham barons, Bugs Bunny, cartoons, chicago bulls, DVD, Hunt Auctions, Looney Tunes, Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan autograph, MILB, NBA, Space Jam, sports movies, Upper Deck Authenticated
By Chris Olds | Editor
You’ve probably seen a few Michael Jordan game-used jerseys through the years, but this one’s out of this world.
Forget Jordan’s Chicago Bulls threads — or his somewhat-forgettable-anyway Washington Wizards gear — this one has to be one of the rarer Jordan jerseys around. It’s a jersey that was prepped for his use in the 1996 movie, Space Jam, where His Airness co-starred with Bugs Bunny.
Think what you want about the Warner Bros. film, but it made $90.4 million at the box office after it was released in late 1996. And for all those kids out there that undoubtedly saw the movie — and their parents, of course — the jersey might be an interesting piece of basketball, film or MJ history for them.
After all, many of those 1996 kiddos and pre-teens are likely in their 20s now — and they have spending power, right?
Filed under: Hall of Fame, NBA | Tags: Basketball, basketball cards, BGS, chicago bulls, Graded Cards, Michael Jordan, NBA, PSA
Join Beckett Media’s Tracy Hackler as he talks to Lou Costabile, a serious collector of rare Michael Jordan basketball cards in this edition of Collect Call.
Filed under: Beckett Media, Free Stuff Friday, NBA, Panini | Tags: Boston Celtics, Celtics, chicago bulls, Chris Webber, Dikembe Mutombo, Jason Richardson, Jerry West, Lakers, Los Angeles Lakers, Ray Allen, Russell Westbrook
We’re back with another Free Stuff Friday our weekly ritual where we try and get some cool stuff into the hands of our readers just for answering some simple card-related trivia — and this week’s biggest prize is courtesy of Topps.
How can you win? Follow the directions below and answer the questions below in a comment right here … it’s that simple.
Tips: Don’t try stuffing the comments box — we’ll check IP addresses — and make sure to include your name and email address so you can be contacted if you win. (Also note that you will see your comment on your screen after posting but that does not indicate its order of posting as it has not yet been approved. WordPress’ time-stamping of comments once all are approved will determine the winner.)
Get the question(s) after the jump …
Filed under: Beckett Media, Hall of Fame, NBA | Tags: Basketball, Basketball Hall of Fame, Boston Celtics, Charles Barkley, chicago bulls, Chris Mullin, Cynthia Cooper, David Robinson, Dennis Johnson, Dream Team, Fleer, Gus Johnson, Houston Comets, Indiana Pacers, Jerry Buss, John Stockton, Karl Malone, Larry Bird, Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, NBA, Olympic basketball, Patrick Ewing, Pinnacle, Robert Hurley, Scottie Pippen, Seattle Sonics, Skybox, Topps, USC Trojans, Utah Jazz, Washington Bullets, WNBA
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has unveiled its 2010 class of inductees, a crop that includes representatives from from all levels of basketball — and even “The Dream Team” from the 1992 Olympics.
Here’s a rundown of who’s in and where they appear on cardboard …
Filed under: Fleer, Hall of Fame, NBA | Tags: 1986-87 Fleer basketball, Basketball, basketball cards, Beckett Grading Services, Beckett Media, BGS, BGS 10, chicago bulls, Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan Rookie Card, NBA
A BGS 10 Pristine copy of Michael Jordan’s 1986-87 Fleer Rookie Card has sold for $200,000 in a privately brokered deal.
The card, one of only two BGS 10s in existence, was purchased by Georgia native Sean Storms, an investor who focuses on elite cards such as these. His plans for the card? To pair it with its other BGS 10 buddy and tuck them away in his private collection.
“It won’t see the light of day for at least 10 years, maybe 15,” he said. “I’m very excited to have the card.”
The card wasn’t easy to find, and Storms is seriously interested in finding the other BGS 10.
“There are only two perfect cards in the world,” he said, noting that he’s confident that the 10s aren’t comparable to the 9.5s out there, many of which have been resubmitted by owners seeking grade bumps multiple times only to have had the 10 elude them.
It’s not the only notable transaction of the year for Storms, who works in the solar energy field, as he sold a BGS 10 Joe Montana 1981 Topps Rookie Card for $65,880 in June.
Filed under: Hall of Fame, NBA, Upper Deck | Tags: basketball memorabilia, chicago bulls, Hall of Fame, Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan autograph, Michael Jordan Hall of Fame, NBA, North Carolina basketball, Obama artist, Obama poster, Shepard Fairey, sports art, UNC, Upper Deck, Upper Deck Authenticated
Upper Deck Authenticated unveiled on Tuesday three new Michael Jordan prints commissioned by Obama “Hope” artist Shepard Fairey.
The series of prints featuring the new Hall of Famer focuses on key accomplishments from Jordan’s career — his NCAA championship with the North Carolina, his six NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls and and his Hall of Fame induction.
