LeBron James added a new crown to his collection on Monday: the most expensive basketball card of all time.
According to PWCC Marketplace, a signed 2003 James Exquisite Collection patch cardsold for a record-breaking $5.2 millionin a private sale.
The buyer of the card was not disclosed.
Per PWCC Marketplace, the card also tied the all-time sports trading card record, set by a 1952 Mickey Mantle card in January.
“This was actually in the works for a while,” PWCC’s director of business developmentJesse Craig told Darren Rovell of The Action Network. “The demand for rare cards, especially basketball right now, is just like the demand for fine art.”
Craig said that trading card sales have been down recently, but high-end cards are still setting records. Twenty-three of the 24 most expensive sports trading card sales of all time have come since February 2020.
The previous record for a basketball card was set this past February when a2018one-of-a-kind, autographed Luka Dončić Panini National Treasures card went for $4.6 million in a private sale.
The LeBron card is one out of a limited edition of 23. A similar LeBron James rookie card, one out of 99, was sold for$1.72 million byGoldin Auctions on Saturday night.
LeBron James is continuing to make history. However, this time, the King has broken a record off the court. According to PWCC Marketplace, a signed 2003 James Exquisite Collection patch rookie card has sold for a record-breaking $5.2 million in a private sale.
1. 2009-10 Panini National Treasures Stephen Curry Rookie Logoman Autograph. Back in 2021, the Warriors icon's Panini National Treasures card sold for an insane $5.9 million. Rookie cards tend to have a lot of value for obvious reasons.
Even amid the longest injury stretch of his Hall of Fame career, somehow LeBron James still managed to rewrite record books. A 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection RPA (rookie patch autograph) parallel LeBron James card, numbered out of 23, was sold privately for $5.2 million with PWCC Marketplace.
Once you account for all the possible LeBron James #111 cards in Topps Rookie Matrix, which featured perforated mini cards in groups of three, the total LeBron James rookie card lineup pushes into the 60s. This large RC selection provides 29 different serial-numbered cards.
LeBrons rookie patch autographed parallel card is the most expensive basketball card, matching Mickey Mantles 1952 Topps rookie card for the second most valuable sports card. The iconic BGS 9 graded card is fittingly limited to 23 copies, with a BGS population of 21.
There's a new record for the highest-selling Michael Jordan rookie card. According to Darren Rovell of Cllct.com, a 1984-85 Jordan Star #101 card was sold privately earlier this month for a whopping $925,000, surpassing the $840,000 paid for a Jordan 1986 Fleer rookie at PWCC in July 2021.
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