A superfractor is the rarest parallel of the refractor card, limited to only one copy per player card per set. Superfractors can be identified by their “1/1” serial numbered stamp on either the front or the back of the card, and their gold patterned finish and/or “spiral” design. What Other Refractor Variants Are There? A […]
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PSA Definition In cards, PSA stands for Professional Sports Authenticator, which is one of the largest and most popular card grading companies around. A card grading company evaluates cards and assigns them a grade or card rating based on their condition. The main factors include a card’s centeredness, edges, corners, and surface. What is a
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PSA OC is a specific qualifier assigned by the grading company to identify a card as “off center”—even though that card meets the criteria for a particular grade. For example, a PSA 9 means the card is in mint condition, but a PSA 9 OC means that card also significant centering issues. Read More: PSA
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An SGC “A” graded card stands for “Authentic.” This is not a card rating that one would expect on an encapsulated card, but rather a designation. Meaning, it’s an option that can be selected upon submission if you “would like SGC to encapsulate any trimmed or color-enhanced card (that is authentic) with the “A” designation.
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Topps Flagship is the main release from the Topps baseball card brand. With a number of different releases throughout the year, collectors differentiate the main set as “flagship” because it is thought of to be the main set, and in some instances most important. Series 1, Series 2, and Update are all part of Topps
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A raw card is also referred to as “ungraded” and is thus one that hasn’t been graded. This means the cards you pull from packs or boxes are all going to be “raw.” (That is, unless you’re opening a gems of the game or some other repack product that includes slabbed cards.) Once a card
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In cards, a buyback is when an already-released card is “bought” back from the market and re-inserted into a new product. This buyback card usually has an added feature, like an autograph, serial number, or stamp. As mentioned above, the Archies Signature Series line of cards is a popular release that features exclusively buyback cards.
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I’m convinced we are never going to run out of card grading topics to talk about. There are just so many companies, variables, and questions, but also importantly, interest. As more and more people come into the hobby, those are new eyes looking at the same things we are all accustomed to, but differently. So,
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In sports cards, FOTL stands for First Off the Line. It’s a product variation from Panini that typically offers exclusive parallels, under the selling point that it’s the “first” of the boxes to be produced and sold. Now, if you don’t know what FOTL stands for, there is a good chance the previous sentence definition
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I think we’ve defined and described pretty much everything underneath the card collecting sun on this blog! But sure enough, not too long into each week, I come across a new question or potential stumbling block for a new collector. And, I love it! Why? As a reminder for any of you who would consider
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