<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">LeBron James made his impact in the NBA last season by turning around a struggling Cavaliers franchise. He might do the same for the sports trading card industry. A 2004 Upper Deck basketball card featuring James and recently retired superstar Michael Jordan sold for $150,100 late Thursday night on eBay, making it the most expensive modern-day sports trading card (1980-present). The card shattered the previous record holder, a 1996 Tiger Woods card included in issues of Sports Illustrated for Kids; a professionally graded gem-mint version reportedly sold for $125,000. Orlando Macias of Santa Rosa, Calif., made the historic sale to an unknown bidder, ending an 11-day online auction. "I'm a happily married guy, own a house, have a good wife, we both work with kids," Macias said. "On the flip side, anybody can use any extra money." The sale still must be finalized after the auction is complete. Even then, Macias is not obligated to sell the card if his hidden "reserve," or minimum, price is not met. Bids had exceeded $300,000 until he weeded out fraudulent bidders. Steve Bloedow, director of pricing for Krause Publications, a trade publication, said Macias made the right decision to sell the Upper Deck Exquisite card while interest is high. "In today's market, most products are higher right when they first come out as the new thing," Bloedow said. "And then, there's enough new products that come out (later) that prices will fall a little bit, basically settling down. I would assume the same with this."</div> <div align="center">Link</div> It's been said numerous times but this kid is truly a marketer dream and he's just getting started.
See this sugarcoats LeBron...makes him better than he really is... Just like Mike He said it himself "People think I can do things in which I am not even capable of doing" If your hear a song, and it was okay, and found out it was by Tupac, it's all of a sudden a great song. So many guitarist better than Hendrix, death made him better same with Kurt Cobain, and the Doors. not to be mean, but if Petro didn't die, no HOF honors. You eat something and it's good...ure mom says it's Cows toungue...ure gonna throw that mother--- out of your mouth..same thang but it a neg. way. He's got to live up to his hype, or at least bluff it.
that is pathetic i hope the corner's get bent in the mail and everything..iu wish i had that much money to blow 150,000 on a pathetic little card...
wow, what a waste of money , whats the point? its just a card and they will have no use for it. oh well its there choice.
<u>But Its Lebron James!!!!!</u> Who the hell would pay 150,000...see if I were a millionaire I would...and then I would use that card to make more money in the future. I'll bet you 150,000 bux that a white boyee is gonna buy it. "I wanna buy that negro right there, yeah, with the 23 on it" Like he's back in the 1700s, haha, that would be funny.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Prodigy:</div><div class="quote_post"> I'll bet you 150,000 bux that a white boyee is gonna buy it. "I wanna buy that negro right there, yeah, with the 23 on it" Like he's back in the 1700s, haha, that would be funny.</div> Yes and that white boy will be me. ONCE I HAve the CARD I WIN but I will be mind controlled to buy every thing withe the word LeBron on it . *buys a LeBron pooper scoper* MY PRECIOUS *rubs it gently on face* *notices strange odor*
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Banks:</div><div class="quote_post">Any picture of it?</div> I saw it in one forum but I think I got banned from there for few weeks ( I don't know why) It should have pieces of their jerseys,MJ's rookie jersey piece and LeBron's if I remember right,there is only one of them in the world.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Prodigy:</div><div class="quote_post">See this sugarcoats LeBron...makes him better than he really is... Just like Mike</div> give it up playa,your attempts to discredit Jordan are gettin' ridiculous.
Why would you want a ferrari when you can buy the card and sell it next year and then by the ferrarri and have like 30 grand extra.
