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LeBron James Rookie Card Sells for Record-Breaking $5.2 Million

LeBron James added a new crown to his collection on Monday: the most expensive basketball card of all time.

According to PWCC Marketplace, a signed 2003 James Exquisite Collection patch card sold for a record-breaking $5.2 million in a private sale.

The buyer of the card was not disclosed.

Per PWCC Marketplace, the card also tied the all-time sports trading card record, set by a 1952 Mickey Mantle card in January. Both cards were sold by the renowned trading card marketplace PWCC.

“This was actually in the works for a while,” PWCC’s director of business development Jesse Craig told Darren Rovell of The Action Network.