Which non auto 2001 pujols psa 10 to buy?

Skyhawks1b

Ill probably never afford the bowman chrome auto refractor....aka 52' mantle of this era...

I can get a Pujols bowman #264 for $285...but ive also looked at the topps chrome & topps traded chrome psa 10's

My question is which one of these or are is there another one that i should invest in?


Question 2

What about ichiro non auto psa 10?
Which one?

Skyhawks1b

Thanks

BostonAmericans

I will start off by saying I honestly do not know anything about these cards. I am an old fashioned base collector guy. In my day we walked five miles uphill in deep snow both ways to spend our hard earned 25 cents on wax packs. None of that fancy chrome anodized shiny stuff you kids have today.

That said, from an investment standpoint, I would take a look at overall population of the cards in question, see how many have been graded, and of that population what graded out at GM 10s. That should give you an idea of the scarcity of a particular cards 10 relative to its overall population. You can then compare to the other Pujols (or Ichiro) cards you are deciding on to see which is scarcer as a 10 (thus providing more value). The final consideration is which release is more popular amongst collectors? I can see from your post that the Bowman Chrome is the Holy Grail for Sir Albert. The next step is what is the next most demanded card?

Of course, demand for a particular run may change as well as overall feeling towards a particular player, although with either Pujols or Ichiro, they should be pretty safe bets. Then again, you could cover your bets by getting one of each .

Hope that helps.

vladguerrero

I would go Bowman... same with Ichiro

Foo3112

Boman, then Topps Traded, then Upperdeck.

Skyhawks1b

Bowman draft picks ok or ichiro?

digicat

2001 SP Authentic and 2001 Bowman's Best were selected for the PSA Set Registry (Future Hall of Famer and Rookie of the Year).

bigdogparty

Another card to consider is the 2001 etopps card. Only 5000 were made, 165 graded but only 32 (19%) got a psa 10

Skyhawks1b

Question regarding the Ichiro Sp..

Im noticing that there are several on ebay graded 10....but they all have a different card #. Please explain.

Im either getting Ichiro Topps Traded Chrome, The Bowman Draft, or the SP

Pujols - either Bowman or Topps chrome

JustinsShoebox

<< <i>2001 SP Authentic and 2001 Bowman's Best were selected for the PSA Set Registry (Future Hall of Famer and Rookie of the Year). >>



I like both of these cards aesthetically.

For Ichiro, my two favorite are his Bowman Draft card and the Bowman's Best. The Bowman's Best has a print run of 2999.

Justin

onlyanumber

<< <i>Another card to consider is the 2001 etopps card. Only 5000 were made, 165 graded but only 32 (19%) got a psa 10 >>




Hate to say it, but I'd second the Etopps for both Pujols and Ichiro. Prices are lower than anything else and supply is limited compared to the main lines.

Skyhawks1b

Well as i posted in an earlier post ive started a collection of psa 10 hall of fame rookies from 1980-up

So if i could find etopps psa 10's and theyre under 3-400 im in

Heres what i have left to add

1983-topps boggs,sandberg,gwyn
1984-fleer update clemens & puckett

2001- pujols & ichiro

epatmythes

I love the 2001 Pujols eTopps.

eTopps got me back into the hobby in 2001/2002, after being out of card collecting for roughly a decade!

I own both a PSA 10 and a BGS 9.5 copy of the eTopps Pujols.

Unfortunately, Beckett does not consider eTopps a traditional product, and therefore neither they or PSA, consider the eTopps cards official Rookie Cards (RC)

For a non-auto Pujols... I'd go with the SP Authentic first, and if you won't want to spend that much... go with the Bowman.

Probably the toughest staple, name brand is the 2001 Donruss... condition sensitive just like the Bowman, but also serial numbered and much more scarce (it was also a redemption, so no telling how many were actually redeemed)

A couple other nice, some tough, but cool non-auto RCs: Bowman's Best, SP Game Used Edition, & Fleer Showcase

epatmythes

<< <i>Well as i posted in an earlier post ive started a collection of psa 10 hall of fame rookies from 1980-up

So if i could find etopps psa 10's and theyre under 3-400 im in

Heres what i have left to add

1983-topps boggs,sandberg,gwyn
1984-fleer update clemens & puckett

2001- pujols & ichiro >>



The eTopps Pujols in PSA 10 usually sells for around $200.

The trick is your preference... and older graded 10 or a newer 10.

The older graded 10's are in standard sized PSA slabs... but around the begining of the year in 2012... PSA only slabs 2000-2003 eTopps cards in the larger, pack slabs.

bziddy

<< <i>Well as i posted in an earlier post ive started a collection of psa 10 hall of fame rookies from 1980-up

So if i could find etopps psa 10's and theyre under 3-400 im in

Heres what i have left to add

1983-topps boggs,sandberg,gwyn
1984-fleer update clemens & puckett

2001- pujols & ichiro >>



You already have the Henderson? Yikes, grats!

Skyhawks1b

Well guys if you find the etopps cards psa 10s please post in this thread or pm me,

Or email me directly pwbunch16@yahoo.com

Thanks again

Skyhawks1b

Correction....had to go with henderson PSA 9 & Topps Traded Ripken PSA 9....might pick up 82 topps psa 10 ripken later...

But all other hall of famers have been 10s

vladguerrero

I also like the Bowman's Best RCs.

emar

I like the Topps Traded. Still reasonably priced and fairly low pop.

frankhardy

I love the 2001 Topps Chrome Retrofractor (gold border; late addition) and the Traded Retrofractor (green border). I don't think you can go wrong with those two.

Skyhawks1b

After looking and and researching all weekend...i finally purchase my pujols and ichiro

2001 Bowman #264 PSA 10 Pujols - $285
2001 Topps Traded Chrome PSA 10 Ichiro - $70

Thanks for all of your responses and inputs

emar

Congrats!

That same Ichiro is on my list.

Skyhawks1b

This leaves me with


1984-Roger Clemens, Kirby Puckett(FLEER UPDATE)
1983-Tony Gwynn, Ryne Sandberg, Wade Boggs(TOPPS)

To complete my 1980-up HOF PSA 10 RC collection

These are the PSA 9s in the collection
***PSA 9 1982 Topps Traded Ripken, 1980 Henderson, 1994 Arod SP

***i have a couple of 1993 Jeter SP's that i will send in for grading.

vladguerrero

Nice and congrats.

ThoseBackPages

Nice!

Jeter is TOUGH TOUGH TOUGH!

emar

I finally finished the Gwynn/Sandberg/Boggs. Good luck with them...PSA 10 prices have been steadily moving up.

I have the PSA 8 Puckett. Hindsight, I should have gone for the 9.

Gotta love the 80's HOF club!