Most Expensive Basketball Cards Sold on eBay in August 2021
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Yesterday, we ran down the top football card sales from August 2021 as our first foray into looking at parts of the sports card market that don’t involve a bat and ball.
Today, we continue that theme with a list of the top basketball singles sold on eBay last month (August 2021), which you can find below.
Like our football list, this one begins way up in the clouds, pricewise, with a $150,100 LaMelo Ball rookie card — just an amazing price for a 2020-21 card, but that’s the market we’re in right now.
Here are some other highlights and trends that stand out from this list:
Ball, the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year, is a popular figure here in the upper reaches, grabbing four of our slots.
Probably not surprisingly, the modern greats of the game make more appearances than any other players: LeBron James (8 sales), Michael Jordan (6 sales), Kobe Bryant (3 sales).
The list is dominated by modern cards, with 17 issued in the last five years and just a handful hailing from before 2000 (thanks mostly to Jordan).
Maybe surprisingly given the headlines his cards have made in the last couple of years, Giannis Antetokounmpo does not appear here.
Unlike our football list, there’s no room in this lineup for the vintage cards that sat at the top of the hoops hobby before Jordan came along: rookies of Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Lew Alcindor, Wilt Chamberlain, Bob Cousy, etc.
You have to think part of that has to do with availability of those cards on the market at any given time, but the fact remains that the top of the basketball heap listed below is tilted heavily toward recent events and stars.
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Top Basketball Card Sales on eBay in August 2021
(Quick note — this list contains affiliate links to the original eBay listings.)
If you want to see updated 30-day market toppers anytime, we have a couple of resources over on WaxPackGods.com:
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Now, on with the show …
1) 2020-21 National Treasures Green LaMelo Ball RPA RC 3-Color Patch AUTO 1/5
Selling Price: $150,100.00
Date Sold: 08/30/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
2) 2019-20 Contenders Cracked Ice Zion Williamson /25 Rookie Ticket BGS 9.5 10
AUTO
Selling Price: $42,100.00
Date Sold: 08/31/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
3) Sealed 2 Box Case 2019-20 Panini Flawless Basketball FOTL 1st Off The Line
Hobby
Selling Price: $28,499.95
Date Sold: 08/31/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
4) 2003 Lebron James Fleer Skybox E-X RC Rookie #102 PSA 10 Gem Mint Pop 31
Selling Price: $24,999.99
Date Sold: 08/31/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
5) 1986 FLEER #57 MICHAEL JORDAN RC BULLS HOF PSA 9 A3137062-625
Selling Price: $24,100.00
Date Sold: 08/29/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
6) 2018-19 Panini Select Black Prizm Phenomenon #6 Trae Young RC Rookie 1/1Selling Price: $20,600.00
Date Sold: 08/26/2021See listing (affiliate link)
7) 2020-21 Panini National Treasures Lamelo Ball True RPA /99 Rookie Patch Auto
Selling Price: $20,001.00
Date Sold: 08/29/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
8) LeBron James 2002-2003 Finest REFRACTOR /250 BGS 9.5 True Gem+ Rookie Card
RC
Selling Price: $20,000.00
Date Sold: 08/25/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
9) 2003-04 topps lebron james rookie auto PSA/DNA 9 Auto 10 pop 2 none higher!
