One of the more perplexing questions you’ll face in the hobby at some point will revolve around grading cards, and whether or not doing so with PSA is worth it. I won’t really get into the specifics of grading costs (no, you can’t grade cards for free), turnaround time, and process—there are already some really […]
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To tell if a 1993 Finest baseball card is a refractor, hold the card under direct light and then tilt the card at an angle to see light shining off of its surface. If you see what looks like a rainbow or different colors as you move the card around, it’s a refractor. If all
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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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If you’ve been collecting for a while, transport yourself back to the 90s—no internet as we know it today, which means no eBay. Definitely no mobile devices. It was you, your cards, and a Beckett Baseball Card Monthly. Sure, card life was good; card life was simple. But card life was also a little more
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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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June 9th Update: In a surprise move, Topps has in fact included short print rookie cards of Spencer Torkelson (#658), Julio Rodriguez (#659), and Bobby Witt Jr (#660). Here is a tweet from @LLSportsCards to confirm Spencer Torkelson: Here is Bobby Witt on eBay (affiliate link): 2022 Topps Series 2 has launched, and with the
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Yes, you can re-use Amazon Prime boxes to ship via USPS. When packaging, though, and choosing a box in which to ship, USPS says “If you’re reusing a box, make sure all old logos, shipping labels, and addresses are covered or blacked out.” Thus, if you do choose to re-use an Amazon Prime box to
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