Christmas 2021 is a year that card collectors will have seen a lot of volume in gifts. So what if some of those gifts are from Santa to Santa. One such auction that stood out was on the heels of Steph Curry’s strong card sales already happening as he broke the record for 3-pointers. An example of one of Steph Curry’s rookie cards led the way in the December 18th Heritage Auctions Sports Auction. Inflation may mean higher prices for most consumer goods, but at least the collectibles sector managed to escape holiday supply chain issues.

Graded cards have been incredibly popular over the years in the hobby. Parents can give great gifts of players or non-sports cards to their kids. Spouses can give cards to their loved ones. And friends can gift cards to each other. No worries about whether the cards are stuck on a dock or stuck on a ship outside of the port!

Collectors Dashboard evaluates high-end collectibles as an alternative asset class. This means collectibles are attracting the same capital that could have been invested into stocks or bonds. Many collectibles now cost thousands of dollars (or much more). Heritage is no stranger to this concept as they have also referred to items in the same terms that would be geared toward the investing community.

Collectors Dashboard is featuring multiple sports and hobby auctions heading into the 2021 holiday season. One of Steph Curry’s Rookie Cards maintained the lead until the final gavel fell on December 18. Curry beat out several high-grade Michael Jordan Rookie cards. 2009 Topps Chrome Stephen Curry Rookie #101 PSA Gem Mint 10. Estimated at $40,000+ and sold for $55,200.00 after 34 bids. (Image by Heritage Auctions)

Here are some of the other top cards we covered by price on December 2, 2021 and what they sold for on December 18, 2021:

• 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Rookie #311 PSA Poor 1. Estimated: $30,000+ and sold for $34,800.00 after 25 bids.
• 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan Rookie #57 PSA Mint 9. Estimated: $25,000+ and sold for $25,200.00 after 17 bids.
• 1955 Topps Sandy Koufax Rookie #123 PSA NM 7. Estimated: $8,000+ and sold for $9,000.00 after 16 bids.
• 1986 Fleer Basketball Cards & Stickers Near Set (132+9) – With PSA NM-MT 8 Jordan. Estimated: $12,000+ and did not sell. The set has a Buy Now price of $14,400.00 including Buyer’s Premium and is accepting offers until January 3, 2022.

The high-priced cards and items may be the ones that land in sports sections of local newspaper websites, but what about “those most views” and those with the most followers? That is where the broadest interest actually is. And some of the cards are also more affordable for the average collector. Here were the top 14 items by views on December 2 with the realized prices added.

• 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Rookie #311 PSA Poor 1. Sold for $34,800.00 after 25 bids.
• 1908 Reach Monte Cross Retirement Miniature Bat and Ball. Estimated: $1,000+ and sold for $1,170.00 after 29 bids.
• 1909-11 T206 Sweet Caporal 350-460/42 Ty Cobb (Portrait Red) PSA VG 3. Estimated: $7,000+ and sold for $10,200.00 after 29 bids.
• 1909-13 M101-2 “Sporting News” Supplements Near Set (99/100). Estimated: $5,000+ and sold for $22,800.00 after 52 bids.
• 1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson Rookie #79 PSA Poor 1. Estimated: $8,000+ and sold for $8,400.00 after 28 bids.
• 2001 Tiger Woods Titleist Limited Edition (2500) S400 Set of Irons. Estimated: $500+ and sold for $456.00 after 15 bids.
• 1908 World Series Game Four Full Ticket. Estimated: $4,000+ and sold for $5,160.00 after 32 bids.
• 1997 Fleer Ultra Michael Jordan (Ultra Stars-Gold) #1 PSA NM 7. Estimate: $1,500+ and sold for $33,600.00 after 65 bids.
• 1907 World Series Game Four Full Ticket. Estimated: $4,000+ and sold for $3,840.00 after 26 bids.
• 1985 Topps Hockey High Grade Complete Set (165) Plus All-Star Sticker Set (33). Estimated: $800+ and sold for $781.20 after 10 bids.
• 2000 Bowman Tom Brady Rookie #236 PSA Gem Mint 10. Estimated: $10,000+ and sold for $13,800.00 after 19 bids.
• 1952 Topps Willie Mays Rookie #261 PSA VG 3 (Guide Value or Estimate: $7,000+; Current Bid: $3,500)
• 2000 Bowman Tom Brady Rookie #236 PSA Gem Mint 10. Estimated: $10,000+ and sold for $13,200 after 24 bids.

The Stephen Curry Rookie card led the pack the entire auction. The varied range of Michael Jordan Rookie cards create opportunity for all stages of collector. As it stands any collector who lost out on their desired card in this auction can still go buy that Michael Jordan PSA 8. In fact, here is the original listing to be copy and pasted: 1986 Fleer Basketball Cards & Stickers Near Set (132+9) – With PSA NM-MT 8 Jordan Estimated: $12,000+ with a Buy It Now Price of $14,400.00.