<P> Upper Deck's authenticity has been questioned in regards to players' jersey and uniform materials, but with no real founding . The cards state that the inserted items are known to Upper Deck to have been used or worn, and authenticity is certified by third - party memorabilia vendors . Some of Upper Deck's jersey materials are harvested at events like rookie photo shoots, during such events, players will wear provided uniforms to generate event - worn material that never sees the field of play, but these practices are reserved to rookies or retired players . </P> <P> Collectors still debate and question the authenticity of such' memorabilia ", which often includes items manufactured specifically for insert cards, patches, and other desirable content . </P> <P> Upper Deck premiered its NBA Exquisite Collection line in the 2003--2004 season . Each pack contained five basketball cards; one veteran base card numbered to 225, one autographed rookie card featuring a piece of patch worn by the player numbered to 99 or 225, one game worn jersey card, one autographed / patch insert card, and a fifth card that was either a low numbered parallel or an additional autographed patch card . Suggested retail price of the product was $500, making it the most expensive basketball card product ever produced at the time . (The few packs that remain unopened now sell for over $4,000 .) Autograph cards include veterans such as Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Carmelo Anthony . The most sought after cards from the line include the autographed / patch rookie cards numbered to 99 (LeBron James, Darko Milicic, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, and Udonis Haslem), the Limited Logos inserts which feature an extra large jersey patch piece and autograph, and the autographed / patch rookie parallels serial numbered to the player's jersey number . </P> <P> In view of the Exquisite series' success, the company has released 2004--05 and 2005--06 basketball sets, a 2005 football line, and an analogous 2005--06 hockey line called The Cup . The football line, which includes autographed rookie "patch" cards, is the most popular of the series . Variants of these cards, called the Gold Series, are limited to runs of 25 or 99 cards . The company's Exquisite - branded baseball series were introduced first as premiums in lower - end Upper Deck products (including the company's SP Legendary Cuts and Artifacts Baseball lines). In late 2007, the company added another line to its Exquisite Collections brand, focused on rookie players . This recent addition is retailed at $249 USD per pack . </P>

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