Which do you prefer, true or parallel RC?

[flightposite]

So, when it comes down to it, which would you rather have for your collection? (i.e. Not which would you rather have to flip).

 

[ThoseBackPages]

True Gem, numbered if possible, but will settle for a base if the price is right

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

Just a simple refractor...and I'm good.

 

[Guest]

Just a simple refractor...and I'm good.

+1

 

[Jurgy25]

Just a simple refractor...and I'm good.

+1

-1. I gotta go with Chrome rookie over a refractor "rc"

 

[HYPE]

depends. i would rather have a sp gold over a reg sp. same with exquisite. and bowman chrome. but like donruss classics basically go the same for platinums unless its like matt ryan for example

 

[darocker80]

Id rater have 2005 Bowman Chrome Draft Jay Bruce over 2008 Bowman Chrome Draft Blue REfractor Jay Bruce.

 

[justinmandawg]

I consider them all rookies whether they are parallel or not.

I'm not too choosey. Ok, I do have a thing for gold.

 

[darocker80]

I consider them all rookies whether they are parallel or not.

I'm not too choosey. Ok, I do have a thing for gold.

I'll trade my 08 bdp andrus for your 06 bdp andrus

 

[justinmandawg]

I consider them all rookies whether they are parallel or not.

I'm not too choosey. Ok, I do have a thing for gold.

I'll trade my 08 bdp andrus for your 06 bdp andrus

I'm talking in the same set not sets years apart. The mlbpa rc is meaningless to me. Those are cards for suckers.

 

[gregbara]

Base Rookie Cards

 

[Penno]

I'm not so sure I understand the question. Are we talking from the same set for the true RC and the parallel? I only ask because parallels from the same set aren't considered true rookie cards my the standard definition. If we are talking about cards from the same set, gimme the parallel.

 

[A_Pharis]

I'm more about eye-appeal. What's going to both keep value and look good? Yeah yeah... gold is nice... but I'm a little partial to blue:

(my brother pulled this a while back)

 

[MOFNY]

For 99 BC-International Ref
For 00 BC-Retro Ref
For 01 BC-Base
For 02 BC-Xfractor
For 03 BC-Ref
For 04 BC-Gold
For 05 BC-Blue or Gold
For 06 BC-Base
For 07 BC-Blue
For 08 BC-?

 

[Jaypers]

For me, the answer to this question depends upon the scarcity of both options. If the true RC has a significantly low print run, I may prefer it to the parallel. In addition, if the parallel isn't serialized, I may once again go for the true RC instead.

In 2008 Bowman Chrome's case, I will take the parallels over RCs eight days a week.

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

For 99 BC-International Ref
For 00 BC-Retro Ref
For 01 BC-Base
For 02 BC-Xfractor
For 03 BC-Ref
For 04 BC-Gold
For 05 BC-Blue or Gold
For 06 BC-Base
For 07 BC-Blue
For 08 BC-?

I really liked these tough pulls.

The retro/future parallel gave the collector a completely different card...not just a different color border, or different color tint.

Overall, the 2000 Retro/Future parallels bombed...but I still love those Retro/Future Refractor parallels - unnumbered but somewhere in the 50-75 total print run range.

 

[MOFNY]

The base refractors in 2000 BC were also very nicely done.

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

The base refractors in 2000 BC were also very nicely done.

True, with that gold signature it gave it a different feel.

 

[leatherman]

I prefer refractors, regardless of whether they are serial numbered or not. I just think they look better.

As far as other parallels go for other companies, I would probably prefer whatever parallels are close to /50 or /100, as anything less than that can get pricey.


David

 

[daveyou]

parallel. gold refractors. love the looks of it, not too short printed where it is unattainable yet rare enough

dave