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Notes: Big Sales for Pujols Topps Now Card; Bounty for Judge’s Last Homer; Beckett Grading Discount; NY Show

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The Topps Now card commemorating Albert Pujols’ 700th home run sold 28,898 copies over the weekend, the highest print run of any card on the platform this year.

Available for 24 hours at Topps.com, the card of Pujols reaching the milestone shared only by Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth also ranks as the best-selling MLB Topps Now card since Wander Franco’s debut last year.

The Pujols card was sold from midday Saturday to midday Sunday, but several sellers have them available on eBay.

New fractional shares platform Public.com is offering $1 million for Aaron Judge’s final record-setting home run ball of the season.

The company would then make it available for fractional ownership on the Public.com platform for investments that include stocks, art, trading cards, sneakers, crypto, NFTs and other items.

The offer comes not long after Memory Lane’s JP Cohen put a $2 million bounty on Judge’s 62nd, which would set a new American League record.

Judge only has a week left to establish new records after going homerless since last week.

Beckett is offering 20% off any grading submission from now through Friday. It’s a promotion tied to the start of the NFL season, but cards from any sport can be submitted.

Use the code NFL22 at checkout when you submit here.

If you need supplies like toploaders, card savers and the like, Cardboard Gold is offering 10% off all orders through Friday with the code big10.

Christie’s auction house has opened a new department focused on collectibles.

“Department X” will offer auctions focused on rare collectibles across a number of genres including sports history, music, fashion and art.

The company will offer live previews in New York, as well as private selling exhibitions throughout the year.

“Department X builds on Christie’s understanding of popular culture, and strong worldwide performance in the Luxury category, following the recent success of Six Rings – Legacy of the GOAT, featuring rare Michael Jordan sneakers and collectibles,” the company stated in making the announcement.

There’s a 400-table show set for the David Mack Sports Complex at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY October 15-16.

JP’s Sports and Rock Solid Promotions are hosting their Fall Classic show, which runs Saturday from 10-5 and Sunday from 10-4.

Among the autograph guests spread over the weekend are Eli Manning and other members of some Super Bowl championship New York Giants teams, Knicks star RJ Barrett, Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven, Pete Rose, Evan Longoria and Billy Wagner.

Admission is $15 per day.

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