Goldin Elite Auction: Jordan Rookie Card Breaks Record, Kelce Super Bowl Jersey Highlights

The recent Goldin Elite Auction saw impressive bids for modern sports cards and memorabilia, with several items surpassing six figures. Leading the charge was a PSA 8 1984-85 Star Company Michael Jordan card, which set a record for the grade by selling for $244,000.

The sale of this Jordan rookie card follows another notable auction just days earlier, where a PSA 7 version sold on eBay for $62,000, while a PSA 6.5 was also sold by Goldin for $52,460. The market for Jordan’s first NBA-licensed card continues to show incredible strength.

Baseball cards also saw substantial interest, with a 1-of-1 2009 Bowman Sterling Red Refractor Autograph card of Mike Trout (PSA 9) fetching $192,030, despite Trout's ongoing injury issues.

Two Bowman Chrome Red Refractor parallels of baseball stars also set new records. A 2011 Bryce Harper #5/5 PSA 9 sold for $184,720, and a 2014 Mookie Betts #3/5 PSA 10 went for $123,220, underscoring the continued interest in pre-rookie and early-career cards of active players.

In the 1-of-1 SuperFractor category, a 2024 Topps Chrome Autographed SuperFractor Elly De La Cruz PSA 10 sold for $116,534, and a Jackson Holliday SuperFractor PSA 10 earned $68,527. Both set record prices for public sales of these players.

An exciting international highlight was the 2023-24 Topps UEFA Ronaldo/Messi dual auto SuperFractor, which was pulled by a breaker in England and consigned to Goldin during the London Card Show. Graded PSA 9, the card sold for $67,100.

On the memorabilia front, Travis Kelce’s Super Bowl LV jersey from the Kansas City Chiefs’ 31-9 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was the top item, selling for $52,460. Kelce’s AFC Championship ring from that same season also sold for $34,404.

Other key memorabilia sales included an Aaron Judge 2017 rookie season jersey, matched to one of his 52 record-breaking home runs, which brought in $51,240.

Additional notable sales from the auction included:

• 2017 National Treasures Patrick Mahomes RPA #77/99: $95,770
• 2018 Bowman Orange Refractor Shohei Ohtani #22/75 PSA 9: $74,450
• 1996 Mariano Rivera game-used jersey, photo-matched to eight trading cards: $51,240
• 1969 Topps Football Series 1 wax box: $32,940
• 1969 Topps Football Series 2 wax box: $31,721

Goldin’s Elite Auction closed out August with a bang, cementing its place as a go-to for record-breaking sales of both vintage and modern sports cards and memorabilia.