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Jordan's 1986 Fleer Rookie PSA 10 Sells for $396,500, Goldin's Best Since 2021
A 1986-87 Fleer #57 Michael Jordan rookie card graded PSA 10 sold for $396,500 at Goldin on October 17, 2026. The winning bid was $325,000, plus Goldin's 22% buyer's premium, after 24 bids. That ties the copy Goldin sold on June 28, 2026 as the auction house's best price for a Jordan Fleer PSA 10 since April 2021. Goldin's all-time high for the card is $720,000, paid for two copies in its January 2021 Elite auction.
The Card
What it is
- 1986-87 Fleer #57, Michael Jordan's rookie card
Grade
- PSA GEM MT 10, cert 23849109
Sale
- Goldin 2026 Monthly Sports Elite #9, closed the evening of October 17, 2026 (US Eastern time)
- $325,000 winning bid after 24 bids, $396,500 with the buyer's premium
PSA 10 Sales in 2026 at Goldin and Fanatics Collect
At these two auction houses, PSA 10 copies have sold between $268,400 and $408,000 this year:
- February 7, 2026, Goldin: $317,200, with a Mike Baker Authenticated (MBA) Silver sticker
- March 7, 2026, Goldin: $268,400
- June 28, 2026, Goldin: $396,500 after 33 bids
- July 24, 2026, Fanatics Collect: $384,000
- August 28, 2026, Fanatics Collect: $408,000, MBA Silver
- September 25, 2026, Fanatics Collect: $384,000, the same slab as the July 24 sale (cert 45855746)
- October 17, 2026, Goldin: $396,500 after 24 bids
Where 2026 Sits Against the Peak
The 2021 market paid far more. Goldin sold two PSA 10s for $720,000 each in its January 2021 Elite auction. Six months later, a PSA 10 with an MBA sticker sold for $840,000 in a PWCC Premier auction on July 17, 2021, per Fanatics Collect's sold records (Fanatics retired the PWCC name in 2024).
Two years later prices were far lower: Goldin sold a PSA 10 for $158,400 on May 31, 2023. October's $396,500 is about 2.5 times that price and less than half of the 2021 high.
Two Slabs, Tracked
- Cert 61122891, MBA: $840,000 on July 17, 2021, then $348,000 on April 24, 2025, per Fanatics Collect's sold records
- Cert 45855746: $204,000 on March 20, 2025, then $384,000 on both July 24 and September 25, 2026
Our take: the Jordan Fleer PSA 10 trades often enough to have a real price. Seven PSA 10 sales at two auction houses in 2026 is a dense set of comps (six different slabs), and every sale since June has landed between $384,000 and $408,000. For his rarer cards, see our list of the most expensive basketball cards, where Jordan's top autographed patch cards sit far above this rookie. For his biggest game-worn sale, see the $14 million 1998 Finals jersey.
Where to Go From Here
A rookie with this many sales is easy to price before you buy. If you want to collect real, vaulted cards, the Polkastarter marketplace gives you a free mystery pack when you sign up, and every Lootbox lists its contents, values, and chances before you open.
Details checked October 22, 2026. Prices are past sale results and include buyer's premium. Nothing here is financial advice. Polkastarter is not affiliated with Goldin, Fanatics Collect, PWCC, Fleer, PSA, Mike Baker Authenticated, the NBA, Michael Jordan or the other companies named.
Sources
- Goldin: 1986-87 Fleer #57 Michael Jordan Rookie Card, PSA 10, sold October 17, 2026, accessed October 22, 2026
- Goldin: 1986-87 Fleer #57 Michael Jordan Rookie Card, PSA 10, sold June 28, 2026, accessed October 22, 2026
- Goldin: 1986-87 Fleer #57 Michael Jordan Rookie Card, PSA 10, MBA Silver, sold February 7, 2026, accessed October 22, 2026
- Goldin: 1986-87 Fleer #57 Michael Jordan Rookie Card, PSA 10, sold March 7, 2026, accessed October 22, 2026
- Goldin: 1986-87 Fleer #57 Michael Jordan Rookie Card, PSA 10, sold May 31, 2023, accessed October 22, 2026
- Goldin: 1986-87 Fleer #57 Michael Jordan Rookie Card, PSA 10, sold January 2021, accessed October 22, 2026
- Fanatics Collect: 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan #57 MBA PSA 10, cert 61122891 (PWCC Premier), sold July 17, 2021, accessed October 22, 2026
- Fanatics Collect: the same slab, cert 61122891, sold April 24, 2025, accessed October 22, 2026
- Fanatics Collect: 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan #57 PSA 10, cert 45855746, sold March 20, 2025, accessed October 22, 2026
- Fanatics Collect: 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan #57 PSA 10, sold July 24, 2026, accessed October 22, 2026
- Fanatics Collect: 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan #57 MBA PSA 10, sold August 28, 2026, accessed October 22, 2026
- Fanatics Collect: 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan #57 PSA 10, sold September 25, 2026, accessed October 22, 2026
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