A one-of-one 2007 Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autograph featuring Kobe Bryant and LeBron James has sold for $6,501,840, setting a new high for any card built around the two NBA legends together.
The sale closed at a winning bid of $5,418,200, which reached the $6.5 million final price after the 20% buyer's premium. The result also stands as the highest sale ever recorded on the auction platform that handled the card.
For collectors, the number is significant for more than its size. This was not just another premium patch autograph or another strong Exquisite result. It was a true one-of-one dual Logoman autograph pairing two of the most important basketball stars of the modern era, both represented with game-worn logo patches and hard-signed autographs on the card.
A landmark card from a landmark basketball season
The card comes from 2007 Exquisite Collection, a release long viewed as one of the hobby's defining luxury-era basketball products. Its appeal gets an added boost from timing. The 2007-08 NBA season captured Bryant and James at a compelling intersection in their careers.
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Bryant was in full command of his prime and went on to win the only regular-season MVP award of his career. He also led the Lakers back to the NBA Finals, reinforcing his place at the center of the league's championship picture.
James, still early in what would become one of the longest and most productive superstar runs in sports history, led the league in scoring that season and added All-Star Game MVP honors. He had already carried Cleveland to the Finals the year before and was still years away from the Miami chapter that would further expand his legacy.
That context matters in the card market. Collectors often chase pieces that freeze great players at a meaningful moment, and this card does exactly that. It pairs Bryant at the peak of his established greatness with James as he was accelerating into an all-time career.
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Why this Dual Logoman Autograph stands apart
High-end basketball collectors have no shortage of iconic cards to pursue, but only a small number sit in the category reserved for hobby centerpiece material. This Bryant-James Dual Logoman Autograph belongs there.
The card includes:
- One Kobe Bryant Logoman patch
- One LeBron James Logoman patch
- On-card blue-ink autographs from both players
- A James "23" inscription
- Upper Deck certification that both patches are game-worn
- One-of-one status
That combination is what pushed the card into true trophy territory. The Logoman remains the most visually recognizable patch element in modern card collecting, and dual Logoman constructions featuring two inner-circle all-time greats are among the rarest combinations in the market.
Add in hard-signed autographs and direct player association through game-worn memorabilia, and the result becomes the kind of card that transcends a typical set chase. It is less a card for casual ownership and more a museum-level asset within the hobby.
The card was hidden for years before reaching the market
One of the more remarkable details behind the sale is how long the card stayed out of public view. It had reportedly remained in a private collection for nearly two decades before being submitted to PSA for authentication last month.
That kind of hobby emergence tends to amplify demand. When a major one-of-one surfaces for the first time, bidders are not reacting to a card that has already established an auction history. They are competing for a fresh benchmark, and that usually brings stronger conviction from top-end buyers.
In this case, the first public sale instantly turned into a record-setting event.
How the bidding reached $6.5 million
The bidding trajectory showed from the start that this was going to be a headline sale.
The card moved past $2 million after only three bids. After seven bids, it had climbed to nearly $2.5 million. By the final day of the three-week auction, bidding had reached just under $4 million before the late push carried it to a hammer price of $5,418,200.
Once the buyer's premium was added, the final figure landed at $6,501,840.
That pace tells its own story. Ultra-premium cards can sometimes spend long stretches waiting for action as bidders try to time their moves. Here, the market signaled early that the card had heavyweight demand, and the closing number confirmed it.
A new record for any Bryant-James card pairing
The $6.5 million result now stands as the most expensive known card ever sold featuring Bryant and James together. It did not just edge past the old mark. It cleared it by a wide margin.
Before this sale, the top publicly referenced benchmark involving the pairing sat well below the new number. A BGS 9 2003 Upper Deck SP Authentic SP Triple Signatures card featuring Michael Jordan, James, and Bryant reportedly sold privately for $3 million in February. While that card includes a third all-time great and carries obvious prestige, the newly sold one-of-one Exquisite Dual Logoman Autograph still more than doubled that figure.
That gap highlights how much weight the market gives to true scarcity, premium memorabilia content, and first-time availability when all three factors come together in a single card.
Where it fits among other Bryant and James Logoman sales
This is not the first elite Bryant-James Logoman card to command seven figures, but it is the clearest sign yet that the market ceiling for the pairing has moved significantly higher.
Among the notable comparison points:
- A 2006-07 Exquisite Collection All NBA Access Jordan/Bryant/James Triple Logoman sold for $1.68 million in August 2022.
- A 2009 Bryant-James Logoman card graded PSA 6.5 with a 9 autograph grade sold for $1.16 million in June 2025.
- A 2004 Bryant-James dual card authenticated as authentic sold for $840,000.
Placed against those sales, the new record shows just how dramatically the market responded to this specific card. It was not simply another dual relic autograph with star power. It was a one-of-one Exquisite Dual Logoman Autograph surfacing for the first time, with both players represented by game-worn logo patches and signatures.
That is a much narrower and more prestigious lane than even other high-end Bryant-James cards can offer.
Why Exquisite still carries enormous weight in the hobby
Collectors have spent years treating Exquisite as one of basketball's gold-standard brands, especially when it comes to autograph patch cards, Logomans, and one-of-one memorabilia pieces. The product helped define what a modern luxury basketball card could be, and top cards from Exquisite continue to set the pace at the upper end of the market.
That brand equity matters in sales like this. A one-of-one dual superstar card can draw attention in almost any premium release, but Exquisite brings a built-in level of reverence. For many collectors, the set name alone signals elite design, limited supply, and long-term hobby importance.
When a card already has historic player pairing value, adding the Exquisite name only sharpens its profile.
What this says about the high-end basketball card market
The sale is another reminder that the very top of the sports card market continues to reward rarity, iconic players, and unmistakable visual appeal. Cards do not reach this level through star names alone. They get there by combining narrative, scarcity, aesthetics, and collector confidence.
In this case, the narrative is unusually strong. Bryant and James were two of the defining figures of their era, linked by constant comparisons, All-Star appearances, Olympic moments, and cross-generational greatness. Even without a postseason meeting between them, the hobby has long treated their shared cards as major events.
Now there is a new benchmark attached to that relationship.
The sale also reinforces the market's appetite for newly surfaced grails. When a card has been tucked away for years and appears with impeccable star power and one-of-one status, advanced collectors know they may not get another opportunity. That urgency often leads to aggressive bidding, especially when the card in question is capable of resetting a category.
What collectors will watch next
With this sale now on the board, attention is likely to turn to the other elite Bryant-James one-of-ones that remain off the market or have not reappeared in some time. A small number of Logoman cards featuring the pair are still known more by hobby lore than by recent transaction history.
That creates an intriguing setup. If another comparable Bryant-James Logoman surfaces, this result will be the first number everyone measures it against. The same will be true for premium Bryant pairings, top James memorabilia autographs, and other one-of-one Exquisite showcase cards.
The record may also ripple into valuation conversations for previously sold Bryant-James Logoman pieces. Once a true centerpiece card establishes a fresh high, collectors and market trackers often revisit the estimated value of related cards in the same niche.
For now, the headline is clear: a 2007 Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autograph of Kobe Bryant and LeBron James has changed hands for $6,501,840, giving the hobby a new record for one of basketball's most celebrated pairings and a new standard for cards that unite two modern legends on a single piece of cardboard.
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