Most Wanted Scott Rolen cards

1997 SkyBox E-X2000 - Emerald Autograph Redemptions #AU5
1998 Bowman - Golden Anniversary #2, SN50
1998 Collector's Choice - StarQuest Home Run #SQ24
1998 Donruss - Crusade Green CTA #190, (Unreleased)
1998 Donruss - Crusade Red CTA #190, (Unreleased)
1998 Upper Deck Retro - Quantum Leap #Q18, SN50
1998 Zenith - Z-Gold #24, SN100
1999 Bowman Chrome - Gold Refractors #260, SN25
1999 Topps - MVP Promotion #453 All-Topps NL Third Basemen (Missing stamp)
1999 Upper Deck - Forte Quadruple #F20, SN10
1999 Upper Deck Black Diamond - Mystery Numbers Emerald #M12, SN12
1999 Upper Deck MVP - Super Script #156, SN25
2000 Finest - Gold Refractors #171
2000 Pacific Paramount - Fielder's Choice Gold Glove #14, SN10
2000 Pacific Prism - Woodgrain Silver #112
2000 Upper Deck MVP - Gold Script #144, SN50
2000 Upper Deck MVP - Super Script #144, SN25
2001 Stadium Club - Super Teams Exchange #STP20
2002 Upper Deck 40-Man - Electric Rainbow #876, SN40
2003 Finest - X-Fractors #98, SN99
2006 Finest - X-Fractors Black #123, SN25
2006 Finest - X-Fractors Gold #123, SN10
2010 Sega Card-Gen #242
2011 Sega Card-Gen #241
2011 Topps Update - Target Red Border #US310
2012 Topps - Toys R Us Purple Border #255
2021 Topps Archives Signature Series Retired Player Edition - 2010 Topps #481, SN47
2021 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary - Black/Gold 70th Anniversary Refractors #545, SN10

This iconic card needs absolutely no introduction at all. But the story about how it came into my possession is a good one with some ups and downs.

On the afternoon of April 19, 2021 a friend of mine, and fellow Rolen collector, Michael Moler, sent me a message on Facebook telling me that he wanted to puke. I was a little confused at first and asked him what was going on. That's when he sent me a picture of a completed eBay sale for this 1998 Donruss Crusade Red of Scott Rolen. The listing was from April 17th and it showed that the card had sold for an unbelievably low price. Since I had been looking for this card for well over a decade, I was more than a little sad to see one finally sell without me seeing it listed.

Luck was on my side though, the guy who ended up with this card was not a Rolen collector and I didn't have to wait long to see this card resurface. Joe Lagreca ended up being the new owner of the card. I recognized Joe's name from a baseball card Facebook group we're both in. I reached out to Joe to see what I could to do to add this card to The Rolen Collection. After messaging back and forth a few times, a fair deal was made and this gorgeous card was on its way to me!