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LeBron James

2003 · Topps Chrome · #111

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LeBron James

2003 · Topps Chrome · #111

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Desk grade

7.5

6.5 – 8.0

Range from this photo. Not a PSA, BGS, or SGC cert.

Centering
7.5
Corners
7.5
Edges
7.5
Surface
7.5

Estimate from catalog averages, not a live surface check.

Glare, blur, and parallels get missed. The grading company still has the cert.

Value

Send it to slab

$540

Raw · $320 – $890

Desk book

Raw

$540

$320 – $890

PSA 10

$4,100

PSA 9 $720

Population suggests a real shot at a grade that clears raw plus fees. Liquidity also concentrates in holders at this level.

Grade yield

37% chance of PSA 9+. Net potential upside: +$176 after grading costs. Leave it raw.

PSA regular · $50 fee · $15 ship · $8 insurance · about 45 days. Shifted by this photo's 7.5 and 16,440 graded copies. Not a PSA yield.

Raw $540 · PSA 10 $4,100 · PSA 9 $720 · PSA 8 $380

  • PSA 108% · pop 2,140+$2,954 after fee
  • PSA 929% · pop 6,800+$20 after fee
  • PSA 826% · pop 4,100-$275 after fee

Net is the slab price minus a 13% take, ship pad, a $50 fee, and raw. A 10 is not the likely outcome of a 9 photo.

Hold or sell

Mixed book — no rush

Liquidity 65

Basketball is in its long season. Stars stay liquid. Commons do not. One census snapshot — not a live pop velocity.

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Check these tells

A phone photo cannot measure font kerning or a rosette against a reference set. These are the known tells for this issue.

  • True Prizm silver refracts under a moving light — flat gray is a counterfeit
  • Chrome stock has a specific snap; paper-backed 'chrome' is fake

Liquidity

List this copy

Title, desk grade, and comps in one block. We do not submit it for you.

88Score

Authenticity

Likely authentic

Visual review, not a cert.

Census match on a well-documented issue. Still verify holograms, stamps, and stock in hand — photos miss texture.

  • Print and type match known copies of this issue
  • Stock and finish consistent with the set
  • Chrome surface shows print lines and peeling on fakes. Confirm the Topps Chrome rainbow and correct font on KING JAMES.

Census

How many exist

Graded

16,440

Gem mint

2,140

Gem rate

13.0%

Available now

96

  • PSA 84,100 pop · 22 listed
  • PSA 96,800 pop · 31 listed
  • PSA 102,140 pop · 12 listed

Compiled census estimate (PSA/BGS public pops)

Last sale · PSA 10 · $3,900 · Sep 2026

Comps

Sales tape

Desk book until you pull a live market read.

  • PSA 10 · eBay

    Sep 2, 2026

    $4,302

  • PSA 9 · Fanatics

    Aug 3, 2026

    $772

  • PSA 9 · Goldin

    Aug 2, 2026

    $788

  • PSA 10 · Heritage

    Aug 23, 2026

    $4,204

  • Raw · PWCC

    May 26, 2026

    $556

  • PSA 10 · PWCC

    Jun 12, 2026

    $4,226

  • Raw · Heritage

    Feb 23, 2026

    $557

On the market

Open a live search on the desks that actually print paper.

Desk

If you send it in

Set the grade you think you have and the service you would buy.

At Raw
$540
Raw now
$540
Gem book
$4,100
Lift after fees
-$50

Keep it raw · 45-day regular at $50.

Tells

How fakes fail

Border registration and copyright lines catch most reprints.

  • Red Fleer borders must register with the photo — drift is common on fakes
  • Confirm the 1986 Fleer copyright line, not a later Fleer logo
  • Upper Deck holograms must show the diamond; flat silver stickers fail
  • Centering on these issues is wild even on real copies — don't use it as a fake tell

On this issue: Chrome surface shows print lines and peeling on fakes. Confirm the Topps Chrome rainbow and correct font on KING JAMES.

Centering & surface

Meter L/R and T/B from this photo, then loupe the print. A hint at what PSA, BGS, or SGC might say — not a cert.

Scan a photo of this copy to measure borders.

Lot notes

Deep population. Value concentrates in true gems and refractors, not base raw.