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On their cards.
Would this constitute as false advertising?

Not any more than a guy that lists a number of his Rc cards on ebay as SP

(07-01-2013, 04:34 PM)jheringa09 Wrote: [ -> ]On their cards.
Would this constitute as false advertising?

Nah, I mean, they are rookies in terms of playing experience ... if they said "Officially Recognized Rookie Card by Beckett Media" then they would have a problem, LOL ...

The whole labeling of a card as "RC" by Beckett is a joke, even more so in baseball. Sure the Upper Deck cards show the players in college uniforms, but Prestige used to do that (as did other sets) and yet they are considered Rookie Cards. The big difference is that Upper Deck doesn't have a license with the NFL, but they do have a NCAA license. Until Upper Deck starts putting underclassman that aren't even draft eligible in their sets, the cards will still be considered rookie cards to me. Heck, even if they did do that I would consider the underclassman cards to be XRCs and that years rookie crop to be RCs.

Any card from a player's rookie year is a rookie card to me

(07-01-2013, 06:13 PM)dabears 1985 Wrote: [ -> ]Any card from a player's rookie year is a rookie card to me

+1 ... the Bowman stuff in baseball cracks me up ... I was pulling Profars and Machados out of packs of Bowman like 3 years ago, LOL

I wish UD had an NFL and MLB license again, they're the best IMO.

(07-01-2013, 06:05 PM)djohn Wrote: [ -> ]The whole labeling of a card as "RC" by Beckett is a joke, even more so in baseball. Sure the Upper Deck cards show the players in college uniforms, but Prestige used to do that (as did other sets) and yet they are considered Rookie Cards. The big difference is that Upper Deck doesn't have a license with the NFL, but they do have a NCAA license. Until Upper Deck starts putting underclassman that aren't even draft eligible in their sets, the cards will still be considered rookie cards to me. Heck, even if they did do that I would consider the underclassman cards to be XRCs and that years rookie crop to be RCs.

This is an excellent synopsis. This is exactly how I feel as well.

(07-01-2013, 08:27 PM)hurdygurdyman Wrote: [ -> ]This is an excellent synopsis. This is exactly how I feel as well.

I agree as I think do most collectors out there, even without an NFL license I do and always will consider them a rookie no matter what the beckett says. No offense to beckett at all but who made them the be all and end all on whats considered a "RC" card. Book Values are a joke also, again I love Beckett but some of the book values are unrealistic. When I go to big shows in Chicago dealers what to know what cards sell for on ebay not what they book at. "Book Values" have become irrelevant.

(07-01-2013, 08:43 PM)s1020 Wrote: [ -> ]I agree as I think do most collectors out there, even without an NFL license I do and always will consider them a rookie no matter what the beckett says. No offense to beckett at all but who made them the be all and end all on whats considered a "RC" card. Book Values are a joke also, again I love Beckett but some of the book values are unrealistic. When I go to big shows in Chicago dealers what to know what cards sell for on ebay not what they book at. "Book Values" have become irrelevant.

RC started waaay before Beckett came around... Something for the younger collectors out there that are unaware of it all. It has always been that way. Beckett didn't do it. They just followed the guidelines of what everyone considered as the RC.