Disgraced ex-NYC commish Eric Ulrich auctions off beloved Mickey Mantle card — but strikes out big

The city’s disgraced ex-buildings commissioner is striking out again.

Months after admitting he couldn’t afford a lawyer in his political bribery case, Eric Ulrich desperately auctioned off his beloved 1958 Mickey Mantle baseball card.

But all he collected was $55 — minus a 10% donation to St. Jude’s Research Hospital and $14 in fees — leaving him with about enough cash to buy a hot dog and beer at Yankee Stadium.

Ulrich’s 1958 card sold for just $55 — less eBay fees and a 10% charitable donation to St. Jude’s. ebay erulr21

He put his beaten-up, 66-year-old Topps All-Star Card #487 on eBay two months after he asked a Manhattan Supreme Court judge to appoint him a taxpayer-funded attorney.  

“This is a rare 1958 Topps trading card featuring baseball legend Mickey Mantle in his All Star uniform,” Ulrich trumpeted on the auction page. 

“The card is well-preserved and is a great addition to any collection. It is ungraded, but its value is undeniable.” 

Mint condition versions of the card, which features the Mick on a red background with white stars, have gone for as much as $9,900 at auction, but experts said Ulrich’s collectible was not ready for the majors.

“It has … two print roller lines, one right across the face, which is a major detriment to the eye appeal, and a more faint one across its knees,” Jacob Salter, a buyer at Bleecker Trading in Manhattan, told The Post after reviewing the auction images. 

“We’d expect that card to go between $50 and $70, based on historical sales.” 

Critics relished the news that the Queens pol is now auctioning off mementos amid mounting legal fees, having previously turned to hawking insurance policies to pay his bills.

Mint condition versions of the card have gone for as high as $9,900. ebay erulr21

“Eric Ulrich is just striking out like his entire political career,” said Gavin Mario Wax, president of the New York Young Republicans Club. “Being forced to sell baseball cards is a fitting end to [his] corrupt, contemptible blight on the Republican Party.”

One Queens political insider suggested Ulrich likely earned more from the auction than sales of a children’s book he self-published in September 2023, which imagined dogs serving as judges and jurors and a chameleon as a city council member. 

“It’s still $55 more than he made from his book sales,” the person quipped. 

Later that month, the Manhattan DA’s office indicted Ulrich on 16 felony corruption charges, alleging he traded political favors as far back as his City Council days for $150,000 in cash and gifts, including a bespoke suit and Mets season tickets.

The former Buildings honcho was subsequently slapped with a $150 million civil suit in September by Runway Towing, which alleged Ulrich took bribes from a rival company’s owner, who was also indicted last year. Runway claims that in exchange for the gifts, Ulrich pressured the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to axe its lucrative city contracts and operating license. 

Ulrich, who has pleaded not guilty to the charges, insisted the auction had “nothing” to do with his financial straits and motivated solely by a desire to support St. Jude’s.

“During the holiday season, we can all find ways to give to charities that help those in need,” he said. “I have other collectible items that I may auction off in the future and absolutely will be donating some of the funds received to a worthy cause.”