My buddy went to Cole High School with Shaq in San Antonio and has every one of these cards plus a binder of tons of inserts from that era. He also has photos taken at the games with inscriptions from Shaq written on the back. My buddy used to catch rides with Shaq’s mom to the games and sit with her and chat. Shaq and his mom are great people and always nice to my buddy Daniel.
Nice list. 20k, wow!!! A lot of great shots here. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the LSU cards. I also don’t think I realized he had this many RCs. Thank you for sharing
Great video, thank you. You forgot about one the most expensive psa 10 shaqs that are out there. His 1992 Upper Deck MVP Hologram goes for about $1,500 on average for a gem mint copy. It's his most underrated card.
Man I love your videos they're always so informative and I love the content I think I had every card on that list at one point in time maybe a couple I didn't but still makes you realize there is some money to be made even in the junk wax era
I remember being in the baseball shop and Shaq was the big card everybody was looking for. I think the year was 1993. I bought a bunch of stadium club packs and opened them right in the store. The first packed I opened was a Shaq beam team. Jordan was still huge too but i was just so happy. 😅. Never pulled a Jordan out of that pack but got a David Robinson beam team. It's crazy because that Shaq beam team was worth about $200. And this was 1993. Cards were a big deal back then. Today you can get Shaq rookie cards for a few dollars unless you got them graded in a psa 10. Thanks for the video 😊
Hi my son has the 92-93 Shaq rookie Fleer card. It was signed by Shaq at the Block Buster Awards because I was his escort and he signed it at the end as a favor to me. It is in excellent shape and kept in a sovereign card plastic case. We want to sell where should we take to get authentic grading with our verifiable Provence with his original signature? Appreciate your reply.
I had my card store in 92 in Manhattan I've been joking since 92 that Shaquille O'Neal paid my rent for 6 months back then. They were on average $20 out-of-the-box for every brand for the base cards I had 100 count plastic box filled with nothing but Shaquille O'Neal rookies I moved to Florida and 93 put everything in storage. Got divorced the next year and left them all there and that was just the O'Neill part of my collection
Interesting that most of the outrageous sale numbers came from PWCCAuctions? Sketchy? Shield Bidding Perhaps? Im still waiting for the conclusion of that investigation.
Holy crap!! I have the classic four sport shaq signed . I have the four sport box set, the golds signed, etc It's got like Alonzo, Roman hamrlik. Brian Taylor (I actually forget who's in that set, going to have to take a look) .. I have a crap ton of shaq rookie stuff that I got way back then and the signed gold set is unopened in it's wooden box blah blah blah. ... Crap, I have to get all this stuff graded I guess.. I decided to check TH-cam and see if there's any real good value to this stuff because it's been tucked away for years and years
I've got a question that you or hopefully anyone with definite knowledge of the subject matter, could answer for me. I've been looking on ebay at the 1993-94 classic metal edge 20 card set in collectors tin. Lots of sellers are saying factory sealed but several definitely don't look like anything a factory would do. So my question is, does anyone know what the factory plastic seal on the tin really looks like and can u provide some pictures? I'm still searching the internet trying to find my answer but since Classic folded back then and were absorbed into scoreboard which went bankrupt, I can't go to the source
I ranked these by highest recorded sale. That card should definitely be number 2 or possibly at number one above the beam team. If I remember right, I could only find a psa or bgs 8 comp that was pretty old and was around $1,700. That is definitely one of if not his "most valuable" rookie cards but I could not find any other comps for it. Appreciate you watching and have a great weekend John!
I would start by learning how cards are graded first. Even a card that was pulled fresh from a pack can be knocked down to a 7 or 8 on centering alone. If you have a local card shop, often times they are a group submitter for grading companies and can help you with the grading process. My email is in the description of this video. Please feel free to reach out if you need any help Rick 👍
Hey Jake, I remember researching that one. I don't know how I missed it. The record sale I found was $360, which would have put it at number 24 on the list. I'm not sure what the pull rate was for those inserts. That probably has a lot to do with it not being as rare, like the Beam Team inserts. Great catch and I'm going to have to research that one more. Appreciate you watching and have a great weekend!
