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 "name": "Michael Jordan",
 "title": "1986-87 Fleer Basketball Michael Jordan #57",
 "category": "sports",
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 "year": 1986,
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 "publisher": "Fleer",
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 "updated": "2026-10-27",
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 "summary": "The 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan #57 is the mainstream Fleer rookie card most searched by basketball collectors. It is widely searched because it combines Jordan’s career significance with a condition-sensitive 1980s card that is frequently counterfeited or misidentified.",
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  "No grade has the 5 verified sales in 90 days needed for a market price; the most recent verified sale was $50,210 for a Base PSA 9 on October 25, 2026 at eBay.",
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   "source_url": "https://sports.ha.com/itm/basketball-cards/singles-1980-now-/1986-fleer-michael-jordan-57-psa-gem-mint-10/a/50039-50122.s",
   "status": "cross_checked"
  }
 ],
 "graded_market_value_usd": null,
 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "How much is a PSA 10 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan #57 worth?",
   "a": "Recent sourced PSA 10 sales in this batch range from $384,000 on September 25, 2026 to $414,800 on August 23, 2026, with an older documented high sale of $840,000 on July 18, 2021; cite exact venue and date rather than one fixed value. [source_ids: 1,2,4]",
   "source_ids": [
    1,
    2,
    4
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "What is the record sale found for this card?",
   "a": "The highest opened sale record in this batch is $840,000 for a PSA 10 sold by Fanatics/PWCC Premier on July 18, 2021, with buyer’s premium stated. [source_ids: 2]",
   "source_ids": [
    2
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "How do I tell the 1986 Fleer Jordan base from the sticker?",
   "a": "The base card is #57 in the 1986 Fleer Basketball set, while the sticker is a different issue and should not be priced with base-card comps. [source_ids: 1]",
   "source_ids": [
    1
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "How many PSA 10 copies exist?",
   "a": "PSA showed a population of 335 for a PSA 10 cert page accessed on September 26, 2026; treat that as graded population, not total copies. [source_ids: 1]",
   "source_ids": [
    1
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "Should raw Jordan #57 cards be priced from PSA 10 sales?",
   "a": "No; raw cards require their own condition-specific sold comparables because grade uncertainty is a major part of the value gap. [source_ids: 1,3]",
   "source_ids": [
    1,
    3
   ]
  }
 ],
 "sources": [
  {
   "title": "PSA Cert Verification 11247177: 1986 Fleer #57 Michael Jordan",
   "url": "https://www.psacard.com/cert/11247177/psa",
   "publisher": "PSA"
  },
  {
   "title": "1986 Fleer Basketball Michael Jordan Rookie RC #57 MBA PSA 10",
   "url": "https://www.fanaticscollect.com/premier/22e71d32-6f25-11ed-9602-0a58a9feac02",
   "publisher": "Fanatics Collect"
  },
  {
   "title": "1986 Fleer Michael Jordan #57 PSA Gem Mint 10 Lot #50122",
   "url": "https://sports.ha.com/itm/basketball-cards/singles-1980-now-/1986-fleer-michael-jordan-57-psa-gem-mint-10/a/50039-50122.s",
   "publisher": "Heritage Auctions"
  },
  {
   "title": "Heritage Auctions Search: 2026 Auction #50087 Results",
   "url": "https://sports.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?dept=3923&sold_status=1526~1524&archive_state=5327&mode=archive&auction_name=50087&auction_year=2026",
   "publisher": "Heritage Auctions"
  }
 ],
 "methodology": "https://cardvolume.com/methodology/",
 "cite_as": "1986-87 Fleer Basketball Michael Jordan #57. CardVolume, https://cardvolume.com/sports/basketball/1986-fleer-michael-jordan-57/ (accessed 2026-11-11)."
}