Rare Kobe Bryant-Michael Jordan card 'expected to sell for over $6million' at auction

Daily Mail​

2 days ago

A rare card featuring the signatures of NBA legends Michael Jordan and the late Kobe Bryant is expected to fetch over $6 million at auction.
The highly coveted card - from the 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection - is currently up for grabs through Heritage Auctions.
As of Saturday morning, bidding had already soared past $5 million, with auction experts predicting a final sale price north of $6.1 million.
What makes the card so valuable? It's the only card ever produced that includes both Jordan's and Bryant's autographs, alongside dual NBA Logoman patches.
There is one in the traditional red, white, and blue for Bryant, and a gold and white variation for Jordan.
According to TMZ, Chris Ivy, Heritage's Director of Sports Auctions said: 'This Dual Logoman card offered in this auction is the only example created that includes only Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.
'That makes it the most sought-after example of the incredible Upper Deck Logoman series, and because of Kobe Bryant's tragic death in 2020, it always will be the only one.'
The card is part of Heritage's Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction, which runs from August 23 to 24. If it sells as expected, it will become the most expensive basketball card ever sold at public auction.
According to Ivy, the card's consignor has already fielded multiple seven-figure private offers, but opted to place it in public auction.
'We're confident that it could, and most likely will, establish a new world record when the final bid is placed,' Ivy told TMZ.
If the Jordan–Bryant Dual Logoman card hits its expected price, it will surpass the most valuable basketball cards ever sold - including those of Stephen Curry and LeBron James.
In July 2021, a Stephen Curry 2009-10 Panini National Treasures Rookie Logoman Autograph card - serial numbered 1-of-1 - sold in a private sale for an astounding $5.9 million.
Earlier that same year, a LeBron James 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Rookie Patch Autograph #78 sold for $5.2 million in a private sale.
Now, with bidding on the Jordan–Bryant Logoman card climbing, it appears poised to take the top spot and cement its place as the most valuable basketball card ever.
Understandably so, given that both players featured on the card are titans of the sport.
Michael Jordan, a six-time NBA champion and five-time MVP with the Chicago Bulls, retired in 1993 before returning to the league twice more, ultimately ending his career in 2003 after two seasons with the Washington Wizards.
Kobe Bryant, widely regarded as one of the greatest players in basketball history, spent his entire 20-season career with the Los Angeles Lakers, winning five NBA championships.
He tragically passed away in a 2020 helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, alongside his daughter Gianna and seven others.
With the world watching and bidding still underway, this extraordinary piece of basketball memorabilia is poised to make history - just like the two legends it honors.