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Kobe Bryant Card Fetches $2.3 Million in Private Sale, Setting New Record

This sale reflects surging collector appetite for premium Kobe items ahead of a late-August Heritage auction featuring a dual Bryant–Jordan Logoman card estimated at $6 million

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Feb 06, 2012; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) shoots over the defense of Philadelphia 76ers guard Jrue Holiday (11) during the second quarter at the Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Howard Smith-Imagn Images

Overview

  • Fanatics Collect confirmed a private sale of a Kobe Bryant trading card for $2.3 million, surpassing the prior $2 million record set in 2022
  • Buyer identity and exact card design remain undisclosed despite Bleacher Report citing CLLCT’s Will Stern on a 2015 Panini Flawless Logoman autographed variant
  • The transaction highlights enduring legacy-driven demand and the willingness of collectors to pay premiums for graded, limited-edition memorabilia
  • Opaque private deals are gaining prominence alongside public auctions, intensifying focus on grading firms’ authentication and provenance verification
  • Heritage’s Summer Platinum Night auction on Aug. 23–24 will offer a one-of-one 2007 Upper Deck dual Michael Jordan–Kobe Bryant Logoman card expected to fetch around $6 million