LeBron James cards, rare Babe Ruth photo highlight Summer auction at Lelands

Despite a disappointing NBA playoff performance by his L.A. Lakers, LeBron James trading cards are still selling strong after his 21^st NBA season.

A 2003-04 Exquisite Collection Basketball Rookie Patch Auto Parallel (#8/23) topped the Summer Classic Auction at Lelands with a sale of $351,029, while a 2003 Topps Chrome LeBron James Black Refractor netted $126,725.

2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection LeBron James Rookie Patch Auto card. Lelands

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The hobby-fresh #78 Upper Deck Exquisite RPA sold here was graded BGS NM+7.5 with an Auto grade of 10. The 2003 Topps Chrome Black Reflector Rookie, numbered #326/500, was graded PSA GEM MINT 10.

Another auction highlight was a 1915 Babe Ruth PSA Type I original team photo, which fetched $99,822. The rare Type 1 photo from his 1915 rookie season is one of the earliest known images of Ruth as a member of the Red Sox. The photo was taken prior to the start of the regular season at the Red Sox’s 1915 spring training facility in Arkansas.

Other auction highlights include:

• A circa 1974 Ernie DiGregorio Buffalo Braves rookie era game-worn jersey: $91,504.

• Billy Martin 1956 All-Star game-used bat: $53,500.

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• 1952 Topps Baseball #311 Mickey Mantle GD: $51,598.

• An Ernie Davis circa 1960-61 Syracuse Orangemen game-worn jersey: $34,122.

1960 Ernie Davis Syracuse game-worn jersey. Lelands

• 1934 Tour of Japan album with team signature sheet and original photos: $32,497.

• Nolan Ryan 1986 Astros game-worn jersey: $25,834.

• Danny Gare 1974-75 Sabres rookie game-worn jersey: $17,854.

• Tonya Harding’s infamous skating costume worn the day after the Nancy Kerrigan attack: $17,485.

Tonya Harding’s red sequin costume from the 1994 United States World Championships and the 1994 Olympics. Lelands

• 1988 Darryl Strawberry NLCS Games 3, 4, 5 photo-matched Mets game-worn jersey: $16,194.

• Anthony Edwards 2020-21 rookie Timberwolves game-worn photo-matched sneakers: $14,022.

• Joseph Paul DiMaggio full names single-signed baseball: $11,816.

• Mickey Mantle’s 1960s Texas driver’s license: $9,766.

Mickey Mantle’s Texas driver’s license. Lelands

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• 1991 Grateful Dead signed baseball from a San Francisco Giants employee: $9,101.

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