Game-Worn Jerseys
Michael Jordan 1998 NBA Finals Game 1 game-worn jersey
The 'Last Dance' Game 1 Finals jersey set the record for any game-worn item ever sold. Photo-matching to a documented championship moment is the single most-leveraged premium in sports memorabilia.
- Sale price
- $10.1M
- USD · hammer + buyer's premium
- Sale date
- September 14, 2022
- Venue
- Sotheby's
- Authentication
- MeiGray photo-match; Beckett, Resolution Photomatching, and Sotheby's specialist consensus.
Provenance
Documented photo-match to NBA Finals Game 1, Bulls vs. Jazz, June 1998. Held by a private collector since the 1990s.
Condition
Visible game wear, court-floor scuffs, professional cleaning markers absent.
Editorial note
The 'Last Dance' Game 1 Finals jersey set the record for any game-worn item ever sold. Photo-matching to a documented championship moment is the single most-leveraged premium in sports memorabilia.
Sources cited
Sotheby's catalog September 2022
auction house
Reuters: 'Jordan Finals jersey sells for $10M'
trade press
Reported figures reflect publicly-cited hammer + buyer's premium as of source date. May differ slightly from auction-house internal records. Educational reference, not appraisal.
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