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10 most expensive Kobe Bryant basketball cards

See the 10 most expensive Kobe Bryant 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.

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Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan dual logoman autograph card
#1

Record sale

$12,932,000

Aug 23, 2025

2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autographs 1/1 (Kobe Bryant / Michael Jordan)

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Updated September 25, 2026

Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan dual logoman autograph card
#1

2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autographs 1/1 (Kobe Bryant / Michael Jordan)

$12,932,000

Aug 23, 2025USDBuyer-premium treatment not statedDirect source pending

Direct source pending

Why it matters

The current public basketball record-holder pairs Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan on one Exquisite masterpiece, which is why it now stands miles above every other Bryant sale ever documented.

Kobe Bryant / LeBron James 2007-08 Exquisite Dual Logoman Autograph #DL-BJ 1/1 PSA 8 / Auto 10, cert 65478780
#2

Kobe Bryant / LeBron James — 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autographs #DL-BJ 1/1

$6,501,840

Sep 2026PSA 8 / Auto 10AltUSDReported total is $5,418,200 final bid plus 20% premiumView sale record

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Why it matters

Alt reported $6,501,840 for this dual game-used Logoman autograph. It ranks fourth overall and third among public auction results; Alt displayed payment pending when checked September 25.

Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant All-NBA Access dual logoman card
#3

2003 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection All-NBA Access Pass Dual Logoman 1/1 (Michael Jordan / Kobe Bryant)

$3,172,000

Dec 19, 2025USDBuyer-premium treatment not statedDirect source pending

Direct source pending

Why it matters

This Jordan-Kobe All-NBA Access dual logoman is another true one-of-one Upper Deck grail, and its 2025 Heritage result instantly gave Kobe a second sale above the three-million line.

Kobe Bryant PMG Green PSA 5 cert image from PSA
#4

1997-98 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Green /10

$3,150,000

Apr 23, 2026USDBuyer-premium treatment not statedDirect source pending

Direct source pending

Why it matters

Alt's publicized $3.15 million purchase of a PSA 5 Kobe PMG Green reset Bryant's solo-card record and reminded the market that his best 1990s insert still trades like a true trophy asset.

LeBron James, Michael Jordan, and Kobe Bryant triple autograph card
#5

2003-04 Upper Deck SP Authentic SP Triple Signatures /15 (LeBron James / Michael Jordan / Kobe Bryant)

$3,000,000

Feb 17, 2026USDBuyer-premium treatment not statedDirect source pending

Direct source pending

Why it matters

A private-sale triple-signature card featuring LeBron, Jordan, and Kobe pushed a multi-headliner Upper Deck auto into Kobe's top tier in early 2026.

Kobe Bryant Exquisite Limited Logos card
#6

2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Limited Logos /50

$2,400,000

Sep 17, 2025USDBuyer-premium treatment not statedDirect source pending

Direct source pending

Why it matters

Kobe's Limited Logos issue from 2007-08 has long been one of the signature non-rookie Bryant grails, and the MVP-inscribed private sale confirmed just how blue-chip that lane has become.

Kobe Bryant 2015-16 Panini Flawless Logoman Autograph 1/1 Kobe Bryant card from Card Ladder
#7

2015-16 Panini Flawless Logoman Autograph 1/1 Kobe Bryant

$2,300,000

Aug 1, 2025USDBuyer-premium treatment not statedDirect source pending

Direct source pending

Why it matters

This sale belongs on Kobe Bryant's leaderboard because true Logoman scarcity remains one of the cleanest ways the top end of the market separates trophy cards from ordinary premium cards.

Kobe Bryant 1997 Metal Universe Kobe Bryant Precious Metal Gems (PMG) Green /10 #81 BGS 8.5 card from Card Ladder
#8

1997 Metal Universe Kobe Bryant Precious Metal Gems (PMG) Green /10 #81 BGS 8.5

$2,000,000

Feb 22, 2022USDBuyer-premium treatment not statedDirect source pending

Direct source pending

Why it matters

PMG demand continues to define the late-1990s high-end market, and this result shows why player collectors still treat the parallel as a serious grail lane.

Kobe Bryant 1996-97 Topps Chrome Refractors #138 Kobe Bryant Rookie Card - BGS PRISTINE/Black Label 10 - One of Just Two Examples in the World at Its Level of Perfection! card from Card Ladder
#9

1996-97 Topps Chrome Refractors #138 Kobe Bryant Rookie Card - BGS PRISTINE/Black Label 10 - One of Just Two Examples in the World at Its Level of Perfection!

$1,752,000

Mar 8, 2021USDBuyer-premium treatment not statedDirect source pending

Direct source pending

Why it matters

The result shows how strongly collectors still value recognizable chromium scarcity when a major player, condition, and public sale record all line up.

Kobe Bryant 1997-98 Metal Universe PMG Green Kobe Bryant 9/100 BGS 7.5 card from Card Ladder
#10

1997-98 Metal Universe PMG Green Kobe Bryant 9/100 BGS 7.5

$1,750,000

Feb 25, 2022USDBuyer-premium treatment not statedDirect source pending

Direct source pending

Why it matters

PMG demand continues to define the late-1990s high-end market, and this result shows why player collectors still treat the parallel as a serious grail lane.

Collector context

The collector read

Record-sale context

$12,932,000 - 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autographs 1/1 (Kobe Bryant / Michael Jordan)

The current public basketball record-holder pairs Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan on one Exquisite masterpiece, which is why it now stands miles above every other Bryant sale ever documented.

Rookie-card benchmark

1996 Topps Chrome Refractor

Kobe's top public sales board is now dominated by later grails and dual supercards, but the rookie card collectors still center first is the 1996 Topps Chrome Refractor.

How the market is layered

Rookie-stack prestige plus late-career grail depth

Kobe is not a one-lane market. The rookie stack still matters, but serious Kobe collecting also runs through 1990s inserts, Exquisite-era premium cards, and a surprisingly deep late-career autograph and logoman layer. That is why the wrong Kobe buy can feel famous without actually being first-class.

Cards that define the market

  • 1996 Topps Chrome Refractor - The first rookie benchmark serious Kobe collectors still care about most is the refractor, not just any base rookie.
  • 1997-98 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Green /10 - Kobe's PMG and late-1990s insert lanes still matter because they give him closed-catalog scarcity that future product runs cannot recreate.
  • 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autographs 1/1 (Kobe / Jordan) - The Jordan dual-logoman Exquisite card has become one of the defining top-end Kobe trophy assets.

Where collectors get it wrong

  • Do not assume every premium-looking Kobe autograph carries the same weight as the best rookie, insert, or Exquisite lanes.
  • Do not buy too far outside the real 1996 rookie hierarchy just because a card is serial-numbered.
  • Do not let emotional demand erase the difference between iconic Kobe cards and merely expensive Kobe cards.

Kobe's market fools people when it makes almost every good-looking premium card feel like a grail. The real backbone still lives in the strongest rookie stack, elite 1990s inserts, and the very best premium autograph lanes.

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