Hit Seekers Sports Cards’ mission is straightforward: Find and buy the 2024 Topps Chrome Update Series Elly De La Cruz Rookie Debut Patch Auto.
The hunt will start on release day, November 13, for the Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, card shop, located just six miles from Cincinnati.
De La Cruz is one of over 250 players who will have their 1/1 Rookie Debut Patch Auto (RDPA) in this year’s product. As a budding young star, the Cincinnati Reds shortstop is one of the major chase cards.
Hit Seekers Sports Cards owner Greg Rouse will do almost anything to permanently ensure that the De La Cruz card lands in his shop.
“I think it presents a fantastic chase for collectors,” Rouse said. “I don’t think anybody can even speculate on the monetary value of a card like that. I would lock and key shadow box that thing and hang it on the wall in the shop.”
