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Originally Posted by Orioles1954
My feeling is who cares if they are rookies or not?
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I've always been fascinated by the rookie card thing. Morbidly fascinated, as I do not understand it. If the allure is having the first card of the player I would think that a "pre-rookie" would be even more desirable since it predates the "rookie." If the allure is having the first card in a MLB uniform, isn't that just a bit of a false standard-bearer for a player who may have had several minor league cards? I know for the few players I collect I like to get the first card, nevermind whether it is MLB or a Zeenut or other minor league issue. I'd much rather have a Zeenut DiMaggio than a WWG DiMaggio.
On the what is a card thing, that too is an issue for me. I tend to be inclusive and count a premium, a team issue, a PC, an Exhibit, etc. as a card issue. Here are some examples that I count as cards:
