Posted By:
chris cathcartI gather Andy had his regraded with SGC, if it's the same one that he bought in a PSA slab with an (MK) qualifier for markings on the reverse or something like that. I really don't know if moving it to an SGC holder is better or worse nowadays as far as respect or realized prices go, but that last SGC 40=3 went for about $13k with juice. Or maybe that was after juice. The PSA 6 went for around $32k after juice IIRC.
As far as what's the Ruth RC, it sounds like both the M101's qualify as a rookie card by pretty standard definitions even if the M101-5's were made first. (I think even an '89 Topps Traded Griffey qualifies as a rookie card even though there are other cards produced earlier in the year that still garner more respect and attention, just as a card from a subsequent year -- say like an '86 Fleer Jordan over the '84 Star, or an '87 Fleer Bonds over an '86 Topps Traded, or the '52 Topps Mantle over the '51 Bowman -- can gain more respect and attention even if they aren't technically their rookie cards.) The best definition of "rookie" card as far as I can determine is: A player's card from the earliest year in which he appears in a major league set. The '14 Baltimore News is a pre-rookie. The '85 Topps McGwire should be considered McGwire's rookie card.