So he was a very solid player. Those are perfectly fine as well. "About two years ago at the National in Cleveland, the rookie rose to about $40,000 [in PSA GEM-MT 10 grade]," he said. It's just not happening. I want to say eight to ten years ago. They do this to cut out competition for this athlete's autograph. Number one. Again, Dream Team as well. You're not getting that sent out there. All right now we're getting to the top two on this list. Today I discuss 3 possible reasons why Upper Deck (UDA), did this to his pricing. So don't do that. ", "I absolutely think he's the most recognizable athlete in the world," he said. My guess is that it's gonna have to be somebody who he personally knows or personally knows him very well. "I think the documentary and the shelter-in-place [orders] during the pandemic have a lot to do with it," he said. 2 Jordan Master Set on the PSA Set Registry. Another hall of famer, Mr. Charles Barkley, the round mound rebound NBA hall of famer. Seven time all-star as well. So I hope you guys like this list. Official website. "With this documentary out, I would say he's currently the most coveted athlete autograph," said Renaud. That's more than those two guys combined. Of course playing for the Knicks. LeBron and Jordan are upper deck guys. But that slight is largely responsible for his legendary competitive spirit and it helped him earn a basketball scholarship to the University of North Carolina. I remember Larry Bird and I remember Magic, but when Jordan came along, and with the introduction of the Air Jordan shoes, everything just seemed to change. Do I see a private signing happening? If you're looking for an iconic Michael Jordan rookie card from his days as a baseball player, this should be the cornerstone of your collection. Michael Jordan has always signed with Upper Deck the trading card company, Upper Deck Authenticated. Getting a couple rookie cards autographed. I think $8,000 on jerseys now, so if you go to their website and try to buy something like that it's gonna be super expensive, so people are trying to find deals everywhere. I actually did sell a helmet and a jersey of his way back in the day of the White Sox, and those are absolutely really cool. "The prices for Jordan cards right now are hard for me to believe because I see a PSA [MINT] 9, 1986 Fleer Jordan going for about $10,000. You're not going to see guys like Shaq and Iverson, those guys are popular signers, they sign every couple months it seems like. The release of The Last Dance also came on the heels of the moving eulogy Jordan delivered at Kobe Bryant's memorial service in February, which was broadcast around the world. "I do think there's a Kobe factor in it," said PSA/DNA authenticator George Renaud, when asked about the recent increase in demand for Jordan cards and autographs. This guy's a tough autograph. The Last Dance provided a behind-the-scenes look at Jordan's legendary career with a strong focus on the Bulls' final championship season (1997-98). I think people are very are underrated with that. Getting jerseys, dual sign stuff, maybe with David Robinson that stuff would be so cool. Also stick around to the end, I will give you a non-player autograph that is going to be definitely one that people want to see sign. If you want a unique inscription you're just not getting that done that way, and private signing is going to be the only way to get those items all finished up. Now it's time to move on to number one on this list. His son's items are extremely popular. Make sure you have somebody else take a look at it. It's not real. It looks like they're going for about $5,400 - $5,500 right now. This is the absolute iconic image for Jordan where he took off from just about the free-throw line. One of my favorite guys, an alumni of my school, Santa Clara University, Steve Nash. Step-by-step guide to collecting sports autographs through the mail. Bulls and also the Lakers as well, so the demand would just be absolutely incredible. Following his junior year, Jordan would enter the NBA draft and was selected third overall by the Bulls. To give you an idea of the increase in price of his autographs, a PSA 9 Jordan rookie with a PSA/DNA authenticated signature sold for $25,411 on eBay in April 2019. This list is just going to be guys for tough autographs, who simply do not sign, and this one's only going to be for the retired players. I will help you sell it. "He's without a doubt the most forged basketball autograph," said Renaud. In Jordan's early signatures, you can read almost every letter in his first and last names. There's just so much collectors would need them on. So that's just my opinion here but somebody personally close to him is probably gonna have to make that happen. Jordan never signed Chinese jerseys for Upper Deck. Once again, that needs to happen, dealers out there, if you're watching this, man make it happen. That stuff to me is going to be iconic, but if he did do a public autograph signing it would just be great for people to bring their kids there and to be able to meet him, shake his hand, and just remember that moment of when you met Bill Russell because they are not bringing those type of players around anymore, but again due to his age I just don't see it happening. Everybody that sees that in your collection is gonna be like, I remember when Jordan was playing baseball! and all that kind of stuff, so it's a really cool and unique item to have in your collection. $249.99. You just don't hear much about John Stockton anymore. This one is iconic and I don't know if this one's gonna happen. Like the instant news of social media? "The Last Dance has boosted interest tremendously," said Joshua Dawson, who owns the No. Now he does sign a little bit in person. So who are you not going to see on this list? Thats always going to keep his items popular. Means that I