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 "id": "sports/basketball/1961-fleer-basketball-wilt-chamberlain-8",
 "url": "https://cardvolume.com/sports/basketball/1961-fleer-basketball-wilt-chamberlain-8/",
 "markdown_url": "https://cardvolume.com/sports/basketball/1961-fleer-basketball-wilt-chamberlain-8/index.md",
 "name": "Wilt Chamberlain",
 "title": "1961 Fleer Basketball Wilt Chamberlain #8",
 "category": "sports",
 "category_name": "Sports cards",
 "set": "1961 Fleer Basketball",
 "number": "8",
 "year": 1961,
 "language": "English",
 "rarity": "Base rookie",
 "artist": "Unknown",
 "publisher": "Fleer",
 "flagship": true,
 "updated": "2026-09-27",
 "as_of": "2026-09-27",
 "summary": "The 1961 Fleer #8 Wilt Chamberlain is the English Fleer base rookie card for Chamberlain. Collectors search for it because it is the primary playing-era rookie issue for a Hall of Fame center whose NBA records remain central to basketball history.",
 "key_facts": [
  "CardVolume lists 24 verified sales of the 1961 Fleer Basketball Wilt Chamberlain #8 as of September 27, 2026.",
  "No grade has the 5 verified sales in 90 days needed for a market price; the most recent verified sale was $7,500 for a Base rookie #8 PSA 8 on September 21, 2026 at eBay.",
  "The highest verified sale on record is $21,350 for a Base rookie #8 PSA 5 on July 10, 2026 at Heritage Auctions."
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  {
   "key": "qualified-grade-copy",
   "label": "Qualified graded copy",
   "how_to_identify": "Same #8 card but with grader qualifiers such as OC, MC, MK, or ST; compare only to similarly qualified sales when possible."
  },
  {
   "key": "not-in-action-47",
   "label": "Not the #47 In Action card",
   "how_to_identify": "The 1961 Fleer #47 Wilt Chamberlain In Action card is a separate card number and should not be merged with #8 sales or population."
  }
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   "sale_type": "auction",
   "cert": "20746151",
   "source_url": "https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/basketball-cards/1961-fleer/wilt-chamberlain-8/3728",
   "status": "cross_checked"
  },
  {
   "date": "2025-09-26",
   "version": "Base rookie #8",
   "grader": "SGC",
   "grade": "7.5",
   "price_usd": 13800,
   "price": 13800,
   "currency": "USD",
   "buyer_premium_included": true,
   "venue": "Fanatics Collect",
   "sale_type": "auction",
   "cert": null,
   "source_url": "https://www.fanaticscollect.com/premier/5b89ae46-8a8b-11f0-988d-0a58a9feac02/1961-fleer-basketball-wilt-chamberlain-rookie-8-sgc-75-nrmt",
   "status": "verified"
  },
  {
   "date": "2025-07-21",
   "version": "Base rookie #8",
   "grader": "PSA",
   "grade": "7",
   "price_usd": 12422,
   "price": 12422,
   "currency": "USD",
   "buyer_premium_included": false,
   "venue": "eBay",
   "sale_type": "auction",
   "cert": "03020171",
   "source_url": "https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/basketball-cards/1961-fleer/wilt-chamberlain-8/3728",
   "status": "cross_checked"
  },
  {
   "date": "2025-05-16",
   "version": "Base rookie #8",
   "grader": "SGC",
   "grade": "6",
   "price_usd": 6862.5,
   "price": 6862.5,
   "currency": "USD",
   "buyer_premium_included": true,
   "venue": "Heritage Auctions",
   "sale_type": "auction",
   "cert": null,
   "source_url": "https://sports.ha.com/itm/basketball-cards/singles-pre-1970-/1961-fleer-wilt-chamberlain-rookie-8-sgc-ex-nm-6/a/50077-80733.s",
   "status": "cross_checked"
  }
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 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "Is the 1961 Fleer #8 Wilt Chamberlain his rookie card?",
   "a": "Yes; PSA CardFacts identifies 1961 Fleer #8 Wilt Chamberlain as his only recognized rookie card.",
   "source_ids": [
    1
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "How much did a PSA 10 1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain sell for?",
