2003 Upper Deck Phenomenal Beginning LeBron James Gold #18
2003
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$44.67est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-20
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Average price of the 2003 Upper Deck Phenomenal Beginning LeBron James Gold #18 each month, from 1 recorded price reading. Prices are re-checked regularly; a month's average counts each day from that month's first reading at the price that held that day.
| Month | Source | Average | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | Market value | $44.67 | — |
LeBron James prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $44.67 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 7 | $21.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $26.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $70.81 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $78.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $299.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $389.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $179.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $265.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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Affiliate — we may earn a commission2003 Upper Deck Phenomenal Beginning LeBron James Gold #18 value & prices
The 2003 Upper Deck Phenomenal Beginning LeBron James Gold #18 is a Basketball card (Gold parallel) released in 2003. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $44.67.
An ungraded copy is worth around $44.67, a PSA 9 around $70.81, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $299.00 and a pristine BGS 10 around $389.00. That's roughly a 6.7× premium for a gem-mint copy over raw — one of the clearest signals that condition-sensitive buyers dominate this card's market.
Is it worth grading?
With raw copies near $44.67 and top grades reaching $299.00, grading a sharp copy of this card can clearly pay for itself — the spread comfortably covers a typical ~$25.00 grading fee. The catch: only submit copies with strong centering, clean corners, and unmarked surfaces, because anything below a 9 usually erases the math.
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