invested correctly. It's not happening. I'm gonna try to keep this rant really short. Autographed baseballs are really cool because they're smaller in size and they're actually probably one of the more affordable Jordan autographs. Dawson has been a Jordan collector since 1993 and he has never seen prices for the superstar's cards this high. He is a guy that did sign a decent amount. Second thing is you can also buy something that's authenticated JSA, PSA, or Beckett already that doesn't come with a product authentication that's probably a signature that's been signed at like a golf event or something like that. They probably already have Jordan on there, they're just waiting on John Stockton. They don't want to According to responses provided by users of that site, these 60 Now there are different variations of this that you can do with inscriptions and limited edition pieces, but I'm just talking about just your standard number 23 Jersey, unframed. I mean this guy for as popular as he is, five-time NBA champion, three-time finals MVP. These guys are high demand guys, I don't remember any of these guys doing autograph signings, so also make sure you stick around to the end here. At the beginning of the year, PSA 10s of this card were selling for around $4,000 each. Fans of the Boston Celtics will enjoy owning a piece of memorabilia signed by Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. Ships Free $6,99999 Signed Jordan Photo - 1982 NCAA Championship Shot Almost Gone! They are not doing signings where you're going to be able to send in your own item. And when I bought one 12 or 13 years ago, I paid $1,100," said McCord. Just autograph items, no Fleer rookie cards, although those are absolutely 100% cool. I always think about that Lightner shot and there are a ton of collectors out there that want to get something dual signed with Lightner. Lastly, the number one item that you need to have in your collection. Not bad for a player who couldn't crack his high school team as a sophomore. He's a two-time NBA champion as a player for the Knicks, hall of famer, is a head coach 11-time NBA champion as head coach with the bulls, and also the Lakers. It's been a few years for Scottie. So having a paid, private signing, where you can send in items or have an authenticator like JSA, Beckett, or PSA, knowing you're getting a legitimate autograph is probably going to be the only way to 100% know that that Yao autograph that you got is definitely a legit autograph. He did sign again with Steiner not that long ago, but I think it was maybe five to seven years or so. Comments will be approved before showing up. They are not doing signings where you're going to be able to send in your own item. Joe Minetti, who's collecting six different Jordan sets on the PSA Set Registry, offers a similar assessment. That's to me really sketchy, so I prefer not to do that. With the exception of a few autographs here and there, Jordan doesnt really sign outside of his Upper Deck deal, which means that most of the products you Number three is sometimes an often overlooked item for Jordan but just your standard autographed basketball. In the 1990s Michael took on his typical "trademarked" "M" Squiggle "J" Squiggle style autograph. Those are probably a $1,000 jersey right now, at least. "He does one thing LeBron can never do. It is free and quick. Again, I can't remember a signing that he's done. "I know vintage people that only collect vintage, but they want Jordan autographs.". By the end of April, however, a card in the same grade had garnered $7,500 on eBay. $199.99. So get somebody else and some other experts eyes on that item, unless you are an absolute badass when it comes to Michael Jordan's autographs, that's the way to do it. "There are less than 200 of the 1987 Jordan Fleer cards in PSA 10," noted Minetti. It's not like he's 80 years old and just doesn't want to sign. I think eventually he will do one. Michael Jordan has always signed with Upper Deck the trading card company, Upper Deck Authenticated. Comments will be approved before showing up. LeBron could win 50 titles and he could score 50,000 points or whatever. They don't want to mess with it. Will a signing happen with him? UDA, along with many other companies, have started signing athletes to exclusive autograph contracts. Again, I don't know of an autographed signing that he's ever done and he's very reclusive, so kind of the opposite of Reggie Miller. The five-time NBA MVP and 14-time all-star has also won two Olympic gold medals (1984, 1992) and 10 NBA scoring titles. I sent in a Chicago White Sox helmet and a White Sox jersey just to be different, and I think I ended up selling those for like $1,800 each or so, but crazy to see what those would probably be worth. They're on these weird old Wilson baseballs. Like This is all I'm doing, I'm signing for one hour, and then I'll see you again in 10 more years.. #1 Price of Autograph Increased. Just bite the bullet. Right now he's currently a Panini exclusive so fortunately he is signing autographs and that's a big positive, but Panini just doesn't do send-in stuff or public autograph signings like how they used to back in the day, so getting him on a send in item right now is going to be tough. Over $68,000 in Anyone tied to Michael Jordan seems to have an autograph that's in demand. I see him doing like an autograph signing with like 200 pieces. Almost every Basic Set card has jumped in price. I always had it valued at $3k. Jordan proceeded to revolutionize his sport. And it's not just Jordan's rookie card that has taken off in value. New. Rookies and China related stuff both are going to sell. If you're shopping for a special NBA fan, our basketball memorabilia makes the perfect gift! "As a matter of fact, even from February to now, there has been a significant increase.". You can get these in different