Sidney Crosby
2005-06 Upper Deck Hockey · 201
Sidney Crosby 201 (Base Young Guns rookie, PSA 10): $5,130 market price, median of 7 verified sales between Jul 5, 2026 and Sep 24, 2026 (range $4,050–$5,500). Source: CardVolume, cardvolume.com/sports/hockey/2005-upper-deck-hockey-sidney-crosby-201/, as of Sep 27, 2026.
Sidney Crosby 201 (Base Young Guns rookie, PSA 9): last verified sale $1,429 on Jul 5, 2026 (eBay via Collectibles.com). Not enough verified sales in the last 90 days for a market price. Source: CardVolume, cardvolume.com/sports/hockey/2005-upper-deck-hockey-sidney-crosby-201/, as of Sep 27, 2026.
Sidney Crosby 201 (Base Young Guns rookie, PSA 8): last verified sale $1,360 on Jun 11, 2026 (eBay via Collectibles.com). Not enough verified sales in the last 90 days for a market price. Source: CardVolume, cardvolume.com/sports/hockey/2005-upper-deck-hockey-sidney-crosby-201/, as of Sep 27, 2026.
Sidney Crosby 201 (Base Young Guns rookie, PSA 6): last verified sale $915.00 on Mar 16, 2026 (Heritage Auctions via SportsCardsPro). Not enough verified sales in the last 90 days for a market price. Source: CardVolume, cardvolume.com/sports/hockey/2005-upper-deck-hockey-sidney-crosby-201/, as of Sep 27, 2026.
Sidney Crosby 201 (Base Young Guns rookie, BGS 10): last verified sale $5,555 on Feb 21, 2026 (eBay via Collectibles.com). Not enough verified sales in the last 90 days for a market price. Source: CardVolume, cardvolume.com/sports/hockey/2005-upper-deck-hockey-sidney-crosby-201/, as of Sep 27, 2026.
Sidney Crosby 201 (Base Young Guns rookie, BGS 9.5): last verified sale $2,462 on Sep 11, 2026 (eBay via SportsCardsPro). Not enough verified sales in the last 90 days for a market price. Source: CardVolume, cardvolume.com/sports/hockey/2005-upper-deck-hockey-sidney-crosby-201/, as of Sep 27, 2026.
Values as of Sep 27, 2026 in USD. Market price = median of at least 5 qualifying sales of this exact version and grade in the last 90 days. Methodology
Key facts
- CardVolume lists 21 verified sales of the 2005-06 Upper Deck Hockey Sidney Crosby #201 as of September 27, 2026.
- The Base Young Guns rookie PSA 10 market price is $5,130, the median of 7 verified sales between July 5, 2026 and September 24, 2026.
- The highest verified sale on record is $5,700 for a Base Young Guns rookie BGS 10 on December 5, 2025 at Fanatics Collect via Collectibles.com.
- The graded market value of tracked grades (market price × graded population) is $7,186,430.
Updated · Only verified or cross-checked sales count · How we verify · Data: Markdown, JSON
Sales history
| Date | Version | Grade | Price | Venue | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | Base Young Guns rookie | PSA 10 · cert 08229790 | $5,225 hammer, excl. premium | eBay best offer PSA Sales of Similar Items entry; lot #147386012137. | Cross-checked | Open |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Base Young Guns rookie | PSA 10 · cert 25478889 | $5,045 hammer, excl. premium | eBay auction PSA Sales of Similar Items entry; lot #128072777473. | Cross-checked | Open |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Base Young Guns rookie | BGS 9.5 | $2,462 | eBay via SportsCardsPro fixed | Cross-checked | Open |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Base Young Guns rookie | PSA 10 · cert 43031559 | $5,130 hammer, excl. premium | eBay auction PSA Sales of Similar Items entry; lot #206532552319. | Cross-checked | Open |
| Sep 6, 2026 | Base Young Guns rookie | BGS 9.5 | $3,541 | eBay via SportsCardsPro fixed Reported as a record for this grade | Cross-checked | Open |
| Sep 6, 2026 | Base Young Guns rookie | PSA 10 · cert 21401638 | $5,256 hammer, excl. premium | eBay best offer PSA Sales of Similar Items entry; lot #137690865072. | Cross-checked | Open |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Base Young Guns rookie | PSA 10 · cert 26585781 | $5,500 hammer, excl. premium | eBay best offer PSA Sales of Similar Items entry; lot #318615916268. | Cross-checked | Open |
