There are many valuable cards out there in the baseball trading card world. When you think about valuable cards, you typically think about some of the vintage cards out there. However, there are plenty of modern cards that are worth a lot of money.
- 2009 Bowman Chrome Mike Trout Superfractors Autograph
In 2018, the Bowman Chrome Mike Trout Superfractors autograph card sold at an auction for $400,000. Originally, this card was unsold and had appeared on various internet searches. It was thought that the card would sell for around $250,000, but it sat until 2018. The person that bought the card hopes to resell the card for the record of the highest sale of any baseball card ever. It is a good idea to keep an eye out for this card on various auction sites and sites like eBay because you never know when this valuable card may go up on the market.
- 2018 Bowman Chrome Shohei Ohtani Auto Rookie Superfractors
In 2018, Shohei Ohtani was compared to Babe Ruth. He was dominating in both hitting and pitching. He got a lot of publicity because of this, and his cards have become increasingly popular. This particular card had him autograph the cards and wearing his Angel’s uniform. Blowoutcards.com released a bounty of $65k for anyone that found this card with a BGS 9.5/10 condition. They kept increasing the money unit the card was pulled. The card was eventually pulled in 2018 and was put up for auction. It sold for $184,000.
- 1993 Upper Deck SP Foil Derek Jeter Rookie #279
In 2019, the value of Jeter’s rookie cars started going up. The SP rookie card is his most popular card. This card was only printed for a short amount of time. This card has sold for 100k and is increasing in popularity. With Jeter now in the Hall of Fame, these cards will only go up in value as time goes on. You can keep an eye out for these cards at auctions and on sites like eBay. Investing in one of these cards now will make a worthwhile investment.
- 2006 Bowman Chrome Draft Clayton Kershaw Auto Red Refractor
Starting in 2002, Bowman started to create autographed sets for the best in baseball. They released many different color variations and autographs. In 2006, the set was released with Evan Longoria on the top, but the best card was the Clayton Kershaw card. This card recently sold on eBay for $51,300. Since Kershaw is increasingly popular, you can expect the value of his cards to go up over time. If you come across one of these cards, make sure that you hold on to it.
- 2001 Bowman Chrome Albert Pujols Autograph Refractor 500
This is one of the most sought-after modern cards in baseball card collecting history. The card was a redemption card, and not all of these cards were redeemed. This makes the card valuable and rare. These cards over the last couple of years have been selling in the 15 to 20 thousand dollar range on eBay. Since this card is considered Albert Pujols best, you can expect the value of this card will only go up in price as time goes on.
As you can see, modern cards can be as valuable as some of the vintage cards out there. If you want to find modern cards, look at your auctions and online. It also does not hurt to go into your local sports store and visit local yard sales. You never know what someone might be selling for cheap. If you do find a modern card that is worth some money, do your research and make sure that your card is legitimate and see what it will go for. If you do not like the monetary value of the card now and suspect it will go up in price, hold on to it until you see it going for the price that you want to get out of the card.
