Goldin Auctions will offer the gold standard of LeBron James rookie cards in its upcoming auction. Numbered 14 of 23, the 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection autographed rookie patch parallel is one of only two that have been graded Gem Mint 9.5 by Beckett Grading Services. Earlier this year, Goldin Auctions brokered the $900,000 private sale of another … [Read more...]
1986 Fleer Basketball Boxes from Storage Unit Find Bring Big Price (Empty Case, Too)
Would you pay nearly $1,000 for an empty box? Someone did late Wednesday night. It wasn’t just any old box, though. This one was a bit of a collector’s item. The rare container held boxes of 1986-87 Fleer basketball cards. The winning bidder shelled out $922 at Goldin Auctions, which also sold seven full boxes of the product that contains what’s … [Read more...]
LeBron-Jordan 1/1 Card From 2003-04 Exquisite Sells for $900,000
Goldin Auctions says it has brokered the record-setting sale of a modern basketball card. The company says it sold the 1/1 2003-04 Upper Deck "Exquisite Collection" #JJ LeBron James/Michael Jordan Logoman card for $900,000 on behalf of a client. The card is graded 8.5 (NM/MT+) by Beckett. What's shocking about the price is that while a 1/1 featuring two NBA … [Read more...]
Mantle, LeBron, Jeter Among Top Sellers in $9.4 Million Heritage Auction
Regardless of whether they'd been naughty or nice, hundreds of collectors gave themselves the gift of trading cards over the weekend as Heritage Auctions wrapped up its massive three-day Trading Card Auction. Among the over 3,000 lots offered, four sold for six-figure prices, topped by a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle graded 8.5 by PSA which netted $765,000 including the 20% … [Read more...]
Hottest LeBron James Rookie Cards on eBay Now
He arrived in the midst of an explosion of autographed jersey cards and multiple manufacturers, but when you consider the hottest LeBron James rookie cards --it's sometimes more fun to dig beyond that 2003-04 debut season. When it comes to LeBron, it's not always his rookie cards that are the most popular with collectors. Some prefer the dual-signed … [Read more...]
LeBron Rookie Card, High School Jersey Net $462,000 Combined at Goldin Auctions
A pair of LeBron James items were among the big sellers in Goldin Auctions’ October Legends catalog sale late Saturday night. A 2003-04 James autographed patch rookie card from Upper Deck Exquisite topped all bidding at $270,000. Graded 8.5, the card was number 16 of 23 of its kind that were produced during an era when Upper Deck held an NBA trading card … [Read more...]
Landmark Collection of 2003-04 Exquisite Cards at Auction
Upper Deck’s landmark 2003-04 Exquisite Collection delivered what are now considered the top LeBron James rookie cards but there were some other notable names in the product. Now, a group of 30 individually graded Exquisite cards featuring autographed rookie patch cards and special limited editions from James, Michael Jordan and Dwyane Wade are up for bids at Goldin … [Read more...]
LeBron James Rookie Cards Still Offer Opportunity
More than a decade ago the Cleveland Cavaliers were fortunate to have the top pick in what was unabashedly referred to as “The LeBron James Draft”. The NBA had been awaiting his arrival since his prodigious talent and size became widely known as a young teen growing up in Ohio. James lived up to the hype and card collectors who searched for 2003-04 LeBron James cards when … [Read more...]
2003-04 Exquisite Collection Basketball: 10 Years Later
For basketball card collectors and investors it is a case of what they know now and if only they knew it back then. A decade ago Upper Deck thought they had a concept of short printed cards with a high price point that would change the industry. Plenty of people baulked at paying $500 for five NBA cards. Today, there are many who would gladly pay $5,000 for that pack of … [Read more...]