| Aug 23, 2026 | Base Young Guns rookie | PSA 10 | $5,119 | eBay via SportsCardsPro fixed | Excluded | Open |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Base Young Guns rookie | PSA 10 | $5,400 | eBay via SportsCardsPro fixed | Excluded | Open |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Base Young Guns rookie | PSA 10 | $4,987 | eBay via SportsCardsPro fixed | Cross-checked | Open |
| Jul 5, 2026 | Base Young Guns rookie | PSA 9 | $1,429 | eBay via Collectibles.com auction | Cross-checked | Open |
| Jul 5, 2026 | Base Young Guns rookie | PSA 10 | $4,050 | eBay via Collectibles.com auction | Cross-checked | Open |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Base Young Guns rookie | PSA 10 | $4,450 | eBay via Collectibles.com auction | Cross-checked | Open |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Base Young Guns rookie | PSA 8 | $1,360 | eBay via Collectibles.com best offer | Cross-checked | Open |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Base Young Guns rookie | PSA 10 | $4,300 | eBay via Collectibles.com best offer | Cross-checked | Open |
| Jun 7, 2026 | Base Young Guns rookie | PSA 9 | $1,685 | eBay via Collectibles.com auction | Cross-checked | Open |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Base Young Guns rookie | PSA 8 | $1,364 | eBay via Collectibles.com best offer | Cross-checked | Open |
| May 24, 2026 | Base Young Guns rookie | PSA 8 | $1,400 | eBay via Collectibles.com best offer Reported as a record for this grade | Cross-checked | Open |
| May 21, 2026 | Base Young Guns rookie | PSA 9 | $1,819 | eBay via Collectibles.com best offer | Cross-checked | Open |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Base Young Guns rookie | PSA 6 | $915.00 incl. buyer's premium | Heritage Auctions via SportsCardsPro auction | Cross-checked | Open |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Base Young Guns rookie | SGC 9 | $1,280 | eBay via SportsCardsPro fixed Reported as a record for this grade | Excluded | Open |
| Feb 21, 2026 | Base Young Guns rookie | BGS 10 | $5,555 | eBay via Collectibles.com auction | Cross-checked | Open |
| Feb 16, 2026 | Base Young Guns rookie | BGS 10 | $5,573 | eBay via Collectibles.com auction | Cross-checked | Open |
| Feb 1, 2026 | Base Young Guns rookie | TAG 9 · cert G515690 | $1,616 | eBay via SportsCardsPro fixed Reported as a record for this grade | Excluded | Open |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Base Young Guns rookie | BGS 10 | $5,700 | Fanatics Collect via Collectibles.com fixed Reported as a record for this grade | Cross-checked | Open |
Verified: an editor or automated check confirmed the figure on the source page. Cross-checked: an independent second research pass reopened the source and confirmed it. Reported: cited by research but not re-checked; never used in metrics. 4 sales were excluded (reasons on hover). Asking prices are never listed here.
Price chart
Base Young Guns rookie · PSA 10
Base Young Guns rookie · PSA 9
Base Young Guns rookie · PSA 8
Base Young Guns rookie · PSA 6
Fewer than two qualifying sales for PSA 6; no chart.
Base Young Guns rookie · BGS 10
Base Young Guns rookie · BGS 9.5
Graded population
| Version | Grader | Grade | Count | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base Young Guns rookie | PSA | 10 | 1,401 | Sep 26, 2026 | Open |
Population counts copies graded by one company in one grade. It is not a print run and it grows with every submission. Why population is not print run
Grading math for this card
Prefilled with the latest qualifying sale for each grade where one exists. Replace any value with your own. We never suggest what grade your copy will get.
Formula from Grading: condition, uncertainty, and economics: grading pays only if your honest chance of the high grade exceeds (raw net + cost − other-outcome net) ÷ (high-grade net − other-outcome net). The 13% fee is an editable assumption, not a quoted tariff.
About Sidney Crosby
The 2005-06 Upper Deck #201 Sidney Crosby is the English Upper Deck Young Guns rookie card tied to Crosby's NHL debut season. Collectors search for it because it is the flagship base rookie issue for one of the central post-lockout NHL players, while nearby Crosby cards and parallels can be confused with the exact #201 base card.
