A couple of weeks ago I did something I’ve never done before—I bought a hobby box of baseball cards. Actually, I bought two hobby boxes, and as a matter of fact, I bought two hobby jumbo boxes! Yes, you guessed it, the Wander Franco hype was just that real. So, given I was in your same […]
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It’s amazing how much the hobby has evolved. We have gone from simple, straightforward cards that didn’t warrant any question or big decisions to cards with jerseys and autographs; prizms and refractors, graded slabs, and so much more. It’s good and bad, but we won’t debate it much now. The looming question for you today
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The PSA reslab fee – also known as the reholder cost – starts at $25/card. Here is the current reslab fee menu as of November 2023: While turnaround times vary with demand and are unstated, you can pay for the following expedited services: But, what does all of this mean? It can certainly be a
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Just when you think you have a handle on card grading, you see a BCCG graded card pop-up on eBay, which, from your research, you see includes “Beckett” in the acronym, yet is different than BGS (and BVG for that matter). So, what gives? What is BCCG, how is it different than BGS—and how does
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The time has come for you to build the ultimate LEGO City for yourself or with your kids. But with so much opportunity comes quite a few decisions, right? Where do you begin? What is the next best step to take? What is a LEGO City? If you didn’t know, a LEGO City is the
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Up until now, you might have taken the back of a baseball card for granted, but believe it or not, there is a lot of key information on the flipside. From being able to identify the card set, year printed, type of card parallel, whether or not it’s a short print and more, numbers on
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Like most things, your card collection’s value is determined by a number of factors, with some of those factors being more important than others. Typically, you need most of the factors listed below to be in alignment if you’re hoping for your collection to be worth anything. Featured player Year/era Type of card Scarcity/print run
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The time has come to go through old belongings at your parent’s house, or you have finally decided to just declutter. Among the trophies, old school projects, clothes, and other items you’ve held on to is that big tub of 80s baseball cards or the 10 90s binders you’ve been lugging around from home to
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When you’re first getting started with card collecting or perhaps jumping back in, one of the first big things you might learn is the difference between a refractor and prizm (or holo), and a base card. Really, it might come down to something as simple as holding the card in good lighting at an angle,
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Sometimes you’re in the middle of something for so long that you just accept how things are, and either stop questioning or, you stop explaining in as much detail as you should to newcomers. This is what crossed my mind when seeing a question about why rookie cards are valuable. Now, not every single rookie
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