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Top 50 Most Valuable Basketball NBA rookie cards of all time:
1996 Topps Chrome Kobe Bryant rookie card Refractor #138
1957 Topps Bill Russell rookie card #77
1980 Topps Larry Bird & Magic Johnson rookie card
1948 Bowman George Mikan rookie card #69
1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain rookie card #8
1969 Topps Kareem Abdul-Jabbar rookie card #25
1986 Fleer Michael Jordan rookie card #57
1961 Fleer Jerry West rookie card #43
1961 Fleer Oscar Robertson rookie card #36
1957 Topps Bob Cousy rookie card #17
1974 Topps George Gervin rookie card #196
1961 Fleer Elgin Baylor rookie card #3
1996 Topps Chrome Allen Iverson rookie card refractor #171
1971 Topps Rick Barry rookie card #170
1974 Topps Bill Walton rookie card #39
1961 Fleer Sam Jones rookie card #23
1975 Topps Moses Malone rookie card #254
1971 Topps Bob Lanier rookie card #63
1970 Topps Pete Maravich rookie card #123
1998 Topps Chrome Dirk Nowitzki rookie card refractor #154
1957 Topps Bob Pettit rookie card #24
1972 Topps Julius Erving rookie card #195
1973 Topps Bob McAdoo rookie card #135
1977 Topps Robert Parish rookie card #111
1957 Topps Paul Arizin rookie card #10
1969 Topps Willis Reed rookie card #60
1969 Topps Wes Unseld rookie card #56
1972 Topps Artis Gilmore rookie card #180
1969 Topps John Havlicek rookie card #20
1969 Topps Walt Frazier rookie card #98
1992 Stadium Club Beam Team Members Only Shaquille O’Neal rookie card #21
1986 Fleer Dominique Wilkins rookie card #121
1986 Fleer Charles Barkley rookie card #7
1997 Topps Chrome Tim Duncan rookie card refractor #115
1996 Topps Chrome Ray Allen rookie card refractor #217
1996 Topps Chrome Steve Nash rookie card refractor #182
1971 Topps Spencer Haywood rookie card #20
1986 Fleer Hakeem Olajuwon rookie card #82
1969 Topps Elvin Hayes rookie card #75
1989 Hoops David Robinson rookie card #138
1986 Fleer Isiah Thomas rookie card #109
1986 Fleer James Worthy rookie card #131
1986 Fleer Karl Malone rookie card #68
1986 Fleer Patrick Ewing rookie card #32
1957 Topps Dolph Schayes rookie card #13
1981 Topps Kevin Mchale rookie card #75
1988 Fleer Dennis Rodman rookie card #43
1988 Fleer Reggie Miller rookie card #57
1986 Fleer Clyde Drexler rookie card #26
1988 Fleer Scottie Pippen rookie card #20
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What’s going on guys it’s Matt with PSA Collector.com back with another video in Today’s video I’m gonna list the top 50 Most valuable highest selling NBA Basketball rookie cards of all time not Including modern day players so this is Vintage Hall of Fame retired uh like Legendary players only all right those Modern Day cards is going to be in a Different list so stay posted for that Also all these cards are listed in an Article on the website PSA collector.com And I got that link listed below check That out if you guys want to add any of These cards to your collection the Higher the grade the better however for The true collector any encased and uh Authenticated example by a third party Accrediting company PSA packet or HTC Will make a great addition to the Collection so check the links in the Description to that article and some Other links as well now without any Further Ado let’s go ahead and jump into This list starting off the list at Number 50 is a 1988 Fleer Scottie Pippen Rookie card number 20 graded PSA 10 German condition sold at auction in February of 2023 for two thousand two Dollars current PSA 10 population of 250. [Music] Number 49 is a 1986 Fleer Clyde Drexler Rookie card number 26 graded PSA 10
Gemint condition sold at auction in February of 2023 for 2180 current PSA 10 population of 347. Number 48 is a 1988 Fleer Reggie Miller Rookie card number 57 graded PSA 10 gym Mint Condition sold at auction in February 2023 for 2250 current PSA 10 population of 174. Number 47 is a 1988 Fleer Dennis Rodman Rookie card number 43 graded PSA 10 gym Mint Condition sold at auction in October of 2022 for 2649 current PSA 10 population of 238. Number 46 is a 1981 Topps Kevin McHale Rookie card number 75 graded PSA 10 Gemint condition sold at auction in August of 2021 for 2706 current PSA 10 population of 67. [Music] Number 45 is a 1957 Topps Dolph Shays Rookie card number 13 graded PSA 8 near Mint to Mint Condition sold at auction In February of 2022 for 2827 currently there are just 40 PSA Eights with three graded higher and no PSA tens Number 44 is a 1986 Fleer Patrick Ewing Rookie card number 32 graded PSA 10 gem Mint Condition sold at auction in November of 2022 for three thousand Dollars currently there are 158 Patrick Ewing PSA 10 rookie cards Number 43 is a 1986 Fleer Carl Malone Rookie card number 68 graded PSA 10 gem
