Amid a breakout season from the Chicago Cubs outfielder, a key Pete Crow-Armstrong rookie sold for $35,400 at Fanatics Collect on Sunday night to easily topple the record for any Crow-Armstrong card at public auction.
The 2020 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospect Autograph Red Refractor /5 BGS 9.5 set the mark on 59 bids, and more than tripled the previous high of $10,099 set in October 2024.
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A similar raw example of the record-setting card sold for $7,150 on eBay in March.
The record sale for Crow-Armstrong arrives alongside what appears to be the start of a career year for the third-year outfielder.
Through 35 games entering Monday, Crow-Armstrong has delivered what would be career-bests in batting average, slugging percentage and on-base percentage. He’s also slugged nine home runs and driven in 26 runs.
Over the last 60 days, Market Movers has tracked more than 4,500 sales for Crow-Armstrong, which places him among the top 15 best-sellers in baseball over that period.
Over that 60-day stretch, Crow-Armstrong’s most popular graded card has been his 2020 Bowman Chrome Draft Sapphire Edition PSA 10, which has sold more than 30 times. That card has also risen in value from an average of $55 to more than $120 over that timeframe.
Ben Burrows is a reporter and editor for cllct, the premier company for collectible culture. He was previously the Collectibles Editor at Sports Illustrated. You can follow him on X and Instagram @benmburrows.