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Podcast: Sports Cards Live
Episode: $12.9M Kobe/MJ Exquisite — Comp or Outlier? Vintage vs Modern, Marketing Angle & Underbidder Talk (w/ Karvin Cheung, Chris McGill & Josh Adams)
Description: Part 5 zeroes in on the record $12.9M Kobe/MJ Exquisite Dual Logoman: is it a true comp or a one-off outlier? We dig into why this sale triggered stronger reactions than Wagner/Mantle results, the marketing/use-case angle (Schemes/Dick’s as precedent), and how headlines (“highest ever”) can be worth more than the incremental bid. We also kick around underbidder theories, “comp” vs “comparable,” and whether there’s any real trickle-down. Then a fun closer: what would a 1/1 ’89 UD Griffey be worth?
Highlights
Why this modern card drew more vitriol than vintage record-setters
“Comp” vs “compa...