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[wilkiebaby11]

Another spitball...

The 88 cards were both late-season Traded sets, not regular issues. Kind of like the 84 Fleer Update Puckett is a rookie card, but also the 85 Topps, Fleer, and and Donruss are considered rookie cards as well (by PSA and collectors). Same goes for Clemens. Cal Ripken has two Topps rookie cards. In the same manner, the 82 Topps Traded should then not be counted as a rookie as it was a late season set.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by wilkiebaby11

Another spitball...

The 88 cards were both late-season Traded sets, not regular issues. Kind of like the 84 Fleer Update Puckett is a rookie card, but also the 85 Topps, Fleer, and and Donruss are considered rookie cards as well (by PSA and collectors). Same goes for Clemens. Cal Ripken has two Topps rookie cards. In the same manner, the 82 Topps Traded should then not be counted as a rookie as it was a late season set.

87 Bonds are considered rookies for the same reason even though he had 3 86 cards. I think Strawberry has an 83 XRC and later rookies. I am sure there are more examples. I think they eventually got rid of it -- for example Nomar had only a 92 Topps Traded but I think it's got a straight RC designation -- so that other nonsense should have been wiped out retroactively.

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