Two Superfractor autos top $100,000 & modern NBA & NFL cases are scorchers in first night of Heritage spring auction

The first night of Dallas-based Heritage Auctions' three-day Spring Sports Catalog Auction opened with some serious firepower that wasn't just about all of those vintage rarities that just shouldn't exist anymore.

It also included some impressive sales of rare singles from modern cardboard -- and some modern cases that probably don't exist anymore in high volume as the treasures inside them can command huge wads of cash, too.

Among five cards that commanded six-figure sales last night was the 2010 Bowman Chrome Draft Picks Superfractor 1/1 autograph of former NL MVP Christian Yelich, which sold for $111,000 in a PSA 9 slab. Joining it was a 2011 Bowman Chrome Draft Picks Superfractor 1/1 autograph (also a PSA 9) of Francisco Lindor, which went for $102,000. The other five six-figure cards were of Joe Jackson, Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams -- cards either immensely rare or in high grades. A top-grade Michael Jordan 1986-87 Fleer Rookie Card just missed that club but set a new record for the card's sale.

A number of other key modern cards were scorchers, too -- check out a gallery and sales stats after the jump -- and some modern cases less than a decade old also commanded top dollar, too.

Among a number of unopened boxes and cases in the big sale were a number of Panini America NBA and NFL releases that commanded serious attention with the leader being this 2012-13 Panini Prizm NBA case of 12 boxes that went for $42,000 ($3,500 a box). That debut release was followed up by a 2013-14 Panini Prizm case that went for $38,400 -- and that one includes Rookie Cards and debut ink for reigning league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. Those cards, in top grades, also commanded some serious cash in the first night of bidding with a BGS Black Rookie Card topping the $10,000 mark -- see below -- and slabbed autographs also pushing $5,000 and $4,000 depending on graders. They were not alone as a number of his cards were sold. (And both of those cases topped even a 1979 Topps MLB cello case for top honors among unopened cases last night. It only went for $25,200.)

Unopened boxes and packs? Different story ... vintage NFL boxes and 1986-87 Fleer NBA still reign there for now. However, there also was a modern highlight there as a single unopened box of 2000 Playoff Contenders NFL cards -- the home of Tom Brady's best Rookie Card -- went for $15,600.

You can see a sampling of the other cases and modern gems that were sold last night in the gallery below and see the rest of the items up for grabs the next two days by clicking here.

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