1961-62 Fleer #23 Sam Jones PSA 10 (RC) Celtics HOF
$35,000
Direct sale record
Why it matters
This eBay result is a useful Sam Jones rookie-market benchmark because it ties first-year relevance to a specific grade, parallel, or premium product.
Player sales board | 10 ranked results
10 most expensive Sam Jones basketball cards
See the 10 most expensive Sam Jones 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
$35,000
Jun 25, 2025
1961-62 Fleer #23 Sam Jones PSA 10 (RC) Celtics HOF
Record sales
Top 10 public results
Updated July 23, 2026
1961 Fleer #23 Sam Jones Rookie PSA 10 GEM MINT
$24,427
Linked source report
Why it matters
This Memory Lane result is a useful Sam Jones rookie-market benchmark because it ties first-year relevance to a specific grade, parallel, or premium product.
$24,427
Oct 9, 2021
1961 Fleer Basketball Sam Jones CELTICS HOF ROOKIE RC #23 PSA 10 GEM MINT (PWCC)
$13,800
Direct sale record
Why it matters
This Fanatics Weekly result is a useful Sam Jones rookie-market benchmark because it ties first-year relevance to a specific grade, parallel, or premium product.
$13,800
Mar 15, 2016
1961 Fleer Sam Jones #23 PSA Gem Mint 10
$10,158
Direct sale record
Why it matters
This Heritage sale is primarily a condition-scarcity benchmark, showing what a top-grade copy can command in Sam Jones's established card hierarchy.
1961 Fleer Sam Jones Rookie #23 PSA Mint 9 - Five Higher!
$9,000
Direct sale record
Why it matters
This Heritage result is a useful Sam Jones rookie-market benchmark because it ties first-year relevance to a specific grade, parallel, or premium product.
1961 Fleer #23 Sam Jones Rookie PSA 9 MINT
$6,666
Linked source report
Why it matters
This Memory Lane result is a useful Sam Jones rookie-market benchmark because it ties first-year relevance to a specific grade, parallel, or premium product.
$6,666
Sep 7, 2024
1961 Fleer Basketball Sam Jones ROOKIE RC #23 PSA 9 MINT
$5,457
Direct sale record
Why it matters
This Fanatics Weekly result is a useful Sam Jones rookie-market benchmark because it ties first-year relevance to a specific grade, parallel, or premium product.
$5,457
Mar 30, 2021
2007 UD Black Celtics OCTO Auto Bill Russell Sam Jones Heinsohn Sharman GOLD /5
$3,601
Direct sale record
Why it matters
This eBay sale documents how autograph demand strengthens when the signature is paired with a respected product, meaningful scarcity, or premium card format.
1961 Fleer Basketball #23 Sam Jones RC Rookie HOF PSA 9 " ABSOLUTELY PERFECT "
$2,575
Linked source report
Why it matters
This eBay result is a useful Sam Jones rookie-market benchmark because it ties first-year relevance to a specific grade, parallel, or premium product.
1961 Fleer Basketball #23 Sam Jones RC Rookie HOF PSA 9 MINT " PACK FRESH "
$2,467
Linked source report
Why it matters
This eBay result is a useful Sam Jones rookie-market benchmark because it ties first-year relevance to a specific grade, parallel, or premium product.
Collector context
The collector read
Record-sale context
$35,000 - 1961-62 Fleer #23 Sam Jones PSA 10 (RC) Celtics HOF
This eBay result is a useful Sam Jones rookie-market benchmark because it ties first-year relevance to a specific grade, parallel, or premium product.
Rookie-card benchmark
1961-62 Fleer Sam Jones rookie #23 in PSA 5-7
1961-62 Fleer Sam Jones rookie #23 in PSA 5-7 is the first card to understand in Sam Jones's market.
How the market is layered
1961 Fleer rookie and In Action pair with closed-catalog vintage appeal
Jones has ten championships and one of the cleanest closed-catalog stories on the board. His 1961 Fleer portrait and In Action cards form a compact, collector-friendly market where centering and print quality matter most. On the current public-sales board, 1961-62 Fleer #23 Sam Jones PSA 10 (RC) Celtics HOF sets the observable trophy reference. Use that result to map Sam Jones'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.
Cards that define the market
- 1961-62 Fleer Sam Jones rookie #23 in PSA 5-7 - 1961-62 Fleer Sam Jones rookie #23 in PSA 5-7 is the first card to understand in Sam Jones's market.
- 1961-62 Fleer Sam Jones In Action #51 in PSA 5-7 - 1961-62 Fleer Sam Jones In Action #51 in PSA 5-7 is the value lane when Sam Jones's obvious card gets too expensive.
- 1961-62 Fleer Sam Jones rookie #23 in PSA 9 - 1961-62 Fleer Sam Jones rookie #23 in PSA 9 is the sharper Sam Jones swing when the copy and entry price are right.
Where collectors get it wrong
- Faded 1961 Fleer examples with weak registration.
- Modern Celtics autograph cards priced above strong playing-era cards.
Championship count alone does not create Russell-level demand; Jones buyers should win on copy quality and price discipline. Before using a Sam Jones result as a comp, verify the exact product, parallel, serial number, grade, autograph and memorabilia wording, and sale type. A headline result such as 1961-62 Fleer #23 Sam Jones PSA 10 (RC) Celtics HOF documents the trophy ceiling, but it does not automatically establish repeatable value for a different card or a weaker copy.
Sales context
Keep reading the market
All player boards
Search every active player-specific sales board.
All-time top 25
Compare this market with the largest basketball card sales overall.
Verification policy
Review how auction records and reported private deals are sourced.
Player card profiles
Move from sales proof to scores, budget lanes, and collector traps.
Check a sold comp
Check the card match, completed price, transaction costs, and limits of the evidence.