Alt purchases 1997 Kobe Bryant green card for $3.15 million record

Alternative trading platform Alt bought a 1997 Kobe Bryant green card for $3.15 million, the highest price ever paid for a single Bryant card.

Record-setting purchase details Alternative trading platform Alt has acquired a 1997 Kobe Bryant Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Green card for $3.15 million, setting a new record for the most expensive single Bryant card ever sold. The card’s back shows the serial number '009/100', placing it among the first ten of Bryant’s green PMGs. Numbers 11 through 100 of each player’s PMGs were printed in red, while only numbers 1 to 10 were green. ## Rarity and grading factors Out of the ten green PMGs of Bryant from the initial set, only three have received grading from Professional Sports Authenticator, the leading grading company. This particular Bryant card holds a PSA 5 grade, with just one higher grade recorded by PSA. The card’s green coloring and scarcity contribute to its premium status among collectors. ## CEO's perspective on the acquisition Alt founder and CEO Leore Avidar stated, 'I'd argue this is the best Kobe Bryant card out there. They only made ten of them, it shines, and it's the first year of basketball PMGs -- which there's a collector base for. I've been trying to get one, it's always been my thing.' Avidar emphasized the card’s historical significance as the inaugural basketball PMG set. ## Comparison to prior Bryant card sales The $3.15 million purchase surpasses the previous record for a solo Bryant card, which was $2.4 million paid privately in September 2025. Another 1997 Metal Universe green Bryant PMG sold privately in February 2022 for $2 million, with that card graded 8.5 by Beckett Grading Services. The $3.15 million figure also exceeds the highest known price for any basketball card at the time of Alt’s other major acquisitions. ## Alt's other high-profile card acquisitions Alt previously acquired a 51% stake in the one-of-one Stephen Curry Logoman rookie card from the 2009 Playoff National Treasures set in mid-2021, valued at $5.9 million. By February 2022, Alt purchased the remaining 49%, totaling $6.684 million for the card. At that time, the highest price ever paid for a basketball card was $5.2 million for a rare LeBron James rookie card, while the highest known price for a Curry card was $1.08 million in August 2022. ## Additional notable purchases by Alt Alt also acquired a LeBron James rookie patch autograph card for $1.8 million in July 2020, which at the time broke the record for the highest price paid for a James card. Other significant purchases include a Giannis Antetokounmpo one-of-one rookie Logoman card for $1.812 million in September 2020 and a Kevin Durant rookie patch autograph card for $780,000 in March 2021. According to Card Ladder, the Antetokounmpo and Durant purchases remain player records. ## Alt's strategic collecting focus Avidar explained that Alt’s goal is to assemble Hall of Fame collections, with one key exception. 'We've purposely left out Michael Jordan,' he said. 'It's really the next generation after Jordan that we're focused on.' The platform prioritizes cards from players who followed Jordan’s era, aiming to build a curated selection of historically significant basketball memorabilia.