This past weekend, a one-of-a-kind LeBron James 2003 Upper Deck Ultimate Logos Signature basketball card was sold for $312,000 by Goldin Auctions. Perhaps buoyed by James’ recent NBA Championship performance, the price paid was considerably higher than the $200,000 the card was projected to fetch in the weeks leading up to the auction.
King James’ signed rookie card is now the third most valuable basketball card of all time behind rookie cards for Lew Alcindor (1969 Topps – $501,900) and George Mikan (1948 Bowman – $403,664).
“My office is going to be buried in emails and phone calls for the next two weeks with people wanting me to sell their LeBron card.”
— Ken Goldin, Goldin Auctions president
Of the seven remaining basketball cards in the top ten most valuable, three belong to Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan.
10. BILL RUSSELL, 1957 TOPPS – $35,863
9. WILT CHAMBERLAIN, 1961 FLEER – $38,240
8. MICHAEL JORDAN, SIGNED 1997 UD GAME JERSEY – $45,988
7. MICHAEL JORDAN, 1997 E-X2001 ESSENTIAL CRED. – $51,989
6. BIRD/ERVING/JOHNSON, 1980 TOPPS – $60,667
5. KOBE BRYANT, 1996 TOPPS CHROME – $73,000
4. MICHAEL JORDAN, 1986 FLEER – $82,000
3. LEBRON JAMES, SIGNED 2003 UD ULTIMATE COLL. – $312,000
2. GEORGE MIKAN, 1948 BOWMAN – $218,550
1. LEW ALCINDOR, 1969 TOPPS – $501,900
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