Michael Jordan was the star of the weekend at Heritage Auctions.
You've likely heard plenty about the $12.932 million sale of the Jordan-Kobe Bryant Dual Logoman card, but there were several other MJ items that got a lesser billing, but are still worth talking about.
United Center game-used floor, signed by Jordan ($562,555)
A massive piece of United Center floor with an incredibly large and quality MJ signature, including five inscriptions, went for more than a half-million.
There was some flip-flopping back and forth as to what United Center court this piece was from and whether MJ played on it in a Bulls uniform, but at the final price, for what it is, it really doesn't matter.
What an incredible piece!
SCG Pristine 10 1986 Fleer Jordan rookie Gold Label ($463,300)
SGC insists this is the best 1986 Jordan card on the planet, or at least the top specimen among the 4000-plus it has graded.
And although there's real debate as to whether that's reality or a marketing ploy, a couple collectors likely bought in to get this thing up to almost a a half-million.
Sure, there were Jordans that sold higher during the height of the pandemic, but with a current market value of around $180,000 for an MJ 10, to get more than 2.5 times that for this one is actually impressive.
Jordan NBA debut tickets ($280,600 for a PSA 8 and $189,100 for a PSA 6)
The population of Jordan debut tickets has increased for a while, but when two quality season-ticket holder versions (a PSA 8 and a PSA 6) emerged in this auction, it became clear many bidders were going to get involved.
One family of four that went to the game in 1984 really and cashed four decades later.
Jordan's Converse shoes from 1984 Olympics ($64,500)
There are admittedly issues with these Converse shoes, which sold in Feb. 2023 at Heritage for $78,000, then took a $50,000 haircut nine months later, before bouncing back in this sale. They come with a letter from Bobby Knight's son, Pat, stating he got Jordan's used shoes in the gold-medal final against Spain in the 1984 Olympics.
Issue is, as Heritage notes, there are two other ballboys who got a similar pair of shoes. Again, the price reflects that confusion. If it were definitively the shoes, we would be talking about a $500,000 pair.
Jordan-signed 1982 NCAA championship ticket ($43,920)
I'm shocked at the number of these tickets, from Jordan's game-winning shot, that have emerged. There are 120 stubs and 84 fulls.
But to have Jordan sign it is rare. This is only one of six stubs that are autographed and graded. Heritage last sold a signed yellow stub in August 2023 for $31,200.
Backboard from MJ's shot over Craig Ehlo in Cleveland ($43,920)
I didn't expect to see this in the auction and, for what the historic nature of the item, it wasn't really well-publicized.
The backboard was first consigned to Heritage in 2020 by a Cleveland-area property developer named Daniel Dzina, who bought it when the Cleveland Coliseum was being destroyed. Then it sold for $18,000.
The new price clearly represents a post "Last Dance" bump.