   "a": "A PSA 10 copy sold at Heritage on 2025-08-23 for $976,000, with the lot page stating a 22% buyer's premium for the auction.",
   "source_ids": [
    2
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "What was the $1.7 million Wilt Chamberlain sale?",
   "a": "ESPN reported on 2024-09-06 that a 1961-62 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain rookie graded SGC 10 sold privately for $1.7 million in a Goldin-brokered deal.",
   "source_ids": [
    3
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "How many PSA 10 copies of the Wilt #8 exist?",
   "a": "PSA CardFacts listed 3 GEM-MT 10 copies for 1961 Fleer #8 Wilt Chamberlain as accessed 2026-09-26; Heritage described a population of four at the time of its 2025 PSA 10 lot, so the live PSA count should be rechecked before publication.",
   "source_ids": [
    1,
    2
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "How much is a PSA 8 Wilt Chamberlain #8 worth?",
   "a": "The opened PSA cert page shows recent PSA 8 similar-item sales from $4,920.00 to $13,595.00 between 2026-06-06 and 2026-09-21, but qualified copies and sale types should be separated.",
   "source_ids": [
    6
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "Is the Wilt Chamberlain #47 In Action card the same as #8?",
   "a": "No; #47 is a separate 1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain In Action card, while this record covers the base rookie #8.",
   "source_ids": [
    1
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "How do I tell whether a 1961 Fleer Wilt #8 is authentic?",
   "a": "The honest answer is not established from photos alone; compare the exact #8 card to trusted references, verify any slab record, and use multiple non-destructive checks before relying on authenticity.",
   "source_ids": [
    1,
    6,
    8
   ]
  }
 ],
 "sources": [
  {
   "title": "1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain",
   "url": "https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/basketball-cards/1961-fleer/wilt-chamberlain-8/3728",
   "publisher": "PSA CardFacts"
  },
  {
   "title": "1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain Rookie #8 PSA Gem Mint 10, Lot #80051",
   "url": "https://sports.ha.com/itm/basketball-cards/singles-pre-1970-/1961-fleer-wilt-chamberlain-rookie-8-psa-gem-mint-10/a/50079-80051.s",
   "publisher": "Heritage Auctions"
  },
  {
   "title": "Wilt Chamberlain rookie card sells for record $1.7 million",
   "url": "https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/41142654/wilt-chamberlain-rookie-card-sells-record-17-million",
   "publisher": "ESPN"
  },
  {
   "title": "Minnesotan's expertise helps lead to record $1.7 million Wilt Chamberlain rookie card sale",
   "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/wilt-chamberlain-rookie-card-sale/",
   "publisher": "CBS Minnesota"
  },
  {
   "title": "Why The $1.7 Million Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Card Was Crossed to PSA 10",
   "url": "https://www.si.com/collectibles/auctions/why-the-1-7-million-wilt-chamberlain-rookie-card-was-crossed-to-psa-10",
   "publisher": "Sports Illustrated Collectibles"
  },
  {
   "title": "Cert Verification 88340799: 1961 Fleer #8 Wilt Chamberlain",
   "url": "https://www.psacard.com/cert/88340799/psa",
   "publisher": "PSA"
  },
  {
   "title": "Cert Verification 24635777: 1961 Fleer #8 Wilt Chamberlain",
   "url": "https://www.psacard.com/cert/24635777/psa",
   "publisher": "PSA"
  },
  {
   "title": "PSA Cert Verification",
   "url": "https://www.psacard.com/cert",
   "publisher": "PSA"
  },
  {
   "title": "Wilt Chamberlain",
   "url": "https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/wilt-chamberlain",
   "publisher": "Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame"
  }
 ],
 "methodology": "https://cardvolume.com/methodology/",
 "cite_as": "1961 Fleer Basketball Wilt Chamberlain #8. CardVolume, https://cardvolume.com/sports/basketball/1961-fleer-basketball-wilt-chamberlain-8/ (accessed 2026-09-27)."
}