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Another insanely rare trading card could crack the $2 MILLION mark at auction … and no, it’s neither MJ nor LeBron.
It’s an ultra-rare signed Giannis Antetokounmpo basketball card that features a piece of a game-worn jersey from the Greek Freak’s rookie season.
The card was originally pulled out of a pack of Panini America’s 2013-14 high-end “National Treasures” line … and features the NBA “Logoman” patch from one of Giannis’ rookie jerseys.
It’s a 1-of-1 card — so, it’s super rare — but the fact it was graded a MINT 9 by the Beckett Grading Service makes it even more desirable for hardcore collectors.
Even better … the signature on the card received a perfect “10” grading from the Beckett autograph evaluators as well.
Again, the high-grading number makes a HUGE difference for collectors at the high-end level.
The person who initially pulled the card from a pack years ago sold it to another collector — and after changing hands a few times, it’s now hitting the auction block over at Goldin Auctions, where they believe there’s a strong chance it could break the record for most expensive basketball card ever sold.
Of course, a rare (and similar) LeBron James’ 2003-2004 Upper Deck rookie card is currently the G.O.A.T. piece when it comes to basketball cards … it famously sold for $1.8 MIL last month.
The LeBron card was NOT a 1-of-1 — there were 23 of those made … and Bron has bragged that he has a few sitting around at his home.
The rare-card market is ON FIRE right now — a Topps 2009 Superfractor Mike Trout card just sold at auction for $3.93 mil … the most expensive sports trading card to ever sell on the open market.
As for Giannis, the bidding began at $250k on Monday — and after a flurry of quick bids, it’s already about to crack the $500,000 mark!!!
Ken Goldin, who runs Goldin Auctions, says he wouldn’t be surprised if it cracked $2 mil by the time the bidding ends on Sept. 20th.
Remember when everyone said the trading card market was dead?!
Who’s laughing now?!!