Selling Price: $20,000.00
Date Sold: 08/29/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
10) 2003-04 Exquisite Collection Number Piece Larry Bird /33 BGS 8.5/10 NM-MT+
Selling Price: $20,000.00
Date Sold: 08/31/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
11) 2020-21 Panini National Treasures RJ Hampton RC Rookie Patch Auto Emerald
4/5
Selling Price: $19,999.99
Date Sold: 08/31/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
12) 1987 Fleer Basketball #59 Michael Jordan HOF PSA 10 " ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS "
Selling Price: $19,118.00
Date Sold: 08/26/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
13) 2019-20 Panini Flawless Gold Zion Williamson RPA RC 4-Color GU Patch AUTO
2/10
Selling Price: $19,099.00
Date Sold: 08/30/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
14) 2003 Topps Chrome Lebron James Rookie RC Cleveland Cavaliers #111 PSA 10
GEM MT
Selling Price: $18,735.00
Date Sold: 08/29/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
15) LaMelo Ball COLOR BLAST ROOKIE CARD RC 2021 Spectra Panini SSP
Selling Price: $18,100.00
Date Sold: 08/28/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
16) 2020-21 National Treasures Anthony Edwards RC Rookie NBA LOGOMAN Patch 3/5
Selling Price: $18,057.00
Date Sold: 08/30/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
17) 2020-21 CROWN ROYALE ANTHONY EDWARDS 1/1 AUTO Silhouettes Super Prime PATCH
RC
Selling Price: $17,877.77
Date Sold: 08/29/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
18) 2005-06 SP GAME USED MICHAEL JORDAN 8/23 AUTO JERSEY BGS 9 10 SIGNATURE
NUMBERS
Selling Price: $17,723.00
Date Sold: 08/29/2021See listing (affiliate link)
19) 2018 Panini contenders optic red Luka Doncic on card auto!! BGS 9.5/10 POP
3!!Selling Price: $17,000.00
Date Sold: 08/30/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
20) 2003-04 UD Finite Signatures LeBron James RC Rookie /150 BGS 8.5 w/ 10 AUTO
Selling Price: $15,500.00
Date Sold: 08/30/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
21) NO RESERVE 2008-09 Topps Chrome XFRACTOR Kobe Bryant LeBron BGS 9.5
Selling Price: $15,099.00
Date Sold: 08/29/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
22) Michael Jordan 1988 Kenner Starting Lineup PSA 10 Gem Mint Extremely Rare
Selling Price: $15,000.00
Date Sold: 08/30/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
23) 2018-19 Panini Select Neon Orange Pulsar Prizm #25 Luka Doncic RC Rookie
2/13
Selling Price: $15,000.00
Date Sold: 08/26/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
24) LaMelo Ball 20-21 National Treasures RPA #1/10 Jersey Number? Rookie Patch
Auto
Selling Price: $15,000.00
Date Sold: 08/28/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
25) 1986 Fleer Basketball #57 Michael Jordan Rookie RC BGS 9
(9.5,9,9,8.5)sub-graded
Selling Price: $14,600.00
Date Sold: 08/28/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
26) 1996-97 TOPPS CHROME #138 KOBE BRYANT Rookie PSA 10 Gem Mint! New Case!
Selling Price: $14,500.08
Date Sold: 08/30/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
27) 2019/20 PANINI PRIZM BASKETBALL RETAIL 20 BOX CASE BLOWOUT CARDS
Selling Price: $14,149.95
Date Sold: 08/30/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
28) 2019-20 Immaculate Jumbo Team Logo LeBron James PSA 9 Mint Crazy Patch #2 /4
Selling Price: $14,099.00
Date Sold: 08/29/2021
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29) 2003-04 UD Glass Monumental Marks LeBron James RC Rookie Jersey AUTO PSA 9
Selling Price: $13,600.00
Date Sold: 08/30/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
30) 2020-21 national treasures basketball patrick williams RPA /5
Selling Price: $13,350.00
Date Sold: 08/28/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
31) 1996 Topps Chrome Kobe Bryant ROOKIE RC #138 PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $13,100.00
Date Sold: 08/26/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
32) MICHAEL JORDAN 1986 Fleer Rookie RC #57 BGS 9 MINT Strong Subs Freshly
Graded!
Selling Price: $13,000.00
Date Sold: 08/29/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
33) 2019-20 DONRUSS OPTIC Black 1/1 PRIZM RJ BARRETT ROOKIE CARD RC PSA 10 Gem
Mint
Selling Price: $12,799.00
Date Sold: 08/30/2021
See listing (affiliate link)
34) 2009-10 Topps Stephen Curry #321 Rookie RC PSA 10 GEM MINT *Iconic*
Selling Price: $12,300.00
Date Sold: 08/28/2021