Overview

• Heritage Auctions confirmed a $12.932 million sale in Dallas, the highest price for a sports card at public auction and second only to Babe Ruth’s 1932 jersey among sports collectibles.
• O’Leary told CNBC he acquired the piece with Matt Allen and Paul Warshaw as a three-person syndicate, describing the purchase as part of an investable index.
• The 2007–08 Upper Deck Exquisite Dual Logoman is a unique 1-of-1 with both players’ signatures plus game-worn NBA logo patches, including Jordan’s 50th-anniversary gold logo.
• Despite a PSA grade of 6, Heritage emphasized verified provenance from Upper Deck and PSA authentication, calling the card’s legitimacy ironclad.
• The lot drew about 82 bids and more than doubled an estimate near $6 million after a consignor who held it for over a decade declined prior high seven-figure private offers.