Rookie Baseball Cards For Sale

Ken Griffey Jr Rookie Baseball Card

Price: $3.00    

1959 Rookie Star Baseball Cards 136 120 Redlegs

Price: $3.99    

Jeff Bagwell Astros Topps 388 Baseball Card Rookie

Price: $5.00    

1991 Donruss Baseball Card The Rookies Sealed Set

Price: $.99    

1998 Score Rookie Traded Baseball Trading Cards Pack

Price: $.99    

Robinson Diaz Rare Rookie Gu Jrsy Baseball Card Tigers

Price: $.99    

Vintage 1961 Topps Baseball Cards Lot With A Rookie

Price: $1.99    

1966 Topps Baseball Rookie Lot 7 Different Cards

Price: $3.00    

Kosuke Fukudome Chicago Cubs Baseball Rookie Card Lot

Price: $1.99    

Vintage 1979 Topps Baseball Cards Lot With Rookies

Price: $1.99    

1968 Nolan Ryan Rookie Topps Baseball Card 177 Beauty

Price: $179.46    

1975 Topps Baseball Brewers Robin Yount Rookie Card 223

Price: $15.57    

1978 Topps 36 Eddie Murray Rookie Baseball Card Ex

Price: $14.99    

1986 Leaf Baseball Cards Lot Galarraga Rookie

Price: $.99    

Lot 11 2002 Rookies Prospects Baseball Card Auto Bv $60

Price: $.99    

Lot 5 Royal Rookies Autographs Baseball Card Bv $1600

Price: $.99    

Carl Everett Rookie Baseball Card

Price: $.01    

2 Card Ken Griffey Jr Baseball Rookie Lot Graded Psa 9

Price: $5.51    

The rookie baseball card is a card issued for a player's first year in the major leagues -- and in some circumstances even before they have arrived in the big leagues. Because of this, a rookie card is the first in the chain of cards that may be released by trading card companies for a particular player. When baseball card collecting first began in earnest, rookie cards were rarely sought-after. There was one predominant reason for this. A young player, having just arrived on the major league scene, was a relative unknown. Players typically took some years to reach their prime and begin producing significant stats.

As a result of this, the baseball cards of these major league "rookies" were often tossed aside in favor of cards of established star players. Years later, after a particular player had established himself and demand for collectibles bearing his likeness was high, collectors discovered that the rookie card was the hardest to find. Due to the law of scarcity, the rookie card became the most valuable.