Rank	Photo	Set	Card #	Name	Grade	Value	Date Sold
1		1984-85 Star	101	Michael Jordan	BGS 9.5	$164,700.00	October 2016
2		1980-81 Topps		Larry Bird - Ervin Johnson - Julius Erving	PSA 10	$96,423.00	November 2016
3		1969-70 Topps	25	Lew Alcindor	PSA 9	$73,100.00	August 2016
4		1996-97 Topps Chrome Refractor	138	Kobe Bryant	BGS 10	$73,000.00	January 2016
5		1997-98 Upper Deck Game Jersey Autograph		Michael Jordan	#/23	$60,000.00	May 2016
6		2015-16 National Treasures Colossal Autograph		Stephen Curry	#1/1	$60,000.00	May 2016
7		1986-87 Fleer	57	Michael Jordan	PSA 10	$45,000.00	June 2016
8		2009-10 Upper Deck Exquisite Flashback Patch Autograph	#/23	Michael Jordan	BGS 9.5	$39,999.00	May 2016
9		1984-85 Star	101	Michael Jordan	BGS 9	$38,000.00	June 2016
10		2003-04 Upper Deck SP Authentic Limited	#10/50	LeBron James	BGS 10	$37,999.00	December 2016
11		1961 Fleer	8	Wilt Chamberlain	PSA 9	$37,600.00	August 2016
12		1986-87 Fleer	57	Michael Jordan	PSA 10	$35,999.00	October 2016
13		2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Patch Autograph	#/99	LeBron James	BGS 6	$34,999.00	May 2016
14		2009-10 National Treasures Patch Autograph Gold	#4/25	Stephen Curry	BGS 9.5	$32,500.00	May 2016
15		1961 Fleer	8	Wilt Chamberlain	PSA 9	$31,211.00	December 2016
16		1961 Fleer	3	Elgin Baylor	PSA 9	$31,100.00	August 2016
17		2009-10 Panini Crown Royale		Stephen Curry	BGS 10	$31,000.00	March 2016
18		2012-13 National Treasures Colossal Logoman Autograph	#1/1	Stephen Curry		$29,999.00	March 2016
19		2009-10 National Treasures Patch Autograph	#/99	Stephen Curry	PSA 10	$28,500.00	June 2016
20		1961 Fleer	36	Oscar Robertson	PSA 9	$28,200.00	August 2016
21		1986-87 Fleer	57	Michael Jordan	PSA 10	$28,100.00	September 2016
22		2014-15 National Treasures Logoman	103	Joel Embiid	#1/1	$27,500.00	November 2016
23		2015-16 Panini Immaculate Dual Logoman Autograph		Karl-Anthony Towns - Kristaps Porzingis	#1/1	$27,166.00	November 2016
24		1980-81 Topps		Larry Bird - Ervin Johnson - Julius Erving	PSA 10	$27,000.00	January 2016
25		1986-87 Fleer	57	Michael Jordan	PSA 10	$25,000.00	September 2016
26		1984-85 Star	101	Michael Jordan	BGS 8.5	$24,999.00	May 2016
27		2005-06 Upper Deck SP Triple Autograph	#/15	Michael Jordan - Scottie Pippen - Dennis Rodman	BGS 9.5	$24,999.00	July 2016
28		1933 Goudey Sport Kings	3	Nat Holman	PSA 8	$24,766.00	September 2016
29		1961 Fleer	43	Jerry West	PSA 9	$22,100.00	August 2016
30		2003-04 Upper Deck Ultimate Collections Autograph		LeBron James	BGS 10	$22,000.00	July 2016
31		1997/98 Fleer Metal Universe Precious Gems Red	#23/100	Michael Jordan	PSA Authentic	$21,453.00	November 2016
32		2009-10 National Treasures Patch Autograph	#/99	Stephen Curry	BGS 9.5	$21,000.00	June 2016
33		2009-10 National Treasures Patch Autograph	#93/99	Stephen Curry	BGS 9.5	$20,000.00	March 2016
34		1988-89 Fleer Sticker	7	Michael Jordan	PSA 10	$19,109.00	November 2016
35		2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite RC	#/99	LeBron James	BGS 9.5	$19,000.00	June 2016
36		1987-88 Fleer Sticker	6	Charles Barkley	PSA 10	$17,769.00	November 2016
