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About Basketball Trading Cards
Updated at September 09, 2024
There are currently 2417995 Trading Cards and 4656 Trading Card Sets of Basketball Trading Cards in our Database. The most valuable Basketball card is currently 2003 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection #78 LeBron James /99 BGS 9 in Upper Deck Exquisite Collection set from 2003 with a worth of approx. $1,980,000.00. This card was traded 0 times on ebay in the past year. The price range was to . Other Basketball Cards of to watch are:
Overall about 19595 of Basketball Cards have been traded in the last 30 days on eBay. The average Price was $73.22. The price range was $0.06 for 1992 Upper Deck #112 Karl Malone to $45,000.00 for 1984 Star #101 Michael Jordan BGS 7.5
The value of Basketball trading cards has been increasing for about 2172.480% in the past 7 days.
The most traded Basketball trading card in the past 30 days on eBay was 1990 Hoops #65 Michael Jordan from 1990 by Hoops set with 107 trades and an average price of $2.64.
The History of Basketball Cards
The history of basketball trading cards is rich and fascinating, including how they have increased in value over time. The first basketball trading cards were printed in the early 1900s and put in cigarette packs to advertise different brands, much like baseball cards of the time. These vintage basketball cards, which featured black and white images of well-known players, are highly valued and sought after by collectors today and worth a lot of money. NBA Basketball cards became even more popular when the Bowman Gum Company produced its first set of basketball cards in 1948. This set was more in line with what we think of today as basketball cards, featuring vibrant pictures of individual basketball players. Early cards in this series have really gone up in value, especially in the last few years. In the 1960s, the production of basketball trading cards began to evolve. Card manufacturers started to include more statistics and other information about the players on the cards. This helped to make the cards more valuable to collectors and helped spur the growth of the sports memorabilia industry. NBA Basketball card collecting has developed a high-value collectible market with thousands and thousands of fans. Basketball card sets are now produced by a number of companies, including Topps, Fleer, Panini, and Upper Deck. Each year, these companies release new card sets that showcase the top players in the current season. While they have become popular sports memorabilia, rookie cards for the best players seem to gain in value faster than most. A great example of a highly valuable rookie card is the 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan card, which is regarded as one of the most iconic trading cards of all time. This legendary player’s card sells for thousands of dollars, and remains one of basketball’s most sought after and valuable cards. Many basketball cards are available in different versions, such as holographic or foil-stamped versions, driving up their value to collectors. The condition of a card, which should be professionally graded by experts if you want to know its true value, is also important if you want to sell cards to modern collectors. Certain sets of cards from commemorative events, autographed cards, and those with limited distribution tend to increase in value as well. Professional graders take all of these elements in account when they judge the value of a basketball card. NBA Basketball card collecting remains popular today. There are also numerous online forums and websites where collectors discuss their collections and trade cards as the hobby continues to gain popularity. There are so many different cards to choose from, enabling every collector to find basketball cards they like and personally value.Which NBA Basketball Cards are worth money?