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09-19-2011, 09:07 PM
RE: What's The Difference Bewtween RC and (RC)
(09-19-2011, 08:56 PM)the cardboard fan Wrote: Not to go into the long drawn out details as to why (which were somewhat touched on above) but if you are looking to collect exclusively RC's then all you have to do is look them up in the OPG as they will be listed as RC instead of (RC) anything marked as RC is a true 1st year licensed RC
whats the true difference though cardboard fan?
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09-19-2011, 09:13 PM
RE: What's The Difference Bewtween RC and (RC)
In 06 they changed the rules on what a rookie card is
Before it was their 1st licensed major league card then it was changed to they couldn't have a RC until hitting the qualifiers to count as their rookie year
So RC is a true rookie card and (RC) is what I call a 2nd year rookie and is the product of people such as Jordan Schafer who had a true RC in 05 or anytime before 06 and then a (RC) in his rookie season of 09
Someone mentioned Josh Hamilton who is a perfect example who has RC's from 99 but (RC)'s from 07 as he didn't qualify to move past his rookie season until then
Eventually there will be no more new (RC)'s just as there are no more new XRC's once the system slowly corrects itself
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09-19-2011, 09:27 PM
RE: What's The Difference Bewtween RC and (RC)
So I was half right? Aren't the qualifiers so many AB/IP in the majors?
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09-19-2011, 10:11 PM
RE: What's The Difference Bewtween RC and (RC)
It just depends on how you look at it. If your looking at first MLB card then it will be his first year. If you going for first MLB year you will have multiple years. This is one of the reasons I collect all the 1992 to 1996 Derek Jeter cards. These to me are all considered his rookie cards.
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09-21-2011, 01:09 AM
RE: What's The Difference Bewtween RC and (RC)
(09-19-2011, 09:13 PM)the cardboard fan Wrote: In 06 they changed the rules on what a rookie card is
Before it was their 1st licensed major league card then it was changed to they couldn't have a RC until hitting the qualifiers to count as their rookie year
So RC is a true rookie card and (RC) is what I call a 2nd year rookie and is the product of people such as Jordan Schafer who had a true RC in 05 or anytime before 06 and then a (RC) in his rookie season of 09
Someone mentioned Josh Hamilton who is a perfect example who has RC's from 99 but (RC)'s from 07 as he didn't qualify to move past his rookie season until then
Eventually there will be no more new (RC)'s just as there are no more new XRC's once the system slowly corrects itself
When you say "they", do you mean Beckett or Topps,UD,etc. I wasn't collecting then and I'm enjoying the info...