I have that number three card it’s brand new and a plastic cover and Coworker gave it to me before he retired you know I collect cards is not a 10 or 9.5 It’s brand new if anyone interested in buying it from me I was selling to the highest better leave me is not a waste of your time I would like to put it on an auction because I know I will make money off of it if anyone have any information about it and auction let me know please
Now your talking my stash. I got over half of the cards on this top 25. Because I unfortunately did most of my collecting during the junk wax era. I do have to disagree with Guy below though. Has nothing to do with race. Has to do with how many were made. Look at Patrick Mahomes, Lebron James. Kobe. Jordan, etc…..none of them are white and they demand some outrageous prices. Everyone is entitled to an opinion though. Great vid, Steve!
I went through all my cards from my youth recently and came across a few of these but given the prices and lead times to get them graded, what's the best approach?
Cant help but snicker when I see that most of the high priced PSA 10s were sold off by PWCC AUCTIONS as they have been booted off of ebay for their shill bidding practices.....
Dang I have the gold card in mint condition. Traded an old game boy for it when I was in middle school. Also have the classic rookie. Bought the entire set. Paid like 30 bucks I believe. Also mint. Had no idea they were worth this much.
I have a Shaquille O’Neal rookie card exactly like the #442 except it’s got blue instead of gold where shaq name is. I cannot find anything on it. Except for a scammer trying to sell on eBay for 15M. Can you tell me anything about it.
Why most of those cards you can find them in mint conditions in Ebay for less that $10USD? is because PSA grade few in 10 even that they look exactly the same as not graded?
Those prices do not reflect current market by a LONG shot. I find it odd the video is pulling data from 2/21 and you posted on 10/29/21. NONE of those prices are correct. Maybe a few random sales but nowhere near correct.
@@acesontilt77 he says record sale of a card was that, with some being will over a year old.. His average price is current though. Guessing using the last 10 recorded sales. When a record sale is 5k but he says the average a psa 10 will run you 1500, that's recent sales.
@@richardbianco9674 I will quote the TITLE of the video "Top 25 Most Valuable Shaquille O'Neal Basketball Rookie Year Cards From 1992-93!" With the post date of the video its VERY VERY deceiving and incorrect entirely. People think OHHH wow my shaq gold 9 is worth how much? Then they try and sell it for that... This is my point deceiving titles for clicks.
@@acesontilt77 i just looked at it like a checklist. It seemed he went off record sales for rankings BUT he also gives current average values for psa 9 and psa 10.
It's actually pretty sad to think how little these cards are worth considering how important the player is and was to the game.. and I know this isn't a popular opinion, but I bet if he was white, his cards would be worth a fortune!
yes cause kobe, jordan, etc arent worth crap either but john stockton cards are selling for millions. I admire shaq for his attitude and life after playing ball. but he couldnt shoot free throws. he was just a big rebounder or low dunker. yes he helped teams tremendously through those roles plus blocking shots. but the card value is more supply/demand. 100,000 of some these cards were made and thanks to ebay its easy to find hundreds. everyone is trying to sell or flip for side cash and not many are buying to collect long term. has nothing to do with race. 100% market driven. if everyone would stop selling them then yeah itll be harder to find and someone will pay more then. just like if hospitals were as plentiful as mcdonalds around town health care prices would be cheaper.
@@SgtJoeSmith I love how white guys do that thing where they say they have a black friend so that means they are racist.. just like how racism doesn't affect this (because of a couple examples) or anything and probably doesn't even exist anymore, according to this white guy who clearly loves pushing agendas and doing what he's told.. I bet he wants you to get vaccinated as well, because that's what he was told to do and he does things without thinking, like a good little soldier...
It's funny how every time I make one of these comments, it's a white guy that comes running to tell me that racism doesn't exist and the people that like his comment are white.. no people of color ever disagree with me, isn't that weird??
@@guywilliams6569 That’s because it’s mostly old conservative white guys who can afford to collect sport cards of young black sports athletes….go figure huh!
@@guywilliams6569 I love how ignorant liberals assume my race and assume I was never a victim of racism or other forms of discrimination like based on age, size, etc
My buddy went to Cole High School with Shaq in San Antonio and has every one of these cards plus a binder of tons of inserts from that era. He also has photos taken at the games with inscriptions from Shaq written on the back. My buddy used to catch rides with Shaq’s mom to the games and sit with her and chat. Shaq and his mom are great people and always nice to my buddy Daniel.
Let me know about them if you would man
@@nicklamar245 Wht would you like to know?
