Autographed Michael Jordan CardsMichael Jordan cards practically revived the interest in collecting basketball cards in the mid-1980's.
Before the return of Fleer to the market, their were not any large card producers in the basketball hobby. Star was the main card manufacturer, and would produce annual sets, along with special card series editions, such as the Gatorade Slam Dunk competition set, or Rookie team sets. Star lacked the capabilities of a large company such as Fleer, and also lacked the marketing reach of an already entrenched hobby powerhouse.Instead of selling cards by individual packs, they were sold by team and complete sets. In fact, Jordan's 1984-85 Star rookie card is extremely rare to find in a near-mint and better condition. Michael Jordan's 86-87 Fleer rookie card is considered the holy grail of some basketball card collectors being the first mass-produced card. Keep in mind that for card collectors, signed Michael Jordan cards are
worth less
than their unsigned counterparts.
Upper Deck has issued some really cool limited edition autographed and game-used equipment cards through the years. Michael Jordan cards are, for the most part, priced much lower than other items such as a Michael Jordan jersey or Air Jordan shoes would be, so they make a good start to a collection.
Now that Michael Jordan is an official Hall of Fame member, his autograph value for cards, and in general is expected to continue to rise through the years. I generally view Michael Jordan cards as the blue chips of the basketball card hobby. He basically relaunched the hobby in the mid 1980's, and I don't see anybody playing today surpass the value and demand that Jordan has generated and maintained since his first rookie card was issued.
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