Stephen Strasburg rookie card is a steal at $10,000

You get the phenom label and that gets you the largest rookie contract ever signed–so I guess it’s not surprising that your rookie card would probably fetch a pretty hefty sum. And that’s how the story goes for last year’s #1 pick in the MLB Draft.

This is Stephen Strasburg’s 2010 Bowman Chrome Superfractor card; much like him, it is the only one of its kind. Numbered 1 of 1, the person that purchases this will have the rarest baseball card of a guy who *may* become one of the greatest pitchers of all-time. There aren’t any others like it, so it sounds like a good investment, right?

Well, I guess so. If you enjoy it like you would a work of art. Buying this because it’s the only one of its kind would be the best reason to buy it at this point, but I’m sure most of the people interested in purchasing it are baseball card collectors that want to buy the card in hopes that it will skyrocket in value over the next few years. But, a lot can happen with a pitcher of this caliber that could decrease the value of the card. He could fizzle-out and never live up to the hype.  It happens all the time to pitchers. He could end up getting hurt and never pitching more than a few years. Remember Mark Prior? He was Strasburg before Strasburg, and he had a few brilliant years before blowing out his shoulder. How much is his rookie card worth?

$10,000 seems like a lot of money to pay for a baseball card of a guy who has never pitched an inning above AAA. But after seeing some of his highlights, you can see why people have a reason to believe this card will be so valuable. I guess we’ll all have to wait and see.

Check out the Ebay auction here

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