@@tho464 your buddy ever wants to get rid of them let me know please if he's wanting to get rid of said book
@@nicklamar245 He said there is no price he would take for his collection. Too many memories to let them go. Thx
Great research of Shaq PSA graded cards, very informative. Congrats!
Nice list. 20k, wow!!! A lot of great shots here. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the LSU cards. I also don’t think I realized he had this many RCs. Thank you for sharing
I had every one of these cards back in the day. I also hade the regular beam team(number one card)and the members only version of it
Great video, thank you. You forgot about one the most expensive psa 10 shaqs that are out there. His 1992 Upper Deck MVP Hologram goes for about $1,500 on average for a gem mint copy. It's his most underrated card.
You can currently buy a psa 9 for 250
@@jacobbozeman2364 Good. Cause I have that card. 😀
Awesome top 25 Shaq cards! Some beautiful cards! That Shaq Beam Team card is my favorite! Thanks for sharing as always! Have a fantastic weekend!
Man I love your videos they're always so informative and I love the content I think I had every card on that list at one point in time maybe a couple I didn't but still makes you realize there is some money to be made even in the junk wax era
Hey Jeff! Hope all is well and thanks for stopping by!
Haha it's Theo but no worries haha
Bahaha! Sorry Theo! Jeff from Shaw Racing was right next to you in the comment section in the TH-cam Studio 🤣🤣🤣
Have several of the top 5 raw cards in great condition. Thanks for the video.
I remember being in the baseball shop and Shaq was the big card everybody was looking for. I think the year was 1993. I bought a bunch of stadium club packs and opened them right in the store. The first packed I opened was a Shaq beam team. Jordan was still huge too but i was just so happy. 😅. Never pulled a Jordan out of that pack but got a David Robinson beam team. It's crazy because that Shaq beam team was worth about $200. And this was 1993. Cards were a big deal back then. Today you can get Shaq rookie cards for a few dollars unless you got them graded in a psa 10. Thanks for the video 😊
Hi my son has the 92-93 Shaq rookie Fleer card. It was signed by Shaq at the Block Buster Awards because I was his escort and he signed it at the end as a favor to me. It is in excellent shape and kept in a sovereign card plastic case. We want to sell where should we take to get authentic grading with our verifiable Provence with his original signature? Appreciate your reply.
Great video,
Tks for the stats, great info ❣️✌️
Awesome video 🌮 🌮🌮🌮
Great content! 👍🏼👊🏻
I had my card store in 92 in Manhattan I've been joking since 92 that Shaquille O'Neal paid my rent for 6 months back then. They were on average $20 out-of-the-box for every brand for the base cards I had 100 count plastic box filled with nothing but Shaquille O'Neal rookies I moved to Florida and 93 put everything in storage. Got divorced the next year and left them all there and that was just the O'Neill part of my collection
Great list,
Interesting that most of the outrageous sale numbers came from PWCCAuctions? Sketchy? Shield Bidding Perhaps? Im still waiting for the conclusion of that investigation.
Ahhh refreshing to see this. Shaq is one of my favorite 90's cards I pick up.
Love some 90s Shaq!
Shack gold rookie
Holy crap!! I have the classic four sport shaq signed . I have the four sport box set, the golds signed, etc It's got like Alonzo, Roman hamrlik. Brian Taylor (I actually forget who's in that set, going to have to take a look) .. I have a crap ton of shaq rookie stuff that I got way back then and the signed gold set is unopened in it's wooden box blah blah blah. ... Crap, I have to get all this stuff graded I guess.. I decided to check TH-cam and see if there's any real good value to this stuff because it's been tucked away for years and years
February of 2021 was a busy month for buying graded Shaq rookies.
Nice list, I'd put the Fleer Rookie Sensations on there tho. Top 5 card for sure
i got that last lsu card thats on the video . now in the works to get Shaq to sign it for me .....
Topps gold shaq, I def gotta get this card graded
I've got a question that you or hopefully anyone with definite knowledge of the subject matter, could answer for me. I've been looking on ebay at the 1993-94 classic metal edge 20 card set in collectors tin. Lots of sellers are saying factory sealed but several definitely don't look like anything a factory would do. So my question is, does anyone know what the factory plastic seal on the tin really looks like and can u provide some pictures? I'm still searching the internet trying to find my answer but since Classic folded back then and were absorbed into scoreboard which went bankrupt, I can't go to the source
i got a clyde drexler frans bread card that he sighed whats it worth
Can you tell me about #9
I have one with gold
I also have from '93'-'94' an Upper Deck, card #1, "Penny" Hardaway. Rookie maybe? Is IT worth anything?
