Posted By:
Chris Counts"I'd argue that from 1921-27 (at least) Exhibits were as pure a collecting vehicle for baseball cards as you can imagine ..."
boxingcardman,
I couldn't agree more. If Exhibits aren't baseball cards, than baseball cards don't exist. Just because they didn't come out with new, progressively worse designs every year (pick your ugly Topps issue), use bad combinations of colors (why do the 1965 Topps Yankees get pink?) and print statistics on the back that are difficult to read, it doesn't mean they're postcards. They're just big baseball cards, like Turkey Reds. Less colorful, just as thick, but way cheaper ...
By the way, was Jim Beckett really the guy who was responsible for the rookie craze/hype/novelty? It doesn't surprise me. It's clear he's a very good businessman ...