Player sales board | 10 ranked results
See the 10 most expensive George Gervin basketball cards ranked by public sale price. Each result includes source context, followed by the rookie and grail lanes collectors use to understand the market.
Record sale
$43,800
Aug 20, 2021
1974 Topps George Gervin Rookie #196 PSA Gem Mint 10
Record sales
Updated July 23, 2026
$43,800
Direct sale record
This Heritage result is a useful George Gervin rookie-market benchmark because it ties first-year relevance to a specific grade, parallel, or premium product.
$33,600
Direct sale record
This Goldin result is a useful George Gervin rookie-market benchmark because it ties first-year relevance to a specific grade, parallel, or premium product.
$13,260
Direct sale record
This Goldin sale documents how autograph demand strengthens when the signature is paired with a respected product, meaningful scarcity, or premium card format.
$10,675
Direct sale record
This Heritage sale is primarily a condition-scarcity benchmark, showing what a top-grade copy can command in George Gervin's established card hierarchy.
$9,988
Direct sale record
This Fanatics Weekly result is a useful George Gervin rookie-market benchmark because it ties first-year relevance to a specific grade, parallel, or premium product.
$9,988
Aug 19, 2019
$9,000
Direct sale record
This Heritage sale is primarily a condition-scarcity benchmark, showing what a top-grade copy can command in George Gervin's established card hierarchy.
$9,000
Direct sale record
This Fanatics Buy Now sale is primarily a condition-scarcity benchmark, showing what a top-grade copy can command in George Gervin's established card hierarchy.
$9,000
Feb 28, 2021
$8,100
Direct sale record
This Fanatics Weekly sale is primarily a condition-scarcity benchmark, showing what a top-grade copy can command in George Gervin's established card hierarchy.
$8,100
Mar 13, 2022
$7,824
Direct sale record
This Goldin sale documents how autograph demand strengthens when the signature is paired with a respected product, meaningful scarcity, or premium card format.
$7,400
Direct sale record
This eBay sale is primarily a condition-scarcity benchmark, showing what a top-grade copy can command in George Gervin's established card hierarchy.
Collector context
Record-sale context
This Heritage result is a useful George Gervin rookie-market benchmark because it ties first-year relevance to a specific grade, parallel, or premium product.
Rookie-card benchmark
1974-75 Topps George Gervin rookie #196 in PSA 6-7 is the first card to understand in George Gervin's market.
How the market is layered
Gervin's finger-roll identity and scoring titles translate cleanly to collectors, and his 1974 Topps rookie is a recognized vintage key. The market rewards vivid color and clean centering far more than an accumulation of later issues. On the current public-sales board, 1974 Topps George Gervin Rookie #196 PSA Gem Mint 10 sets the observable trophy reference. Use that result to map George Gervin's market across rookie cards, scarce parallels, autographs, and premium memorabilia cards; compare cards only within the same product, year, serial-number, grade, and sale-type lane.
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Where collectors get it wrong
The Iceman nickname is highly collectible, but only the best early cards turn that recognition into durable scarcity. Before using a George Gervin result as a comp, verify the exact product, parallel, serial number, grade, autograph and memorabilia wording, and sale type. A headline result such as 1974 Topps George Gervin Rookie #196 PSA Gem Mint 10 documents the trophy ceiling, but it does not automatically establish repeatable value for a different card or a weaker copy.
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