2021 April Premium Card Auction Ending April 24
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/24/2021
Graded NM-MT+ 8.5 by BGS. This is a powerfully significant Rookie Card depiction of a history-making superstar.
A beautiful piece, this offering portends the future of an NBA legend-in-the-making who would become the youngest Rookie of the Year in the league's history – while averaging 20-plus points per game during the 2003/04 campaign – and the first-ever Cleveland Cavaliers player so lauded.
LeBron James has become a household name, and the collectible cards that do full justice to the athlete's accomplishments, his reputation and his unique persona are rare, indeed. Presented here is the kind of cornerstone piece that well-informed enthusiasts will immediately recognize as properly complementing LeBron James' singular status, as opposed to simply echoing the effusive and well-justified popularity that constantly circulates about such an iconic and acclaimed figure. Modern trading cards hold talismanic powers, in a way, by capturing, preserving and recreating memories of their subjects' magical abilities. Cards can and do inspire fascination in the observer, but this effect is only experienced with the very finest of these objects.
This LeBron James Rookie Card projects the highest levels of physical enchantment and emotional resonance. Again, no superior copy has been validated by BGS, and the piece is one of just five comparably graded specimens to claim two perfect "10" sub-grade assessments. The current market for the most elite LeBron James commemoratives places the selling prices for items of this caliber at the seven-figure level, and this Gold Refractor's attributes merit highly favorable comparison against any counterpart.
The card's BGS condition report: Centering: 8, Corners: 9.5, Edges: 9.5, Surface: 9. The exclusive, limited-edition piece is serial-numbered "20/50." A super-premium, debut-year collectible of an indomitable competitor, in Near Mint to Mint-plus condition.