Two weeks after a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card sold for $12.6 million to break the all-time record for sports cards and memorabilia, another historic item also sold for eight figures.
The NBA jersey worn by Michael Jordan during Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals sold for $10.1 million at Sotheby’s on Sept. 15, becoming the most expensive game-worn sports memorabilia ever bought at auction.
The sale broke the previous record for game-worn collectibles — $9.28 million for the jersey worn by soccer legend Diego Maradona during the 1986 World Cup.
The sports memorabilia record was toppled by the Mantle card, and then
