Pristine Live! Top 10 Sales of The Week: October 12-18
Last week I told you the grails were coming. I’d like to think I undersold it. Michael Jordan didn’t just lead this week’s top ten, he swept the podium. I’ve been around this hobby a long enough time now to know a Nike Promo in a 10 doesn’t come across the block every week, and watching one go felt like watching a piece of history change hands. But the GOAT wasn’t done there, we saw a dual auto with David Robinson sneak onto the list as well.
But the name I can’t stop thinking about is Shohei Ohtani. Three cards in a single top ten, including a 2022 Topps Pristine Pure Power auto with a perfect 10 on both the card and the auto. We have watched his market climb for years, but this week it felt like it found another gear. Mix in a pair of Brady cards, and a Kobe Gold team auto, and you’ve got the kind of list we hoped for during a Live! Elite week. Scroll on, and enjoy this one because we certainly did!
10. Gem Mint Sho
9. The Sho-Time Ten
8. The GOAT & The Admiral
7. Three Legends, One Card
6. Golden Mamba
5. Perfect Sho
4. TB12 Year-One
3. The ‘85 Icon
Michael Jordan 1985 Nike #2 RC (BGS 9.5)
$11,056.50
2. Before The Fleer
1. The Beginning of 23
A Nike Promo in a 10, a Star All-Star in a 9.6, three Ohtanis, and a triple-auto with three of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the sport. If you were on the fence about what Live! Elite weeks like like at Pristine Auction, I hope this list settled it for you. Weeks like this don’t happen without the collectors who show up, stay late, and keep bidding on the pieces of history they want in their collection. Be sure to check out Pristine Live! this week to see what comes up next, because if the last two weeks have taught us anything, it’s that you never know what’s about to hit the block next.
