The first Lebron James/Miami Heat basketball card
plbsportsnation | July 21st, 2010 | Collectibles | No Comments »
Collectors everywhere were already excited for the National Sports Collectors Convention, which takes place in Baltimore, August 4-8. But now they have even one more reason to be excited.
Lebron James.
That’s right exclusive NBA card licensor, Panini America, has created the first Lebron James/Miami Heat card, and the National Sports Collectors Convention is the first place collectors will have a chance to get it.
Collectors who open five packs of current Panini NBA or NFL cards at the company’s booth during the show will receive a pack of cards specially made for the event that runs Aug. 4-8 at the Baltimore Convention Center.
James is one of 50 athletes from the NFL, NBA, NHL and college baseball ranks who will appear in the company’s National set. There will be rarer Green and Blue parallels (rarer versions numbered to 50 and 25 respectively) of the card to be found as well. (via Beckett Blog)
Well, well. The first Lebron James card. Collectors everywhere are probably clamoring with anticipation. The only question left to be unanswered is how the market will price the card. You have an already in demand athlete who’s now on a new team, and is featured on a card which I assume will be fairly scarce.
While we won’t see Strasburg-type fever, and Lebron’s card won’t single-handedly revitalize the card industry, it will be very interesting to see what develops.
(image via beckett blog)
