Rodney King Autographs
Rodney Glen King (April 2, 1965 – June 17, 2012) was an African American victim of police brutality. On March 3, 1991, he was severely beaten by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) during his arrest after a high speed pursuit for driving while intoxicated on Interstate 210. An uninvolved resident, George Holliday, saw and filmed the incident from his nearby balcony and sent the footage, which showed King on the ground being beaten, to a local news station, KTLA. The station broadcast the film, which was rebroadcast by other stations, with this exposure precipitating riots.
At a press conference, Los Angeles police chief Daryl Gates announced that the four officers who were involved would be disciplined for use of excessive force and that three would face criminal charges. The LAPD initially charged King with "felony evading", but later dropped the charge. On his release, King spoke to reporters from his wheelchair, with his injuries evident: a broken right leg in a cast, his face badly cut and swollen, bruises on his body, and a burn area on his chest where he had been jolted with a stun gun. King described how he had knelt, spread his hands out, then slowly tried to move so as not to make any "stupid moves", before being hit across the face by a billy club, and shocked with a stun gun. King also said that he was scared for his life when the officers drew their guns on him.
Four officers were eventually tried on charges of use of excessive force. Of them, three were acquitted; the jury failed to reach a verdict on one charge for the fourth. Within hours of the acquittals, the 1992 Los Angeles riots started, sparked by outrage among racial minorities over the trial's verdict and related, long-standing social issues, overlaid with tensions between African Americans and Korean Americans. The rioting lasted six days, and was the most destructive period of civil unrest in US history, with 63 people killed and 2,383 more injured; the riots only ended after the California Army National Guard, the Army, and the Marine Corps provided reinforcements in an attempt to reestablish control. King advocated a peaceful end to the conflict.
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Traded items with a signature of Rodney King
The most expensive item with a signature of Rodney King (2012 LEAF POP CENTURY SIGNATURES RODNEY KING PSA 10 GEM MINT AUTOGRAPH AUTO) was sold in June 2025 for $2,504.99 while the cheapest item (SERGEANT STACEY KOON LAPD SIGNED 3X5 CARD RODNEY KING) found a new owner for $0.01 in October 2009. The month with the most items sold (2) was May 2021 with an average selling price of $13.99 for an autographed item of Rodney King. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2025 with $2,504.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $10.00 was June 2020. In average, an autographed item from Rodney King is worth $330.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Rodney King were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 2012 leaf keeping it real Rodney king autograph | $300.00 |  |
| 2012 Leaf Pop Century Autograph Auto Keeping It Real Rodney King 5/5 PSA 8 | $804.00 | |
| 2012 Leaf Pop Century Autograph Auto Keeping It Real Rodney King 5/5 PSA 8 | $804.00 | |
 | 2012 Leaf Pop Century Rodney King Autograph | $199.99 | |
| 2012 Leaf Pop Century Rodney King Autograph | $199.99 | |
 | 2012 Leaf Pop Century Rodney King Autograph | $399.95 | |
| 2012 Leaf Pop Century Rodney King Autograph | $399.95 | |
| 2012 Leaf Pop Century Rodney King Signed AUTO Autograph BA-RK1 - JA32 | $905.99 | |
| 2012 Leaf Pop Century Rodney King Signed AUTO Autograph BA-RK1 - JA32 | $905.99 | |
 | 2026 Historic Autograph Americas 250th Los Angeles Rodney King Riots #145 | $3.50 | |
| 2026 Historic Autograph Americas 250th Los Angeles Rodney King Riots #145 | $3.50 | |
| Rodney King (d.2012) Auto 2012 Leaf Pop Century Signed Autographed Card PSA | $1,999.99 | |
| Rodney King (d.2012) Auto 2012 Leaf Pop Century Signed Autographed Card PSA | $1,999.99 | |
| Rodney King 2012 Leaf Pop Century Autograph Card! Authentic Signature Auto | $299.99 | |
| Rodney King 2012 Leaf Pop Century Autograph Card! Authentic Signature Auto | $299.99 | |
