Kobe rookie card becomes 10th most expensive sports card ever sold

INGLEWOOD, CA - JULY 11: Kobe Bryant holds a #8 Los Angeles Lakers jersey after being the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets who then traded his draft rights to the Los Angeles Lakers on July 11, 1996 in Inglewood, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1996 NBAE

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A Kobe Bryant rookie card has joined the ranks of the highest-selling sports trading cards of all time.

The black label 1996-97 Topps Chrome Refractor sold at Goldin Auctions on Saturday night for $1.79 million, becoming the 10th-highest publicly known sports card sale ever, according to Action Network's Darren Rovell.

The 10th spot previously belonged to an autographed 1997 Michael Jordan jersey card that sold for $1.4 million.

Final Sale Price: $1,795,800

An all-time record for any Kobe Bryant card. pic.twitter.com/dTStDwavHx
— Goldin Auctions (@GoldinAuctions) March 7, 2021

Saturday's Goldin Auctions sale also included a LeBron James 2003-04 Rookie Patch autographed card purchased for $1,291,500 - an all-time record for any of James' cards produced between 2004 and now.