A crazy sale price has appeared for a shirt worn by Michael Jordan since college.
More specifically, MJ’s shirt competing in his sophomore year at the University of North Carolina was successfully auctioned early this morning (May 9) at Heritage Auctions.
An unnamed buyer spent up to 1.38 million USD, equivalent to nearly 31.6 billion VND to own this shirt in extremely new condition.
According to Heritage Auctions, this is the only UNC shirt that has been verified (via photo) that Michael Jordan himself wore it during the 1982-83 NCAA season, the second of three seasons “Mr. Air” played for North Carolina. Tar Heels.
This season, MJ has been voted NCAA Player of the Year, averaging 20.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in 36 games.
After more than a year, he officially set foot in the NBA, starting his career to become the best player of all time.
With this shirt selling for US$1.38 million, it became the most expensive Michael Jordan shirt ever sold at auction.
Previously, the record of $480,000 was held by a Chicago Bulls jersey also worn by Jordan in the 1986-87 season.
Compared to other shirts, this MJ UNC shirt really stands out in terms of price, outperforming models like Kobe Bryant’s NBA Finals shirt ($338,000), Jordan’s championship jersey ( $230,000) or LeBron James’ All-Star shirt ($630,000).
DEMAND FOR MICHAEL JORDAN’S Souvenirs IS GROWING
Since mid-2020 when the 10-episode documentary “The Last Dance” about Michael Jordan’s career premiered on Netflix, the demand for every collectable item related to this NBA legend has skyrocketed. .
Everything related to MJ is sold such as antique models, jerseys, autographed memorabilia and cards.
As confirmed by Heritage Auctions and many other auction companies, the demand for Jordan’s products has increased rapidly, with almost no impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The record of selling prices appears almost weekly with many items such as jerseys, shoes worn by Michael Jordan or rookie cards … Demand is increasing and still shows no sign of stopping.” Heritage Auctions representative shared.
