| Sports Illustrated Blog # 152 on Our Way to 200 – 1983 SI Jordan 9.6 vs 1984 SI Jordan 9.8 My Opinion. Welcome to my Sports Illustrated/TIME magazine blog – Your collector’s guide to the latest hobby updates and insight into what’s trending now. We finally made it. For ten years I’ve been selling the finest SI issues in the hobby to buyers/collectors who, in turn, would store them away in their safety deposit box, oversized gun safe or cement sarcophagus, never to see the light of day again in our lifetime. Then they would say to me, hey Sportsillustrated98, why don’t you auction some of your higher grade, high value pieces so we can illustrate to the market how much interest we’ve generated in the hobby. Then I would say because I sold them to you. Why don’t you auction just one. Oh, we can’t do that! So here we are – staring down the barrel of a 1983 SI Michael Jordan CGC 9.6 POP 2 up for auction to be gaveled this Saturday. Shout out to Khyber Oser for bringing this piece of dynamite to public auction. I believe this is the best news bestowed upon our hobby since CGC began grading Sports Illustrated. Since this is an opinion blog and before the final results are made known, I want to weigh in on the current perceived value estimate differences between the two mags – 1983 Jordan 9.6 vs. 1984 Jordan 9.8. Regarding the 1984, I have been listening to hobbyists for two years, ogle over the 1984 issue and how it had all the intangibles to be more highly received by the hobby than the 1983 – better action shot, better esthetics, cover not shared, and most of all First Pro Cover! In fact, I have read collector opinions that the first pro cover, any first pro cover, is more desirable, more collectable than the first ever cover, if different. In most cases, not all (1966 Alcindor), the first cover in my opinion is the one to have if you are a capitalist. I am predicting that the 1983 auction this week will far surpass the 1984 higher grade Jordan by a significant amount. Here are my odds…. Final winning bid – Over $1,000,000 10 % Over $200,000 90% Over $125,000 100% Under $125,000 No Chance. Let’s see if the final bidding validates My Opinion or supports the First Pro Cover theory. Saturday’s the big day. Best of luck to the seller and I know the buyer will be happy. My Ebay handle is “sportsillustrated9.8” and sportsillustrated98.com on the internet, not to be confused with other similar tags. If you’re interested in one or more of my ebay auctions and you would like to purchase, email me at wylliejohn@yahoo.com to save on taxes, and shipping. Thanks for your loyal following. My readers always receive “first among equals” pricing/service. Many thanks for your continued support and patronage. On the web – Sportsillustrated98.com |
