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08-18-2013, 04:29 PM
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None of the above. IMO, to qualify as a "ROOKIE card," the card should be produced either the year of or after a player's ROOKIE year.
If a player doesn't have a card that that fits that criteria, then he doesn't have a rookie card. He could have a first Topps card, first Bowman card, etc, but should not have what is considered to be a rookie card. In the early to late '90s, a lot of companies were snapping pictures of players as soon as they were drafted and calling them "rookie cards." That's ridiculous! Take Derek Jeter for example, his "RC" is 1993 Topps, SP, etc, but he didn't brake into the majors until 1995. How can you call it a rookie card if the player wasn't a rookie the year the card was produced? Makes no sense. 
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08-18-2013, 04:40 PM
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I pretty much fall on the line is that there is no such thing. It is largely a designation that was "contrived" after price manipulators/reporters gathered that collectors would pay "more" for some key players first cards. Then the manufacturers got in the game. Even "RC" card collectors can't decide among themselves what "it" is even though I think most define it in a way that would best fit their budget.
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08-18-2013, 04:55 PM
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I usually make the call on what is considered a players rookie based on what I have and what I can find/afford. Before I bought my 51 and 52 Mantles, his 53 topps was a rookie
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I thought about including that scenerio, but I didn't think anyone would vote for it. Shows how wrong I am.
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08-18-2013, 04:57 PM
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08-18-2013, 07:14 PM
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RCs
As a set collector, whatever you folks decide is fine with me
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08-18-2013, 08:37 PM
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I think it is the first appearance of a player as a member of a major-league team. If a player's first card is a regional issue, fine (1982 Red Lobster Cubs Ryne Sandberg and 1978 Family Fun Center Padres Ozzie Smith come to mind). I guess I would choose none of the options given.
Last edited by bobsbbcards; 08-18-2013 at 08:38 PM.
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