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 DONRUSS ALBERT PUJOLS RATED ROOKIE CAREER STAT LINE AUTO AUTOGRAPH SSP /25 12 bids - Price: $102.50 - Watchers: 41 Item #163497467937
	1991 Topps #333 Desert Shield Chipper Jones Braves Rookie PSA 9 Mint 16 bids - Price: $408.00 - Watchers: 30 Item #283346852517
	2001 TOPPS CHROME TRADED ALBERT PUJOLS RC PSA 9 6 bids - Price: $12.50 - Watchers: 27 Item #392218799388
	ALBERT PUJOLS 2007 Topps Sterling Autograph Auto Quad Jersey Prime Patch # 1/1 15 bids - Price: $102.50 - Watchers: 25 Item #202569796930
	2001 SP Authentic Albert “The Machine” Pujols Rookie #318/1250 PSA 10 GEM MINT 14 bids - Price: $1,500.00 - Watchers: 22 Item #192799009401
	Albert Pujols 2016 TOPPS DYNASTY PATCH AUTO Cards 6/10  2 color patch Must See!! 6 bids - Price: $56.00 - Watchers: 22 Item #382744424626
	ALBERT PUJOLS 2015 Panini National Treasures Game Worn Jersey Button Relic # 1/1 20 bids - Price: $21.51 - Watchers: 19 Item #123600919782
	2001 BOWMAN ALBERT PUJOLS RC PSA 9 10 bids - Price: $11.50 - Watchers: 18 Item #233100460989
	ALBERT PUJOLS 2018 Topps Now Autograph & Inscribed Purple 15/25 Beckett 9.5/10 12 bids - Price: $50.00 - Watchers: 18 Item #372570819155
	2001 Topps Traded #T247 Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals RC Rookie 5 bids - Price: $11.50 - Watchers: 18 Item #372570872052
	2001 SP Authentic Chirography Albert Pujols Cardinals Rookie PSA 10 GEM MINT 14 bids - Price: $360.00 - Watchers: 17 Item #192797986182
	2018 TOPPS TRIPLE THREADS MIKE TROUT/ALBERT PUJOLS/JUSTIN UPTON GAME-USED 1/9 1 bids - Price: $10.00 - Watchers: 17 Item #223333941222
	Albert Pujols 2008 Topps Highlights Signed Auto GROUP A SSP Cardinals Angels 11 bids - Price: $71.00 - Watchers: 17 Item #283341860273
	Albert Pujols 2001 Topps Chrome Late Addition Rookie Card. 5 bids - Price: $12.50 - Watchers: 16 Item #123598270587
	2001 Albert Pujols Topps Gallery Rookie RC Cardinals Angels BGS 9.5 GEM MINT 8 bids - Price: $27.00 - Watchers: 15 Item #323655706329
	2001 TOPPS TRADED ALBERT PUJOLS RC PSA 9 LOT (2) 21 bids - Price: $54.00 - Watchers: 15 Item #392218795802
	2001 Fleer Authority Albert Pujols Rookie RC /2001 PSA 10 GEM MINT 10 bids - Price: $42.00 - Watchers: 14 Item #132925056729
	2018 Topps #502 ~ MIKE TROUT SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE Albert Pujols ALL HR ~ PSA 10 15 bids - Price: $11.50 - Watchers: 14 Item #143088950283
	2001 Upper Deck Albert Pujols #295 Rookie SP HOF Angels/ Cardinals 1 bids - Price: $0.99 - Watchers: 14 Item #254083415184
	2001 Upper Deck 295 Albert Pujols 4 bids - Price: $3.25 - Watchers: 13 Item #183637799995

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