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.

	GORGEOUS 2017 ALBERT PUJOLS Topps Diamond Icons SICK On-Card Auto Patch /25 10 bids - Price: $146.51 - Watchers: 34 Item #173271307539
	2017 TOPPS DEFINITIVE ALBERT PUJOLS JUMBO SWATCH 1/1 RARE AND AWESOME 6 bids - Price: $295.00 - Watchers: 31 Item #152985016576
	2001 Bowman #264 Albert Pujols Cardinals RC Rookie PSA 10 GEM MINT 9 bids - Price: $156.50 - Watchers: 29 Item #382435513109
	2001 Upper Deck SPx Albert Pujols St Louis Cardinals #206 Baseball Card bgs 9 9 bids - Price: $255.01 - Watchers: 22 Item #263612126628
	2001 Albert Pujols Fleer E-X EX #131 Rookie Card 338/499 RC 4 bids - Price: $50.00 - Watchers: 22 Item #163003115049
	2017 Topps High Tek Albert Pujols AUTOGRAPH on card Auto 3 bids - Price: $63.00 - Watchers: 22 Item #253560483276
	2001 Upper Deck #295 Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals RC Rookie PSA 10 GEM MINT 14 bids - Price: $63.00 - Watchers: 22 Item #382439072938
	Albert Pujols Angels 2015 National Treasures 1/1 Game Used Bat Relic Auto Book 17 bids - Price: $93.92 - Watchers: 20 Item #263602464711
	2001 Fleer Showcase Avant Card Albert Pujols Cardinals RC /500 12 bids - Price: $41.00 - Watchers: 20 Item #382435555984
	2017 topps dynasty Albert Pujols auto patch # /10 BGS 9.5 WITH 10 AUTO pop1 7 bids - Price: $117.50 - Watchers: 17 Item #253563861128
	2001 SWEET SPOT ALBERT PUJOLS RC #1465/1500 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 10 bids - Price: $47.00 - Watchers: 16 Item #273161680492
	2001 Topps Chrome Traded Ichiro and Albert Pujols ROOKIE #T99 PSA Graded MINT 9 7 bids - Price: $17.50 - Watchers: 16 Item #323205964386
	2001 GEM MINT ALBERT PUJOLS ROOKIE Topps Chrome LATE ADDITION RC 596 11 bids - Price: $46.05 - Watchers: 16 Item #173268385077
	2001 UPPER DECK ALBERT PUJOLS RC #295 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 7 bids - Price: $10.66 - Watchers: 15 Item #282926861725
	Albert Pujols 2001 Topps Rookie Card RC # 295 4 bids - Price: $7.50 - Watchers: 14 Item #372278837481
	Albert Pujols 2001 Finest Autograph 4 bids - Price: $81.00 - Watchers: 14 Item #253566420695
	Albert Pujols 2001 Topps Chrome Late Addition Rookie Foil RC #596 7 bids - Price: $15.50 - Watchers: 13 Item #263610825990

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