LeBron pendant pays off for woman

Associated Press

AKRON

A woman paid $5 for a LeBron James pendant at a yard sale, thinking it was costume jewelry.

But the International Gemological Institute says Vaneisha Robinson’s find is the real deal, ringing in at nearly $10,000.

Robinson, 20, says she used to wear the jersey-shaped pendant to high school when she didn’t know its value. Then she had it appraised.

Gemologist Jerry Ehrenwald says the 14-karat white gold pendant sports more than 2 carats of diamonds.

The number 23 jersey reads ‘King’ on the front and ‘James’ on the back.

Robinson, who’s an amateur boxer in James’ hometown of Akron, listed the jewelry on eBay.

She says the King’s brand will never die, even after he left the Cleveland Cavaliers to play for the Miami Heat.

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