Reggie Bush Topps Variation Card Creating a Buzz

Aug 22 2006 10:28AM

By David Lee

Reggie Bush, the unquestioned leader of the football card market, already has multiple autographed, patch and combos cards selling for hundreds of dollars. But perhaps his hottest card over the last couple of weeks is a simple Topps Saints team set issue.

This little piece of cardboard is getting so much attention not just because of the player on it, but also because of the jersey number on the player. Bush is pictured in his Saints uniform wearing his familiar No. 5 – the number he wore during his college career and during the NFL Players Rookie Premiere Photo Shoot.

What makes this card unique is that, to date, all other Bush cards with photos from the Rookie Premiere picture him in his new No. 25 Saints jersey – no doubt digitally added to the photo after the shoot. Even his 2006 Topps Rookie Card #359, the version that comes out of all Topps wax and rack products, has the same design as this team set card, but has him wearing No. 25.

The team set card #NO11 is selling for as much as, if not more than, the regular Topps RC. However, BGS graded 9.5 copies of the team set card recently have sold for $20-$50 online.

Copies of both cards are available now on Beckett.com.