05-06 UD SIDNEY CROSBY THE CUP AUTO BGS 9.5 VERY RARE CROSBY ROOKIE!!! #5/15. THE ONLY GRADED 9.5. Start Price USD 12,999.00 Current Price USD 12,999.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, June 27, 2008 End Time Monday, July 07, 2008 Location KATY, TX See more about '05-06 UD SIDNEY CROSBY THE CUP AUTO BGS 9.5 ' Description This auction is for a VERY RARE #5/15 SIDNEY CROSBY ROOKIE CUP AUTO EMBLEMS OF ENDORSEMENT (EE-SC) with three color patch, black, white, and gold. The card is absolutely stunning and is the ONLY ONE GRADED GEM MINT 9.5 BECKETT #4848080 WITH (2) SUB 10'S. See Beckett's POPULATION REPORT BELOW with THIS CARD HIGHLIGHTED IN RED. This is obviously rarer than the Cup Auto #180 which has a production of 99.  How many cases, which cost $3,000+ per case, would have to be opened to pull one of these let alone in GEM MINT CONDITION.  The entire population for the 2005-06 CUP series is available below. Only 9 out of the 48 cards submitted for grading were given a GEM MINT GRADE, resulting in a very low percentage rate of 19%. I would suspect the percentage for GEM MINT cards to decline further as more are submitted for grading due to the history of the poor packaging with the CUP cards.  And once again this is the only one graded GEM MINT 9.5 out of the low production of 15. Please email me with any questions. I'm a powerseller with 100% feedback so please send reasonable offers for this rare GEM with confidence. I accept Paypal, Money Orders and Cashier's check.  All graded card sells are final. PAYMENT MUST BE MADE WITHIN 7 DAYS AFTER AUCTION IS CLOSED. BGS Card Number 4848080 Set Name: 2005-06 The Cup Emblems of Endorsement Player Name: Sidney Crosby Date Graded: Thursday, December 14, 2006 Centering Corners Edges Surfaces 10 9 9.5 10 Final Grade: 9.5 BECKETT GRADED"2005-06 CUP" and "SIDNEY CROSBY" Set Player # 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.5 10 Total 2005-06 The Cup S.Crosby JSY AU/99 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 6 4 0 17 2005-06 The Cup Autographed Rookie Patches Gold Rainbow Sidney Crosby/87 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 6 1 0 0 13 2005-06 The Cup Emblems of Endorsement Sidney Crosby EESC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2005-06 The Cup Honorable Numbers Sidney Crosby/87 HNSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2005-06 The Cup Limited Logos Sidney Crosby LLSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2005-06 The Cup Masterpiece Pressplates (Artifacts) Sidney Crosby 224 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2005-06 The Cup Masterpiece Pressplates (Bee Hive) Sidney Crosby 101 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2005-06 The Cup Masterpiece Pressplates (MVP) Sidney Crosby 393 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2005-06 The Cup Masterpiece Pressplates (Rookie Update Autographs) Sidney Crosby 276 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2005-06 The Cup Masterpiece Pressplates (SP Authentic Autographs) Sidney Crosby 181 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2005-06 The Cup Masterpiece Pressplates (Ultimate Collection Autographs) Sidney Crosby 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2005-06 The Cup Masterpiece Pressplates (Victory) Sidney Crosby 285 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2005-06 The Cup Noble Numbers Dual Sidney Crosby/Alexander Ovechkin DNNCO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2005-06 The Cup Platinum Rookies Sidney Crosby 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 2005-06 The Cup Scripted Swatches Sidney Crosby/10 SSSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2005-06 The Cup Signature Patches Sidney Crosby SPSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Total: 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 4 13 11 9 0 48       Place a Bid!