With refractors of different colors like purple wave, pulsar, pink, and padparadscha and new types including tacofractors, retrofractors, and logofractors, it can all be really difficult to keep track of sometimes (and that’s coming from an expert collector who loves color and shine). So, let’s jump in and take a look at a few visual […]
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The allure of booster packs lies in the magic of the unexpected, as players and collectors embark on a thrilling quest to discover rare and powerful cards. And in 1999, the release of Pokémon booster packs revolutionized the Trading Card Game (TCG) landscape from when they first came out, sparking a collecting market frenzy and
In the vast realm of Pokémon collectibles, the cards that hold the most allure are often those that harken back to the franchise’s early days when they first came out. Today, we embark on a journey to explore the five rarest Pokémon cards from the year 1995, tracing their captivating history, astonishing sales, jaw-dropping prices,
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Any definition of error that you read will undoubtedly contain the word mistake or some synonym of mistake. And yes, while error baseball cards technically have something wrong with them from someone’s mistake, for me, they are the gift that keeps on giving. One, many of them are some of the funniest baseball cards you’ll
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After covering 12 different sports card apps (and 7 more focused on card selling), I realized that while some people want an app for pricing and tracking their collection, others need a tool to help with things like centering. And, believe it or not, there are options! Why? Because when it comes to grading, when
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A Donruss Press Proof is a parallel card set found in Donruss products across different sports including baseball, basketball, and soccer. For example, on the 2018 Donruss baseball checklist, Gold Press Proofs are /99 while Press Proofs are /5. As you can see below, the card is a parallel of the base version, but says
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Topps complete sets could be worth something depending on the year and condition. For example, many of the Topps complete sets from the “junk wax era” (late 1980s and early 1990s) might only be worth $20-$30, but older sets could be worth much more, as well as more recent releases. So, like most things in
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Upper Deck Low Series contains the first 700 cards of the 1989 set, while the High Number Series includes the remaining 100 cards. One of Upper Deck’s most valuable cards, the Ken Griffey Jr. is card #1 in the set, and is thus part of the Low Series. In the High Series, the best cards
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While I love eBay, enjoy COMC, utilize Alt, and think there are a lot of great places online to buy and sell sports cards, there is always room for more. The cool thing is, new entrants don’t even need to reinvent the wheel. Sure, while most sites are born from ideas to do something better
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A flip stock baseball card is a parallel card where the stock is reversed and printed on opposite sides. That is, the typical glossy front finish is on the back of the card, and the rougher vintage cardboard feel from the back is on the front. (Thus, the card stock is “flipped.”) Flip stock cards
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