2016 Topps Now Aaron Judge --RC, why not?

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The market will never recognize these low production cards as true RCs for the simple reason that too many people own the millions of 2017 cards the market pretends are RCs.

You've been talking with the basketball people about the 1986 Fleer Jordan 3rd year 'RC'

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

You've been talking with the basketball people about the 1986 Fleer Jordan 3rd year 'RC'

How that card clings to any legitimate claim of rookie status after PSA decided to grade the 101 is a mystery to me, except that so many people own one.

[GasHouseGang]

Sort of like the 1952 Topps Mantle I guess.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

Sort of like the 1952 Topps Mantle I guess.

But not really, the 101 has a much lower pop than the 86 Fleer.

[GasHouseGang]

Don't you think it has an artificially low population because PSA refused to recognize it all these years?

[packs]

Isn't it a team set card too? I can't think of another rookie part of a team set that is sought after over a main stream product release. Is there one?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by packs

Isn't it a team set card too? I can't think of another rookie part of a team set that is sought after over a main stream product release. Is there one?

Definitely a different distribution model, but not sure why that matters, it's an officially licensed card and ultimately a base card in a full league set. Not really a card from a team set, like some of the baseball team issues.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

Don't you think it has an artificially low population because PSA refused to recognize it all these years?

No it's because a fraction were MADE (5000) compared to Fleer.