37		1996-97 Topps Chrome Refractor	138	Kobe Bryant	PSA 10	$17,500.00	November 2016
38		1986-87 Fleer	57	Michael Jordan	BGS 9.5	$17,000.00	June 2016
39		1984-85 Star	101	Michael Jordan	BGS 8.5	$16,988.00	April 2016
40		2009-10 Upper Deck Exquisite Flashback Patch Autograph	#/23	Michael Jordan	BGS 9	$16,500.00	March 2016
41		1987-88 Fleer Sticker	2	Michael Jordan	PSA 10	$16,100.00	October 2016
42		1969-70 Topps	99	Checklist #1-99	PSA 9	$16,100.00	August 2016
43		1985-96 Star	117	Michael Jordan	BGS 10	$16,000.00	April 2016
44		1986-87 Fleer Sticker	1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	PSA 10	$15,778.00	September 2016
45		1969-70 Topps	25	Lew Alcindor	PSA 8.5	$15,600.00	November 2016
46		2009-10 Upper Deck Exquisite Flashback Patch Autograph	#/23	Michael Jordan	BGS 8.5	$15,500.00	January 2016
47		1969-70 Topps	50	Oscar Robertson	PSA 10	$15,211.00	August 2016
48		1969-70 Topps	1	Wilt Chamberlain	PSA 9	$15,100.00	August 2016
49		1985-86 Star	2	Michael Jordan	BGS 10	$15,000.00	March 2016
50		2002-03 Topps Finest Refractor	#/250	LeBron James	BGS 10	$15,000.00	March 2016
51		1980-81 Topps		Larry Bird - Ervin Johnson - Julius Erving	BVG 9.5	$14,999.00	March 2016
52		2003-04 Upper Deck SPx Ultimate Jersey Buyback	#1/1	LeBron James		$14,999.00	October 2016
53		1969-70 Topps	25	Lew Alcindor	BVG 8	$14,999.00	August 2016
54		1986-87 Fleer Sticker	8	Michael Jordan	PSA 10	$14,997.00	April 2016
55		1957 Topps	77	Bill Russell	PSA 7	$14,995.00	January 2016
56		2015-16 National Treasures Colossal Autograph	#1/1	Kobe Bryant		$13,750.00	May 2016
57		2014-15 National Treasures Autograph Logan		Jabari Parker	BGS 9.5	$13,000.00	February 2016
58		2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Limited Logos	#70/75	Michael Jordan	BGS 9	$12,000.00	May 2016
59		2012-13 Panini Flawless Patch Autograph Platinum	#1/1	Kobe Bryant		$12,000.00	August 2016
60		1948 Bowman	69	George Mikan	PSA 7	$11,500.00	July 2016
61		2015-16 Panini Flawless Star Swatch	#1/1	Kobe Bryant		$10,000.00	October 2016
Rank	Photo	Set	Card #	Name	Grade	Value	Date Sold

The basketball market is unique from the Football and Baseball market in particular because many of the top selling basketball cards are from modern releases - as opposed to vintage. Michael Jordan still remains the holy grail NBA basketball player, however LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Stephen Curry have modern day releases that have garnered as much interest as Jordan's best cards. Compare that to Baseball where the vintage cards of the 1960's and earlier are consistently the most valuable baseball cards sold every year. The fact that current NBA players can achieve Michael Jordan-like card values makes collecting modern day basketball cards more appealing than other sports.



Some things to consider about this list is that Michael Jordan's 1986/87 Fleer rookie card is consistently sold in the $20,000 - $30,000 range. We list only a few of the 86/97 Fleer sales in order to include a broader range of cards, but it's important to note Michael Jordan's rookie card is by far the most consistently sold basketball card on the high end marketplace.