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Autographed Michael Jordan Rookie Card Sells for $2.5 Million

  • An autographed 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan rookie card sold for $2.5 million at Joopiter, the auction house owned by Pharrell Williams, including a 25% buyer's premium.
  • This sale marks the highest amount ever paid for a Michael Jordan rookie card.
  • The card received a single bid after starting at $2 million.
  • It is the first time this trading card has been publicly sold.
  • The $2.5 million card is the third-highest public sale for any Michael Jordan card.
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A signed trading card from Michael Jordan's 1986-87 rookie season sold at auction on Thursday for a staggering $2.13 million. Surprisingly, only one bidder placed a bid for it.

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The card collector showed off his passion by spending a record amount to buy a valuable "plastic" that was issued during the best basketball player's first season in the NBA.

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Autographed Michael Jordan rookie card sells for $2.5 million

A autographed Michael Jordan rookie card sold for $2.5 million in an auction that closed on Thursday.

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