Basketball Ticket Stub Buyers
NBA Finals, the Jordan and Bird–Magic years, All-Star weekends, college tournaments and ABA games. Full tickets and torn stubs. Send photos and I will tell you what each one is worth.
Knicks, Madison Square Garden
What basketball stubs sell for
Real offers I have made in the last year. Condition, rarity and the event itself all move the number, so treat this as a rough guide rather than a price list.
1984 Michael Jordan NBA debut
Bulls vs. Bullets, Oct. 26, 1984
$5,000 - $10,000+
Early Michael Jordan milestone /
playoff games
Rookie-era and historically significant games
$250 - $1,500+
1980s-90s NBA Finals games
Championship and Finals tickets from major
teams and stars
$50 - $500 each
1960s-70s NBA games
Chamberlain, Russell, Kareem and other
vintage-era games
$15 - $150 each
1980s-90s regular-season NBA
Common games and bulk collections
$1 - $10 each
Disclaimer: These are examples, not a price list. The value of a ticket can vary dramatically based on the event, date, rarity, condition, whether it is a full ticket or stub, and other factors. Even tickets from ordinary games or concerts can sometimes be valuable because of something historic that happened that day. Send us photos of your collection and we'll research it for free.
What makes a basketball stub valuable
Four things, roughly in order of how much they matter.
The player
A debut, a record night or a career milestone from a star moves the number more than anything else.
The game
Finals, Game 7s and clinching games are worth many times a regular-season night.
Full ticket or stub
A ticket never torn at the door is scarcer than the stub half, sometimes by a wide margin.
Condition
Collectors place greater importance on condition, especially for historically significant games.
Also happy to look at
ABA stubs, Harlem Globetrotters tickets, college tournament books, All-Star Game tickets, and playoff strips with several games printed together.
If it got somebody through the doors of an arena, send the photo.
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Basketball questions I get asked
Is any Jordan stub automatically valuable?
Not automatically. Rookie-season, playoff and milestone games are the ones collectors want. Ordinary 1990s games are more modest, but still worth sending as part of a lot.
Do college basketball stubs sell?
Yes, particularly tournament games, Final Fours and famous rivalry games from before 1990.
I can’t tell which game my stub is from.
Send it anyway. Between the date, the section printing and the opponent I can usually identify the game.
Ready to find out what yours are worth?
Send a few photos and I’ll come back with a number. No fees, no obligation.