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Posted By: peter chao

1984 Donruss was the first set that really challenged the dominance of Topps in the retail market. Not only that Donruss beat Topps to the punch with the relatively rare '84 Donruss Mattingly. This was the first time that a rookie card was hot from Day 1.

1985 marked the advent of the Chase for the Hot Rookie Card. Pete was approaching Ty Cobb's lifetime record for hits. As Pete approached the record the '63 Rose card takes off, this triggers the modern fascination for rookies of all kinds. Without this card it's possible that the 1914 Baltimore Ruth would not have become the most recent hobby hot card for vintage collectors.

Peter C.