1961-62 Fleer #8 Wilt Chamberlain rookie card: a black-and-white photograph of Chamberlain in his Philadelphia number 13 jersey beneath a red Philadelphia Warriors header, with Center and Wilt Chamberlain printed above the photo — Public domain — published 1961, copyright not renewed

1961 Fleer #8 Wilt Chamberlain RC

Set: Fleer
Year: 1961
Sport: Basketball
Era: Vintage
Grades on record: 29
Verified sales: 81

No headline price

This card has a verified sale at 29 grades from a named grading company, across 2 grading companies (PSA, SGC).

Notes on the file

Written from the record above. Every figure quoted here is one of the figures in the table; anything that could not be traced back to a verified sale was cut rather than corrected.

Most-traded gradePSA 8 · $45,140 sold Jul 11, 2026 · 13 verified sales

What this card is

The 1961 Fleer #8 Wilt Chamberlain is the rookie card of Wilt Chamberlain, issued in Fleer's short-lived 1961 basketball set. It is among the most significant basketball cards of the pre-modern era, reflecting Chamberlain's status as one of the sport's dominant early stars.

Longest-standing figurePSA 7.5 · $1,195 sold Oct 25, 2009 · last sold 25 OCT 2009

The set it came from

Chamberlain's card, numbered #8, anchors the set as its key rookie card alongside other era stars.

Why the grades diverge

Surviving examples span the full grading spectrum, from low-grade Ungraded and SGC/PSA 1.5-3 copies to high-end PSA 8, 9, and 10 examples. Professionally graded copies exist across PSA and SGC, with condition-sensitive printing and paper stock contributing to wide grade dispersion.

Most recent verified salePSA 9 · $189,100 · 11 JUL 2026

What the record shows

Realized sales show extreme price stratification tied directly to grade.

On the record4 questions the archive can answer

What is the 1961 Fleer #8 Wilt Chamberlain card?: It is Wilt Chamberlain's rookie card, issued in the 1961 Fleer basketball set, card number 8.
How rare is the 1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain rookie card?: Exact print run figures are unknown, but the 1961 Fleer set was a limited, one-year release, and surviving examples in high grade are scarce relative to demand.
What is the highest recorded sale price for this card?: A PSA 10 example sold for $976,000 on 2025-08-24, the highest price in available realized-sale data.
Which grading companies have graded this card?: Both PSA and SGC have graded examples of this card, as reflected in realized sales across a range of grades from 1.5 to 10.

Value by grade

Every grade this card has a priced record in — nothing withheld — kept apart by grading company because a PSA 10 and a CGC 10 are different assets. 29 grades show only a dated last sale: too few recent sales to state a current price.

