Rare LeBron Trading Card Sells For $2.4 Million Instead of Record $6.6 Million

LeBron is already the MVP when it comes to basketball.

So, it should not be surprising that his trading cards also go for historical sums.

But in this case, the trading card sold for less than expected.

The LeBron James Triple Logoman was expected to sell at a world-record $6.6 million or even higher.

At least, this is what publications expected.

And, to be fair, it would have surprised no one if the trading card sold at that figure.

After all, the last LeBron trading card sold for $5.2 million; not a figure to sneeze at.

How They Estimated The Figure

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The LeBron James Triple Logoman trading card is a distinct one-off card.

It is the only card with authentic game-used patches from every NBA team LeBron has played for:

• Los Angeles Lakers
• Miami Heat
• Cleveland Cavaliers

Bidding also started at $500,000, a reasonable sum for a LeBron trading card but an astronomical figure for most other sportspersons.

After all, one of the basketballer’s cards from his rookie 2003-2004 season sold for a staggering $5.2 million in 2021.

Before that, a similar card sold for $1.8 million in 2020.

Based on this trajectory, the latest trading card should have broken the world-record fee.

But who holds the world record?

The Rival

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The record-holder is a Honus Wagner T206 baseball card.

Around 50 Honus Wagner cards exist, though this didn’t seem to matter to the bidders last year.

The card sold for a world-record $6.6 million fee, a record it still holds.

Better Luck Next Time?

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LeBron is among the world’s most recognizable athletes.

And his current billionaire status will only help increase the value of any future trading cards.

After all, you don’t see many billionaire athletes out there.

Time will tell, of course, but it’s almost certain that one of his trading cards will break that record in the next couple of years.