Simply, declared value is an estimate of how much your card will be worth after it has been graded. So, for example, if I have a 1980 Topps Larry Bird/ Magic Johnson/Julius Erving card that I think will grade at a PSA 8, I’ll check comps and will see that the 60-day average (according to […]
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As a leader in authenticating sports cards and other items, PSA has the daunting task of striving for perfection every single day. I mean, when the specific grade of an item can drastically impact its value, the process of grading becomes all the more important. One great tool is PSA’s PSA Photograde™ Online where you
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The most wanted and popular baseball cards over the last 14 days include the two cards spearheading the 2023 Topps MVP Buyback program, 2023 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani #17 and Ronald Acuna Jr. #39, followed by the 1989 Fleer Ken Griffey Jr. RC #548 (PSA 9), 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. RC #1 (Raw),
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We have had some really great Topps baseball card releases this year, but welcome to the main event. Topps Chrome is here, being ripped, and contents making their way to eBay and other online card shops and platforms. One of the best parts? For me, it’s this—taking a look at the best cards pulled so
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I’m from the school of thought that if you have something labeled “winner” then that is generally good, especially compared to that same thing that isn’t labeled “winner.” However – and this shouldn’t be surprising – when it comes to baseball cards, that actually isn’t how it works, at least in the case of the
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For as much enjoyment card collecting can bring someone, there are a number of things that will easily bring on the squirm and cringe. This list includes scotch tape on top loaders, storing cards in top loaders without a penny sleeve, and the main point of this post, shoving thick cards into card holders that
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Donruss cards no longer have logos because it is a Panini brand, and Topps has held the exclusive MLB license to logos and team names since 2009. Meaning, while Donruss is still able to produce cards featuring MLB players, they cannot use team names or logos. As a result, Donruss cards only feature the city
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Mosaic Genesis is a rare parallel card found in football, basketball, baseball, and soccer products. While many Mosaic parallels are bright and flashy with greens, oranges, and pinks, you can spot a Genesis thanks to its relatively darker appearance and “swirl-like” features depending on the product. Print Run In terms of print run, Panini doesn’t
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Believe it or not, there was a time when hologram technology was the thing with baseball cards (not too long after Sportflix, and 3D motion cards, probably). But yet, after all of these years, and the introduction of superfractors, jersey cards, and more, here we are, still talking about holograms. Point being, who doesn’t love
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The Rembrandt Ultra-Pro Mike Piazza Rookie of the Year card set is a six-card collection featuring the then-young Los Angeles Dodgers catcher in various baseball and non-baseball poses. According to Trading Card Database, the cards were distributed one per box of Rembrandt Ultra-Pro 9-pocket pages. TCDB also notes that cards #1-5 have a print run
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