SHOHEI OHTANI 2018 Topps All Star stamp 700 rarer BAT SP rookie PSA 10 lowpop154
Los Angeles Angels two way star hitter/pitcher. Ohtani is the 2021 unanimous AL MVP after going 9-2 on the mount with 156 Ks in 130.1 innings and a 3.18 ERA. To add to that, Ohtani hit 46 home runs, knocked in 100 RBIs, scored 103 runs and stole 26 bases (a combined 9.0 WAR for those of you that are into the WAR stat). This Ohtani rookie card has the special All Star game silver foil stamp on the front of the card, found only in a limited edition of the 2018 Topps sealed factory sets. This card is unlike any of the other pack pulled or factory set pulled Ohtani rookie card as it has the silver foil All Star Game stamp. Estimates have the 2018 All Star game sets print run somewhere in the 3000 (or less) sets range which is super low compared to the regular base version. As of 7/2/23, this All Star Game stamped foil Ohtani rookie has a low GEM MINT population of only 154 PSA 10s graded that's an increase of only 51 since 9/7/22 - 9 months time! 388 of the batting SPs have been submitted to PSA for grading (as of 7/2/23), while only 205 of the All Star stamped foil version have made it to PSA for grading. This points to the fact that a very limited amount of the All Star stamped Ohtani rookie cards were made, even less than the Batting SP short print version.
Seems like a no brainer which one is a harder to find/more valuable card to stash away for the long term. The pop report on Topps Chrome #150 PSA 10s has grown to 8361 (7323 back in 4/16/2023) and the HMT1 PSA 10s has grown to 3533 (3152 back in 4/16/2023). The regular #700 card has a PSA 10 pop of 5792 (5269 on 4/16/23) cards, compared to only 154 (144 on 4/16/23) for the All Star Game stamped version as of 7/2/23! Compared to those pop counts, this All Star stamped rookie version #700 is super low! This card has been professionally graded a PSA 10 (which is GEM MINT), the highest grade given out by Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), the top grading services in the sports card industry.
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