amount of actual rookies available...
 

Interesting idea. Here are the same totals for PSA rookies taking out all the unwanted cards including autographed cards (i.e., search criteria inside brackets):

1955 Topps Clemente (29) [1955 topps clemente psa -sgc -bgs -gai -arch -painted -dna -autograph]

1955 Topps Koufax (43) [1955 topps koufax psa -sgc -bgs -gai -trimmed -dna -autograph]

1968 Topps Bench (25) [1968 topps bench psa -sgc -bgs -gai -lot -574 -set -dna -signed -team]

1959 Topps Gibson (24) [1959 topps gibson psa -sgc -bgs -gai -dna -set -arch]

1954 Topps Aaron (26) [1954 topps aaron psa -sgc -bgs -gai -dna -signed -set -1974 -lot -reprint -williams -plus -1991 -2000 -1994]

1954 Topps Banks (35) [1954 topps banks psa -sgc -bgs -gai -dna -signed -set -1974 -lot -reprint -williams -plus -1991 -2000 -1994 -2006]

1954 Topps Kaline (30) [1954 topps kaline psa -sgc -bvg -bgs -gai -dna -signed -set -1974 -lot -reprint -williams -plus -1991 -2000 -1994 -2006 -2001]

1967 Topps Carew (14) [1967 topps carew psa -sgc -bvg -bgs -gai -dna -signed -set -coin]

1967 Topps Seaver (21) [1967 topps seaver psa -sgc -bvg -bgs -gai -dna -signed -set -sign]

1968 Topps Ryan (61) [1968 topps ryan psa -sgc -bvg -bgs -gai -dna -signed -set -sign -mike -frank -1999 -opc -chee -milton -archives -401]

1960 Topps McCovey (27) [1960 topps mccovey psa -sgc -bvg -bgs -gai -dna -signed -set -sign -554]

Not much quality either

I heard someone has been buying up all of the nice ones. Maybe what you're seeing for sale is all that's left.

That would be nice. They are pretty rare.

:D

+1 I am glad I got my orange version when I did. I do feel Ripken will see a spike in the future. ;)

I been contemplating on what's the next 'rookie' card to turn HOT!!!
or maybe the wave switches to pre-war? Aint that the fun of collecting cardboard :rolleyes:

Totally unscientific, but when I look at my searches, it seems that the one most plentiful is Yaz. I have many of those in my search/notifications. I look for a specific grade, so it might just be coincidence that he is so readily available in that grade. Is it a DP?

It could be the concern of leaving money on the table...how rapidly the prices are climbing on some RCs. So...collectors might be holding onto their gems.