2001 Albert Pujols bowman chrome

[Iron_man]

Hey guys,

Quick question what is the current thoughts on the 2001 Albert Pujols bowman chrome? So I've mainly been focusing in on buying more vintage cards than anything else but this is one of the modern cards that has always had interest in.

I'm just curious how you think the value of this card will go (up or down) as he is winding down his career and where he maybe end up on the all time HR list.

Just curious b/c it's still an expensive card and wanted some thoughts before dropping the money on one.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

[sbfinley]

Personally I feel it's a relatively safe card. Prices held relatively strong as he struggled last year and I assume (as I don't particularly follow the card) that it has risen a bit with his strong 2015. Chrome is king, there is a 0% chance of pulling this card from a pack, and he'll likely retire top 5 in homers and rbi's so it has that going for it. The future of HoF chrome auto RC's is a great unknown of the hobby and Albert will likely to be the first litmus.

[dzolot]

My understanding is that the early 2001 bowman chrome boxes have the card as a redemption, but the boxes issued later in the year have the card in packs. Can anyone confirm if this is the case?

[packs]

I think it will go down as a premier card of the time. Like the 89 UD Griffey is for the era before him. For a base card the UD Griffey still sells for a high premium compared to all other cards of its time.

[yanksfan09]

I think it should hold its value. The only thing that would give me hesitation is the possibility of a PED scandal with his name attached to it at some point in the future. Guess that comes with the territory of any player playing today though. I know Jack Clark accused Pujols of using but I've never seen any evidence of it and am not saying I think he used, I have no idea. There's so many players from this era that we just will never know for sure on. I would think the Pujols RC's should be safe as long as no evidence ever came out against him. Just my opinion. Obviously Mcgwire, Bonds, and ARod cards got hammered when evidence came out.

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by yanksfan09

I think it should hold its value. The only thing that would give me hesitation is the possibility of a PED scandal with his name attached to it at some point in the future. Guess that comes with the territory of any player playing today though. I know Jack Clark accused Pujols of using but I've never seen any evidence of it and am not saying I think he used, I have no idea. There's so many players from this era that we just will never know for sure on. I would think the Pujols RC's should be safe as long as no evidence ever came out against him. Just my opinion. Obviously Mcgwire, Bonds, and ARod cards got hammered when evidence came out.

Jack Clark's accusation was allegedly based upon what Pujols' trainer told him--why would the trainer or Clark lie in this respect? Clark only backed down when Pujols threatened a law suit, which surely would have been ill-advised from Albert's standpoint, since the trainer could be compelled to testify, and if he took the 5th, granted immunity (I hardly think that he would be willing to go to jail a la Bonds' guy). Also, Pujols is a public figure, which from a legal standpoint means a showing of malice on Clark's part would have to have been made. Pujols was bluffing, and Clark should have called him on it. Plus, I've seen Albert in a tight-fitting T-shirt, and he's as big as Canseco ever was.

Just my 2 cents,

Larry A. Smith

[TAVG]

Originally Posted by yanksfan09

I think it should hold its value. The only thing that would give me hesitation is the possibility of a PED scandal with his name attached to it at some point in the future. Guess that comes with the territory of any player playing today though. I know Jack Clark accused Pujols of using but I've never seen any evidence of it and am not saying I think he used, I have no idea. There's so many players from this era that we just will never know for sure on. I would think the Pujols RC's should be safe as long as no evidence ever came out against him. Just my opinion. Obviously Mcgwire, Bonds, and ARod cards got hammered when evidence came out.

being a cardinals fan, I always suspected pujols of PED's. He was built a lot like the guys who were caught, and the numbers were just really high.

but who knows