how do you tell if a baseball card is a rockie or not?

Question

im trying to sell some baseball cards and this guy im talking to on the internet over email is asking if i have and rockie cards

you all helped execpt the first anwser but im going to have to choose the second anwser

Answer 1

For newer cards this is pretty easy as most brands have branded "rookie" on the front of the card. For earlier cards the way to tell is to look at the stats on the back of the cards, if it shows only 1 seasons worth of statistics then it is most likely a rookie card. This cant be said for newer cards because they have started printing cards of highly touted prospects while they are still in the minors. Their "rookie" cards are no longer their first issued cards and therefore arent worth as much. (Example- Alex Gordon is a rookie this year but had cards printed last year)

Answer 2

"Rookie card" generally means the first card of a player put out by a major company. It's not always clear from looking at the cards themselves. Your best bet is to look up the cards in a baseball card price guide (such as Beckett's) and see if there's an "R" listed next to them, indicating a rookie card.

Answer 3

I think he means a rookie card. It should say on the card if the player is a rookie. Here is the definition since you seem a little slow.

rook·ie [rkee]
(plural rook·ies)
n (informal)
1. somebody inexperienced: somebody who is new to an activity or job
2. inexperienced player: a player, especially a professional athlete, who is in the first year of participation in a sport

Answer 4

you look on the back and it should only say minor league stasts