Jordan Ultra PSA 10

Gonblott · August 4, 2009 11:24PM

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Anyone know what these usually sell for in raw mint condition?

I know its the only PSA 10 graded and there is only three of the same cards graded PSA 9.

So four graded in total by PSA.

Not sure if I should bid or not....I do not want to go too overboard.

What you guys think?

IchiroDeported · August 5, 2009 12:08AM

never in my life would i put out that kind of money for a fleer ultra : )

is this for a registry set?

samspop · August 5, 2009 12:17AM

This is a pretty rare card. The rate of insertion for Series I is 1:180 packs, which means to pull a particular player would be 1 in about 27,000 packs.

A lot of money, but they don't come up very often.

Good luck.

Dboneesq · August 5, 2009 12:35AM

Oh, the POWER of THE REGISTRY.

Sorry I can't help you out with your question, but I cannot believe people would pay that kind of money for that card. WOW!

digicat · August 5, 2009 12:47AM

That price is registry la-la land now.

If I were a diehard jordan collector, I guess I might feel differently, but if I was going to spend $800+ on a Jordan card, it'd be on his rookie.

fuj · August 5, 2009 12:47AM

I haven't really tracked past raw sales of that card but I do know that it is one of the 90's inserts that still sells well the few times it comes up for sale. If you do bid on the card, you will need to be prepared to outbid the #1 collector of the Jordan registry. For these 1/1 cards and other low pop Jordans, I have not seen him get outbid. I'm working on the Jordan registry too and I've lost quite a few cards to his snipes. This particular card is waaay out of my league so I won't be bidding.

BunchOBull · August 5, 2009 12:47AM

It's a limited card (less than 250 made) to begin with. I'd guess not only registry guys are bidding on it.

TNP777 · August 5, 2009 1:11AM

I'm thinking the print run on the Platinum Medallions was around 150, at least that's what it was supposed to be in '97 Ultra baseball, which is the same design. I have Platinum Medallions in my saved searches (I do Ultra Dodger team sets) - the PMs come up very seldom, and even raw copies of superstar players go for very nice coin. That being said, $800+ for a Jordan 10 still seems pretty crazy.

Stone193 · August 5, 2009 2:16AM

This is the kind of card I think I would be patient and try to pick up at a show - ya probably could get a nice buy on it.

mike

CDsNuts · August 5, 2009 2:33AM

It would be nice if people around here knew what they were talking about. Tough Jordan inserts from 1992-1998 have always brought big money, even before the registry was concocted.

There is exactly one guy trying to put together a Jordan master registry set. If this truly was a registry battle, the high bidder would've won it for $150 because nobody else is trying to complete the set. This, the 92 Fleer All Star and Team Leader, misc refractors, etc..., have always brought good money. This is just what these cards bring and it has nothing to do with the registry. It's amazing to me that people find it hard to believe that there are collectors out there willing to pay good money for tough PSA 10s of the greatest basketball player of all time.

Edit to add- Gonblott, they sell for about $50 raw.

EB22 · August 5, 2009 2:59AM

<< <i>This is the kind of card I think I would be patient and try to pick up at a show - ya probably could get a nice buy on it.

mike >>

Mike is right!

That is one nice card

but like Mike said, you can probably find that at a show somewhere, for waaaay less than that PSA 10 and you might also get a good grade on it.

jackstraw · August 5, 2009 3:01AM

Print run is 250 according to Beckett. There is none of this particular card there but there is a # 143 &
280 from the same set and print run for 137.00 each. Guess who has them?

Gonblott · August 5, 2009 4:21AM

<< <i>never in my life would i put out that kind of money for a fleer ultra : )

is this for a registry set? >>

Just decided to start to work on the registry set.

I did not know this card was limited actually, thanks for the info guys.

Gonblott · August 5, 2009 4:24AM

<< <i>

Edit to add- Gonblott, they sell for about $50 raw. >>

Thanks.

Call me crazy but I think I might go for it.....rare inserts have a history of going for big $$.

There are four graded in total, this one being the only 10, the rest are graded 9.

CDsNuts · August 5, 2009 5:40AM

As far as high dollar graded goes, tough Jordan's are really a better investment than most of the stuff out there. Think about it- prices have always been strong, there is no registry competition yet and he is the greatest player to ever play. If collectibles don't take a nosedive as a whole (which they could), rare Jordan stuff will always be desirable.

Gonblott · August 5, 2009 7:37AM

Another Jordan that has always gone for big numbers at auction over the years, here you go.

If you guys need a good price guide for some of the rare Jordan auto cards, check this site out here.

That site has been very helpful to me in the past.

Allen · August 5, 2009 8:11AM

I think the $50 sell value raw is way off. I cannot remember the last one I saw sell, but this card books $200 and is hard to find. A 98-99 Ultra Platinum Jordan /99 sold for over $400.

CDsNuts · August 5, 2009 8:53AM

Allen,
I think you're right. I was going by the last auction, but it was apparently the less desirable "Step it Up" card #280. The regular Jordan Platinum has sold for $208 and $234 in the last two raw auctions.

IchiroDeported · August 5, 2009 8:57AM

" It's amazing to me that people find it hard to believe that there are collectors out there willing to pay good money for tough PSA 10s of the greatest basketball player of all time. "

it amazes me that people will pay more than $50 for a card slabbed in plastic. I bet a nice 9 would go for a lot less

then submit until it becomes a ten!

Allen · August 5, 2009 9:17AM

Lee- that step it up is from series 2 also and the odds of Platinums in series 1 (1:180) drops to (1:100) for series 2.

CDsNuts · August 5, 2009 9:20AM

it amazes me that people will pay more than $50 for a card slabbed in plastic. I bet a nice 9 would go for a lot less then submit until it becomes a ten!

I agree, PSA 10s are stupid. But when the card sells well raw something like this seems more reasonable to me than a 1975 Topps common selling for $500 or an 86 Topps Nolan Ryan selling for $1,000+. To me, the Jordan is along the same lines as a 1984 Topps Marino selling for $5k or a 1982 Topps Traded Ripken selling for $1,500. At least the card is desirable without the slab.

Gonblott · August 5, 2009 9:50AM

Already at $1250.00 and has more than a hour left.

Gonblott · August 5, 2009 11:15AM

My last bid was $1505 and before I could place another bid the auction ended.

US $2,286.11 FINAL BID

Oh well........

JackWESQ · August 5, 2009 11:15AM

$2,286.11. Wow.

/s/ JackWESQ

BunchOBull · August 5, 2009 11:16AM

Not surprising really...heck of a sale.

jackstraw · August 5, 2009 11:50AM

That is beautiful! Good for a CU member.

Jordan Ultra PSA 10

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