2003 Upper Deck Phenomenal Beginning LeBron James Gold #8
2003
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$49.09est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-20
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Average price of the 2003 Upper Deck Phenomenal Beginning LeBron James Gold #8 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 | $49.09 | — |
LeBron James prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $49.09 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $99.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $109.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $220.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $454.32 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $591.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $273.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $174.95 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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Affiliate — we may earn a commission2003 Upper Deck Phenomenal Beginning LeBron James Gold #8 value & prices
The 2003 Upper Deck Phenomenal Beginning LeBron James Gold #8 is a Basketball card (Gold parallel) released in 2003. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $49.09.
An ungraded copy is worth around $49.09, a PSA 9 around $109.00, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $454.32 and a pristine BGS 10 around $591.00. That's roughly a 9.3× 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 $49.09 and top grades reaching $454.32, 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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