1961 Fleer #8 Wilt Chamberlain RC — value, evidence and recency for every grade on record
Grade	Value	Last verified sale	Realized range	Sold / comps	Depth	Basis
PSA — graded 14 grades · 51 verified sales
10	Last known sale Aug 2025: not a current price	24 AUG 2025	$976,000 · Aug 24, 2025	1 realized sale of 1 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
9	Last sale Jul 11, 2026: not a current price	11 JUL 2026	$189,100 · Jul 11, 2026	12 realized sales of 12 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
8.5	Last known sale Nov 2018: not a current price	16 NOV 2018	$31,200 · Nov 16, 2018	1 realized sale of 1 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
8	Last sale Jul 11, 2026: not a current price	11 JUL 2026	$45,140 · Jul 11, 2026	13 realized sales of 13 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
7.5	Last known sale Oct 2009: not a current price	25 OCT 2009	$1,195 · Oct 25, 2009	1 realized sale of 1 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
7	Last known sale Jul 2021: not a current price	24 JUL 2021	$34,800 · Jul 24, 2021	6 realized sales of 6 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
6	Last known sale Jan 2022: not a current price	28 JAN 2022	$10,200 · Jan 28, 2022	9 realized sales of 9 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
5	Last known sale Jul 2021: not a current price	24 JUL 2021	$7,200 · Jul 24, 2021	2 realized sales of 2 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
4.5	Last known sale May 2020: not a current price	09 MAY 2020	$3,000 · May 9, 2020	1 realized sale of 1 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
4	Last known sale Feb 2024: not a current price	25 FEB 2024	$2,040 · Feb 25, 2024	1 realized sale of 1 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
3.5	Last known sale Nov 2015: not a current price	08 NOV 2015	$526 · Nov 8, 2015	1 realized sale of 1 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
3	Last known sale Jan 2022: not a current price	28 JAN 2022	$3,720 · Jan 28, 2022	1 realized sale of 1 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
2	Last known sale Feb 2014: not a current price	16 FEB 2014	$311 · Feb 16, 2014	1 realized sale of 1 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
Authentic	Last known sale Nov 2017: not a current price	18 NOV 2017	$312 · Nov 18, 2017	1 realized sale of 1 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
SGC — graded 15 grades · 30 verified sales
9	Last known sale Aug 2021: not a current price	22 AUG 2021	$132,000 · Aug 22, 2021	4 realized sales of 4 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
8.5	Last known sale Jul 2018: not a current price	20 JUL 2018	$11,400 · Jul 20, 2018	1 realized sale of 1 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
8	Last known sale Aug 2017: not a current price	20 AUG 2017	$5,760 · Aug 20, 2017	3 realized sales of 3 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
7.5	Last known sale Dec 2020: not a current price	13 DEC 2020	$18,000 · Dec 13, 2020	2 realized sales of 2 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
7	Last known sale Nov 2015: not a current price	07 NOV 2015	$1,135 · Nov 7, 2015	1 realized sale of 1 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
6	Last known sale Nov 2010: not a current price	05 NOV 2010	$508 · Nov 5, 2010	1 realized sale of 1 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
5.5	Last known sale Jul 2021: not a current price	24 JUL 2021	$6,900 · Jul 24, 2021	2 realized sales of 2 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
5	Last known sale May 2021: not a current price	08 MAY 2021	$12,600 · May 8, 2021	3 realized sales of 3 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
4	Last known sale Jul 2018: not a current price	20 JUL 2018	$900 · Jul 20, 2018	2 realized sales of 2 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
3.5	Last known sale Jul 2021: not a current price	24 JUL 2021	$1,860 · Jul 24, 2021	2 realized sales of 2 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
3	Last known sale Feb 2023: not a current price	12 FEB 2023	$2,340 · Feb 12, 2023	4 realized sales of 4 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
2.5	Last known sale Apr 2018: not a current price	08 APR 2018	$408 · Apr 8, 2018	1 realized sale of 1 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
2	Last known sale Mar 2010: not a current price	14 MAR 2010	$239 · Mar 14, 2010	1 realized sale of 1 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
1.5	Last known sale Feb 2020: not a current price	09 FEB 2020	$840 · Feb 9, 2020	2 realized sales of 2 comps	thin	last comp · last sale
Authentic	Last known sale Jul 2019: not a current price	20 JUL 2019	$576 · Jul 20, 2019	1 realized sale of 1 comps	thin	last comp · last sale

How these numbers are made

Source: FLOAT's own verified-comp archive. A comp is a realized sale only when it settled as an auction, a fixed-price purchase or an accepted offer; marketplace asks and price-guide columns are counted separately as quotes and can never stand in for a sale.
This file: 81 verified sales across 29 grades, computed from the archive as it stood on 15 SEP 2026.
Recency: Each grade shows the date of its own most recent verified sale. There is no refresh clock on this page and there will not be one: a graded card of this kind changes hands roughly twice a year, so a ticking counter would imply motion this market does not have.
Missing figures: A grade with no verified sale says so and shows no date. Nothing on this page is estimated, extrapolated or filled in from a comparable card.
Which grade is yours: Read the row for the company on your slab. The grade number alone is not enough — the same number from two companies is two different assets and trades accordingly.
Reading a row: "Value" is what the archive resolves that grade to; last comp means it is simply the most recent realized sale, carried forward. "Depth" is how much recent trade stands behind it — thin means fewer than three sales in the window, which is most of this market.
Disputed figures: A row marked disputed contradicts another row on this page: a grade priced below a lower grade from the same grading company, or an ungraded copy priced at or above a graded one. Both figures cannot be right and the archive does not say which is wrong, so neither is deleted and the less credible side carries the mark. Removing the row would hide the conflict rather than resolve it; 14 of the 29 grades on this page are marked. Disputed figures are never used for the spread quoted at the top of this page.