sizes, 8 X 10 and 16 X 20. Ten-time NBA all-star, hall of famer, member of the Dream Team. There's a couple different balls that Jordan has signed. I think that's definitely an advantage for him. WebCheck out our autographed by michael jordan selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. But that autograph is It would just be too much risk for him, and I would not blame him for doing that. "I tend to focus on the PSA 10s," said Minetti. Give me a follow below for some fun and autograph talk. I certainly think the reason UDA raised their pricing on Jordan is a combination of #2 and #3. Jordan autographed baseballs are way cool. I'm just really not sure why, because he's a very personable guy. Prices for early Jordan cards, in particular, have increased dramatically. Fragile red and blue borders and poor centering can make it difficult to uncover in top grade. They're just not making players of his caliber anymore. So he's got a decent amount of time to build up some collectors in there and build up a little bit of moment with his collectibles, but due to his Chinese relations and being a citizen there, I think there is a tremendous market in the future for Yao Ming. But, when doing this, a company has to pay more in order to get the exclusive deal. WebFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for LA Lakers "3 GOAT - Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, L.James" Autographed Jersey COA at the best online prices at eBay! Sign up to get the latest autograph news and signings. Although being Michael Jordans teammate came with some perks, unlimited autographs werent one of them. In fact, His Airness would only sign an autograph for a fellow Chicago Bull if they gave him something in return. For a basketball fan, hitting the court alongside Michael Jordan would probably be a dream come true. "I think there are 300 or 400 of the 1986 rookies. So a very good price for an iconic image. Taxes and shipping calculated at checkout, June 08, 2021 It's a similar story for Jordan's third-year Fleer single (#17). Another hall of famer, Patrick Ewing 11 time all-star, member of the Dream Team. They don't need to do it. At this point you can find really nice stuff out there with him and Wilt Chamberlain, again not signed by Chamberlain, but a nice photo of them too. After that deal, he began to sign less frequently in-person. There's just not that many autographs and I don't know what the deal. He's got an intimate relationship with him to where he trusts him and where he can kind of make it on his own terms, but as far as like a company like Fanatics doing it with him, I really don't see him doing kind of like a big deal signing. I'd love to see what his autograph looks like in Mandarin or Chinese because remember how Hideki Matsui used to sign in Japanese, that was always really cool too. It's been again like I said five or seven years since Pippen did an autograph signing, and autographed cards are becoming a popular thing to send into signings now. Now, him being a former bulls coach it'd be great to get him out like at the National. So today is a top 10 list of people that have autograph signings that people want to see happen in 2021. WebWith Jordan, my first instinct on anything with a COA that is not upper deck is fake. I mean he's got no exclusive deals, getting Spur stuff on him would just be iconic. Other Notable Michael Jordan Baseball Cards 1995 SP Top Prospects Autographs #14 ($2,500) This card is one of the most sought-after Michael Jordan cards out there. "With The Last Dance airing and COVID-19, I think it's been a perfect storm of people being at home and looking to get back into collecting," explained Dawson. I don't know if he's ever picked up a pen. UDA has long been Michael Jordan's exclusive memorabilia provider. The last thing you want to see happen is shelling out hundreds of thousands of dollars only to find another company the following month is doing a signing with the same athlete and charging less than you are. What? I mean not just a Jordan iconic image, but an NBA and the name overall, sports iconic image. I think you kind of know where I'm going with this one. LeBron and Jordan are upper deck guys. Sign up to get the latest autograph news and signings. I will do a separate list for current players in another video. May 20, 2020. 11 time all-star. This is either due to a new career achievement, an escalator clause in their autograph agreement, or the athlete just doesn't want to sign as much. I will show you that top non player that also is a tough autograph as well, but let's go ahead and jump into these last two here. Last I checked some baseballs on Upper Deck were about $1,000 or so. The Duke program is way up here when it comes to collectors wanting their stuff, and of course Grant Hill is a hall of famer. So anyways, hope you guys enjoyed this. MJ wore this pair of Air Jordan 1s during his rookie season (1984-1985). "But I've received two legitimate offers from people for $35,000.". So just the top 5 autographed items that you need to have in your collection. So what did I send in? Those Dream Team items, again I've talked about it, I hate to keep reiterating this, but people need Stockton to fill out a lot of Dream Team stuff. I mean the team USA things, there's just a lot of stuff collectors need them on. Free shipping on many items | Browse your favorite Darius Garland Autographed & Inscribed 1st Dbl-Dbl 14-10 1/14/20 Spalding Indoor/Outdoor Basketball. People in every country in the world know Michael Jordan. If you want to add them on to some team signed stuff, you could do dual sign things with Jordan, or with Kobe, or with Shaq, Pip, and whatever you wanted to do. If you are gonna go this route and get the Jersey, which is my number one item that you should have in your collection, my advice to you is just buy from Upper Deck.