2001 Topps Reserve Rookie Autograph

This card has a stated print run of 160 (no #ing), but since it was a retail only insert, I suspect that significantly less than 160 have been pulled and are available. This card, along with the Fleer Legacy, Donruss Elite TOC, and SP Authentic Chirography are the only on card issues that allowed Albert an unboxed area to sign as big as he wanted. This issue should not be confused with the hobby rookie autographs, which were nothing more than a graded base card, with a signed sheet of paper the holder. 555 of the hobby version were available (the first 555 of the 1500 base card run) and 554 of them were graded PSA 8, with 1 receiving a PSA 9 grade. Expect this version to run between $250-350 depending on how Pujols is going at the time.
The rookie autograph should run about $1,500. My copy is currently being graded at BGS and I suspect I will receive a 9/9 since there is a slight smudge on my signature.

UPDATE: It came back as a BGS 8.5/8