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Originally Posted by GOATcards
I'll get all top 23 eventually but in order I think they're something like this for the top 10 (and many are already referenced upthread):
(3-way tie for 8th)
99-00 UD Final Floor #FF12 "Farewell Shot"
97-98 UD MJ Tribute #MJ25
99-00 UD #154
 
2-way tie for 6th:
97-98 UD MJ Tribute #MJ65 (best appreciated in person for background color shifting)
98-99 Topps Roundball Royalty #1 and refractor parallel
5. 92-93 Stadium Club #210
(I think of this card more as having a "MVP/Finals MVP aesthetic" than an "Ultimate RC" aesthetic (like in MJ's case using the Court Kings photo for the 101 Star card), like I might with those in the top 4 aesthetics/production-values-wise. This isn't lacking in the aesthetics dept., it just doesn't translate into an aesthetic that would work on an RC. Maybe. But for a "GOAT candidate/reigning-2-time-league-and-finals-MVP" presentation, this one's good.
4. 95-96 (Fleer) Metal #13
One might think "aesthetic state of the art for MJ cards" for a 1995 Jordan card, but wait...
3. 98-99 UD #230v
2. 95-96 Skybox EX-L - Natural Born Thrillers #1
this one's kinda pricey ($500/up)
1. 98-99 Skybox Molten Metal #141
also should be seen in person for gloss/holofoil effects/background shimmer/overall production values (also including raised surface & texture for MJ's place on the card, and thick high-quality stock), basically an Ultimate MJ card in the looks dept. All in all, I like the efforts from the big kard kompanies namely UD, Fleer, Skybox and Topps (Hoops has a card that's maybe top-15? The 96H #20).
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Now I think it might be more like this in order:
1-Tie: Molten Metal and 97 Tribute #MJ65 (tied for 6th above)
3. Natural Born Thrillers
4. 98UD #230v
5. 95F Metal
6. 97 Tribute #MJ25 ('Dunk Face')
7-Tie: 92 Stadium Club 210 and 99 UD #154
9. Roundball Royalty
after that I'm not quite sure, I know I like as candidates the Final Floor piece, the 92 Beam Team, the 87F Sticker, the 95 Flair, the UD one with the "leanback" on Dan Majerle, and then I guess the close-up one, 95UD 'Images of 95: Return to Excellence.' Close to a top 15, right? That leaves 8 to go, it's gotta include 91 and 96 Hoops right? So 6 to go. SPx Finite or some UD card with that image on it? 95 Topps (w/Horace)? edit: also gotta include his 98UD #
230e and the
95UD SP #23 which also deserves to be seen in person.
I guess I'm partial to MJ cards where he's got the ball above his own head level