I can’t even remember what a Jordan rookie card was going for in the early 90’s but I think $700 seems about right for mint condition? Unfortunately all of my old Beckett Basketball Monthly magazines are stowed away in my parents’ attic so I haven’t had a chance to flip through the pricing pages to confirm what my memory recalls. The 86 Fleer Jordan was the holy grail of sports cards for kids my age back then and I would dream about that damn thing. I would devise plans as to how I could buy it, steal it, trade for it, or find any other way I could get my hands on it. I never did get that ‘86 Fleer Jordan rookie card but I still think about it. And while most fiscally responsible adults are paying off their mortgage on their nice houses and saving money for their future, I’m still thinking about that damn Jordan rookie.
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