Published 17:45 IST, May 27th 2020

Michael Jordan's '89 letter up for auction was a love letter to then-actress Amy Hunter

An authentic 1989 Michael Jordan love letter addressed to then-actress Amy hunter is being auctioned off by auction house Iconic Auctions, based in Arizona.

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A 1989 Michael Jordan love letter dressed to n-actress Amy hunter is w a part of various Jordan memorabilia being auctioned off after Last Dance's release. Jordan's memorabilia have set numerous records, as his rookie card sold for  $97,200 while his game-used jersey went for $288,000. One of recent items to be me available was Michael Jordan love letter. 

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Michael Jordan love letter to Amy Hunter being auctioned off by Iconic Auctions

Iconic Auctions, which based in Arizona, posted about Michael Jordan love letter last week. 20-p letter was written 31 years ago and was dressed to Amy Hunter, who was an actress living in New York at time. top bid for item is currently $11,695. Aunticated by Beckett Auntication and James Spence Auntication, auction will close on May 30.

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letter is postmarked for July 11, 1989, from Charlotte and has Jordan talking about difficulties ir relationship would face. Jordan mentions making a mistake and mitting that he is a selfish person. Jordan even wrote about m t being able to have a 'pleasant relationship' as world would judge m. Handwriting experts confirmed aunticity of letter and also envelope.

auction house also stated that while it is marked for July, Jordan probably wrote letter months before. stationary used is from  Guest Quarters Suite Hotel in Troy, Michigan, where Chicago Bulls legend stayed when y faced Detroit Pistons in  1989 Eastern Conference Finals in May. In letter, Jordan talks about all responsibilities he h to deal with, including baby he was having from a ly he loved for three and a half years. 

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Jordan reportedly wrote letter two months before he married Juanita Vay. y both alrey h a son (Jeffrey Jordan), who was born in vember 1988. pair were married for deces and h two more children toger before divorcing in 2006. Jordan is w married to Yvette Prieto.

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As per auctioneer Jeff Woolf, this is third time letter is being sold. Amy Hunter reportedly sold it to a private collector 17 years go, who n sold it at a 2014 auction. However, letter's full contents were never disclosed. It was last bought for $2,560. Action Network reached out to Jordan and Hunter, but both of m refused to comment. Hunter has previously also sold or letters and Jordan memorabilia to auction houses. Before this letter, a 1981 love letter by Jordan was sold for $5,100 and a poem he wrote in high school went for more than $3,000. 

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17:45 IST, May 27th 2020