Unbelievable Basketball Card Auction…
This past weekend was a slam dunk for rare sports memorabilia enthusiasts as a unique trading card featuring the signatures of basketball titans Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan sold for a mind-boggling $12.9 million at Heritage’s Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction! That’s more money than it’d take to fund a mission to Mars, bringing extraterrestrial sports cards back home! Chris Ivy, the big kahuna over at Heritage, declared the sale as a testament to their knack for shattering records and their clients’ boundless passions for rare collectibles. Previously, a 1952 Mickey Mantle card held the record at $12.6 million.
The action didn’t stop there – this auction was like a superhero gathering of sports memorabilia. Mickey Mantle’s 1960 game-worn jersey sold for an eye-popping $5.2 million, which is more than enough to buy a small island where everyone must wear jerseys. Fans celebrated Kobe Bryant’s legacy on the significant dates of Aug. 23-24, which include Mamba Day and his birthday. Meanwhile, Shane Battier revealed that defending Bryant was harder than trying to catch a chicken on roller skates! That same weekend, Jordan’s NBA debut ticket stub broke the stub record with a $280,600 swoosh!