Shaq rookies always been so undervalued.
When will they b worth more? If he dies??
How much for upper deck #1b?
What do we sell our basketball cards online
I have a '93'-'94' Upper Deck, card#232 Shaq card. Is it worth anything?
I have more than half of these cards time to get him graded....
hello what is the best place to sell basketball tickets? I have some of these cards.
I got the Tony's pizza card, I was home "sick" from school I had pizza for lunch lol
Nice video mate. I assume these prices are in US?
Yes sir, all prices in USD. Appreciate the positive feedback and thanks for watching Brad!
Wow , I have half of those cards in mint condition!! Didn't realize they were that valueble
You're missing the Classic auto out of /500... It's his Top card.
It's similar to your #2 card, the Classic auto out of /2,500...
Yah, the classic auto variations are either 1 or 2.
I ranked these by highest recorded sale. That card should definitely be number 2 or possibly at number one above the beam team. If I remember right, I could only find a psa or bgs 8 comp that was pretty old and was around $1,700. That is definitely one of if not his "most valuable" rookie cards but I could not find any other comps for it. Appreciate you watching and have a great weekend John!
I have a couple of his rc I pulled . Need to check which ones they are
Thanks for watching!
I have most of these cards in exellent condition. Where do I start to get them graded.
I would start by learning how cards are graded first. Even a card that was pulled fresh from a pack can be knocked down to a 7 or 8 on centering alone. If you have a local card shop, often times they are a group submitter for grading companies and can help you with the grading process. My email is in the description of this video. Please feel free to reach out if you need any help Rick 👍
I have the rejectors card any offers?
Feb 2021 was a big month
Why isn't the upperdeck insert Rookie Standout getting any love from buyers? Its an insert thereby less common
Hey Jake, I remember researching that one. I don't know how I missed it. The record sale I found was $360, which would have put it at number 24 on the list. I'm not sure what the pull rate was for those inserts. That probably has a lot to do with it not being as rare, like the Beam Team inserts. Great catch and I'm going to have to research that one more. Appreciate you watching and have a great weekend!
@@tenclubcards i think it was 1:12 or 1:18. Definetly more common than beam team. Thanks
upper deck jumbo packs have 1 rookie standouts per pack. That's why cards are down.
Those people paid crazy prices
I have #5. Did they come autographed?
Damn I have like 9 of those cards all ungraded. Looks like I missed the boat
What I remember halogram cards were rare in this deck
I have a few of those cards I better go check them,I'd sell them asap!!
I have that number three card it’s brand new and a plastic cover and Coworker gave it to me before he retired you know I collect cards is not a 10 or 9.5 It’s brand new if anyone interested in buying it from me I was selling to the highest better leave me is not a waste of your time I would like to put it on an auction because I know I will make money off of it if anyone have any information about it and auction let me know please
20k for beam team , that's hard to believe
Shoulda sold all my cards back in feb. when the prices were through the roof...sigh..
I have the one from 1992 toops Shaquille O'Neal #362 but it is not graded
Now your talking my stash. I got over half of the cards on this top 25. Because I unfortunately did most of my collecting during the junk wax era. I do have to disagree with Guy below though. Has nothing to do with race. Has to do with how many were made. Look at Patrick Mahomes, Lebron James. Kobe. Jordan, etc…..none of them are white and they demand some outrageous prices. Everyone is entitled to an opinion though. Great vid, Steve!
he's just trying to get a rise out of people,did you notice he said "i bet if he was white" he didn't say if "shaq"were white...just a tool...
To think I use to have every single one besides the auto @#3 🤦♂️
Man... A few years ago you could get that Classic auto (raw) for less than $100...
The good ole days 😂
you forgot the Fleer Dake's
Ok so most people spent their stimulus checks on Shaq rookie cards in February 2021 lol
I went through all my cards from my youth recently and came across a few of these but given the prices and lead times to get them graded, what's the best approach?
Depends on how long you want to wait when graded.
Lesson learned… buy Shaq rookie raw no matter what card😂
I have soo many of these cards ill sell them all
February 2021
Shaq Month
I gave up saying "back in February of 2021" one a few 😂😂😂 Thanks for watching Michael and have a great weekend!
They were all bought if February 2021
I have the 2 Topps cards.
