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Top 10 most expensive basketball cards

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This is a few of the coveted 1980-81 Topps basketball cards that 10-year-old Rob McCurdy destroyed the value of by tearing them on the perforations and making three cards out of one. 1980 81 Topps Basketball Cards

A rare Michael Jordan-Kobe Bryant basketball card is predicted to earn $6 million at auction.

Related: Rare Michael Jordan-Kobe Bryant card could fetch $6 million at auction

 

Currently, the most expensive basketball card is a Stephen Curry signed rookie card. It fetched $5,900,000. So, what are the 10 most expensive basketball cards ever sold?

Here’s the top 10:

 

1. 2009-10 National Treasures Stephen Curry Rookie Logoman Autograph – $5,900,000

2. 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Rookie Parallel LeBron James – $5,200,000

3. 2018-19 National Treasures Rookie Patch Autograph Logoman #127 Luka Doncic – $4,600,000

4. 2003-04 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Ultimate Logos Signature #MJ-L Michael Jordan – $2,928,000

5. 2020-21 Panini Flawless Triple Logoman LeBron James – $2,400,000

6. 1997-98 Precious Metal Gems Emerald Kobe Bryant – $2,000,000

7. 1996-97 Topps Chrome Refractor #138 Kobe Bryant Rookie Card – $1,795,800

8. 1961-62 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Card – $1,700,000

9. 2006-07 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection All NBA Access Triple Logoman (Jordan/James/Bryant) – $1,680,000

10. 2003-04 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Ultimate Logos Signature #KB-L Kobe Bryant – $1,584,643

Basketball cards are a staple in fans’ lives. This was especially true in the ’80s and ’90s. It’s great to collect cards of your favorite players and who knows, maybe you have one of the most expensive cards right now in your collection.

Go check your collection, you may be sitting on a gold mine.

About the Author Published Aug 4, 2025

TITAN FREY

Titan Frey is a dedicated father to three wonderful children, whom he takes immense pride in. His passions include reading, writing, basketball, both playing and watching, and playing chess. Titan spent five years working as a journalist for the basketball website fadeawayworld.net, where he served as editor-in-chief for four and a half years. One of his most notable achievements was interviewing Chuck Cooper III, the son of Chuck Cooper, the first African American ever drafted by an NBA team, and writing a biography that has been praised as the most definitive article about Cooper’s legacy. Titan is the author of more than ten novels and the screenwriter of three produced short films. His newest young adult novel, Echoes of the Hardwood: Braxton Foxworthy’s Time‑Travelling Book Report, blends basketball history with heartfelt storytelling and is now available. Order here: https://a.co/d/bo7BYz1

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