Shohei Ohtani Rookie Cards-Everything You Need To Know! 

I always wanted a bowman chrome ohtani auto from when 2018 bowman came out, but he was soooooooo expensive! Even more than he is right now. People were paying 5k+ for raw pack pulled base and I remember golds and oranges selling for 50 - 75K RAW!! After 2020 when he had his surgery...a majority of people were calling him a bust and his GEM bowman chrome pitching auto went below 1k for the first time ever....I debated about buying a couple, but was still unsure of how he would come back. They were talking about not letting him pitch anymore, and he wasn't a great hitter yet either...Well his 2021 year started so strong and his cards started flying! I bit the bullet and picked up a base gem chrome auto for 1700 and haven't looked back. I still kick myself I could have had 3 for the same price 3 months before, but at least I have one lol....Good video Scottie!

By far, these are my favorite type of videos you put out. When you focus on a specific player, dive into their stats, and then strategize for the viewer the best cards to target and why. I assure you, as an avid collector this is exactly what’s lacking in the RU-vid world and I just pray the views reflect his and you keep them going. 🙏🏼

Another terrific player review 👏👏👏

I don't think we'll see another Ohtani in our lifetime. Ruth to Ohtani was 100 years. Catching a game or two in person would be awesome. - WW

I stocked up. The dude is on pace to have over 60 hrs a 300 avg with 120 rbis, 15 wins, 250-300 strikeouts. That would be the greatest single season in the history of sports.

Ohtani's cards are so undervalued for what this guy is doing.

Thank you for the Ohtani video!

Thanks for this video, was eager to see a new one from you on Ohtani. I was buying a little before this season and last year. I have 5 Heritage chrome /999. Just bought one the other day and it didn’t pass eBay inspection, go figure. Bought it the day of the game. Let the ohtani shenanigans begin. Anyways I like him still now and think in time they will mature. Bought several low end cards if his, the base heritage in a 9 and a 10. Love this pose, and I bought a archives PSA 10 for $95, received yesterday. I think I am going to rest the buying and go back to some other better buys as you mentioned and I was already thinking of this. I really like the heritage card of his especially the chrome and the refractor. Still room to grow IMO with these being that serial number is all the rage.

I love these kind of videos!

I paid for 2 paper orange shohei ohtani bowman rookie cards for $800. Now they're worth over $10k! 1 PSA 10, other non-graded

Bought a Bowman’s Best Refractor PSA 10 in Feb 2022. I’m in no rush to sell and I love the card design. Great video. Thank you for the content.

i opened a chrome base ohtani rookie a couple years ago. it's not huge, but i cherish it!

Appreciate all of the great information! On the lookout for good Ohtani buys but his market is so high right now - especially coming off the WBC excitement.

I loved grabbing a TON of his rookies during his 2019-20 slump. Definitely was a brief buyers market.

Awesome video, thanks dude. Curious, what do you think of the vintage stock /99?

Another hitting variation thats a nice card is his 2018 Topps LA Angels team set variation. Nice batting shot in home uni.

great one Scottie!

Well put together. Ty

He's one of my favorite players, but definitely a difficult buy right now.

Ohtani and Judge are the best players to invest in long term right now. Great video. Just subscribed.

Amazing Video Scott! Ohtani got me into baseball and baseball cards! Do you think the 2019 Topps Transcendent VIP Party Shohei cards are still considered his rookies? Even though it is a 2019 set, they still have his rookie logo.

Awesome video as always. Do you think the WBC is affecting cards prices? Not just for Ohtani but for say Lars Nootbaar or other Japan players?

I've got 3 paper and 1 chrome of his Update cards. I, like I'm sure a lot of other folks didn't expect his prices to spike up to pre juiced Tatis card prices. I guess I could spare a paper and pick up a single or 2 of other players.

I pulled a rainbow foil Ohtani Flagship Rookie… from a mystery box.

Hey Scott, love the videos. Question though, what about 2018 Topps Update card #US189. It doesn’t have the rookie shield, but shouldn’t that be considered a rookie card being it’s a 2018 card?

His tools gold label rookie is one of my favorites because the image has him both pitching AND hitting on the front of one card

Great channel. Do you ever do breaks?

Ohtani is the only modern player that I personally collect. I have always been a football card collector or vintage baseball, but Ohtani is special. I don't think I will see another player do what he is doing in my lifetime. Nickname a comet after the dude... Ohtani's Comet.

Great video! I am usually a Topps only guy for modern cards, but I got so tired of all the Topps variations and confusion with Ohtani, so I just bought his Bowman Chrome Card #1 PSA 10 because: - it is card #1 - there is no debate whether it is a true RC or not - he is batting - it is not photoshopped to look like he is in an Angel uniform

Definitely hyped about him winning the Classic, think it's a good omen for the new season

Oh snap I just found your channel! Looks like your a CR fan as well. Me too. Who from our squad are you collecting or like to collect?

