Prospect vs First Year Card

[miguelcabrera]

whats the difference

2003 topps chrome traded first year card
and
2003 topps chrome traded prospect card




also topps chrome traded and topps chrome from 2003, whats the difference, cards look the same

thanks

 

[SeattlefantillIdie]

I am not 100% certain on the first part of the answer.... I assume that
2003 topps chrome traded first year card
and
2003 topps chrome traded prospect card
ONE is from the Chrome and one is from the Chrome Traded????

The difference between the Chrome and the Chrome Traded is look on the back of the card. Look for the card #. A Chrome card w/ just be a # like 2 or 200. A Chrome Traded card will be a # like T-2 or a T-200. Hope this helps a bit!

 

[miguelcabrera]

now there is another


03 chrome
03 chrome traded
and 03 traded

wtf.....why?



and no

prospect card and first year card are both in 03 chrome traded....dont know the difference though

 

[SeattlefantillIdie]

now there is another


03 chrome
03 chrome traded
and 03 traded

wtf.....why?



and no

prospect card and first year card are both in 03 chrome traded....dont know the difference though

Well, prospects are ones JUST coming into the majors, right? And First Years are ones that have already played a few games in the majors, right? Or am I off base here?

THEN, Traded was for rookies and anyone getting traded on teams. So you had the base Topps Traded.
And Chromes are the nice, shiny parallels! Chrome Traded is the parallel for any rookies and anyone that had been traded. Plus Topps needed a new way to get their Refractors out so instead of the base bland Topps you had the Chrome cards that included the elusive refractors

 

[Jaypers]

Before MLB's rookie card rules went into effect in 2006, Topps used the word "Prospect" differently - it was their designation for a player who had already had a 1st year card made previously, but didn't fit the definition of a veteran yet.