Mint conditions sold at auction in January of 2023 for 3145 current PSA 10 population of 221. Number 42 is a 1986 Fleer James Worthy Rookie card number 131 graded PSA 10 Gemint condition sold at auction in January of 2023 for 3245 current PSA 10 population of 134. Number 41 is a 1986 Fleer Isaiah Thomas Rookie card number 109 graded PSA 10 gem Mint Condition sold at auction January 2023 for 3518 current PSA 10 population of 193. Number 40 is a 1989 Hoops David Robinson Rookie card number 138 graded bgs-10 Pristine condition sold at auction in April of 2021 for 3527 currently there are only 32 bgs-10 Pristine condition examples of the David Robinson short print rookie card and Only two black labels so far number 39 Is a 1969 Topps Elven Hayes rookie card Number 75 created PSA 9 Mint Condition Sold at auction in February of 2022 for 5130 currently there are 35 PSA nines With no tens yet Number 38 is a 1986 Fleer Hakeem olajuan Rookie card number 82 graded PSA 10 gem Ink condition sold at auction in November of 2022 for 5633 currently there are 332 PSA tens Number 37 is a 1971 Topps Spencer Haywood rookie card number 20 graded PSA 9 Mint Condition sold at auction in
January of 2023 for 5 640 currently There are 13 PSA nines with just one PSA 10. Number 36 is a 1996 Topps Chrome Steve Nash rookie card refractor number 182 Graded PSA 10 gem mint conditions sold At auction in November of 2022 for five Thousand seven hundred dollars currently There are just six PSA tens with a total Of 100 examples graded by PSA number 35 Is a 1996 Topps Chrome Ray Allen rookie Card refractor number 217 graded PSA 10 German condition sold at auction in September of 2019 for six thousand one Hundred dollars currently there are just Two PSA 10 examples in existence Number 34 is a 1997 Topps Chrome Tim Duncan rookie card refractor number 115 Graded PSA 10 gem Mint Condition sold at Auction in September of 2022 for 7 260 Currently there are 107 PSA tens with 422 Tim Duncan refractors submitted to PSA number 33 is a 1986 Fleer Charles Barkley rookie card number seven graded PSA 10 gem Mint Condition sold out Auction in February of 2023 for eight Thousand one hundred dollars currently There are 237 PSA tens Number 32 is a 1986 Fleer Dominique Wilkins rookie card number 121 graded PSA 10 gem Mint Condition sold at Auction in December of 2022 for 9 300 Currently there are only 94 PSA 10 Examples in the world
Number 31 is a 1992 Stadium Club beam Team members only Shaquille O’Neal Rookie card number 21 graded PSA 10 gem Mint Condition sold at auction in September of 2022 for 9 477 currently There are only 58 members only Shaquille O’Neal rookie cards and PSA 10 condition Number 30 is a 1969 Topps Walt Frazier Rookie card number 98 graded PSA 9 Mint Condition sold at auction in October of 2021 for 9 650 currently there are 17 PSA nines with just one PSA 10. Number 29 is a 1969 tops John Havlicek Rookie card number 20 created PSA 9 Mint Condition sold at auction in June of 2022 for 11 400 currently there are 30 PSA nines with just two PSA 10s Number 28 is a 1972 Topps artist Gilmore Rookie card number 180 graded PSA 10 gem Mint Condition sold at auction in July Of 2021 for twelve thousand six hundred Dollars currently there are 13 PSA 10 Examples in psa’s pop reports Number 27 is a 1969 Topps West unselled Rookie card number 56 graded PSA 10 gym Mint Condition sold at auction in August Of 2016 for 12 661 uh nine dollars Currently there is just one PSA 10 Example and psa’s Pop Report and this is It sold for nearly thirteen thousand Dollars in 2016 by pwcc number 26 is 1969 tops Willis Reed rookie card number 60 graded PSA 10 gem Mint Condition sold At auction in August of 2016 for 12
