The rookie parade cards do command a considerable premium nowadays and seem rare enough in comparison that they deserve it. However, my recollection as a 8 year old back in 62 was that they were pretty common - and, they were the first cards that we'd flip or put into the spokes of our bikes. Who'd ever heard of Bob Uecker, Denis Menke, or Jim Hickman? Who wanted cards with 5 little heads floating in a sea of yellow? They were 5 guys we'd never heard of. For that matter us 8 year olds felt the same about team cards or manager's cards. I'm sure that our behavior contributed some to today's relative rarity.
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