Jay:
Thank you for your inquiry regarding our project. Probably the toughest decision that Lyman and I had to make on this database was whether to include minor league cards. My original listings did not include them but after discussing further with Lyman, we felt it best to include them in the database and leave it up to the individual collector as to whether or not they want to include them in their collection. The prime example that we looked at was the 1914 Baltimore News Ruth. How would we not mention this iconic card in a rookie card database although it is a minor league issue and many collectors prefer to stick to major league cards?
The reason for the scans of non-rookie cards is that we decided to publish a "Top 5" rather than select one single card for each Hall of Famer as this might give a budget conscious collector the next best option if a top rookie card or even a second or third choice is not obtainable for them due to cost constraints.
Hopefully, this clarifies why we made the choices that we did but ultimately the collector has the final say in her or her collection.
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