722 current PSA 10 population of just One and sold by pwcc if these PSA tens Were put up for auction today uh you Know what would they sell for thirteen Thousand dollars in 2016 you know man I I would say at least double that for the The west unselled and the Willis Reed Rookie cards number 25 is a 1957 tops Paul Ayers and rookie card number 10 Graded PSA 9 Mint Condition sold at Auction in December of 2019 for thirteen Thousand eight hundred dollars currently There are just two PSA nines with no Tens Number 24 is a 1977 tops Robert Parish Rookie card number 111 graded PSA 10 gem Mint Condition sold at auction in April Of 2022 for 13 800. Currently there are 10 PSA 10 examples And psa’s papa ports Number 23 is a 1973 tops Bob McAdoo Rookie card number 135 graded PSA 10 gem Mint Condition sold at auction in October of 2022 For sixteen thousand one hundred and Eleven dollars currently there are four PSA tens and psa’s pop reports number 22 Is a 1972 tops Julius Irving rookie card Number 195 graded PSA 9 Mint Condition Sold at auction in November of 2022 for 18 000 currently there are 160 PSA nines With just one PSA 10 a total of five Thousand two hundred and sixty four of These have been submitted to PSA so far
Number 21 it’s a 1957 tops Bob Pettit Rookie card number 24 graded PSA 9 Mint Condition sold at auction in March of 2018 for 18 100 Currently there are just two PSA 9 Examples with no tens Number 20 as a 1998 Topps Chrome Dirk Nowitzki rookie card refractor number 154 graded PSA 10 gem Mint Condition Sold at auction in July of 2021 for 18 655 currently there are just 12 PSA 10 Refractors graded with 195 submitted to PSA so far so not many guys these early Refractor cards are very rare number 19 Is a 1970 tops Pete Maravich rookie card Number 123 graded PSA 9 Mint Condition Sold at auction in May of 2022 for 19 800 currently there are 85 PSA nines With just two tens of the Pistol Pete Rookie card Number 18 is a 1971 Topps Bob Lanier Rookie card number 63 graded PSA 10 gym Mint Condition sold at auction in October of 2021 for 20 685 currently just four of the linear PSA 10 rookie cards in psa’s pop reports Number 17 is a 1975 tops Moses Malone Rookie card number 254. Graded PSA 10 gym mint conditions sold At auction in November of 2022 for 24 000 currently 38 PSA 10 Moses Malone Rookie cards In existence Number 16 is a 1961 Fleer Sam Jones
Rookie card number 23 graded PSA 10 gym Mint Condition sold at auction in October of 2021 for 24 427 currently just four PSA 10 examples Number 15 is a 1974 tops Bill Walton Rookie card number 39 graded PSA 10 gym Mint Condition sold at auction in July 2021 for 27 600 Currently just three PSA 10 examples Graded Number 14 is a 1971 Topps Rick Barry Rookie card number 170 Graded PSA 10 Gemma condition sold at Auction in October of 2021 for 28 975 currently 10 PSA 10 examples in Existence Number 13 is a 1996 Topps Chrome Allen Iverson rookie card refractor number 171 Graded PSA 10 gemint condition sold at Auction in August of 2022 for 30 000 and one dollars by Golden auctions Currently there are 36 Iverson rookie Card refractors graded PSA 10 with only 253 submitted to PSA so far number 12 is A 1961 Fleer Elgin Baylor rookie card Number three graded PSA 9 Mint Condition Sold at auction in October of 2021 for 31 986 dollars currently just nine PSA Nines graded with no tens yet or Probably ever will be number 11 is a 1974 tops George Gervin rookie card Number 196 graded PSA 10 gemming Conditions sold at auction in August
Till 2021 for 43 800 currently there are Four PSA tens graded Rounding off the list at number 10 is a 1957 tops biop Koozie rookie card number 17 graded PSA 8 near mint to Mint Condition sold at auction in August of 2021 for 63 000 currently there are 35 PSA eights one eight point five three Nines and zero PSA tens number nine is a 1961 Fleer Oscar Robertson rookie card Number 36 graded PSA 9 Mint Condition Sold at auction in November of 2021 for 72 000 PSA has graded 1 378 of the Oscar Robertson rookie card so far 14 of those Graded PSA nine and one graded PSA 10 Which has yet to be put up for auction Number eight is a 1961 Fleer Jerry West Rookie card number 43 graded PSA 9 Mint Condition sold at auction in February of 2022 for 84 000 dollars 1716 have been submitted to PSA so far 29 graded PSA 9 with three grading PSA 10. Number seven is a 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan rookie card number 57 graded PSA 10 gemint condition sold at auction in January of 2023 For 180 000 currently there are 316 PSA 10 Michael Jordan rookie card examples With 24 709 submitted to PSA so far Number six is a 1969 tops Kareem Abdul-Jabbar or Lou Alcindor rookie card Number 25 graded PSA 10 gemint condition
