It’s amazing how much the hobby has evolved. We have gone from simple, straightforward cards that didn’t warrant any question or big decisions to cards with jerseys and autographs; prizms and refractors, graded slabs, and so much more. It’s good and bad, but we won’t debate it much now. The looming question for you today […]
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In cards, DLVD is short-hand for delivered. It’s a term that is used when someone is selling a card or cards and wants it to be known that their listed price is the price “delivered” or including shipping. For example, if I say I’m selling this card for $20 DLVD, it means $20 is what
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To read a baseball card, start with the front and note the card brand (logo), player’s name, and any other words that might help you identify the subset or insert set it belongs to. Then, flip it over and find the card number, year, and serial number (if present). While some of it might just
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In cards, slabbed means inside of a slab, which is the container a card is encased in by different card grading services. Each grading company has their own slab style, with the PSA slab a relatively slimmer and lightweight encasing while BGS offers a bulkier option. So, a slabbed card is usually a graded card.
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A gem mint card is one that is visually pleasing and without imperfections. It’s a common phrase used among different card grading companies when assigning a score or rating to a card being serviced. A mint card in comparison will have a minor flaw like one corner showing white or rough edge section. All of
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We talk about abbreviations and acronyms a lot with trading cards, and for good reason. If you’re going to navigate the hobby, which is one full of buying and selling and potentially high-value cards, you’d like to do so confidently. Regardless of whether you predominantly buy and sell cards or keep them for yourself, you’d
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If there was ever a hobby full of abbreviations and acronyms, it’s trading card collecting. Over a series of a few posts, we’ll be diving into different collecting corners to define and describe the many abbreviations and sayings that shape the way you, buy, sell, and enjoy your cardboard. Here is what you might have
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GS (or sometimes G&S) stands for “Goods and Services” and refers to payment, specifically, PayPal payment. Meaning, if you pay for something via PayPal, you’re given the option to pay “Goods and Services” or “Friends and Family.” With GS, you’re eligible with PayPal purchase protection, however, you don’t have that same coverage when “paying someone
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Let’s say you open a pack of cards and pull something of value—perhaps a 2020 Topps Chrome Luis Robert Pink Refractor RC. Nice! Now, “in the old days” you’d probably be content putting that puppy into your holder of choice and then stored for safekeeping, or selling, or trading as the raw card that it
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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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