The winner of the Topps NOW 1/1 triple autograph card featuring LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant should have the card in-hand by late September, Topps confirmed to cllct Thursday.
The card, currently a redemption that will need to be turned in by the winner, will ship along with the rest of the base cards from the release no later than Tuesday.
Randomly awarded to a purchaser of the Topps NOW base card featuring the Team USA trio, the chase resulted in massive interest and a print run of 588,035, a record for any Topps NOW card.
????????????????????????????????: Someone who buys a Topps Now base card from today’s Team USA Gold Medal game will receive this 1/1 Steph, LeBron, KD triple auto.
— Topps (@Topps) August 10, 2024
This card is the first ever:
- LeBron Topps auto
- LeBron & Curry auto on the same card
- Steph/KD/LeBron triple
And to top it… pic.twitter.com/zzoS6rJhK6
It’s currently unclear if the card, once redeemed, will be shipped to the winner or hand-delivered at a later date.
Considered one of the biggest cards produced in recent years, the sweepstakes and excitement has resulted in a number of high-dollar bounties being placed by influential collectors.
Sports Card Investor founder Geoff Wilson initially placed a $100,000 bounty on the card, but was quickly topped by Goldin founder Ken Goldin, who offered a $150,000 cash advance plus a spot in the next Elite Auction.
Wilson countered with a $250,000 irrevocable bid if the winner placed the card in the upcoming “Holy Grails” auction from Fanatics and Sotheby’s on Sept. 23 and 24. Topps confirmed to cllct the card would be delivered before the start of the auction, regardless if that option was chosen by the winner.
To date, the biggest bounty for the card was placed Wednesday by Grand Slam Collectibles, a hobby shop in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. According to Grand Slam’s social media post, the shop will buy the card for $500,000 — but only if all three signatures secure PSA 10 or BGS 10 grades.
Base cards from the set were announced shortly after Team USA’s victory over France in the men’s basketball gold-medal game at the Paris Olympics. Originally retailing for $11.99, the card is the first to feature James, Curry and Durant together.
It’s also the first Topps card to feature an autograph from James, who was an Upper Deck exclusive until switching to Fanatics last year. James’ first autograph under the Fanatics brand came earlier this year on a Bowman U Chrome Superfractor 1/1 Dual Autograph with son Bronny James.
Ben Burrows is a reporter and editor for cllct.