Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant Sports Card Sells for $12.9 Million – How It Became the Most Expensive Ever

Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan share a legendary moment at the 2003 All-Star Game, decades after their first encounter when Kobe was 13. (Credit: Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

It's official: sports collectibles have reached stratospheric levels. A single trading card featuring Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant has sold for an astonishing £10.5 million ($12.93 million), making it the most expensive sports card ever purchased.

Fans and collectors alike are still in shock after the 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autographs card, a rare 1-of-1, smashed previous records, including the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card that sold for £10.2 million ($12.6 million) in 2022.