Barry Bonds

Yes, this was a rule in MLB until 1930. The rule was changed for the 1931 season to read:

"A fair hit ball which bounces through or over a fence, or into the stands, is considered a ground rule double instead of a home run."

I'm not sure about that, but I do know that the price is going to go down mor and more by year because everybody knows that Bonds is taking steroids, his rookie card price is going down. If I were you I would sell that until it goes down more. (witch it already has) I know this because the Bonds rookie is going down on every basebal card store, and it even made the news. The same thing goes for a Roger Clemens rookie.

For example: As it became evident that Barry Bonds was going to be a hall of fame player, and make a run at the all time home run record, the demand for his rookie card was on the rise. Collectors were buying up the cards as an investment in anticipation of the card going up in value. The same amount of cards were produced as other cards in the set (1986 Topps Traded) but the demand for this one cards was greater driving the price up.

When the steroid scandal hit collectors holding this card flooded the market looking to make some money before the value would drop. As more cards became available on the market, and less collectors were looking to buy, the value dropped to where it is today.

No one has a crystal ball to see into the future. The reason why we learn history in school, is to help us see into the future. Learn as much about the past, and it will help you determine what the value of the Barry Bonds rookie card will be worth in the future. As years go on, and more collectors enter the collectors market, will they want to invest in a Barry Bonds rookie card? The question of how future collectors will view Barry Bonds, the steroid scandal, and his place in baseball history. As when we were children, and touched something hot we learned from the past on how not to get burned.

A Barry Bonds autographed baseball card is worth about $75.-$125.

Value is based on average prices of recently closed auctions. Prices may vary based on condition, and the type of authenticity that accompanies the baseball. Signatures that have not been properly authenticated could sell at half the market value or less.

Collectible items could add value to the price of a signature but not always. As in the case of a baseball card, generally a collector of baseball cards would rather have a baseball card without the signature. The signature would be considered as a flaw in the condition of the card and will lower the value.

A collector of signatures will not always pay extra for the "collectible" baseball card. The autograph collectors main concern is displaying the signature. This is why it is not a good idea to have an expensive baseball card signed. You could devalue the price of the card, and get less for it. Even if the baseball card has a low value today, if the price goes up in the future the value will be diminished by the signature.

Once a collectible baseball card is signed the value of the card dramatically goes down as a collectible. The card then becomes an Item to display the signature. The bulk of the value relies on the value of the signature of the player that signed the card, and how well the card displays the signature. A highly collectible card can add some value to the signature.

This topps card that features Barry Bonds 1985 Prince William baseball stats is a 1986 Topps card from the Traded set*. A 1986 Topps Traded Barry Bonds Rookie card #11T has a book value of about $20.00 in near/mint -mint condition. Professionally graded cards will sell for more. Condition is important.

Common flaws with baseball cards include: rounded edges, creases, off centered, and faded color. Any or all flaws will devalue the card significantly. *Traded Set - A set of cards, usually factory packaged, that features players who switched teams during the season, as well as those who made their debuts. Topps, who started this trend in 1981, is most well known for traded sets. Other companies also produce traded sets, although they refer to them by different names such as "Update" (Fleer) and "Rookie/Traded" (Score) sets.

***Barry Bonds infact is NOT in many new Baseball video games . It has nothing to do with the PED scandal however. He did not sign the MLBPA so he is not put into them. however there is a repalcement person on the Giants team who have the same stats as Barry (Joe Young, Reggie Stocker to name a few)***

Barry Bonds is not included in many video games because he refused to sign the MLBPA licensing agreement in 2003. Therefore any video game or trading card company had to contact Bonds individually in order to feature his likeness. Instead, many video games feature a fictional player who's stats are similar to Barry's.