Caleb Jones Forum

So super sleuths here is an interesting one for you. His rookie year his only base card was a digital only copy. The gold parallel and SN1 cards were (I assume by the info given) tangible unlike the digital base. However since they are parallels they can not be used, but since the base is digital do they become the RC. If not, do I use any base card from the next season as his RC even though they are not listed as as a rookie in any way? A first for me. LOL

I may have answered myself as in the eBay link attached to the base "digital" card is an actual BLUE card available. Its in a penny sleeve and looks not digital in any way which would make the info of the set incorrect. If somebody can confirm my findings I will change the "digital" nonsense and add the RC to the BLUE version. Thanks in advance.

He doesn't have "true RC" but I think Compendium Blue is closest thing. You needed 10 digital base to get one physical Blue parallel.

Thank you good sir, I will add the info you have given to me and I agree that it should be his RC, especially if you can get the actual card. Crazy as there is a second Oiler with the same senario since I listed this.

There are many other cards where the first year isn't the person's rookie card...

If they are a licensed product by the NHL and NHLPA and he is wearing a NHL uniform and has played games in the NHL then the first card(s) released of the player should be considered his Rookie season just as the card we are discussing is. The fact that it includes the digital realm of collecting is frustrating at best. The odds of this happening (in the NHL) is so rare that in my 30+ years of collecting that it is literally a new one on me.

BTW community this is ranfordfan, this is my ghost account for my other collection. So by no means a newbie LOL.