The Sepia parallel is a type of Topps card that can be found in various products. This typically includes Topps Chrome and Stadium Club. Sepia refractors have a reddish-brown reflective finish, just as the name suggests with the card resembling sepia tone photographs with the same coloring. While often confused with negative refractors and black […]
The 1995 Upper Deck Predictor set is one of the more perplexing baseball card insert sets, but understanding its intricacies could be your ticket to a valuable find—potentially worth $100 or more. Here’s a breakdown of what makes this set unique and how you can identify its hidden gems. My Personal Experience with a Hidden
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Remember the days when collecting sports cards was as straightforward as black and white TV? Vintage cards and the junk wax era, with their simple designs and lack of frills, were the cherished treasures of yesteryears. Fast forward to today, and it’s a whole new ball game! I don’t hate it—in fact, I’m very much
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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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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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A Topps Heritage Flip Stock baseball card is a parallel card where the card 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.”)
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