Menendez Brothers Basketball Card Sees Price Surge of 6,000%

For devoted NBA enthusiasts, basketball trading cards have been an integral part of the experience for many years. However, a trading card featuring the infamous Menendez brothers has recently fetched a staggering amount of money.

While basketball and true crime documentaries usually don’t overlap, the new series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story has significantly intertwined the two.

If you’re an admirer of either genre, you might have stumbled upon an intriguing fact circulating on social media—the trading card of Mark Jackson showcases the Menendez brothers, currently incarcerated for the murders of their parents, prominently sitting in the stands behind him.

With the buzz generated by the Netflix show, interest has surged, leading to one of these specific cards selling for an extraordinary $600. To put this into perspective, this same card was valued at a mere 15 cents just five years ago.

Just opened 10 packs of early 90s hoops cards. My highlight was unfortunately the Mark Jackson card, with the Menendez brothers sitting courtside. Given the timeline of the picture, their parents were already murdered. They hadn’t been apprehended yet. pic.twitter.com/Y134ox4VOi

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) July 29, 2020

This new record sale occurred via an eBay transaction on September 25, with collectors having estimated the worth of the card at around $530 just days earlier.

However, if you find yourself with one of these cards and are contemplating selling it for a quick profit, you might want to reconsider. eBay has started to remove listings of this particular card from their platform due to its association with “known murderers.”

Interestingly, there is a captivating backstory about how the brothers came to feature in this iconic photograph. If you’ve seen the recent TV series, you might be aware there was a gap of a year between the murders and the Menendez brothers’ arrest.

It’s reported that during this period, they lived lavishly off insurance money, with attending a courtside game being one of their extravagant expenditures.

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As a result, the brothers were spotted at a Knicks game at Madison Square Garden shortly after their parents’ deaths in March 1989.

In total, it is believed the brothers spent approximately $700,000 during the year leading up to their arrests.

Since the release of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Erik Menendez has voiced his discontent with the “horrible and blatant lies” portrayed in the series.

Creator Ryan Murphy has responded by saying, “I think it’s fascinating that he’s issued a statement without having seen the show. It’s really, really challenging if it’s your life, to witness your story on screen.”

Currently, the brothers are appealing their case from prison, with a petition underway to obtain a “fairer retrial.”

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is currently available on Netflix. Additionally, a new documentary discussing the case is set to premiere on Netflix on October 7. Be sure to check out what legal experts have to say about the case and discover the whereabouts of Dr. Jerome Oziel.

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