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Rookie Sports Cards The collector definition of a rookie sports card is the first appearance of a player's card in a licensed set. This is regardless of whether the player has played any games at the professional level. Some cards are produced by manufacturers as an extra edition to a regular set that may also include rookie cards but, these have a hobby designation of XRC's or extended rookie card's. For popular players the XRC cards also have increased value much like the rookie cards in a regular set. Manufacturers have recently tried to add some new terminology to define a rookie card by calling them "First Year" cards. This is to differentiate between a player's first year for having cards produced in MLB set from a player's actual MLB rookie year which is sometimes a few years after the first card is produced. Rookie cards are very popular with collectors and often a player's rookie card will be much more valuable than cards produced in subsequent years. How do you know if a card is a rookie card or not? The easiest thing to do is to check a price guide. There will be a "RC" next that specific listing, that indicates a rookie card. You can also search for a card on-line and glean information about the card from the description. However, consider the source. Some information is not accurate so try to find authority sites. |
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