Pujols Market Begins to Sizzle After 500th Homer

Prices didn’t shoot through the roof, but it looks like the baseball world is rediscovering Albert Pujols rookie cards.  After he became the 26^th player to join the 500 home run club on Tuesday night, bidding and buying activity picked up with four Pujols cards entering the list of the top 30 ‘most watched’ baseball cards on eBay.

The premier Pujols rookie card is the 2001 Bowman Chrome autograph, numbered to 500.  A BGS 9 graded example pushed past $2600 with more than three days left in the bidding.

The hottest Albert Pujols cards are typically those bearing a signature, either from his rookie season or a memorabilia card from a high end product distributed in more recent years.

Immediately after Pujols hit number 500, several of his higher end certified autograph rookie cards sold via Buy it Now or Best Offer, including a 2001 Donruss Season Statline ($525), a 2001 Donruss Class of 2001 numbered to 100, a 2001 Fleer Showcase numbered to 75 and a 2001 SPx auto numbered to 1500.  A PSA 10 rated Statline card was also up for auction as bids topped $500 with four days left.

On Tuesday morning, I chatted with ESPN’s Mint Condition about the market for Pujols rookie cards and memorabilia, which may be heading back upward considering the start the Angels’ slugger has had this season.

Below is a real time list of the hottest Pujols cards on eBay right now.

	DEREK JETER ALBERT PUJOLS 2005 Ultimate Collection Jersey Autograph 2/10 1/1 14 bids - Price: $212.50 - Watchers: 36 Item #283159056865
	2018 TOPPS HERITAGE HIGH NUMBER RONALD ACUNA JR. RC LOT(20)!!NON AUTO!! 11 bids - Price: $34.00 - Watchers: 27 Item #163263955008
	ALBERT PUJOLS KEN GRIFFEY JR Panini Immaculate Dual AUTO PRINTING PLATE REDEMPTN 15 bids - Price: $105.00 - Watchers: 26 Item #273463375960
	2001 Topps Traded Albert Pujols Cardinals Angels Rookie RC Gold PSA 10 5 bids - Price: $630.00 - Watchers: 25 Item #302887563929
	2001 Topps Chrome Traded #T247 Albert Pujols Retrofractor PSA 9 Mint rookie WOW! 7 bids - Price: $265.00 - Watchers: 24 Item #362437504824
	2018 TOPPS DIAMOND ICONS RED ALBERT PUJOLS AUTOGRAPHED EPIC JUMBO PATCH AUTO 2/5 14 bids - Price: $300.00 - Watchers: 22 Item #192659246305
	2018 Topps Luminaries Albert Pujols Hit Kings Autographed Relic Auto # 15/15 1/1 11 bids - Price: $67.00 - Watchers: 21 Item #142940377219
	2018 TOPPS HERITAGE HIGH NUMBER JUAN SOTO RC LOT(15)!!NON AUTO!! 6 bids - Price: $54.00 - Watchers: 21 Item #163263959823
	2011 TOPPS TIER ONE ALBERT PUJOLS TOP TIER ON CARD AUTO ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 9 bids - Price: $50.00 - Watchers: 21 Item #283167803563
	2001 SPX Albert Pujols Autograph 0152/1500 Please Read Description 18 bids - Price: $103.50 - Watchers: 19 Item #302884977830
	Mike Trout Albert Pujols 2017 Panini Immaculate Dual Jersey Patch #'d 9/10 RARE 8 bids - Price: $19.50 - Watchers: 17 Item #153181209399
	2018 Topps Luminaries Albert Pujols Hit Kings 7/10 Angels Autograph Los Angeles 12 bids - Price: $91.99 - Watchers: 17 Item #253875170084
	2017 Topps Diamond Icons Albert Pujols JSY Auto/10 BGS 9.5 Gem Mint!! Red Ink 8 bids - Price: $31.00 - Watchers: 16 Item #132785437152
	(#/10) ALBERT PUJOLS 2014 TOPPS DYNASTY AUTO AUTOGRAPH PATCH JERSEY RELIC HOF? 9 bids - Price: $119.50 - Watchers: 16 Item #223150568935
	2001 Bowman Albert Pujols RC Rookie Signed AUTO St. Louis Cardinals PSA 9 MINT 5 bids - Price: $136.38 - Watchers: 16 Item #372442184883
	2018 Immaculate Stan Musial Albert Pujols Bob Gibson Triple Auto 1/1 Cardinals! 0 bids - Price: $299.99 - Watchers: 15 Item #113254552687
	Albert Pujols 2017 Topps Diamond Icons Dual Team Auto Relics/10 Cardinals Angels 6 bids - Price: $100.00 - Watchers: 15 Item #153175337293
	2018 Topps Luminaries- "Hit Kings" - Albert Pujols - Auto - /15 - LA Angels 5 bids - Price: $70.00 - Watchers: 14 Item #202438615111
	2018 Topps Luminaries Albert Pujols Hit Kings 1/10 Angels Autograph Los Angeles 13 bids - Price: $100.00 - Watchers: 14 Item #253875171702
	2001 Topps Chrome Traded Retrorefractor #T247 Albert Pujols RC Rookie RARE 4 bids - Price: $142.50 - Watchers: 14 Item #382569293251

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