Nolan ryan rookie question

[Kiddk1]

I just noticed there is also a milton bradley version, they seem to book at the same price according to beckett, my question is one more desiralble than the other?

Thank you

[swarmee]

Most people would rather have the basic Topps card since they're almost exactly the same (MBs have a shade different back color and some have the white stripe on the left side of the card). That's because more people are working on the basic Topps set than the Nolan Ryan rookie sets. Or you could check sold listings:
https://www.psacard.com/auctionprices/
Both are pretty hard to find centered, so if you want either or, go for the most centered one.

[Kiddk1]

Originally Posted by swarmee

Most people would rather have the basic Topps card since they're almost exactly the same (MBs have a shade different back color and some have the white stripe on the left side of the card). That's because more people are working on the basic Topps set than the Nolan Ryan rookie sets. Or you could check sold listings:
https://www.psacard.com/auctionprices/
Both are pretty hard to find centered, so if you want either or, go for the most centered one.

Thank you, I am focusing my collecting on vintage cards rather than sets, I found a MB version less expensive than the topps which is why I was asking

[savedfrommyspokes]

The MB cards are significantly more rare than the regular version, but, as mentioned previously, there is generally more demand for the regular version, thus the price difference you observed.

[ALR-bishop]

If you collect sets you need one of each

[Kiddk1]

Thank you
Ended up getting the MB Ryan rookie PSA 4 for $200