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When a Rookie Card is also an Error Card

PinchdatailPinchdatail Posts: 141 ✭
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I'm putting together a rookies key card set that includes Jim Taylor. The 1959 Topps #155 is his "rookie card," but it has the wrong guy on it. Why would I want that to count as his rookie card?

It seems to go against the whole idea of picture cards in a key card collection. Doesn't it seem more reasonable to count his 1961 Topps as his rookie card since it's the first one with his actual photo on it?

Thoughts?
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  • ajwajw Posts: 2,281 ✭✭✭
    Barry Bonds' most valuable card actually pictures Johnny Ray. It's a variation to the 1987 Donruss Opening Day that was quickly fixed. I certainly agree that it's kind of weird, but that's the way it works, I guess. The market sets the price, and the market is often irrational.
  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 2,759 ✭✭✭

    Pinchdatail - I agree with you and brought up the same topic
    a few months ago but was quickly shot down by the rookie card purists.
    Beckett says it's his rookie card so it doesn't matter if Bozo the Clown's picture is on it.

    By the way, SMR in PSA 8 for Taylor's 1959 card is $ 65 and his 1960 card in 8 is $ 30.
    The first mainstream cards actually picturing him are his 1961 Topps - $ 65 in 8 and 1961 Fleer - $ 70 in 8.

    So the market value of his 3rd year cards are at or above that of his 'official' rookie card.



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  • shagrotn77shagrotn77 Posts: 5,582 ✭✭✭✭
    There is a Buck Weaver tobacco card that actually pictures someone else. It's still worth a lot though. You also have the '88 Topps Al Leiter error card that features someone else. That was eventually corrected.
    "My father would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. Our childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When we were insolent we were placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds - pretty standard really."
  • carew4mecarew4me Posts: 3,470 ✭✭✭✭
    So the market value of his 3rd year cards are at or above that of his 'official' rookie card.

    Still very low for a vintage HOFer if you ask me.

    Also,
    The Rookie reg has driven up the price of the 59.

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