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Posted By: Paul

I've always found the debate over the proper "definition" of a rookie card to be silly. I like collecting the first card of Hall of Fame players, regardless of whether others call them rookie cards. I would much rather own the Baltimore Ruth than the M101-5 Ruth. I would much rather own the 1913 Zeenut Heilmann that his Collins-McCarthy (if you disagree, I'll trade you my Collins-McCarthy). I would much rather have my 1922 Zeenut Lazzeri than his 1928 W-502 or whatever is considered by others to be his rookie card. Etc., etc.

But that's just me. Others like other things.

When it comes to modern cards, I have a different opinion. I don't have much interest in minor league cards issued by TCMA specifically as collectors' issues. I also don't have much interest in cards issued of teenagers in a mad rush by the card companies to issue the very first card of every player. So, for modern cards, I would probably be more interested in an early major league card of a player, than some pre-pubescent little league card. But, again, that's just me.