I have that #9 card 💯
i have a Bart Starr Superbowl 1 football card,some one told me,that it is a duplicate,,copied picture
I have SO many Shaq cards...
your mom hates you
Man, I would trade these exact cards in high school for other cards...I actually had almost this whole list of cards...smh
Haha 😂 The good old days!
A lot of sales in February lol
Cant help but snicker when I see that most of the high priced PSA 10s were sold off by PWCC AUCTIONS as they have been booted off of ebay for their shill bidding practices.....
I’m pretty sure I have a number 19 shaq card
i traded a Jorden 3 peat card for 19 man was that stupid at least I got the draft set
Just do current price point
Where’s the rejectors kaboom?
Dang I have the gold card in mint condition. Traded an old game boy for it when I was in middle school. Also have the classic rookie. Bought the entire set. Paid like 30 bucks I believe. Also mint. Had no idea they were worth this much.
So psa 10 is the I overpaid inflated price to have the card sit for a year being graded by psa…???
Dang... Already pooped...
I have a Shaquille O’Neal rookie card exactly like the #442 except it’s got blue instead of gold where shaq name is. I cannot find anything on it. Except for a scammer trying to sell on eBay for 15M. Can you tell me anything about it.
Are you referring to the 1992-93 Hoops Shaq # 442 ? If so I've never seen the variation to be honest
I have some. Of these cards lol
Why most of those cards you can find them in mint conditions in Ebay for less that $10USD? is because PSA grade few in 10 even that they look exactly the same as not graded?
Psa is a scam
Stop including 21 highs
Those prices do not reflect current market by a LONG shot. I find it odd the video is pulling data from 2/21 and you posted on 10/29/21. NONE of those prices are correct. Maybe a few random sales but nowhere near correct.
Most of the record sales were in February, but the average sell price now is much lower.
@@richardbianco9674 Exactly my point. The Video is NEW why take 7 month old comps?
@@acesontilt77 he says record sale of a card was that, with some being will over a year old.. His average price is current though. Guessing using the last 10 recorded sales. When a record sale is 5k but he says the average a psa 10 will run you 1500, that's recent sales.
@@richardbianco9674 I will quote the TITLE of the video "Top 25 Most Valuable Shaquille O'Neal Basketball Rookie Year Cards From 1992-93!" With the post date of the video its VERY VERY deceiving and incorrect entirely. People think OHHH wow my shaq gold 9 is worth how much? Then they try and sell it for that... This is my point deceiving titles for clicks.
@@acesontilt77 i just looked at it like a checklist. It seemed he went off record sales for rankings BUT he also gives current average values for psa 9 and psa 10.
DIESEL
Money laundering not true value
It's actually pretty sad to think how little these cards are worth considering how important the player is and was to the game.. and I know this isn't a popular opinion, but I bet if he was white, his cards would be worth a fortune!
yes cause kobe, jordan, etc arent worth crap either but john stockton cards are selling for millions. I admire shaq for his attitude and life after playing ball. but he couldnt shoot free throws. he was just a big rebounder or low dunker. yes he helped teams tremendously through those roles plus blocking shots. but the card value is more supply/demand. 100,000 of some these cards were made and thanks to ebay its easy to find hundreds. everyone is trying to sell or flip for side cash and not many are buying to collect long term. has nothing to do with race. 100% market driven. if everyone would stop selling them then yeah itll be harder to find and someone will pay more then. just like if hospitals were as plentiful as mcdonalds around town health care prices would be cheaper.
@@SgtJoeSmith I love how white guys do that thing where they say they have a black friend so that means they are racist.. just like how racism doesn't affect this (because of a couple examples) or anything and probably doesn't even exist anymore, according to this white guy who clearly loves pushing agendas and doing what he's told.. I bet he wants you to get vaccinated as well, because that's what he was told to do and he does things without thinking, like a good little soldier...
It's funny how every time I make one of these comments, it's a white guy that comes running to tell me that racism doesn't exist and the people that like his comment are white.. no people of color ever disagree with me, isn't that weird??
@@guywilliams6569 That’s because it’s mostly old conservative white guys who can afford to collect sport cards of young black sports athletes….go figure huh!
@@guywilliams6569 I love how ignorant liberals assume my race and assume I was never a victim of racism or other forms of discrimination like based on age, size, etc
E-ei-ei-ei!!!!! Com... Go... :P