LeBron James Rookie To Be Most Valuable Modern Card

A basketball trading card is closing in on a million dollars in value. The Action Network reports the rare LeBron James 2003-2004 Upper Deck Exquisite rookie, one of 23 ever produced, has a high bid of 960-thousand dollars in a Goldin Auctions sale. There are still 23 days left. The previous record for a modern day card was the signed 2009 rookie of MLB superstar Mike Trout, which sold for over 922-thousand dollars in May. Signed by King James himself, the pricey collector’s item also features a piece of a patch from his rookie season Cleveland Cavaliers jersey and is graded nine-point-five out of ten. Here’s the complete story from the NY POST.

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