Perfect NBA cards recommendations? The 1980s and early 1990s produced some fantastic sets. They also produced a lot of cards. If you’ve been hoarding a stash of cards away for the past 30 years as part of your retirement fund, you’re likely going to be disappointed. Exceptions exist, but for the most part cards from this era are tough to sell for any real amount of money. The reason is basic supply and demand. Most everyone who wants 1991 Pro Set Football has it. On top of that are cases and cases sitting unopened in closets, basements, storage lockers and warehouses. Simply put, there’s tons of it out there and nobody’s buying. Perhaps the best thing you can do with most of these cards is to pull them out and look through them. Get a sense of what made you excited to collect. Enjoying those cards covers everything except that pesky money-making part.
Cards that have professional grades of 9 or higher are often listed at prices that are substantially higher than the “Mint” grade listed in a sports card price guide. For a card graded 10, the price can sometimes be 10 or 20 times the price of the “Mint” grade. Due to the extreme prices differences between grade, sellers often will have a card graded by two grading services, allowing them to sell the card at whichever grade their think will be more profitable. Whether or not you should have your cards professionally graded depends on the reason you are collecting. If you are collecting for the enjoyment of it, you probably don’t need professionally graded cards (although they would help establish a reliable price if you were looking to ensure your cards.) Regardless, cards below $20 do not generally need to be professionally graded, because the return on their sale is too low to make the investment in grading worthwhile.
Best pick for a future huge rookie card value raise? Zion Williamson! You heard it right! Born in Salisbury, North Carolina, Williamson attended Spartanburg Day School, where he was a consensus five-star recruit and was ranked among the top five players in the 2018 class. He led his team to three straight state championships and earned South Carolina Mr. Basketball recognition in his senior season. Williamson also left high school as a McDonald’s All-American, runner-up for Mr. Basketball USA, and USA Today All-USA first team honoree. In high school, he drew national attention for his slam dunks. Zion Williamson can have a fairly healthy career ? Then i would prepare for a big price increase for his rookie cards. Find additional details at Zion Rookie Cards.
The NBA’s all-time leading scorer made his mainstream basketball card debut in the 1969 Topps set. Much larger than typical sports cards, his rookie card measures roughly 2 ½” by 4 11/16?. Although that design decision was creative, it makes the cards more susceptible to surface wear and tear. Centering and print defects are also challenges so high grade copies of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar rookie cards can fetch big dollars at auction. It can be argued that Chamberlain was the game’s most dominant player to ever set foot on the hard wood. And Wilt’s 1961 Fleer rookie card sits atop many others on this list from the iconic set. Fleer broke the card fronts into three sections with team logo and name at the top, player name and position in the middle, and a large image of the player at the bottom. Hobbyists put this card among the keys on their wishlists and values have continued to soar in recent years.