The most expensive LeBron James NBA trading card sales ever
The sports card industry thrives, with LeBron James reigning supreme in the NBA market. Rookie cards hold significant value, with the 2003-04 Upper Deck LeBron James Exquisite Collection Rookie Patch Autograph being a top choice for deep-pocketed investors.
We looked at different websites like Goldin Auctions, Heritage Auctions, and PWCC Marketplace, and here are the highest-ranking sales of LeBron James cards:
$5,200,000
$2,400,000
Card: 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Rookie Patch Autographs #78
Serial number: 23/99
Grade: BGS NM-MT+ 8.5
Date of sale: October 24, 2021
Auction house: Goldin Auctions
$2,400,000
$2,100,000
Card: 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Rookie Patch Autographs #78
Serial number: 12/23
Grade: BGS NM MT+ 8.5
Date of sale: June 26, 2022
Auction house: Goldin Auctions
$2,029,500
$1,845,000
Card: 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Rookie Patch Autographs #78
Serial number: 14/23
Grade: BGS GEM MINT 9.5/BGS 10
Date of sale: July 19, 2020
Auction house: Goldin Auctions
$1,680,000
$1,680,000
Card: 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Rookie Patch Autographs #78
Serial number: 9/99
Grade: BGS MINT 9/BGS 10
Date of sale: April 25, 2021
Auction house: Goldin Auctions
$1,572,000
$1,537,500
$1,392,000
Card: 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Rookie Patch Autographs #78
Serial number: 17/99
Grade: BGS NM-MT+ 8.5/10
Date of sale: January 8, 2022
Auction house: Goldin Auctions
$1,291,500
$1,272,000
Card: 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Rookie Patch Autographs #78
Serial number: 32/99
Grade: BGS NM-MT+ 8.5/BGS 10
Date of sale: October 3, 2023
Auction house: Goldin Auctions
$1,200,000
$1,200,000
$1,092,000
Card: 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Rookie Patch Autographs #78
Serial number: 19/99
Grade: BGS NM-MT+ 8.5/10
Date of sale: January 8, 2022
Auction house: Goldin Auctions
$1,080,000
Card: 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Rookie Patch Autographs #78
Serial number: 02/99
Grade: BGS GEM MINT 9.5/BGS 10
Date of sale: August 24, 2020
Auction house: Goldin Auctions
$1,062,000
Card: 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Rookie Patch Autographs #78
Serial number: 36/99
Grade: BGS MINT 9/BGS 10
Date of sale: April 30, 2022
Auction house: Goldin Auctions
$960,000
$930,000
Card: 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Rookie Patch Autographs #78
Serial number: 40/99
Grade: NM-MT 8
Date of sale: October 20, 2022
Auction house: PWCC Marketplace
$912,000
Card: 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Rookie Patch Autographs #78
Serial number: 48/99
Grade: BGS NM-MT+ 8.5/BGS 10
Date of sale: May 23, 2023
Auction house: Goldin Autcions
$900,000
Card: 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Rookie Patch Autographs #78
Serial number: 35/99
Grade: SGC 9.5 MINT+
Date of sale: July 17, 2021
Auction house: PWCC Marketplace
$885,000
Card: 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Rookie Patch Autographs #78
Serial number: 18/23
Grade: BGS NM-MT+ 8.5
Date of sale: November 17, 2022
Auction house: Heritage Auctions
$840,000
Card: 2004-05 UD Exquisite Collection Dual NBA Logo Autographed Patches #LJ-KB LeBron James/Kobe Bryant Dual-Signed Game-Used Logoman Patch Card
Serial number: 1 of 1
Grade: PSA/DNA GEM MT 10
Date of sale: June 15, 2023
Auction house: Goldin Auctions
$720,000
Card: 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Rookie Patch Autographs #78
Serial number: 12/23
Grade: BGS NM-MT+ 8.5
Date of sale: February 25, 2023
Auction house: Heritage Auctions
$720,000
Card: 2004 Topps Chrome LeBron James (Superfractor) #23
Serial number: 1 of 1
Grade: PSA Gem Mint 10
Date of sale: October 3, 2020
Auction house: Heritage Auctions
$707,250
$571,200
Card: 2012-13 Panini Prizms Gold #1
Serial number: 08/10
Grade: BGS GEM MINT 9.5
Date of sale: April 7, 2021
Auction house: Goldin Auctions
$564,000
Card: 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Rookie Patch Autographs #78
Serial number: 78/99
Grade: BGS 9 MINT
Date of sale: January 19, 2023
Auction house: PWCC Marketplace
$528,000
Card: 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Rookie Patch Autographs #78
Serial number: 04/99
Grade: BGS 9 MINT
Date of sale: December 15, 2022
Auction house: PWCC Marketplace
