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2001 Albert Pujols Bowman Value Increase
Mintacular
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Wondering what may have caused the value of this card to triple in value over the last couple years from $30-ish to almost $100. Thanks! Pat
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Mintacular
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Pujols was a hitting machine for his first 12 years. Had Barry Bonds not had those big years, he would have had more than 3 MVP’s. He continues to climb higher in many major league record categories and is a first ballot HOFer. I see his cards continuing to climb higher in the future.
I am actually a little surprised that his Bowman rookie took this long to climb in value. I mean, the guy has 656 HR, 3202 Hits, and a career .300 batting avg. Those are ridiculous numbers.
It's not ridiculous to say that Pujols is the best first baseman of all time (though I still prefer Gehrig). Unfortunately for those looking at him now, this assessment doesn't change had he retired eight years ago, and he's just been bad since 2016.
I am surprised his value isn't more. Pujols was my favorite player growing up. Probably the best player I have ever seen up until Mike Trout.
How much longer does he play? Does he have some career number goals in mind? And are those reachable?
kevin
He'll make $29 million this season and $30 million next season if he doesn't retire. I don't know the answer to your question, but those are pretty big goals and pretty darn reachable.
I have noticed that his basic 2001 Topps Traded PSA 10 (which could be had for $100 for years) the last couple of years has risen to between $250 and $300.
Also his 2001 Topps Chrome Retrofractor has went from $100 a few years ago to now from $950 to well over $1k.
Shane
All of his rookies have gone up. The 2001 sp authentic psa 10 is up over $2k now. Years ago could be had for $500 or so.
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It's fascinating to look at old threads about whether cards will be valuable in the future. I read one recently where some were saying Pujols cards wouldn't go up because all it would take to ruin his career was a serious injury or personal scandal. One person was talking about a card he paid $650 for in 2010, which is now worth over $7,000. Reminds me of someone saying he was selling his Jeter cards in 2006 -- I believe he sold a 1993 SP Foil PSA 9 for $300.
I'm looking for Pujols and Ichiro cards in the $100-$250 range that would be good investments. For Pujols, I'm looking for low population cards like the 2001 Fleer base card PSA 10 (pop 126; recent sales price: $104) and 2001 Topps Chrome PSA 10 (pop 166; recent sales price: $260). At those prices, cards are an acceptable risk with great potential for reward. Interested to hear other suggestions.