JOE MAUER 2002 Upper Deck USA Baseball #/ 375 Auto rookie BGS 9 HOF 1st ballot

Description: Winning buyer will receive the pictured pre rookie card of Minnesota Twins superstar JOE MAUER. Mauer becomes the 3rd catcher (besides Johnny Bench and Ivan Rodriguez) to go into the Hall of Fame on the first try in 2024!! This Mauer pre rookie is from the 2002 Upper Deck Team USA set and is a randomly inserted signed autograph by Mauer. Only 375 numbered autos were signed by Mauer and this one is numbered 136/375!Mauer retired as six-time All-Star (2006, 2008–2010, 2012, 2013), a three-time Gold Glove Award winner (2008–2010), a five-time Silver Slugger Award winner (2006, 2008–2010, 2013), and a three-time AL batting champion (2006, 2008, 2009), the only catcher to ever win 3 batting titles, and was the 2009 American League MVP. He finished with a .306 batting average and 143 home runs, 1018 runs and 923 RBI. He accumulated 50+ WAR which puts him in the top 15 all time for catchers. Note that the picture is the EXACT scan of the card winning buyer will be receiving!! This card has been professionally graded a BGS 9 (which is MINT!), by Beckett Grading Services, one of the top two grading services in the sports card industry. Why buy a graded card by either Beckett Grading Services (BGS/BCCG) or PSA? Because Beckett and PSA are the top two 3rd party grading companies in the collectibles industry. Why buy a graded card in the first place? Because if you want your card to appreciate in value, the condition of the card is very important. Having the card sealed in the case & it's condition graded allows you to easily sell/trade the card online. CLICK HERE to get a look at our EBAY store which contains many other awesome sports cards! Shipping is $3.75 for the first card and $0.75 for each additional card in the United States. International orders go through eBay's Global Shipping program. A portion of the proceeds from this listing will be sent to the world relief organization World Help. I am partnering with them to build a deep bore water well in a 3rd world country. This water well will provide clean/usable water for a community of up to 1000 people! Thanks in advance for your contribution towards this cause.Update 8/16/20 - as eBay has required me to switch over to "managed payment", I will need to adjust each of my listings one at a time for the charitable contribution part. Though my listings now do not say so specifically about the charity contribution, I will continue to deduct 10% off every sale and send those proceeds to TWO different charities I am fundraising for. One charity, World Help, drills and installs water wells that provide clean/usable water for villages of up to 1,000 people per location in Africa. Fundraising recently completed funds needed for water well #3 so thank you to everyone that has purchased from this store over the last 4 years...you played a part in that! The other 5% will go to an orphanage call Nueva Esperanza Children's Home in Tijuana, Mexico. This orphanage cares for 30+ children and is run completely from donations from people. I have visited the orphanage 4 times over the past 10 years and it's a joy to see the children each time. So rest assure that 10% of your purchase is going to these causes.

Price: 850 USD

Location: Elk Grove, California

End Time: 2024-11-21T18:53:29.000Z

Shipping Cost: 3.75 USD