Why this card matters
Verified fact[verified] PSA describes the 2005 Upper Deck hockey set as a post-lockout release that combined two years of rookie-card demand, with Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin as the keys. NHL.com records Crosby as the No. 1 pick in the 2005 NHL Draft and later the youngest captain to win the Stanley Cup. The card matters because it is Crosby's flagship Upper Deck Young Guns rookie, not because every Crosby rookie or every Young Guns card shares the same market. [2][5]
Identifying the exact version
Verified fact[verified] The exact card is 2005-06 Upper Deck Hockey #201, Sidney Crosby, marked as a Young Guns rookie in Series 1. Cardboard Connection lists Series 1 as #1-242 and identifies #201 as 'Sidney Crosby YG RC'; the same checklist separately lists #242 as a Sidney Crosby/Corey Perry Young Guns checklist. PSA cert pages for #201 identify the brand/title as 2005 Upper Deck, subject Sidney Crosby, card number 201, category hockey cards. Keep the base, High Gloss /10, printing plate, and signed buyback versions separate. [1][3]
What moves the price between versions and grades
Analysis[analysis] The strongest observed split in this batch is grade and variant specificity. The opened PSA cert page shows recent PSA 10 base Young Guns sales between $5,045.00 and $5,500.00 from September 1-24, 2026. That does not price PSA 9, BGS 9.5, raw, High Gloss /10, printing plates, or signed buybacks. For this card, the comp procedure should separate grader, grade, autograph treatment, serial numbering, and whether a sale was auction or best offer before using it as evidence. [1]
Authenticity checks
Verified fact[verified] Authenticity checks should compare against official references; multiple checks; no destructive tests; copied cert numbers exist. Start by matching the physical card to the exact Upper Deck #201 design, then confirm the slab details against PSA's cert page if graded. For the 2011-12 signed buyback, Upper Deck said the matching COA and hologram should accompany the card. A valid cert lookup is useful but not final proof of the physical item, so inspect front, back, holder, label, seller photos, and provenance together. [1][4][6]
Telling the versions apart
| Version | How to identify it |
|---|---|
| Base Young Guns rookie | Card #201 from 2005-06 Upper Deck Series 1, labeled Young Guns and Sidney Crosby; no serial numbering on the base card. |
| High Gloss parallel /10 | Same card number and design family, but identified as High Gloss and serial numbered to 10. |
| Masterpiece Printing Plate 1/1 | Printing plate parallel; each plate is a 1/1 item and should not be compared directly with the base Young Guns card. |
| 2011-12 Upper Deck signed buyback | Upper Deck stated that ten original Crosby Young Guns rookie cards were hard-signed, given matching COA/hologram documentation, and inserted into 2011-12 NHL Upper Deck Series One. |
What people get wrong about this card
Based on the claims our guides decline to adopt: Risk and strategy · Case studies and corrections
Frequently asked questions
Is the 2005 Upper Deck #201 Sidney Crosby a Young Guns rookie card?
How much is a PSA 10 2005 Upper Deck Sidney Crosby #201 worth?
How many PSA 10 copies of the Crosby #201 exist?
How do I tell #201 from the Crosby checklist card?
Is the High Gloss version the same as the base Young Guns?
Are the 2011-12 signed Crosby Young Guns buybacks part of the same supply as base #201?
Sources
- Cert Verification 26585781: 2005 Upper Deck #201 Sidney Crosby — PSA (accessed Sep 26, 2026)
- Hockey Cards - 2005 Upper Deck — PSA CardFacts (accessed Sep 26, 2026)
- 2005-06 Upper Deck Hockey Checklist, Set Info, Boxes, Reviews — Cardboard Connection (accessed Sep 26, 2026)
- Brag Photo: Sidney Crosby Buyback Autograph Cards Included in 2011-12 NHL Upper Deck Series One — Upper Deck (accessed Sep 26, 2026)
- July 30: Crosby taken No. 1 by Penguins in 2005 NHL Draft — NHL.com (accessed Sep 26, 2026)
- PSA Cert Verification — PSA (accessed Sep 26, 2026)
Not yet established
- No opened primary source in this batch gave a stated as-of date for PSA population beyond the live cert page display, so the population date is recorded as the access date.
- No acceptable opened PSA/eBay/auction page for recent PSA 9, PSA 8, raw, BGS, CGC, or SGC #201 sales was established in this batch.
- The exact original release date of 2005-06 Upper Deck Series 1 was not established from an official manufacturer page in this batch.
Research: Codex research pass (live web) · automated source checks · independent cross-check · generated Sep 26, 2026 · reviewed by CardVolume editorial (owner-approved) on Sep 27, 2026 · updated Sep 27, 2026. Found an error? Report it.