Featured DCM Sold Card: A Mint 9 Kobe Bryant SLAM
Kobe Bryant 2000 Upper Deck SLAM graded DCM 9 Mint
A 2000 Upper Deck SLAM insert of the Mamba, graded a clean DCM 9 Mint and sold on eBay
Quick answer
A 2000 Upper Deck SLAM insert of Kobe Bryant graded a DCM 9 Mint with an A confidence score and sold on eBay for $55. Strong centering and sharp corners carried it, with slight softening at one corner keeping it from a 10. The owner printed a custom label and slabbed it at home.
Every so often a card rolls through DCM that carries a little extra weight. This week's Featured Sold Card is one of them, a 2000 Upper Deck SLAM Kobe Bryant that graded a clean DCM 9 Mint and then found a new home on eBay.
Kobe Bryant Upper Deck Slam 9 Mint DCM
The Card
This is the Kobe Bryant SLAM insert from the 2000 Upper Deck set. The SLAM inserts leaned into bold, graphic design and put the game's biggest stars front and center, and few names carry more weight in that era than the Mamba in his Lakers prime. It is the kind of card that looks right at home behind a slab.
This collector graded with DCM, printed a custom label, and slabbed the card without ever having to mail it away and wait weeks or months for a similar result.
Card Details:
- Name: Kobe Bryant
- Set: 2000 Upper Deck
- Subset: SLAM
- Card Number: 27
- Team: Los Angeles Lakers
- Sport: Basketball
- Type: Insert
- DCM Serial #: 782174
Kobe Bryant Upper Deck Slam 9 Mint DCM Back
The Grade: DCM 9, Mint
Strong across the board.
- Final Grade: 9 (Mint)
- DCM Optic™ Confidence Score: A
- Graded on DCM Optic™ with three independent grading passes
Here is how the grade came together in plain terms. Centering on both sides is strong, with only a modest horizontal shift that still reads as clean and well framed. Corners and edges are very sharp, with just slight softening at the bottom-right corner on each side and no whitening or structural issues. The surfaces are glossy and clean with no scratches or creases. A few tiny speck-like marks in the lower transparent areas are the only thing keeping this one out of Gem Mint territory. No structural damage, no real handling wear, just a couple of minor imperfections that land it at a confident 9.
Why This One Matters
Kobe cards from the early 2000s sit in a sweet spot for collectors. This is the Mamba during his championship run with the Lakers, on an insert design built around personality rather than a plain base look. A clean Mint 9 copy gives collectors a sharp, display-worthy version of a player whose cards keep drawing attention year after year.
The Sold Value
The hammer came down at $55 on eBay.
Comparable copies of this SLAM insert have been showing up on eBay anywhere from about $40 on the low end to $150 on the high end. A clean Mint 9 landing at $55 sits at the friendly end of that spread, which makes it an easy pickup for a collector who wants a graded Kobe without stretching for the top of the market. On the seller's side, there were no high grading fees and no long wait for a card to come back in the mail.
All without mailing the card away and waiting weeks or months for it to come back.
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Frequently asked questions
- What kept this Kobe Bryant card from a 10?
- Slight softening at the bottom-right corner on both sides and a modest horizontal centering shift. Everything else read as clean.
- What is the DCM confidence score?
- A letter from A to D that reflects how much of the card the photos let DCM Optic see clearly. An A means the images were sharp and well lit enough to support the grade.
- How do I get my own card featured?
- Grade it with DCM, list it through InstaList, and let us know when it sells. We feature collector sales with the grade, the subgrades and the sold price.