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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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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