Player sales board | 10 ranked results
See the 10 most expensive George Mikan 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
$800,000
Mar 9, 2022
1948 Bowman Basketball #69 George Mikan Lakers RC Rookie HOF PSA 9 MINT
Record sales
Updated August 24, 2026
$800,000
Direct sale record
Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire player case into one card the hobby already understands.
$524,600
Direct sale record
Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire player case into one card the hobby already understands.
$463,600
Direct sale record
Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire player case into one card the hobby already understands.
$403,664
Linked source report
Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire player case into one card the hobby already understands.
$320,009
Linked source report
Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire player case into one card the hobby already understands.
$320,009
Oct 10, 2020
$228,000
Direct sale record
Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire player case into one card the hobby already understands.
$218,550
Linked source report
Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire player case into one card the hobby already understands.
$218,550
Dec 13, 2009
$164,700
Direct sale record
Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire player case into one card the hobby already understands.
$152,500
Direct sale record
This verified Heritage sale adds a newly reportable benchmark to the player's all-time sales board.
$147,484
Linked source report
Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire player case into one card the hobby already understands.
$147,484
Feb 19, 2022
Collector context
Record-sale context
Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire player case into one card the hobby already understands.
Rookie-card benchmark
Mikan's final-answer rookie remains the 1948 Bowman, with top-grade examples functioning as full foundational hobby assets.
How the market is layered
Mikan is not a modern liquidity market. He is a basketball-card history market. The 1948 Bowman rookie is one of the foundational cards in the sport, which makes copy quality, authenticity, and patience more important than day-to-day comps.
Cards that define the market
Where collectors get it wrong
Mikan's market fools people when they mistake narrow liquidity for weak importance. It is narrow because the card is old, scarce, and specific.
Sales context
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