In your opinion is a 1986 fleer Jordan Rookie....

illini

a good card to hold on and make some coin in years to come? I know a lot of people on here don't look at cards as investment or to make money but I do as well as a hobby. Just curious to see your opinion that is all. If so what is a good price to pick one up at? Thanks for your input!

Josh

JeremyDie1

The fleer Jordan RC has been steady in price for a while now. The best way is to buy it raw. You must first know what to look for in a fake and you can still get one fairly cheap. I purchased two raw Jordans year or so ago, for a little over $900.00. They are now graded a psa 8 and psa 9. I still think the best way to get one of these is a show or shop. Ebay has alot of them too. The 86' Fleer Jordan will always be one of the most desirable basketball cards.

jimq112

If you think supply exceeds demand and future demand exceeds future supply, then it's as good of an investment as a sportscard can be, as long as you understand the risk and the possibility that in the future you might own a worthless $1000 or more picture of a guy who played basketball.

If you do end up investing in one, buy the card and the holder, and get the nicest one you can afford. There's always people willing to pay for quality, even if all you do is get (most of) your money back.

I would buy a psa 9 or a bgs 9.5 if I was looking at that card as an investment.

JMHO good luck!

fur72

I really cant give you a price but I will say one thing. Make sure its a graded card by PSA or one of the bigger grading services. At the National a dealer had a huge stack of Jordan rookies with a $25 price tag which he admitted were fake but to the naked eye it was very tough to tell between a graded Jordan rookie and the fake. If someone throws one of them in a GEM holder and puts a 10 on it someone who doesnt know any better might get taken..

JeremyDie1

If a Jordan rookie is a graded card in a holder of a company you never heard of, I would stay away. If the card is raw and the price is very cheap then it is problely to good to be true. I was able to buy at a show and inspect the cards closely. The dealer thought they were a sure 7. So that was the price I paid. After looking at them very close I thought they could be 8's. Turned out good for me and they were a 9 and 8. You win some and you lose some.

Ladder7

Yes.

jrinck

The fakes turn me off to buying raw, but the slabbed are too expensive for what I consider a not-so-rare "modern" card.

So chances are high I'll never own one.

mtcards

The dealer selling the fakes at the national is like someone selling counterfeit money at a coin show, absolutely ridiculous. He should have been not only asked to pull the Jordan fakes, but to take all his other items and hit the road. Unreal that any show, not just the national would allow it.

duner

I say hell no! I bought mine for almost $2k....and now what does a 9 go for, 1200??? I'm just glad I didn't have the cheese to go after the 10....that would've been a total bloodbath.

cardbender

A bad investment unless you buy it at a wholesale price or buy it raw and submit yourself and get the 9 or 10.

The prices on that card can only go down. Jordan's like any other 1970's or '80's HOF'er. Out of sight, out of mind. Demand usually decreases over time and so do prices. I'm talking mostly 8's and 9's here. Of course a card with no 10's or a very low amount of 10's might be a good buy. But pop's always increase. So then it's a buy and hold only for a short period of time.

I would buy older pre 1960's high grade HOF'er if you want a better investment. If you like basketball I would buy 1957 Topps Basketball, like a Bill Russell RC in PSA 8 or Bob Cousy RC in PSA 8 or 9. The pop's will remain fairly low on both of them and the demand should remain strong over time.

These are just my opinions and I'm sure others have contrary views to this too.

MajorDanby

when jordan gets into the HOF, i expect his card to increase. other than that, i expect it to either be stagnant or decrease. as the poster above me stated, the pop will increase because of the over-production of 80's sports cards. in general, to make a buck off a mass produced 80's or 90's card, it would have to be of a player who will be doing something great (with no controversy). For instance, mcgwire, sosa and bonds cards skyrocketed when they were breaking the season homerun mark. ripken rookies saw a nice increase when he was reaching gehrig's mark. Even bonds rookie cards when he was reaching 756 saw a tick upward. for cards of players who are already retired...they generally remain stagnant or go down, especially when the pop of 10's are already fairly high (as jordan rookies are).

i have a jordan psa 8 and will keep it just because i like jordan. i fully expect to not make a profit on this card if i try to sell it. it is one of those cards that will be staying in my collection unless i really need the money.

TheCARDKid

In terms of investment, I think 86 Fleer packs might do better than a Jordan rc.

Jordan is like Bird-Magic, Gretzky, Ripken....everyone that already wants the card probably already has one.

Fleer packs have doubled in the last 10 years...could have bought them for $150 in 95/96.

Even if Jordan goes completely bust ( a la McGwire, OJ, Rafi Palmerio), the packs will never decline that much.

My handicap would be...flat to down on the Jordan. Flat, to slightly rising with packs.