2009 Topps Albert Pujols Black Border #217

2009 Topps Albert Pujols Black Border #217 value & prices

The 2009 Topps Albert Pujols Black Border #217 is a Baseball card (Black Border parallel) released in 2009. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $5.10.

An ungraded copy is worth around $5.10, a PSA 9 around $43.06, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $152.62 and a pristine BGS 10 around $198.00. That's roughly a 30× premium for a gem-mint copy over raw — one of the clearest signals that condition-sensitive buyers dominate this card's market.

Is it worth grading?

With raw copies near $5.10 and top grades reaching $152.62, grading a sharp copy of this card can clearly pay for itself — the spread comfortably covers a typical ~$25.00 grading fee. The catch: only submit copies with strong centering, clean corners, and unmarked surfaces, because anything below a 9 usually erases the math.