What’s one way to significantly increase the value of a common or base card of a good to superstar athlete?
By sports card manufacturers buying back some of those relatively cheap unsigned cards and then getting them authentically autographed by the player.
And since these “buyback autograph sports cards” are limited in number, the value will increase.
Some of the older sets don’t have much value in itself, other than the nostalgia felt by some of the old-school collectors, with many of the cards being mass produced (especially during the 1980s and 1990s.)
So this is one economically smart way to extract value from many of these long forgotten cards. It’s also a good way to get legit autograph cards from older athletes whose cards came out in sets where autograph cards in hobby boxes were less common.
Here are some of the high-end buyback cards currently available on eBay with links taking you right to the listing.
KOBE BRYANT ‘04 UD Ultimate MVP “Buy Back” GW Patch On Card Auto SP /5 🔥 HOF
 | $42,999.99 End Date: Sunday Feb-28-2021 22:05:13 EST Buy It Now for only: $42,999.99 Buy It Now |
2015-16 UD Portraits P-100 Connor McDavid 2/3 RC auto buyback autograph Rookie
 | $29,999.99 End Date: Saturday Mar-06-2021 03:49:03 EST Buy It Now for only: $29,999.99 Buy It Now |
2015-16 OPC marquee Connor McDavid 5/5 RC auto autograph buyback ROOKIE HOT
 | $29,999.99 End Date: Saturday Mar-06-2021 03:49:03 EST Buy It Now for only: $29,999.99 Buy It Now |
2000-01 UD SP Authentic Kobe Bryant Buyback 7/8 BGS 8.5/Auto 10 Only 1 graded!!!
 | $29,000.00 End Date: Saturday Feb-27-2021 12:50:02 EST Buy It Now for only: $29,000.00 Buy It Now |
1997 UPPER DECK SPX KOBE BRYANT SIGNED ROOKIE CARD RC PSA AUTO 10 BUYBACKS UDA
 | $25,000.00 End Date: Saturday Feb-27-2021 11:35:09 EST Buy It Now for only: $25,000.00 Buy It Now |
2001-02 UPPER DECK MICHAEL JORDAN AUTOGRAPH BUYBACK #D 10/10 MJ ON CARD AUTO !!!
 | $14,999.99 End Date: Tuesday Mar-09-2021 22:02:54 EST Buy It Now for only: $14,999.99 Buy It Now |
Lebron James 2013 Fleer Retro Buyback Autograph AUTO *#1/5* BGS 10 *Upper Deck*
 | $14,995.95 End Date: Tuesday Mar-02-2021 10:54:37 EST Buy It Now for only: $14,995.95 Buy It Now |
Michael Jordan 2002-03 UD Ultimate Collection Buy Back Auto 2001 Legends 5/5 SP
 | $12,323.45 End Date: Friday Mar-26-2021 21:47:21 EST Buy It Now for only: $12,323.45 Buy It Now |
2013-14 Fleer Retro Anfernee Hardaway 97-98 Fleer Zone Buyback Auto 1/1 W/ COA
 | $12,000.00 End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2021 16:32:29 EST Buy It Now for only: $12,000.00 Buy It Now |
2006-07 World Sport Buyback auto set 27 cards Jagr Ovechkin Malkin Kovalchuk ++
 | $9,999.99 End Date: Saturday Mar-13-2021 05:57:59 EST Buy It Now for only: $9,999.99 Buy It Now |
2019-20 Upper Deck 2004-05 Buybacks 1/1 Patrick Roy #188 Auto HOF
 | $5,530.28 End Date: Thursday Mar-04-2021 11:36:13 EST Buy It Now for only: $5,530.28 Buy It Now |
2019-20 Upper Deck 2004-05 Buybacks 1/1 Patrick Roy #188 Auto HOF
 | $5,530.28 End Date: Thursday Mar-04-2021 11:36:13 EST Buy It Now for only: $5,530.28 Buy It Now |
2004 LEAF ROOKIES AND STARS 2000 BUYBACK SSP DREW BREES AUTO
 | $5,000.00 End Date: Saturday Feb-27-2021 21:07:38 EST Buy It Now for only: $5,000.00 Buy It Now |
2015/16 REPLAY 2012/13 PRIZM BUYBACK AUTO STEPHEN CURRY 1/1 ICONIC CARD
 | $3,999.00 End Date: Friday Mar-19-2021 22:02:03 EST Buy It Now for only: $3,999.00 Buy It Now |
2001-02 Upper Deck Buybacks /7 Jerry Stackhouse #38 Auto
 | $3,109.99 End Date: Sunday Feb-28-2021 16:54:08 EST Buy It Now for only: $3,109.99 Buy It Now |