One of the card sets that first got me hyped up about basketball card collecting was the 1992-93 Stadium Club Beam Team set, numbered from 1-21. The two best cards in the set were cards #1 and #21, Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’Neil, respectively.
The Shaq card is technically his rookie card, and it appears to capture Shaq playing stellar defense and possibly about to swat a shot into the first row of the stands. The photo of Shaq also perfectly captures his jersey number and the tapering of the border works very well with the photo.
The Jordan card is one of my all time favorite cards of MJ and features a fantastic shot of Jordan going up for a 1-handed dunk with an awesome image of the iconic #23 jersey number is in full view. All the beam team cards feature a very 90’s style foil border that tapers off as it moves up the card and is a fantastic way to frame the player while adding some sizzle to the steak.
Both cards have seen a strong uptick in popularity just in 2020 alone. It wasn’t uncommon to be able to purchase each card for $75-$100 back in 2019, but now the ungraded versions of each card typically sell on Ebay for $130+. These are beautiful cards that could continue to see strong appreciation in years to come.
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[…] Shaq card I want to cover is the card I covered in my first post, and it’s a card that I hold near and dear. While Ewing first got me to dip my tow into card […]
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[…] first post on this blog featured the two best 1992-93 Stadium Club Beam Team cards: the Shaq rookie and the Michael Jordan card. Honestly, those two cards will probably always […]
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[…] Note: Had I not broken the rules here, the total value for the Magic would only be about $362, since Shaq’s Topps rookie sells for around $350. Also, I love the Beam Team cards, and my first post covered both the Shaq and Jordan card. It was my first post so its mediocre at best, but you can find that post here. […]
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