Kobe Bryant cards on PSA's stolen list

PSA grades cards and seals each one in a plastic case, called a slab.

36 slabs of Kobe Bryant were stolen: 26 different cards, from 1996 to 2008.

The top card is Kobe Bryant, 1997 Metal Universe #81. A PSA 10 copy sells for about $15,000.

Evidence inventory

STOLEN10.13.26

Priced: 25 of 26; From real public sales, checked Oct 24, 2026. How we price cards
Priced slabs: $9.6K to $93K; The 97% we have prices for, from all at PSA 8 to all at PSA 10 (or the nearest grade that sold). We don't know their grades, so this is a range.
Most of one card: 8; Kobe Bryant, 1996 Topps #138

Source: PSA's list of stolen certs (PDF), published October 23, 2026. SlabHeist is not affiliated with PSA.

Most valuable Kobe Bryant cards

PSA grades cards from 1 to 10, and 10 is the best. We rank by the PSA 10 price, or 9 or 8 if no 10 has sold.

Rank	Card	Category	Year	Stolen	PSA 10	PSA 9	PSA 8	Est. value
5	Kobe Bryant1997 Metal Universe Championship #86	Basketball	1997	2stolen	PSA 10$4,700	PSA 9$600	PSA 8$200
6	Kobe Bryant1997 SkyBox Z-Force Fast Track #2	Basketball	1997	1stolen	PSA 10$3,500	PSA 9$650	PSA 8$205
7	Kobe Bryant1998 Ultra #61	Basketball	1998	1stolen	PSA 10$3,225	PSA 9$258	PSA 8$103
8	Kobe Bryant2004 Finest #8	Basketball	2004	1stolen	PSA 10$3,100, 1 sale, Rough match	PSA 9	PSA 8
9	Kobe Bryant1996 Topps #138	Basketball	1996	8stolen	PSA 10$2,190	PSA 9$360	PSA 8$189
10	Kobe Bryant1996 Finest #74	Basketball	1996	1stolen	PSA 10$1,980	PSA 9$467	PSA 8$274
11	Kobe Bryant1997 Topps Chrome #171	Basketball	1997	2stolen	PSA 10$1,470	PSA 9$367	PSA 8$163
12	Kobe Bryant2003 Fleer Avant #5	Basketball	2003	1stolen	PSA 10$1,415	PSA 9$520	PSA 8$196

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