POP is short for “population,” and is used to reference the scarcity of graded cards or how many there are in existence. Therefore, a POP 1 PSA 10 card would mean it’s the only PSA 10 in existence. A POP count of 18 would mean there are 18 that have been graded, and so on. […]
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When starting out in card collecting, one of the most difficult things is learning the lingo, and understanding the definitions of the terms your fellow collectors are using on a regular basis. In today’s glossary entry, we are looking at the shipping acronyms of BMWT and PWE, and the best way to ship sports cards.
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Uncirculated cards are those that come encased and sealed directly from the manufacturer, and thus, aren’t touched or handled. On the flip side, if you purchase a pack of cards, those cards also are sealed and not handled, but there is also no way of knowing the contents. Thus, once the pack is opened, the
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Some collect to collect, while others “collect” to make money. To each their own, but for those building their collections over the year, one of the best things about doing so is organizing. (Actually, maybe you haven’t realized that, and that’s why you’re here!) It could be somewhat of a nostalgia factor for me—I just
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If you’ve been away from collecting for a while, your return can be a bit overwhelming. Game used relics? Autographs, serial numbers? Points? Only two baseball card brands now? What’s a break? Just give me a wax pack of cards already so I can sort them in my binder, right? One of the more perplexing
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I wonder if I’d be so passionate about the 80s had I not grown up in the decade, but I think even from an outsider’s perspective, the 80s were rad. In the baseball card world, it was a time where we saw baseball card brands evolve—Topps was no longer the only player in town, with
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