Welp. You win some and you lose some. Traded this away too early. I have 6-7 Kobe autos so it’s not the end of the world and I had to trade it to move into a much bigger card. But as a collector, I really hate trading and selling cards. I want to keep them all.

Man,I remember buying these very premium cards at the time, many years ago. They look great with the amount of foiling, color, and serial numbers on the back. I never quite understood the number and patterns just that lower numbers were better. These had intense chipping around the boarders, which made them hard to Gem. In fact, the chipping was so bad coming out of the packs that I stopped collecting them for a long time. More recently as many Jordan and Kobe grails are out of reach. I started looking for other cards that I really liked aesthetically. The foiling on the front the diecut insert gold and the individual numbering still popped out to me. These cab be had a very reasonable rate. Finding one with no chipping in this condition is very rare and commands are premium. But the photography, the colors the foil in the embossing really make these standup.

This 1998-99 Skybox Thunder "Noyz Boyz" Kobe Bryant has already surpassed every previous sale of this card.

It's this hard to find in this condition: the die-cut foil edges are notoriously unforgiving. Out of the entire print run, only 20 copies have ever reached PSA 10.

This copy carries the added MBA Black Diamond distinction, setting it apart even within that elite population.

A new record, still live, still climbing. Ends Sunday. ⏰