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A young man from North Carolina came to Chicago in 1984 and changed the history of basketball forever. He came to play basketball. And he played it like no one had ever played it before. He took us all on a journey that no one ever expected. But it is a journey that is recorded in words and pictures. And we have the pictures in this one of a kind collection.  

So come with us and take the journey through this amazing collection. See graded cards so rare that no one else has been able to accumulate them altogether in one collection. And be rewarded in the process by perhaps being the lucky recipient of a free BGS 9.5 or PSA 10 graded MJ card.

We call it the $1,000,000 Plus Collection? Why? Because like a rare Impressionist painting, the cards in this collection are much more than inks, oils and paper. They are representations of a reality that is beyond what the eye can see. They are (collectively) one of a kind rarity. They are to the basketball world what Picasso is to the world of art. They are collectively equivalent to the Mona Lisa; a singularity like the Big Bang; a one of a kind collection never to be replicated.

As David Ewalt said in his 11-18-05 piece on Forbes.com disclosing the 20 greatest individual athletic achievements (of which Michael Jordan was one): 

“At their best, sports are about more than just winning games and diverting crowds. They test the limits of what the human body and spirit can achieve. A great athlete performing at the peak of his powers is as moving as a Shakespearean tragedy or a Bach sonata.”

So what makes this collection so rare? In brief, its uniqueness and the difficulty of accumulating such a collection in top graded condition. There are two major grading companies in the sports card industry: Beckett Grading Service (BGS) and Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA). Each grades their cards with the designation BGS and PSA followed by a number that indicates the condition of the card. For all practical purposes, the highest graded cards carry the designation BGS 9.5 and PSA 10, which indicates Gem Mint condition. (There is a BGS 10 Pristine designation, but this grade is so rare as to not be in consideration in collecting and accumulating sets. Individual cards, however, are scarce and both highly regarded and valued.)

Although numerous other grading companies exist, BGS and PSA are the most respected by collectors and attract the highest prices and values. No one else matches their exacting standards. In Michael Jordan’s 1984-85 rookie year, the Star Company was the only one producing basketball card sets. (For reasons explained elsewhere, Star cards are not graded by BGS and PSA.) And in 1986-87, the Fleer Company was the only one producing basketball card sets. 

Consider further that in 1986 there were only three basketball sets graded by PSA. By contrast there were 211 such sets in 2004. So when you look at the limited number of sets in Michael’s early years coupled with the exacting grading standards of both Beckett and PSA, you can appreciate the difficulty of accumulating a complete set of early Jordan cards in the highest grades. To build an early Fleer set in just one of these third party grading services is a daunting task; to build such a set in both grading services is a one of a kind rarity. To gaze upon a 1985 Nike “Rookie” in BGS 10 condition will leave you breathless. To view the two highest graded Fleer rookie cards will astound you. To find any of the Sports Illustrated three most elusive Jordan cards is almost impossible; to acquire two of them in the highest existing grades is a rarity (and a miracle). To acquire a few Jordan autographed Upper Deck Buy Backs and limited edition cards(numbered 1/1, 1/23 or 23/23) is a treat; to view a dozen and a half in this collection is a rarity. You are about to gaze upon these and other such rarities now!

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