Sold at auction in November of 2016 For two hundred and forty thousand Dollars currently there are just two PSA 10 examples with a total of four Thousand four hundred and ninety two Submitted to PSA so far pwcc auctions Sold this card uh I believe this was Part of the other two 1969 top six PSA 10 examples it’s hard to believe that One collector had all three Um of the only examples well this was One of the two there are two examples of The uh cream Abdul-Jabbar rookies but Still it’s pretty impressive he had all Three because these were all sold by Pwcc in November of 2016 Um I have a strong feeling they were all Submitted to pwcc by the same person and It’s pretty crazy that they had these Cards because if this if this went up For auction today one of the only two PS 10 examples Man is Hard to say but 240 000 in 2016 could this break a million Dollars if it were to surface Tough to say or would it sell for Less You never know with the sports card Market you really you really you just Never know but with it being creamy I’ve Told your bar I guarantee it would not Sell for uh I’m not gonna say I Guarantee it but because nothing’s Guaranteed I don’t know no I wouldn’t Sell for Less it would sell for at least 240 000 no way no way it’s all for Less
What am I even talking about number five Is 1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain rookie Card number eight graded psa9 Mint Condition sold at auction in January of 2022 for 348 thousand dollars currently There are 32 PSA nines with three PSA Tens no tens have sold yet PSA has Graded a total of 1 966 of these Chamberlain rookie cards It’s pretty impressive three graded gem Men 10 conditions crazy to see if one Went up for auction man I’m just a lot Of these cards People are holding on to them for dear Life I guarantee you that they’re They’re holding for like decades or Maybe the next boom sports card boom who Knows number four is a 1948 Bowman George Mike and rookie card number 69 Great at psa9 Mint Condition sold out Auction in June of 2021 for 426 000 currently there are four PSA nines One PSA 10 and only 394 of these Submitted to PSA so far which is pretty Crazy uh this is 1948 the very first Issue for of any NBA basketball card set Number three is a 1980 Topps Larry Bird And Magic Johnson rookie card graded PSA 10 gym Mint Condition sold out option in August of 2022 for 522 thousand dollars Sold by Golden auctions currently there Are 23 PSA tens with 13 725 submitted to PSA uh Magic Johnson And Larry Bird rookie card two in one of
The all-time greats yeah this is an Iconic basketball card rookie card Definitely deserves a spot in the top Three number two is a 1957 tops Bill Russell rookie card number 77 graded PSA 8.5 near mint to Mint plus condition Sold at auction in August of 2021 for 630 thousand dollars currently there are Two 8.5s with three PSA nines and no Tens and a total of 1 1117 of these have Been submitted to PSA so far Coming in at number one is a 1996 Topps Chrome Kobe Bryant rookie card refractor Number 138 graded bgs10 Black Label pristine condition sold at Auction by Heritage auctions for 795 Thousand dollars Currently there are just two Kobe Bryant Rookie card refractors graded bgs-10 With a black label perfect TENS for all Force upgrades and a total of 299 Submitted to Becca pretty crazy that Kobe Bryant refractor of rookie card is Number one on the list however guys if Some of these PSA 10 pop one cards were To surface for auction today they would Surely beat out the Kobe Bryant rookie Card however because these vintage Collectors are smart they know that a True investor doesn’t sell they buy and They hold for dear life okay all right Guys that’s it top 50 highest selling NBA basketball rookie cards of all time If you haven’t subscribed do so right
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