OT: Michael Jordan Rookie Card

[samosa4u]

LeBron is one win away from another championship, and this one will be on his third different team. The Lakers are so good they nearly swept every team they faced this year. Now, LeBron is thirty-five, but he is still playing like a twenty-five year old. How many more championships will he win? Two? Three? When he walks away from this game, he is going to have broken every record in the book, and yes, he will dethrone Jordan. Jordan is obviously feeling threatened by him, and that's why he released "The Last Dance." But there is only so much an old man can do.

By the way, nice Jordans.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

LeBron is one win away from another championship, and this one will be on his third different team. The Lakers are so good they nearly swept every team they faced this year. Now, LeBron is thirty-five, but he is still playing like a twenty-five year old. How many more championships will he win? Two? Three? When he walks away from this game, he is going to have broken every record in the book, and yes, he will dethrone Jordan. Jordan is obviously feeling threatened by him, and that's why he released "The Last Dance." But there is only so much an old man can do.

By the way, nice Jordans.

I've got 4 LeBron PSA 10 rookies in the auction, it's all good

[nineunder71]

“Obviously feeling threatened” Hahaha

Thanks for the laugh

[rats60]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

LeBron is one win away from another championship, and this one will be on his third different team. The Lakers are so good they nearly swept every team they faced this year. Now, LeBron is thirty-five, but he is still playing like a twenty-five year old. How many more championships will he win? Two? Three? When he walks away from this game, he is going to have broken every record in the book, and yes, he will dethrone Jordan. Jordan is obviously feeling threatened by him, and that's why he released "The Last Dance." But there is only so much an old man can do.

By the way, nice Jordans.

Wilt Chamberlain holds 72 NBA records, most of any player. How many of Wilt's records is LeBron going to break? LeBron does hold the record for most consecutive 10 point games, Wilt holds the record for most consecutive 20 point games, 30 point games, 40 point games and 50 point games. Which is more impressive?

[packs]

The Jordan and Lebron rivalry seems unique in a way. Ruth was Ruth and nobody ever really challenged him. Even if you consider Mays or Aaron or Bonds, he never lived to see any of them play. But Jordan and Lebron are so close in timeline that it's weird to have two "greatest players ever" who overlap the way they do.

[darwinbulldog]

I have Wilt ahead of both of them, but it's a tight race.

[samosa4u]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

I've got 4 LeBron PSA 10 rookies in the auction, it's all good

People will go nuts over them, for sure.

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

I have Wilt ahead of both of them, but it's a tight race.

Wilt played against mice. Today, nearly everyone in the NBA is 6′10″.

[Snapolit1]

I have no doubt Jordan cards are a solid investment. He's basically the Babe Ruth of the modern hoops game There are just those people who transcend the sport.

Funny that LeBron has done so much charitable stuff out of the sport, while Jordan is basically known off the court for little more than his insane gambling. And Jordan never was a great with the press or one of those great with a quip guys. Yet his mystique is enormous. I guess in large part due to that show. Larry Bird seems to be pretty much the same kind of guy and he doesn't seem to be anywhere near the same collectable realm as Jordan.

[packs]

The Last Dance only just came out. I think you'd have to go back 40 years to find someone who hasn't heard of Michael Jordan. He has so many things in his favor other athletes didn't (like Wilt). Nike is one of the most visible brands in the world and Gatorade isn't far behind. Jordan made both those companies what they are because of who he is. Larry Bird didn't get that kind of exposure.

[Tabe]

No one - no one - has been an elite player for more seasons than LeBron has been. Outside of his rookie year - when he was great but not quite elite - he's been elite his entire career. 16 straight years of elite basketball. No one else can match it. Not Kobe. Not Wilt. Not Magic. No one.

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by Tabe

No one - no one - has been an elite player for more seasons than LeBron has been. Outside of his rookie year - when he was great but not quite elite - he's been elite his entire career. 16 straight years of elite basketball. No one else can match it. Not Kobe. Not Wilt. Not Magic. No one.

The one person who gets overlooked - Oscar Robertson.

There is also one record that none of the superstars can or ever will break. The record holder is a hall of famer, but got in mainly due to his service to the league - Tom 'Satch' Sanders. He won an NBA Championship his first six years in the league. He also won 8 in his first nine seasons. No one has come close. One of the closest is John Havlicek who won his first four and 6 of his first seven seasons.

[jimjim]

I’m glad I came across this post because I have been saying just this for the past 6 months. Every article that I read that says 86 fleer basketball was a limited run is all relative. It’s relative to the fact that baseball cards were being turned out millions and millions a year so even though it was a limited run, there are tons of Fleer Jordans in the market.

I am just bummed that I was not able to purchase the Lew Alcindor and Bob Cousy rookies that I have been looking for since the end of last year. Those two cards skyrocketed after the last dance came out.

[Directly]

Hard to imagine but the 1986 Fleer basketball sat on the shelves not selling. I can confirm this because while getting gas at a convenience store I noticed a open box of basketball cards on the shelf, I did ask the price, $12.50 the clerk relied if you want the whole box--I left the box, not being interested in basketball cards.

The local candy distributor ended picking up most of the unsold boxes. The company manager even offered boxes to the employees at $6.00 box before being returned to Fleer for credit. One driver I know did buy one box and later offered it to me for $200.00--A high price at the time, I passed!

He told me later the company ended up returning three sealed cases back to Fleer.!!

In the 1970's I had a opportunity to buy a extra large special store display of the Old lady in the Shoe mechanical bank for $1250.00 from a little shop in Indiana--oh well! (years later sold in the $500,000 range)