‘I don't even want to put a number on it’: A collector turned down $100K for a piece of paper LeBron James practiced his autograph on in high school

According to a YouTube Short posted by Got Sole — a nationwide sneaker and collectibles convention — a collector turned down $100,000 for a piece of paper that NBA superstar Lebron James threw away in high school back in 1999. The sheet of paper has multiple signatures on it from when James practiced how he would sign autographs.

“The story, as it was told to us, was LeBron was trying out his autographs in high school, threw the piece of paper away, and a teacher retrieved it out of the trash can, she adhered it and hung it up on her wall,” the current owner said.

The unnamed collector got his hands on the historic piece of sports memorabilia after buying it a while back from a high-end collector, he said.

What Lebron thinks of the piece

The current owner was able to show James the framed sheet of paper, he told Got Sole. In the same YouTube short, the video post cuts to James confirming the authenticity of the collectible saying that he remembers those early signatures from years ago.

“How’s it compare to the new one?” the owner asked.

“Oh no, this is terrible compared to the new one,” James responded laughing.

According to the collector, James did use at least a couple of the signatures featured on the framed sheet of paper. One in high school and another during his rookie year in the NBA as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

“I love this one where it says King James cuz you never see that anywhere else,” the collector said.