Within hours of Bam Adebayo’s historic 83-point performance against the Washington Wizards Tuesday night, collectors had already begun opening up their wallets to stock up on the Miami Heat star’s cards and collectibles.
As of early Wednesday afternoon, the highest price paid for an Adebayo card was $6,999.99, on eBay, for his 2017 Nebula 1/1 rookie.
On March 9, the day before Adebayo’s record-setting game, eBay sales confirmation tool Terapeak showed that just 39 items relating to Adebayo had sold on the platform for an average price of $15.15. On March 10, those numbers surged, with 5,125 items selling for an average of $43.84.
The owner of the most expensive Adebayo card in public auction history, his Black Prizm rookie 1/1 which fetched $11,655.55 in 2024, reacted swiftly to the game, listing the card on eBay for a lofty $1,000,000 (or best offer).
Will Stern is a reporter and editor for cllct, the premier company for collectible culture.