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Placeholder illustration for a prestige insert frame.

Local placeholder art. Not an actual card image.

Placeholder image policy

The MVP intentionally uses placeholder art rather than copyrighted scans. The gallery asset model is already ready for rights-cleared replacements later.

2008-09

LeBron James Hinged Card #LJ-3

2008-09 hinged card checklist entry. Hinged Cards are one of the clearest signs that 2008 is experimenting structurally while staying premium. Source note: Hinged multi-card booklet-style insert. Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan cards are 1/1; Kevin Garnett and LeBron James cards are #/10 per Cardboard Connection.

Prestige and Legacy InsertsHinged CardsLeBron James
Year2008-09
SetUpper Deck Exquisite Collection Basketball
SubsetHinged Cards
Insert familyHinged Cards
Card number#LJ-3
PlayersLeBron James
TeamsCleveland Cavaliers
RookieNo
AutographNo
MemorabiliaNo
Serial numbering/10
Appearance kindsolo

Project source notes

  • Cardboard Connection 2008-09 checklist: Used for the full 2008-09 set spine and insert architecture, including the 60-card base set, 40-card autograph-rookie structure, the 33-section insert menu, player-box concept, and the product-page contradiction where the prose says base cards are /225 while the detailed checklist and surviving examples support /125.