A question in regards to the 11/12 Rookies and their presence in 12/13 products

[brandonlec]

Here is a question I pose for everyone and open for discussion. Please, let's not turn this into another Rondo-hate thread.

Not all things of Kryrie Irving coming out of 2012/13 NBA products is "RC" stuff, right?
I know Panini is doing a dual RC class this year with the rookies from last season, but that only applies to the true-RC sets within a product... Correct?
So for example, a Totally Certified Kryie Green /5 Patch and his Prizm Auto Refractor /25 would just be regular second year cards, while a Totally Certified Rookie Roll Call Auto would be a RC of him.
And it would be fair to assume that his beloved Prizm Gold parrallel /10 is nothing but a second year card, since it does not acknowledge as being a rookie?

Is my information correct?

I know some collectors will see everything of his this year as rookie cards and rookie year cards because of his lack of stuff last year, but in the technical world, this isn't true. Correct?

-Brandon

[theautographkid]

Yup, you're information is correct.

[brandonlec]

Yikes, I feel sorry for the guy who bought the Kryie Irving Jersey Numbered Prizm Gold Parallel /10 for $5,000!

-Brandon

[theautographkid]

Originally Posted by brandonlec

Yikes, I feel sorry for the guy who bought the Kryie Irving Jersey Numbered Prizm Gold Parallel /10 for $5,000!

-Brandon

Unless it said RC on it. I never looked at any Prizm cards, because I'm not really a fan of it. But wow $5,000 is a little insane for card like that

[Yaga]

Personally... I view all 12/13 as Kyrie's second year for every card. In my eyes, he only has 3 rookies (2011/12 GS, P&P & Limited whenever they are actually sent out) since they were all sets from his rookie year. I know people say they are subsets, inserts, whatever... but they're the closest thing to his rookie cards since he was a rookie in 2011/12 and they are from 2011/12 sets.

That's just my opinion though. I'm not touching anything from 2012/13 for him.

[OKCThunder35]

i view all the cards as rookies because they didnt make any cards last year other thank some black friday ones i think. Just like how i think a tristan thompson prizm auto is his rookie

[whiteboybill]

I believe the 12/13 cards are his XRC, just as the 86-87 Fleer MJ is his XRC, but still considered a rookie card.

[brandonlec]

What's does XRC stand for?

-Brandon

[nateadams2]

agreed. sucks for the kyrie collector who dropped all that. haha

[GA0]

Originally Posted by brandonlec

What's does XRC stand for?

-Brandon

Extended rookie cards. Like the finest redemption rookies. They're rookies, but from a different year than their rookie class.

[pepsiporch]

Wait you say 2011-12 is a rookie year but cards I choose In his 2012-13 are rookie year .

Give me a break


Rookie roll call are inserts btw

Kyrie highest selling card will be his 2012-13 nationAl treasures

[ninjoker]

only base cards are considered true rc's but most people consider any insert or parallel from the rookie year a rookie card. How rare the card means more to the value than whether or not it's a true rookie imo.

[drob50]

Originally Posted by Yaga

Personally... I view all 12/13 as Kyrie's second year for every card. In my eyes, he only has 3 rookies (2011/12 GS, P&P & Limited whenever they are actually sent out) since they were all sets from his rookie year. I know people say they are subsets, inserts, whatever... but they're the closest thing to his rookie cards since he was a rookie in 2011/12 and they are from 2011/12 sets.

That's just my opinion though. I'm not touching anything from 2012/13 for him.

The 11/12 Are not true RC's! Panini themselves named all of the cards XRC's.

A true rc has to be the first pack pulled card OF THAT PLAYER. The cards you pulled from Limited P&P and GS were not Kyrie cards until the draw! That is why they are XRC

Originally Posted by whiteboybill

I believe the 12/13 cards are his XRC, just as the 86-87 Fleer MJ is his XRC, but still considered a rookie card.

86-87 Fleer were NOT XRC, they are the True RC. It is the Star cards that were considered XRC's

Originally Posted by pepsiporch

Wait you say 2011-12 is a rookie year but cards I choose In his 2012-13 are rookie year .

