THE RECORD RESULT SURPASSES THE 1952 MICKEY MANTLE CARD HERITAGE SOLD FOR $12.6 MILLION IN 2022
By Steve Lansdale | September 2, 2025
There are those who feel that former NBA stars Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant had no equals on the court. Now they have no equals among sports cards, either, after a 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autographs card featuring the duo soared to $12,932,000 during Heritage’s August 23-24 Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction. The 1-of-1 card, which boasts certified autographs and NBA patches from two of the greatest basketball players of all time, smashed the record for any sports card sold at auction.
The only Michael Jordan/Kobe Bryant dual-signed Logoman that there will ever be sold for a record-breaking $12.93 million in Heritage’s August 23-24 Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction.
“I think that this incredible world record price reflects two things,” says Chris Ivy, Heritage’s Director of Sports Auctions. “First, this is the finest modern basketball card in the world, and second, Heritage Auctions provides our clients with the best platform to generate world record results for your rare collectibles.”
Eighty-two bids poured in for the unique card, whose record result shot past the previous record for a sports card, surpassing the $12,600,000 realized for a mint-condition 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card in an August 2022 Heritage auction. The card’s extraordinary result strengthened the case for sports collectibles as a legitimate asset class when it was purchased by an investor group that includes Kevin O’Leary, also known as “Mr. Wonderful” on ABC’s Shark Tank; Matt Allen, who is renowned within the sports card collecting community for having one of the most extensive and valuable collections in the world; and entrepreneur Paul Warshaw, whose card collection is also widely known throughout the hobby.
Photo-matched to 13 images, this 1960 game-worn and signed Mickey Mantle New York Yankees jersey realized more than $5.2 million, making it the most expensive Mantle jersey sold at auction.
The Jordan/Bryant Logoman wasn’t the only record-breaker in the auction. A 1960 game-worn and signed Mickey Mantle jersey sold for $5,246,000, the highest price ever paid for a jersey from the former New York Yankees legend. It was worn by Mantle during one of the finest seasons in the Hall of Famer’s legendary career, the season that ended with Mantle finishing second to teammate Roger Maris in the American League MVP voting after clubbing 40 home runs, scoring 119 runs, and collecting 294 total bases.
One of the most popular and coveted names in sports collecting, Mantle was represented in the auction by 94 lots. Others included a signed 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA EX+ 5.5 Auto 8 that is tied with one other example for the highest PSA grade and drew a winning bid of $1,067,500; one of just four examples of a 1969 Topps Mickey Mantle (Last Name In White) #500 PSA Mint 9 that reached $915,000; and a 1962 Topps Mickey Mantle #200 PSA Mint 9 that brought $488,000.
The finest of five PSA examples, this 1916 Herpolsheimer Co. Babe Ruth Rookie #151, graded PSA NM 7, brought $1.4 million.
Regarded by many as the greatest baseball player of all time, Babe Ruth is known best for drilling monstrous home runs as an outfielder for the New York Yankees. But he began his career as a gifted pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, a role depicted on a 1916 Herpolsheimer Co. Babe Ruth Rookie #151 PSA NM 7 that ended at $1,403,000. It got a boost in demand from the fact that it carries the exceedingly rare advertising for Herpolsheimer’s department store in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on the back. As many as 200 cards are missing from the population of this regional issue, in which just five cards feature Ruth.
Other auction highlights included a 1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain Rookie #8 PSA Gem Mint 10, which drew 47 bids on its way to $976,000. The card features one of the most dominant big men in basketball history during his third season in the league but carries a “rookie” designation because it comes from the first basketball issue during his Hall of Fame career. Another one of the greatest centers in NBA history grabbed his share of the limelight when a 1948 Bowman George Mikan Rookie #69 PSA Mint 9 ended at $524,600. Considered “the Father of the Big Men,” the 6-foot-10 Mikan was so dominant that the NBA adjusted its rules – adding goaltending, widening the lane, and implementing the shot clock – to address the imbalance. Only one other example carries a higher grade than this card, which is one of just four copies.
Signed by Michael Jordan with five inscriptions, this 1994-98 United Center original game-used court section sold for $562,555.
One of the unique lots in the auction was a massive 1994-98 United Center original game-used court section signed by Michael Jordan that realized $562,555. Measuring 8 by 8 feet, it is part of the floor that was used when Jordan returned from his first retirement and helped the Chicago Bulls embark on their second run of three consecutive NBA championships. Photo-matching experts at PSA have matched this court in its current state to photography from the 2001-02 season through the 2005-06 campaign, after which it was replaced.
In addition to the record-breaking Logoman card at the top of the auction and the United Center court section, Jordan – always among the most coveted figures in any sports auction – was represented in 74 lots, including a ticket stub from his 1984 NBA debut that set a world record for a Jordan ticket stub at $280,600.
One of the most innovative pioneers in the history of track and field returned to the spotlight in the collection of high jumper Dick Fosbury, who eschewed the traditional forward dive or scissor-style jump in favor of a corkscrew motion in which he twisted his body during his approach to the bar, a technique that earned him a gold medal and Olympic record in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Fosbury’s 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics high jump gold medal cleared $158,600, while his photo-matched Team USA singlet fetched $64,050.
This 1982 Wrestling All-Stars Series A trading card set became the world’s most valuable wrestling collectible when it realized $170,800 in Heritage’s August 23-24 Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction.
Collectors of professional wrestling also turned out in droves for memorabilia from the ring, including a pair of 1999 match-worn and signed Hulk Hogan nWo boots. Photo-matched to five matches, including SuperBrawl IX vs. Ric Flair, the boots more than doubled their pre-auction estimate with a winning bid of $91,500. In addition, the auction featured 21 lots from the collection of “Macho Man” Randy Savage, a trove that included a circa 1985 match-used and signed robe that more than quadrupled its pre-auction estimate when it fetched $82,350. But the best-performing wrestling lot was the PSA-graded complete set of 1982 Wrestling All-Stars Series A cards. The set realized $170,800, an all-time record for any wrestling collectible.
In total, the August auction realized nearly $50 million, making it the second-largest sports auction ever held at Heritage.
