Poppage, 1985 Nike Michael Jordan.... now with SCANS

digicat

I won a lot of 4 1985 Nike sets (3 sealed, 1 opened) last month. AFTER I won, I discovered that this set is frequently counterfeited, so I got a little worried. So, I did some home work, asked some questions, and was reasonabliy confident that I didn't get taken. I sent the 2 best Jordans, and:

Line # Item # Cert # Grade Description Type Country
1 1 15476988 MINT 9 1985 NIKE MICHAEL JORDAN BASKETBALL Card US
1 2 15476989 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1985 NIKE MICHAEL JORDAN BASKETBALL Card US

billwaltonsbeard

Congrats! I always thought that was a cool collectible.

fuj

Congrats Rich. Glad those worked out for you. Any tips on how to tell if the complete set is legit? Were they shrink wrapped or in a tin?

digicat

The 3 unopened sets were sealed with shrink wrap. They had an off-white (almost cream) piece of paper on the back concealing the back card. The shrink wrap was thin, but strong. There was an air hole in the wrap, which I got a knife under and cut open. The only cards within were Jordan, Dwight Gooden, Lance Parish, John McEnroe, James Lofton, and the cover card.

Of the cards that I had graded, the PSA 9 (I suspect) was from the already-opened set, and the PSA 8 was from one of the sets I opened. Under close inspection using a 10x loupe, all 4 Jordans were legit.


The Tin set was issued in the 90s by Upper Deck.

mtcards

Maybe Im thinking of another set, but wasnt this the set that they didnt destroy the printing plates on? Later on, along with ShopatHome, they resold the newly printed cards using the same old plates, making them not really detectable from the original prints.

digicat

<< <i>Maybe Im thinking of another set, but wasnt this the set that they didnt destroy the printing plates on? Later on, along with ShopatHome, they resold the newly printed cards using the same old plates, making them not really detectable from the original prints. >>



Sounds like you're thinking about Star basketball. I've never heard of that with the Nike set.

digicat

Great looking cards!

thenavarro

Those look nice, I just bid on a whim on one the other day that was listed on ebay under "Jordon", got it for $3.24 but I have no way to know from the scan if its real or not. I figured what the heck and took a shot.

Mike

lawnmowerman

Wow those display really nice. Great cards. Funny seeing MJ with hair.

Tvac897

congrats rich!

digicat

Well, I decided "what the heck" and submitted the other 2 Jordans from this bunch. I think I did pretty good.

Line # Item # Cert # Grade Description Type Country
1 1 15196714 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1985 NIKE MICHAEL JORDAN BASKETBALL Card US
1 2 15196715 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1985 NIKE MICHAEL JORDAN BASKETBALL Card US

Ahmanfan

nice cards!

dontippet

<< <i>Those look nice, I just bid on a whim on one the other day that was listed on ebay under "Jordon", got it for $3.24 but I have no way to know from the scan if its real or not. I figured what the heck and took a shot.

Mike >>




Yes, you can tell if they are legit by the scan. Look at where the upper part of the red square on the backboard is positioned in relation to the upper edge of the card. Also look to see how much of the skyline you can see on the bottom edge. The reprints are cropped (less skyline and the red square is closer to the edge).

Most of the ones on ebay are reprints. Most of the packs on ebay are reprints.

70chip

Those are really neat looking cards, congrats!!

BunchOBull

I think I need to aquire one of those...neat card.

mickeymantle24

Nice cards!