HOFers without a Topps RC

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by BioCRN

It's my understanding that XRC vs RC things changed in 1989 when update/rookie sets started to become available in packs (1989 Upper Deck) even though some other update/rookie sets were only available in sets.

I'm not sure where the common consensus is at this moment, but last I bothered to get into the weeds 1988 was the last year of the XRC/RC separation.

Yes because the UD last Series cards were interspersed in packs with the low #s so how could you tell the difference so to speak to make them XRC's. Previously you had to be involved in the hobby to get the update cards while the packs were available everywhere literally. That was the prime difference in that time. And you have to remember we're dealing with things as they happened in real time in those days, not now with 30-40 years hindsight