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Posted By: Chris

As a longtime collector with limited financial means, I generally shun rookie cards. I have a policy that I stick to: Never pay extra for a rookie. Another policy I am firm with is: Never pay extra for a Yankee. Nevertheless, as fate would have it, my collection is filled with both rookies and Yankees because I'm a good bargain hunter. But the idea that either a rookie or a Yankee is worth more than a comparable rookie or non-Yankee is ridiculous. It's just another example of marketing hype. I simply collect the cards I like, not the cards I'm supposed to like. Now if I collected to turn a profit, I might have another view ...