Modern Basketball Cards (1986–present)
2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection LeBron James RPA /99
The Exquisite Collection RPA is the single most-traded high-value modern basketball card. The /99 LeBron is the apex piece of an entire era of modern card collecting.
- Sale price
- $5.20M
- USD · hammer + buyer's premium
- Sale date
- April 19, 2021
- Venue
- PWCC Marketplace
- Authentication
- PSA 9 / PSA Auto 9
Provenance
Pulled in 2003-04 from a sealed Exquisite Collection box; held privately until 2021.
Condition
PSA 9 with the patch and auto subgraded by PSA.
Editorial note
The Exquisite Collection RPA is the single most-traded high-value modern basketball card. The /99 LeBron is the apex piece of an entire era of modern card collecting.
Sources cited
PWCC Marketplace catalog Spring 2021
auction house
ESPN: 'LeBron James rookie card sells for record $5.2 million'
trade press
Reported figures reflect publicly-cited hammer + buyer's premium as of source date. May differ slightly from auction-house internal records. Educational reference, not appraisal.
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