Major NBA sales included $1.85 million paid at a July auction for an autographed 2003 LeBron James rookie card, while a 2013 Giannis Antetokounmpo signed rookie card sold for $1.81 million. Trading thrived online last year, from “breaking” sessions, where customers buy an unknown card in a pack opened live on video, to online auctions fetching record prices for the rarest and most valued cards. “That’s turned into buying and selling, and e-commerce has been through the roof.” “A lot of people were staying at home and going through their attics and then checking out stuff that they’ve collected over the years,” Schulte said. He said the pandemic has only boosted the industry since then. In 2019, the last time it was held in Rosemont, the five-day event drew a record 50,000 attendees, according to Ray Schulte, a Maryland-based spokesman for the convention.
The show, which rotates annually to different cities, is scheduled for late July at the Donald E. Many sports card shows were canceled last year due to the health crisis, including the National Sports Collectors Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The pandemic seems to have accelerated the appreciation of trading cards. The service gained widespread adoption in the late ‘90s, with high-end trading card sales bolstered by the uniform grading system, which weeds out the bubble gum-stained, rubber-banded cards from the painstakingly preserved. Cards are returned in a sealed case with the grade and certification number displayed on a label. The company uses a 10-point system, with a 10 being “Gem Mint” condition.Ĭollectors mail in their cards, with the service ranging from $10 to $5,000 a card, depending on the valuation and desired turnaround time.
The path from quirky collectible to high-priced investment traces back to the 1991 launch of Professional Sports Authenticator, a California-based company that grades the quality of trading cards. Or he could be the next greatest player in Detroit history.” “And then all these dollars that were thrown at him or spent on his cards would go for naught. Wilson said he still has a “healthy supply” of the draft prospect boxes, priced at $500 each.
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