The Best Rookie Cards To Invest in!

Phil is my favorite person! Is he on load management again? The best capability is availability.

Since there is so much that will be coming out over the rest of the year with a ton of RCs to chase, and with the Brewers PC, I am really just going to concentrate on a few. Topps flagship black parallel and the logo border (which I really liked in Series 1), Topps Chrome (true blue or gold), Topps Finest (gold or blue), Heritage (black chrome which is sharp) and the Stadium Club (rainbow foil). I will be mostly staying away from the other stuff.

I know this may be an unpopular opinion, but I am sapphired out. Used to love it, but now I feel they make too much of it.

I was hyped when guilded came out and then I saw the Julio image 🤮🤢

I’m with Jeff and Chris… I would take the Red Bowman Chrome Corbin Carroll card. A card with the MLB patch isn’t special (in my opinion), as every player has that on their uniform. I’d rather have a Carroll card with a patch with the D-back colors.

Connor bedard?

They ruined sapphire after 2019. Super disappointing

I want the logoman over the red. I think they’re a whoooooole lot more room for growth for the card regardless of the player.

Another Great video fellas! You have me alot to think about and consider. Appreciate the content.

Great Stuff gentleman. 🤙🏻

When you say flagship to 74 you do not mean Topps chrome or Topps Heritage. You just mean straight Topps. And each series (1,2,update) has a black parallel numbered to 74 since 2002?

I try to stick with flagship golds. They have staying power, but are affordable. I did pick up a Witt black, but that’s the only flagship black I own.
Also, heritage red ink autos existed in 2001. My buddy bought one pack at a card show when we were kids and he pulled a Mike Lamb red ink auto.

I’m so pumped that dynasty made this list!

I agree with sapphire. Though update sapphire this year had black /10 which were awesome. Weird one but cool in 2023 was stars in the night from cosmic. Only has 3 parallels, one /10 and one /5 and the super. Cool looking cards, like a stary night themed

Great work gents. This is a tough choice but I agree with you. I am a collector of image variations. For autos I prefer on card autos from stadium club, stadium club chrome, chrome, and bowman 1st autos. Gilded and Dynasty has grown on me for personal astetics reasons

I am very curious. So far, there is no autograph card of Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers jersey. Is Topps intentionally controlling the number of Shohei Ohtani's signatures and not wanting too many signatures from Ohtani?

I’m a little older collector but I just like dynasty with a game used patch a rookie card logo compared to air brush uniform of the player when he looks 16

Very confusing and these cards you point out are largely unobtainable unless you are constantly looking for these at any price. Scott, I would like to see you do a show and summarize what you guys picked, along with the numbers printed and what is actually available. Thanks, great show as always!

So many sets. Thanks for making it slightly less confusing.

You guys rock. Best content, very informative. Help me a ton

For budget conscious collectors/investors, what do you think of Rookie Debut Gold parallel cards? Can get a raw Mookie debut card for under $100 compared to flagship gold raw around $500.

At the end of the day, if you're investing in anything, you need a buyer when you go to sell. Sometimes that's someone who's casually into the entity. People will easily know Topps flagship and Topps chrome. When it comes to liquidity, flagship gold and base refractors are likely the best when it comes to drumming up buyers and interest when going to sell. Sure, the flagship black and gold chrome refractor will command a premium, but you might end up making more with multiple refractor sales than the single low numbered parallel.

Love the Dynasty, but explain to me the statement "Game-Used Memorabilia" on the front of card compared to the statement "the relic contained in this card is not from any game....season". Is the relic game used or not?

So many different variations, I was excited to get back into it. But was overwhelmed by so many different products and variations

What do you guys think of the 2022 Bowman Heritage true gold chrome rookie autos? I’ve heard they discontinued the set but the Bobby Witt & Julio Rodriguez are beautiful to me.

Most of the hot prospects like Holliday become total bums. Too risky

Yes Jeff! Red Ink!!!

I love the logofractor. In my opinion it’s the coolest chrome parallel

I completely understand there’s no shortage of products these days but I personally think sapphire has a place long term with the limited print runs as long as we’re talking about on card autos. My personal favorite though is bowman chrome rookie autos, they are so scarce with everyone chasing bowman 1sts I keep my eyes on the guys with the RC stamp!

No transcendence mention?

I beg to differ. No particular order: Cobb, Mantle, Ruth, Jackie, Mays, DiMaggio, Mathewson, Walter Johnson

Great episode. I always love this topic

Thoughts on the Bowman Chrome rookie image variations without the auto holding value over time? You guys showed the Gunnar version with auto. I’m thinking about the non-auto version. Cool image with him celebrating in the dugout sporting the O’s chain.

Bare with my ignorance, but what is the difference between an image variation and a photo variation?

How do you tell if stadium chrome is a Variation?

Funny how everyone bashed 80's wax era. And these guys admit rookie cards are in 700 different sets. It's so watered down. Bonds had 5/6 variations in both 86 and 87.

Since there won't be 2023 stadium club chrome will that boost the value of the chrome cards included in the base set long term?

Flagship black should still be top dog.

Think you guys did a good job overall covering products to prioritize. One thing I would add for autos that Chris kind of touched on is Rookie Bowman Chrome autos. I feel the Bowman Chrome RC auto goes under the radar because everyone is chasing prospects but really there's a lot less Bowman Chrome rookie autos vs Topps Chrome RC autos so I personally have gravitated towards BC RC autos because in the long run I think people will recognize the lower pop count and will help maintain/grow value for the stars.

Love the conversation. Can you answer this question? If bowman 1st is more sought after than RC, why isn’t bowman U or prizm draft more sought after in football? Will as big of a brand as college football is (especially vs minor league baseball) why doesn’t it work out like baseball does?

I would 100% go logo man.

Ill take a koufax, hank, banks, or marris rookie over any modern rookie for the price the moden ones go for. I don't have to worry that in 3 years that rookie may flake out.

Witt Jr #1.....Face of MLB for next 10 years.

The only red ink Heritage I have is of Eddie Kasko # to 68 but my best Heritage real one auto is my Henry Aaron I pulled from a blaster that was a redemption

I actually pulled a Evan Carter 2023 leaf electic auto/10. Got Eric bitoni, Kyle teel, Edward suarez auto

"If I have any concerns 30 years from now I'll be very happy" -Chris, Quote of the show...we love it 🤣🤣🤣

GREAT idea! As someone who came back into the hobby but was overwhelmed by too many products, this is a big helpl

I would love to hear you guys discuss PSA, in particular we have seen the shift from BGS to PSA as the leader in highest grossing slab sales. I have considered crossing a few SGC 10s to PSA, but then I think...why? If the intent is to hold long term, what is the point of crossing other than to have the illusion of higher value? What would it take to de-thrown PSA and could that happen over the next 10 years? Personally, I wish SGC would get away from 9.5's, it really does prevent me from submitting some larger modern cards, due to the threat of the 9.5 being possible, when maybe that card gets a 10 with PSA. If SGC had only a 9 or 10 option, I would certainly send them more orders.

Like you said red ink auto has everything going for it.

I thought Topps used black parallels for /10, not /75.