Very timely video Scott, thanks for putting it out! This is a great example of why I get frustrated with ultra modern cards...way too many set issues and variations. I'm still a bit traditional about this, I only collect the first issue as a true rookie card. So since he has Topps and Chrome base cards, then I don't collect either Update cards because those are not true rookie cards. Just my rules to follow to make my life easier!

I've been buying Ohtani and never gonna let go!

No matter what happens to the card hobby prices overall. Ohtanti is starting to be recognized as the Jordan of baseball. Some of my coworkers have asked me what Ohtanti baseball card should I buy ? I know of five people who bought Ohtanti rookie s that don’t even watch baseball, and don’t own any other cards except Ohtanti cards. My point is the global demand will drive up the prices even for the more common cards. He’s different than anyone one else in baseball. No other pitcher in mlb even bats anymore.

His Bowman Chrome rookie has an image variation also of him with a carrying bag slung over his shoulder. Cool looking card and was pretty hard to pull.

What are your thoughts on Ohtani's rookie Topps Heritage action/image variation? I pulled one his rookie season and prices fluctuate between $400 and a $1,000+ in a PSA 10. I'm holding it because I pulled it and it's a nice card but am curious as to what you think.

What did you think of the video SlabStocks made about Julio Rodriguez and the Topps seventy fifth anniversary rookie card?

Just wanted to mention that his 2018 Topps 3D is one his most overlooked and undervalued RC to date. Card uses the exact same image from his Topps Update and looks stunning in 3D format. On top of that, P/R is also very limited with copies estimated to be around 269 (about the same as his Topps Sapphire RC). Kind of a hidden gem in my book. 💎

Shohei is one of the few guys that I actually WANT to PC, but his cards are in the stratosphere. I also worry about a dip in his production. I only have a few of his cards, a few base Chrome rookies, but one of the coolest cards in my collection is a 2013 BBM rookie in an SGC 10. I have an Ichiro BBM rookie from 1993 on my watchlist but it's a bit pricey. I'm really loving this infusion of Japanese and Korean talent into MLB, makes it fun to watch the game with these different styles of play.

I Have 11 Ohtani RC's in total some TOPPS and some BOWMAN

I am really a fan of the panini autos for the price, and second year low pop stuff to grade.

I'm a grader for SGC and I have graded over 17,000 cards

2013 BBM first version. Lowest pop and most slept on of his rookie cards.

Any thoughts on the Panini Rated Rookies?

I'm a huge Ohtani collector and fan. I'd be so thrilled to see another near 10 WAR season

I got into the hobby when I seen Ohtani play 2-way & started to collect his RC back 3 years ago. I have a few of his Topps chrome I picked up, there were to many versions of his cards so I just stuck buying refractors instead. Shohei Ohtani is indeed a rare player & I understand why so many call him. 🦄💯

I picked up the 2018 chrome update refractor /250 because it's my favorite image. I like the red jersey and pose, but I'll probably go for the debut refractor as well since hitting is such a big part of his legacy

I love the PSA set registry. Life's work will be the HOF restricted set. If you had to pick, which Ohtani RC do you think will end up in that registry?

so happy i got all my ohtani rcs from packs in 2018, my best would be flagship gold /2018

His gem mint chrome was 120 a few weeks ago. Missed the boat for now

I have a Leaf Black Valiant on card auto #4/5 Trying to gauge value. Anyone have thoughts?

Hi Scottie, I have Shohei's Topps 3D rookie card - is that considered not flagship? It's the same image. I heard there's less than 300.

Scott - I was waiting for you to mention HOF thoughts on Ohtani at the end of this video. I feel like the value surge we’re seeing shows the hobby at large thinks Ohtani is on track for HOF after last year. What do you think?

Purple hot box refractor of heritage is quite good as well

I think his advent calendar rc is undervalued. It has a wonderful image and has a low print run of 2163. I also like the team set rc

My favorite is the Beam Team. Beam Team is iconic with basketball but don't know why it isn't with baseball. Plus the baseball Beam Team has variations vs the basketball versions.

Ohtani is a once in a lifetime player therefore my go to for a long term investment

8:48 Is the Otani on the card considered a mistake? Weird that his name is printed like that on the 2017 card?

Buying as many as I can afford 😅

Nice video, on point. I love the Bowman Chrome Auto cards. I would add that his 2013 Japanese Rookie cards. Particularly his 2013 BBM Flagship #183 series is more than niche market. All of Japan collects these and the American Market is waking up. With a base print run of around 10,000 and two nations to covet these cards, the value is there in the long run.

