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Placeholder image policy
The archive still uses placeholder art when an exact public reference scan has not been matched cleanly to the checklist entry.
2008-09
The plain Autographs branch matters because it shows 2008-09 still values clean on-card star autographs outside the memorabilia-heavy lanes. LeBron's /23 example gives that family immediate collector weight.
| Year | 2008-09 |
|---|---|
| Set | Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Basketball |
| Subset | Autographs |
| Insert family | Autographs and Flawless Autographs |
| Card number | #AUTO-LJ |
| Players | LeBron James |
| Teams | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Rookie | No |
| Autograph | Yes |
| Memorabilia | No |
| Serial numbering | /23 |
| Appearance kind | solo |
Project source notes
Source references
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2008-09
The archive uses LeBron's 2008 base card as one of the clearest proofs that late-run Exquisite still treated even its veteran shell as a premium object. Cardboard Connection's product prose says the base is /225, but the detailed checklist section shows the actual base numbering as /125, which is the figure preserved here.
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LeBron's Player Box Auto Patch is one of the best windows into the one-player-per-box concept that makes 2008 so distinctive. It gives the year a curated single-star identity rather than just another checklist branch.
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The Bryant-LeBron Inscriptions Dual pairing is a strong example of how deep 2008's prestige-autograph layer really is. It sits outside the flashier logoman tier but still feels unmistakably top-end.
