what is XRC mean

[Petrafire]

hey just wondering what XRC means and how is it different than a RC thanks

[doniceage]

I believe it still just another way for rookie card. Think some of the update sets used to get XRC definitions. Of course will let someone give you their or Beckett version. It a good question and let me check our glossary to see if it there.


DON

[doniceage]

Here the glossary and it shows XRC as extended rookie card. Hope that helps.

THE LINK:
https://www.sportscardforum.com/glossary.php

DON

[Petrafire]

thanks a lot but what is an extended rookie card?

[VintageHeros]

I kind of see them like this:

At the time an XRC is created there is no certainty that the player will ever make the big leagues, whereas a RC indicates that the player was called up or is under contract to play with the big team, or...now, with the new RC logo rules the player needs to play on the big team...

As a collector you need to make your own conclusions as to what this means to you. On the secondary markets XRCs seem to either hit (Bowman) or miss (Just Minors, Press Pass, etc). In many cases, although not formally recognized anywhere, the XRC is considered to be the RC for certain players. A good example of this is Hanley Ramirez. Justifiable put out his card in 2002, then in 2003 came what are considered his real RCs - Bowman, Topps Traded, Topps 205, etc. Now, since the new RC logo rule all of Hanley's 2006 cards have the RC logo and some people feel they are RCs. So, depending who you ask Hanley Ramirez could have Rookie Cards in 2002, 2003, 2005 or 2006. Now, according to the new rule, anything before 2006 would be considered XRCs. But, as a collector I consider 2003 cards to be HAnleys RC's.

The Rookie Logo rule is still confusing things a bit - but does anyone really condsider 2008 Jay Bruce cards as rookies?

[DaClyde]

Originally, Beckett invented this term to differentiate between "rookie cards" issued in the main stream sets vs "rookie cards" issued in Traded/Update/Rookies sets back in the 80s. Their reasoning was that a players "true" rookie cards should be issued in the regular release, not a special, more limited release that is only available thru hobby shops like Topps Traded, Fleer Update, Sportflics Rookies, etc.

Originally, it was just Beckett that did this, and all the other guides (Tuff Stuff, Current Card Prices, Baseball Cards Magazine, Sports Card Trader, etc) just considered a players first major league card their rookie, but eventually everyone else followed Beckett's example.