I bought the 2018 Bowman raw a year or 2 years ago so very happy I got it then

I think his "real" rookie card is 2013 BBM card. That is my hot take

The obvious he’s the only two way player. How babe Ruth is revered as the best there is no doubt if Ohtanti can continue this for a couple more years. It will be set in stone he’s the GOAT. He got me back into watching baseball again. The league needs him and they need him off the Angels. It’s mind boggling how many people still don’t know who he is in 2023. I’m sure the language barrier doesn’t help. Now your starting to see him on New Balance commercials etc. he will become more of a household name. I also said that in 21 when he was mvp and on the cover of those video games. But that apparently didn’t happen. Or was not as impactful as I thought. The international market is a huge factor as well. He could get hurt and be the next Bo Jackson. I personally look for cards of players who I believe in. I personally don’t pay attention to the hype

Great video although his 2013 rookie cards are definitely not niche. Just not understood by American collectors so they ignore them instead of embracing them.

What about is True rookies from Japan, The Baseball Magazine variants and their parallels?

5:26 It's like you knew many of us were going to click off the video and look it up 😂

I like his rainbow foil topps rookies. They're semi-affordable and look great. But it's so tough to see his autos worth so much more than everyone else. That doesn't seem sustainable.

I love the heritage rookie performers insert for what it costs

Personally, the more I watch him the more I want a nice RC, however I am always concerned that he's one pitch away from an injury. Maybe if he opts for batting only down the road...

Will skyrocket $$$$$$$

The best Ohtani I have is his 2018 Bowman Best Neophyte Auto /50. The Best of Autos book for more but I'm still happy to have a RC Auto

In 2022, I invested nearly $10k on ohtani and trout. I heard you say it's a good time to buy but do you think it's a good time to sell?

Just watched your tier list from 2021

Are there any rookies with him hitting and pitching on the same card, kinda like his home field advantage this year. Want to pick up an ohtani hitting and pitching and a rookie would be great

His Optic cards are nice as well.

Looking for the Scotty B SSSSSP.

You forgot the Opening Day #200

The team set has that "hitting" one that looks exactly like the base. I think that's going to be the chase card.

He is now even hotter than when this vid came out. It is crazy. Top in mlb for homers right now.

Oh the 2019 Topps throwback Rookie error has performed well recently too. I feel like that was not really an error and Topps put that in there for a chase

Where I can buy otani card??

I had 15 1/1's Ohtanis now I have 8 left

Try Topps Finest Base RC. I brought em raw for $30. And a Gem PSA for $110.

I have a decent PC of Ohtani, but I’m giving it another season before kicking up more

I would want one of those Ohtani bowman auto rc of him pitching but price is out of this stratosphere. Ill be content w my 2 lower prices ohtnai rc for now.

Scottie, in your opinion, why is Randy Arozarena so undervalued? I'm confused, because I love him as a player.

Eventually we aren't gonna be able to keep up with a players rc. I'm almost to that point right now. 😂. I want an ohtani rc but nows definitely not a time to buy.

I bought 2 of his card in 2018-2019. 1 is a psa 10 rookie pink refractor and the other 1 a psa 10 bowman. Each 40$ Men theirs prices went up lol

I want them all please

How about Immaculate and National Treasures?

how high will ohtani cards get at his peak?

What do you think about his topps heritage chrome card ? Out of /999. I have one. I went for something numbered since everything is so mass produced now

Random comment just to help support the channel.

I have a ton of all 2018 products. Glad all come from busting wax. Should probably sell some of these now

Everyone worrier about how high his cards are but where do you see his catd 10-15 years from now? Will there be another othani in the near 100 years?

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I have an Ohtani RC from 2018 Heritage High Number. It's the team name alternate color variation PSA 10 it has a pop of 41.

There’s also the 1983 throwback silver pack variation. I have a psa 9 and 10 myself.

I managed to get a few RCs in Gem Mint 10 (Heritage Chrome, Finest Base and Topps Holiday Metallic Snowflake.) Brought 2nd year Topps 3D and a Vintage Stock 2020 I sent to PSA which is now a Pop 1 PSA 10. (#'d/99). My 2022 collection is nothing but SPs and up (most under 200 copies). I'm proud I got my hands on the 22 Stadium Club 1st Day Issue SPR/10!

*Buyer beware* on his 2017 card (WBC) don't fall for the "error" card as described by sellers. Yes, his name is spelled incorrectly as OTANI. But ALL were spelled this way, no corrected one's were issued as far as I know. This is ZERO reason to pay more for this so called "error". Too many Ebay sellers try to get aways with using the word ERROR to make more $ off uneducated buyers.