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Filed under: Beckett Media, Hall of Fame, NBA, Upper Deck | Tags: Basketball, basketball memorabilia, CharitaBulls, chicago bulls, Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls Floor Collection, Michael Jordan Hall of Fame, Michael Jordan United Center Floor, NBA, UDA, Upper Deck, Upper Deck Authenticated
Upper Deck Authenticated unveiled on Tuesday its Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls Floor Collection, a product line that celebrates His Airness and also benefits the CharitaBulls Chicago Bulls youth organization.
As Jordan counts down the days until his enshrinement in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the line launches with pieces of the United Center floor where Jordan helped etch his legendary credentials up for grabs.
The Bulls won three of their six NBA titles at the United Center and nearly every square inch of its famous hardwood is available — even entire Bulls logos from the court.
Here’s a rundown of the items:
Filed under: Fleer, Hall of Fame, NBA | Tags: 1986-87 Fleer, 1986-87 Fleer basketball, basketball cards, Basketball Hall of Fame, Beckett Grading Services, Beckett Media, BGS 10, chicago bulls, eBay, Hall of Fame, Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan Hall of Fame, Michael Jordan Rookie Card, NBA
By CHRIS OLDS | Beckett Graded Card Investor Editor
A BGS 10 Pristine copy of Michael Jordan‘s 1986-87 Fleer Rookie Card sold on eBay for $82,000 on Thursday evening just weeks before His Airness is enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
The 10-day auction closed at 5:58 p.m. Pacific after 87 bids. The sale was made by CJ’s Sports Cards & Memorabilia in San Diego, Calif., however the transaction has not yet been confirmed by Beckett Media.
While 4,567 copies of the card have been graded, this perfect specimen is one of only two cards to receive the mark from Beckett Grading Services.
This card, which was the first Jordan RC to receive the perfect Pristine grade, was reportedly sold for $150,000 in 2006. However, that sale never was confirmed.
The card’s subgrades included 10s for its centering, edges and corners and a 9.5 for its surface condition. The only other BGS 10 has 10s across the board with the exception of a 9.5 subgrade for its edges.
The first BGS 9.5 copy of the Jordan RC — there have been 116 to reach that mark since — went for $77,600 in a June 2003 deal.
The Jordan RC is the second high-profile BGS 10 of a 1980s icon to sell for big bucks this year as a Joe Montana 1981 Topps RC sold for $65,880 in April. That card carried the third-highest pricetag of any football card sale ever documented by Beckett Media.
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Chris Olds has collected sports cards and memorabilia since 1987. Before coming to Beckett Media, he wrote about the hobby for the Orlando Sentinel on his blog, SportsStuff, and for the San Antonio Express-News and The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News. Do you have a comment, question or idea? Send e-mail to him at colds@beckett.com.
Filed under: NBA, Upper Deck | Tags: basketball cards, chicago bulls, Michael Jordan, NBA, Upper Deck
First there was the 6,000-plus card Yankee Stadium Legacy baseball set last year. Then there was the 2,500 20th Anniversary Retrospective set that we’ve just started to see in 2009 baseball packs.
But now, it’s basketball and it’s Michael Jordan — perhaps the most notable basketball player and athlete alive — who will have a 1,170-card tribute set from Upper Deck.
Filed under: Beckett Media | Tags: 2008 Draft, chicago bulls, Derrick Rose, NBA, Old School, PG, potential ROY, Skybox, Skybox Metal Universe, Sneak Peak, Upper Deck
This is kind of cool. What do you think?
Filed under: Upper Deck | Tags: 1 of 1, 1/1, 2008-09 NBA Premier, autograph, chicago bulls, Michael Jordan, MJ, NBA, Upper Deck
Hi all,
The deadline for the next Beckett Sports Card Monthly is rapidly approaching, so needless to say things are quite busy around here. This may be the laziest news post in the history of man, as I am merely cutting out part of an email that Chris Carlin from Upper Deck sent out, and uploading the appropriate images.
Why?
Filed under: NBA, Upper Deck | Tags: baseball, Basketball, basketball cards, birmingham barons, chicago bulls, Hall of Fame, Michael Jordan, minor league baseball, NBA, Upper Deck
A certain someone you might have heard of just might be among the next class of inductees in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
And among some images released for Upper Deck’s upcoming Hot Prospects basketball set on this week was this card — a Michael Jordan Road to Springfield autograph.
If you’re a Jordan collector — and we know there are a few of you — be sure to be ready for more than a few M.J. releases in the next year when he becomes eligible and just might get into the Hall.
Chris Olds has collected sports cards and memorabilia since 1987. Before coming to Beckett Media, he wrote about the hobby for the Orlando Sentinel on his blog, SportsStuff, and for the San Antonio Express-News and The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News. Do you have a comment, question or idea? Send e-mail to him at colds@beckett.com.