Give me a break


Rookie roll call are inserts btw

Kyrie highest selling card will be his 2012-13 nationAl treasures

No one says that the 12-13 cards are his Rookie YEAR cards, they are saying they are the Rookie Cards! It is clear that they aren't from his rookie year, but they are the first pack pulled RC's of him!

[puregreen5]

Originally Posted by brandonlec

Here is a question I pose for everyone and open for discussion. Please, let's not turn this into another Rondo-hate thread.

Not all things of Kryrie Irving coming out of 2012/13 NBA products is "RC" stuff, right?
I know Panini is doing a dual RC class this year with the rookies from last season, but that only applies to the true-RC sets within a product... Correct?
So for example, a Totally Certified Kryie Green /5 Patch and his Prizm Auto Refractor /25 would just be regular second year cards, while a Totally Certified Rookie Roll Call Auto would be a RC of him.
And it would be fair to assume that his beloved Prizm Gold parrallel /10 is nothing but a second year card, since it does not acknowledge as being a rookie?

Is my information correct?

I know some collectors will see everything of his this year as rookie cards and rookie year cards because of his lack of stuff last year, but in the technical world, this isn't true. Correct?

-Brandon

Then why does Kyrie Irving's 12-13 Panini Contenders Auto, say ROOKIE on the card?....

[brandonlec]

Because that is a RC set
Panini is doing a dual rookie class in all their RC sets.

But if Irving had a base card in 12/13 Panini Contenders, it wouldn't be a RC or rookie year card. It'd be a second year card.
He has RCs this year... But only the sets that are exclusively for rookies... Like a NT Rookie Patch Auto /99 or like you said, a 12/13 Panini Contenders RC Auto.
Even the /10 gold RC auto of his from Contenders is a rookie.

What I'm trying to establish is a line between what is "RC" stuff and what is not.

His Prizm Autos and Gold Refractos are not RC stuff. They are being inaccuratley showcased.

-Brandon

[minator]

Looks like these guys feel that the prizms do count as his rookie cards. I guess it just depends on the collector.

Kyrie Irving Rookie Card Guide

[TheMaster]

Originally Posted by drob50

The 11/12 Are not true RC's! Panini themselves named all of the cards XRC's.

A true rc has to be the first pack pulled card OF THAT PLAYER. The cards you pulled from Limited P&P and GS were not Kyrie cards until the draw! That is why they are XRC



86-87 Fleer were NOT XRC, they are the True RC. It is the Star cards that were considered XRC's



No one says that the 12-13 cards are his Rookie YEAR cards, they are saying they are the Rookie Cards! It is clear that they aren't from his rookie year, but they are the first pack pulled RC's of him!

This is correct.

[Orangejello727]

XRC = Rc before the playing year of the player
1st issue/card = 1st card of the player eventhough it may be 1 yr later.

Most players without a rookie card usually have their 1 yr card considered their rookie card. The prizm Kyrie will probably be considered his Prizm Rc. His prizm gold is a paralell and wouldnt be considered his true rc from that set anyways!!

[phdbeckett]

Originally Posted by Orangejello727

XRC = Rc before the playing year of the player
1st issue/card = 1st card of the player eventhough it may be 1 yr later.

Most players without a rookie card usually have their 1 yr card considered their rookie card. The prizm Kyrie will probably be considered his Prizm Rc. His prizm gold is a paralell and wouldnt be considered his true rc from that set anyways!!

True definition of XRC dates way back. Cards int he 1980s got the label of XRC due to limited geographic distribution or availability. This was true for

• Traded and Update Sets
• Regionally available Products

Additionally, the label rookie card means the first issued card available for a professional athlete / specific player at the major league / highest level of competition.
Maybe this will Help ease some of these newer collectors.

Wilt Chamberlain's Rookie is 1961-62 Fleer. He played professionally for 2 Full seasons prior to that release.

Lebron James had 2 XRCs issues in 2002-03. They were redemptions.
Go tell all Lebron collectors that they are second year cards.
Kevin Durant had XRC Redemptions in 2006-07 They were redemptions.
Ditto for Durant.
Hockey has players debut all the time. Rising Star P.K. Subban played in the NHL in 2009-10 Season. All his rookie cards are 2010-11....

Rookie CARD has nothing to do with Rookie Season. Rookie means First year. Rookie Card means first card(s).