OT: Michael Jordan Rookie Card

[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.

[Snapolit1]

Bird was too busy tarring his own driveway to do commercials.

Originally Posted by 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.

[packs]

No doubt. Larry was in Blue Chips though and I like that movie more than Space Jam.

[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.

[Bigdaddy]

Michael Jordan's legacy, to folks that have disposable income, has nothing to do with The Last Dance. His legacy was cemented long ago. That show served as an introduction to a younger generation who never saw him play.

As far as Lebron vs Michael, they both get a spot in my all-time starting lineup. The difference is that Lebron carries his teammates on his broad shoulders while Michael demanded excellence of his teammates, both leading to championships.

It would be interesting to see Lebron play against the Knicks and Pistons of Jordan's era. Could he endure the beating that Michael took? Or would he stand there palms-up looking for a foul call on every play?

[aro13]

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.

I don't know about that. Kareem was a finals MVP in 1985 at the age of 37 in a series that featured Larry Bird and Magic Johnson in their primes. If you include college he probably strung together close to 20 elite seasons. Plus, he was a better free throw shooter then LeBron even when he was 40 years old.

But to the original question and statement - the demand for Jordan RC's is currently higher then the supply . Jordan is collected world wide and as long as that is the case - the demand will always be there.

[aro13]

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.

I don't know about that. Kareem was a finals MVP in 1985 at the age of 37 in a series that featured Larry Bird and Magic Johnson in their primes. If you include college he probably strung together close to 20 elite seasons. Plus, he was a better free throw shooter then LeBron even when he was 40 years old.

But to the original question and statement - the demand for Jordan RC's is currently higher then the supply . Jordan is collected world wide and as long as that is the case - the demand will always be there.

[samosa4u]

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

It would be interesting to see Lebron play against the Knicks and Pistons of Jordan's era. Could he endure the beating that Michael took? Or would he stand there palms-up looking for a foul call on every play?

I've seen LeBron get assaulted many times, especially when he gets under that basket. But there is only so much you can do to a guy who is 6'9 250-plus pounds. He's a machine.

And yes, I find his whining VERY annoying. Every time he doesn't make a basket, he starts crying! But that's pretty irrelevant to me when it comes to judging him as a player.

By the way, I'm sorry to the OP for turning this thread into a Jordan vs. LeBron debate. I just wouldn't put too much money into Jordan cards now because of what LeBron keeps doing night after night, and year after year. This man is going to change a lot of things!