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.

	2001 Bowman Chrome Albert Pujols ROOKIE RC #430/500 #340 PSA 9 MINT DNA AUTO 9 8 bids - Price: $3,883.33 - Watchers: 96 Item #312185884251
	2001 Donruss Signature Albert Pujols Cardinals RC Rookie AUTO /330 18 bids - Price: $124.50 - Watchers: 45 Item #382516462931
	2017 Topps Definitive Collection Albert Pujols PATCH 1/1 #DJRC-AP (PWCC) 21 bids - Price: $180.50 - Watchers: 44 Item #401564299749
	2017 Topps Definitive Collection Albert Pujols PATCH 1/1 #DPC-APUJ (PWCC) 15 bids - Price: $197.50 - Watchers: 40 Item #352399414391
	2001 Fleer Showcase Sweet Sigs Albert Pujols RC Rookie Bat AUTO SP /150 26 bids - Price: $325.55 - Watchers: 27 Item #372364829272
	2001 Topps Gold Ichiro Suzuki Albert Pujols Rookies of Year T99 #1095/2001  5 bids - Price: $22.50 - Watchers: 26 Item #202369168765
	2001 Bowman Albert Pujols #264 Baseball Rookie Card 3,000 hits! PSA 10 22 bids - Price: $255.00 - Watchers: 24 Item #223055680362
	2001 Topps Chrome Traded Albert Pujols #T247 Rookie PSA 10 40 bids - Price: $208.50 - Watchers: 24 Item #382517264330
	2001 SP Authentic Chirography Auto Albert Pujols RC PSA 10 9 bids - Price: $200.01 - Watchers: 23 Item #401568487022
	2018 Museum Collection Albert Pujols Jumbo Angels Logo Patch 3/5. Game used 14 bids - Price: $88.00 - Watchers: 21 Item #183320859086
	2001 Topps Reserve Albert Pujols RC #103 Auto PSA 8 NM-MT Uncirculated 12 bids - Price: $116.50 - Watchers: 20 Item #153094732716
	2001 Albert Pujols Topps Traded GOLD Rookie RC 0693/2001 T247 20 bids - Price: $56.00 - Watchers: 20 Item #202369175669
	2001 BOWMAN BASEBALL JUMBO 12-PACK HOBBY WAX BOX FACTORY SEALED - ALBERT PUJOLS? 6 bids - Price: $20.50 - Watchers: 19 Item #382518788265
	2001 Topps Traded #T99 Ichiro Albert Pujols RC Rookie PSA 10 GEM MINT 19 bids - Price: $177.50 - Watchers: 17 Item #372364744347
	2001 Topps Gallery Albert Pujols ROOKIE CARD PSA 10 GEM MINT 6 bids - Price: $44.00 - Watchers: 17 Item #392080964483
	2001 Fleer Authority #102 Albert Pujols 1463/2001 Rookie RC BGS 9.5 GEM MINT 7 bids - Price: $18.50 - Watchers: 17 Item #362383642654
	2001 Fleer Legacy Albert Pujoles Rookie Auto On Card 335 /799 Cardinals 10 bids - Price: $102.50 - Watchers: 17 Item #173407843846
	2018 Topps Definitive Collection Albert Pujols Jumbo Patch 1/1 16 bids - Price: $167.50 - Watchers: 17 Item #183325757331

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