‘Is Druw Jones any good?’ Rare rookie card sold for $250K in Tipp City

TIPP CITY — The world of collecting baseball cards is a huge market that garners both young and older fans. One rare rookie card was found and sold in Tipp City for a lot of money.

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A rare, 1/1 rookie card of Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Druw Jones was found last month in Tipp City.

Mitchell Siler says the card came from the 2023 Bowman Baseball lineup of baseball cards from Topps.

“It was out of a jumbo box,”  he told News Center 7. “There were three autographed cards in the last pack we opened.”

His grandfather found it on the way to a Cincinnati Reds game with both his son and grandson.

“Is Druw Jones any good?” he asked.

Jones was the No. 2 pick of the 2022 MLB Draft and a dealer was offering $1 million of Jones became a Hall of Fame position player.

His father is 10-time Gold Glover winner Andruw Jones.

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After the Silers pulled the rare rookie card, they went on Instagram and talked about it.

They could either take $250,000 or hold on to the card for a $1 million payday.

The Silers decided to take the $250,000.

Mitchell said the Silers will split the money three-ways.

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Rare rookie card sold for $250K in Tipp City Photo from: Thomas Hamlin/Staff

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