Continuing the top 5 players to collect article, here are the top three cards to collect for number 2 overall on our list, Albert Pujols.
1)Â 2001 Bowman Chrome Autographed Rookie Card, Card Number 340
This is one of the most, if not THE most, sought after baseball cards of the modern era. Beckett book value on this card in mint condition is $2,500. This is a great card, no doubt. Only 500 of them exist. Just how sought after is this card? Well, taking into account the book value mentioned above, a BGS 9.5 graded version of this card recently sold in auction for $6,000. And there have been more versions of this card graded BGS 9 or above which have sold for over book value.  So, the question here is, IF you have the cash, is a $2,500 card a good investment right now? That all comes down to what you think Pujols will do with the rest of his career.  His statistics to date are out of this world. Can he keep it up? Will he be the all-time home run king eventually? Only time will tell. What we do know, is that he plays for a team with rabid fans, and has only played for that team in the bigs, adding to the collectible value here. We also know that there isn’t a better hitter in baseball today.Â
2)Â 2001 SP Authentic Rookie Card, Card Number 126
It’s one of only 50 cards of it’s kind. The combination of this being one of Albert’s rookie cards, and the rarity of it, make it one of the best Pujols cards to collect now. Book value in mint condition for this card is about $300. If you can find the card in near-mint to mint condition, it will cost you, and will sell for, at least that amount. It should only increase in value however.
3)Â 2001 Upper Deck Star Rookie, Card Number 295
Not an autograph or special materials card, but a real nice rookie card from Upper Deck. This card is somewhat more attainable than the two previously listed cards. The key to investing in this card however, is to find it in mint condition. If you can do that, you’ve got an investment that should increase considerably. The book value on this card in mint condition is $60. These cards graded in mint condition are selling in auctions for more than $100.Â
These are three Albert Pujols cards I would invest in now for future value.  There are others, to be sure, but these are three cards you should check out now.Â
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1 Baseball » Albert Pujols Baseball Cards to Collect Now // Apr 15, 2008 at 6:31 am
[…] Scott wrote an interesting post today on Albert Pujols Baseball Cards to Collect NowHere’s a quick excerptContinuing the top 5 players to collect article, here are the top three cards to collect for number 2 overall on our list, Albert Pujols. 1) 2001 Bowman Chrome Autographed Rookie Card, Card Number 340 This is one of the most, … […]
2 Robin // May 22, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Hi, found you when I did Google and am hoping you can tell me the difference in two cards I have. They are Albert Pujols Topps T247 and identical except in the right hand corner top one reads Topps 50 Years Rookie Card and the other reads Topps Chrome Rookie Card. Any info you can provide would be helpful. Thanks. Robin
3 Scott // Jun 5, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Hi Robin,
It looks like you have one original card, and one of the 50th anniversary reprint cards. For Topps 50th anniversary of producing baseball cards, they created one of each of Topps original cards over their first 50 years. To be sure though, you may want to try contacting Topps directly through one of the numbers on their website. The original card you have is certainly a collector’s item, and worth a bit of money, if in mint condition.
4 Robin // Jun 6, 2008 at 8:03 am
Hi Scott, Thanks for the information. I’ll use the sites you reference. Both of the cards I have are in mint condition, soft sleeve then hard sleeve on top. Hopefully I can get an idea of what to sell them for off of the info you provided.
Thanks again. Robin
5 Scott // Jun 6, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Robin,
If the Pujols original card is in mint condition, but has not yet been graded, it should be worth around $35 at the current market rate. The card would go for twice that if graded by BGS or PSA as a mint condition card.
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