Late Summer Auction SESSION 2 CLOSING SEPT 21 10PM EASTERN FOR INITIAL BIDS
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/21/2020
Encapsulated and graded GEM MINT 9.5 by BGS, with signature graded "10" by Beckett. Rookie Card. This Bowman Chrome collectible showcases the San Diego Padres' young shortstop who has scripted a bold blue signature on the obverse. The card's BGS condition report: Centering: 9.5, Corners: 9.5, Edges: 9.5, Surface: 9. A logo on the card's front declares, "Certified Autograph Issue," attesting to the authenticity of the signature and serving as Topps' COA. The limited-edition piece is serial-numbered "4/5." As a point of reference on value, Goldin Auctions just sold an equivalent, BGS GEM MINT 9.5/BGS 10 of this card in the company's recently concluded Goldin Elite Auction (Lot 352) for nearly $225,000. Gem Mint condition.
This card's subject is an exceedingly important figure of the present and, certainly, the future. (As these words are being written, the Padres' shortstop is making a strong case for himself to be considered as an N.L. MVP Award candidate in a challenging and abbreviated 2020 baseball season.) His "Red Refractor" entry, here offered, is one of just five of its kind in existence. Three of those, including the specimen that changed hands in last week's Goldin Elite sale, are Gem Mint examples. Our consignor owns a second Gem Mint copy, and doesn’t believe that the piece will enter the market. The card presented here, then, will be the collecting/investing community's only foreseeable chance to obtain an item for which the potential for near- and long-term growth is essentially limitless. An outstanding opportunity!