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dcarado · 05-30-2023, 08:58 AM

I apparently have too much time on my hands so I'll play... wikipedia definition: "A rookie card is a trading card that is the first to feature an athlete after that athlete has participated in the highest level of competition within their sport."

Due to the abundance of modern product offerings, I think people would generally agree this applies to each card set, thus within each set, the first card would typically be the base card featuring said rookie (same reason NT rpa and contenders auto are more desirable since they are autographed, but are also the first appearance of the player within the set.) As far as hobby desirability with "iconic" rookies, SP rookie inserts and such, pretty tough to dispute that there are simply more value factors than just the definition of "true RC," but for the sake of the OPs argument, I'm in the camp that thinks the prizm emergent RC is not a RC, and I think market values mostly support that position. As of this morning, Doncic prizm #280 psa 10 = 230-240, Doncic 18/19 emergent psa 10 - 50-55, Doncic 19/20 psa 10 - 15-20. Pretty significant drop-off between "RC" within the first year set.

Side note- this is a basketball thread, but the differences within other sports and the market values of each I think generally supports the OP's definition. Just one example but the value of the UD young guns in hockey vs other key cards from other RC products when you consider the print runs makes zero sense other than the definition of "true RC."

05-30-2023, 08:58 AM	#70
dcarado Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 4,575 dcarado56	I apparently have too much time on my hands so I'll play... wikipedia definition: "A rookie card is a trading card that is the first to feature an athlete after that athlete has participated in the highest level of competition within their sport." Due to the abundance of modern product offerings, I think people would generally agree this applies to each card set, thus within each set, the first card would typically be the base card featuring said rookie (same reason NT rpa and contenders auto are more desirable since they are autographed, but are also the first appearance of the player within the set.) As far as hobby desirability with "iconic" rookies, SP rookie inserts and such, pretty tough to dispute that there are simply more value factors than just the definition of "true RC," but for the sake of the OPs argument, I'm in the camp that thinks the prizm emergent RC is not a RC, and I think market values mostly support that position. As of this morning, Doncic prizm #280 psa 10 = 230-240, Doncic 18/19 emergent psa 10 - 50-55, Doncic 19/20 psa 10 - 15-20. Pretty significant drop-off between "RC" within the first year set. Side note- this is a basketball thread, but the differences within other sports and the market values of each I think generally supports the OP's definition. Just one example but the value of the UD young guns in hockey vs other key cards from other RC products when you consider the print runs makes zero sense other than the definition of "true RC."