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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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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Topps Chrome Definition Topps Chrome is a brand of baseball cards that mirrors the Topps flagship release each card season, but with thicker card stock and a chromium finish. The name “chrome” describes the shiny finish and beveled look of the cards, which are traditionally flat cardboard. — Collecting, buying, and selling baseball cards can
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As much as I miss running to the mailbox and grabbing my Beckett Baseball Card Monthly, buying, selling, and collecting cards is far greater these days because of the amount of data we all have at our fingertips, right? Being able to check a card’s true market value in “real time” in most instances also
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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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To look up a BCCG serial number, follow these steps. After doing so you’ll see a screen like this where you can verify the card information matches the serial number of the card in question. The information includes: More About BCCG We’ve also covered BCCG slabs a bit on this blog, so here are some
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