2001 Donruss Elite Status

Like the 2001 Fleer Legacy cards, a large amount of these were backdoored. The backdoored versions DO NOT have serial numbering. The authentic versions have serial numbering to 68 on the face of the card. These rarely show up for sale, so it is hard to pinpoint a value. Over the summer, a Red Aspirations from the same set was sold. The Aspirations has a print run of 32. The 6/32 copy was sold in BGS 9 form on August 5th, 2009 for $721.43. Based on this, I think anywhere from $400-450 would be market value for an authentic status.


This auction is currently listed on eBay. Not only is this an authentic status card, it is also Albert's jersey number (5/68), and autographed. This is a beautiful and unique card. What is it worth though?

The best indicator would be the Turn of the Century autograph from the same set. The most recent copy of these sold for $750 in October 2009. However, there are 100 of the TOC autographs. I think $1,000 would be reasonable for this card. Most of that premium comes from the 5/ serial numbering. While it's nice that Albert has signed the card, I like the look of the TOC much more.

BGS Pujols Mailday

I just received my most recent BGS grading order back. This order was actually not due to until August 24th, but BGS finished the grading on August 19th and I have the cards today.

First up is a regular Topps Traded. I was pretty pleased with this. I would never buy this card graded, much less a gem, so it was nice to add a gold label to my collection.

Next up is the Elite TOTC AU. I was incredibly pleased with this. I thought it may get knocked down a bit for what could have been a surface problem (x-fractor type line on the bottom), but I guess not.


I placed a minimum grade of 8.5 on this and it reached it. The edges and corners show white pretty easily on this.

Was hoping for a 9 on the Reserve, both on the auto and the card. I may resubmit for a sub bump in the future, but I will definitely be looking to upgrade this card in the future.

All in all it was a pretty successful submission. I am already gathering cards for my next one.