By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
The sports memorabilia market has struck gold again with a massive multi-million dollar basketball transaction.
A unique 2007–08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autograph card featuring Kobe Bryant and LeBron James changed hands for $6,501,840. Finalized on Thursday, the transaction stands as the second-highest public price paid for a card from either NBA icon. It is also the most expensive item ever sold on the Alt marketplace.
For nearly two decades, the item sat raw and ungraded inside a private collection. Its recent emergence prompted an official grading by PSA, which awarded the cardboard an 8 and gave the on-card signatures a perfect 10. What sets this piece apart are the game-worn jersey patches cut directly from the NBA logo, paired with clean autographs.
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This premium release comes from an era of Upper Deck products that collectors view as the absolute peak of basketball cards. While the price tag fell short of the $12.93 million record held by a Michael Jordan and Bryant pairing from the exact same set, it easily secures a spot among the ten highest public sales ever recorded. It also marks the 30th time a piece of LeBron cardboard has crossed the million-dollar threshold.
The latest sale driving the hobby market forward joins a list where vintage baseball still commands the top dollar. The legendary 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle remains the crown jewel after fetching $12.6 million. In modern basketball, a Stephen Curry rookie card previously pushed boundaries with a $5.9 million valuation.
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