Pokémon cards came out in 1996 in Japan, and were then first released in the United States (as the Pokémon Base Set) in 1999. Amazingly, these cards not only continue to thrive, but also serve as the driving force behind the highest-grossing media franchise worldwide. In fact, in 1996, that seed planted in Japan would […]
Basketball card packs from 2013 Innovation, 2014-2016 Excalibur, 2018-2022 Crown Royale, and 2022 Chronicles Draft Picks hobby boxes have Kaboom cards randomly inserted. In football card packs there is less variability, with Kaboom cards randomly inserted into Absolute products from 2018-2022. Soccer Kaboom cards can be found in 2017 Select, 2019-2020 Prizm, and 2021-2022 Donruss,
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The best card grading services offer “walk-through” and “in-person” grading either in office or at card shows. For example, PSA offer in-person grading at shows nationwide as does Beckett (BGS). PSA also offers walk-through grading in their southern California office for $600/card. To get an idea of how much it costs to grade a card,
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I recently became a PSA Collector’s Club member, and I’m glad I made the decision to join. There are more details below, but the grading specials alone make joining worth it. In fact, there is a current special running right now on modern sports cards—$14.99/card with a 10-card minimum (the cost to grade a card
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An eBay comp is a comparable of what a similar trading card has sold for in the past or what it is currently selling for. It is way for buyers and sellers to measure the value of a card when deciding to buy and sell. For example, if a card’s last three eBay card sales
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Checking card values used to be as easy as grabbing a Beckett magazine, flipping to the set and year of the card you were trying to price, and locating the specific card. While it was a fine and dandy way to get an idea of how much a card was worth, the process left a
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Jackson Holliday is 19 years old and was the number one pick of the 2022 MLB draft. He’s in the Baltimore Orioles organization and is currently playing with their High-A affiliate, the Aberdeen IronBirds. He already has baseball cards. And lots of them. I say it like this because we won’t see Jackson Holliday suiting
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Somehow we as collectors were lucky enough to have great Topps series 1 rookies like Adley Rutschman, Gunnar Henderson, Michael Harris, Riley Greene, and a ton of others—and still have rookies to look forward to in Series 2! (Just no Elly De La Cruz rookie cards, and none until 2024!) And while of course there
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Alt card value is a proprietary calculation that estimates a card’s real time market worth. Alt is a graded traded card platform that calculates “Alt Value” based on recent transactions and “systemic market knowledge.” While we highlight Alt as one of the best sports card apps, it really is a full on platform experience more
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The most valuable cards from 2023 Topps Series 2 include two Corbin Carroll cards at the top, #401 Independence Day /76 ($848) and Black /72 ($800), followed by Jordan Walker #344 Memorial Day Camo /25 ($736), and another Corbin Carroll Golden Image Variation SSP ($700). This is based on Market Movers data of highest sales
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