It makes me sick thinking about it but that fucking Darren Rovell tweets a new auction record it seems like everyday to remind me but I HAD 3 of these.
Sophomore in high school I would buy a pack of these twice a week or so. Was more into baseball cards but these came out and since I was playing basketball thought it would be cool to have. Probably ended up with 3 or 4 complete sets. After he retired and I was a few years out of college with not much money to speak of I figured they were reaching peak value. Sold all three for $500/piece. Pretty good return for maybe a $50 investment . They are now routinely going for $200k, $300k, $400k in auctions. Of course those prices are for grades of 10 but I no doubt had at least 8's. I had them in sleeves at least a year or two after purchase and then put into screw down cases once they started getting valuable. Still got all the rest of the cards though 😂 if anyone wants an Hakeem, Barkley or Bird.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/michael-jordan-rookie-trading-card-sells-for-a-record-420-000-01598903722