A rainbow in sports cards is the name for collecting the entire parallel run of a particular card in a particular set or subset. The name “rainbow” comes from the fact that parallels often come […]
TCG baseball cards are Topps baseball cards, with TCG standing for Topps Chewing Gum—the name the company started with when founded back in 1938. If you look at some of the older, more expensive trading […]
In the world of card lingo and terms, nothing is ever as clear as it seems. Even something as straightforward as a jersey card being a card with a piece of a jersey inside of […]
On one hand, picking up on the subtle differences between cards can be the most difficult thing for new collectors to figure out, while on the other, it’s the identification process and “sleuthing” that is […]
If there was ever a hobby full of acronyms, it’s sports card collecting. Some are more important than others, with something like BMWT or PWE simply describing a shipping method, while something labeled PSA, BGS, […]
Definition A 1st Bowman chrome card is a player’s “first” professional card, along with the 1st Bowman paper card. The chrome version is arguably one of the most desirable “base” baseball cards a player can […]
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 […]
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 […]
Set Break Definition In baseball cards, the term “set break” is most commonly used by sellers in order to let potential buyers know that they are selling an entire set of cards, one by one. […]
Wax Definition In sports cards, wax or “sealed wax” describes unopened boxes of cards. Wax could be hobby boxes, blasters, packs, and more. For example, if someone says do you have any “sealed wax,” they’re […]
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