Exclusive Yankees Naruto Night card sells for $600 weeks before event

Fans hoping to collect the exclusive Naruto New York Yankees promo card are already facing steep resale prices, with multiple eBay listings selling for more than $600 weeks before the giveaway has even taken place. The limited edition card will be handed out to the first 18,000 fans who attend the Yankees' Naruto Night against the Colorado Rockies on September 8 at Yankee Stadium. While the design of the front of the card has yet to be officially revealed, demand has already sent presale listings soaring on the secondary market. Presale Naruto cards are already selling for hundreds on eBay Completed eBay listings show multiple presale sales ranging from $599.99 to $700, with some listings reaching as high as $850 for bundles that also include the event's Naruto headband. Several of the completed sales advertise the card as a "Yankee Stadium Exclusive" and note that it will ship after the September 8 event. Sellers are offering the unreleased giveaway as a presale, despite the card not yet being distributed to fans. Among the completed sales are multiple transactions at $599.99, alongside listings that sold for $600, $670 and $700. Other bundles pairing the promo card with the Naruto headband sold for $750 and $850. The giveaway has attracted attention from both anime fans and trading card collectors, as the Yankees confirmed that only the first 18,000 attendees will receive the exclusive card. The team has not yet revealed the full card artwork, adding further speculation about what collectors will receive. Naruto Night is one of several anime-themed promotions MLB teams have hosted this season, but the Yankees' exclusive trading card has generated significant demand before release. With the event still weeks away, collectors will have to decide whether to pay resale prices or arrive early in hopes of securing one of the limited giveaways at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees' Naruto giveaway isn't the first collectible to attract scalpers. Pokemon fans recently watched a Magikarp cat toy sell for more than four times its retail price on eBay after it quickly sold out, highlighting the growing demand for limited edition pop culture collectibles