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16:3816:38, 17 December 2009 diff hist +2,047 N High-Number New page: '''High-number:''' Before 1974, Topps issued their annual sets in series of fifty to two-hundred cards each, ordered numerically. From two to six series constituted a set. The last series ...
16:3616:36, 17 December 2009 diff hist −1 Hand-Collated Set No edit summary current
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16:3516:35, 17 December 2009 diff hist +258 N Hand-Collated Set New page: '''Hand-Collated Set:''' As the name implies, these sets were put together the old-fashioned way, ripping opening packs and sorting the cards out. This contrasts with factory sets that...
16:3416:34, 17 December 2009 diff hist +376 N Gum Stain New page: '''Gum stain:''' Similar to a wax stain. Back in the day when cards came with a slab of "stale gum," it created condition problems for the cards against which it rubbed. The gum would melt... current
16:3316:33, 17 December 2009 diff hist +157 N Graded Card New page: '''Graded Card:''' A card that has been inspected, graded and sealed by a so-called "professional" card grading company. Category: Hobby Definitions
16:3316:33, 17 December 2009 diff hist +84 N Grade New page: '''Grade:''' Term given to the condition of a card. Category: Hobby Definitions
16:3216:32, 17 December 2009 diff hist +875 N Gold Leaf Rookies New page: '''Gold Leaf Rookies:''' In 1991 Donruss produced an insert set, seeded about every fifth pack in their Leaf brand. This set included twenty-four young players and two double-printed comme...
16:3116:31, 17 December 2009 diff hist +1,258 N Glossy Set New page: '''Glossy Set:''' In 1987, Fleer produced a high-end version of their base and update sets, not unlike Topps' Tiffany set. Officially called the "Custom Coated Collector's Edition," these ...
16:3016:30, 17 December 2009 diff hist +214 N Gloss New page: '''Gloss:''' The sheen on the surface of a card. Most cards are printed with some sort of gloss on the front, although the vast majority of today's cards are glossed on both sides. [[Cat... current
16:2916:29, 17 December 2009 diff hist +885 N Game Used New page: '''Game used:''' Simply a piece of an item that has been used in an actual official game (allegedly), and put on a trading card. NASCAR trading card manufacturer Press Pass was the first t...
16:2816:28, 17 December 2009 diff hist +200 N Full Bleed New page: '''Full Bleed:''' A card without a border along it's sides. Also known as "borderless" cards, most premium and super-premium cards are issued in a "full bleed" format. [[Category: Hobby D... current
16:2716:27, 17 December 2009 diff hist +312 N Foil Pack New page: '''Foil Pack:''' Your basic pack of cards. In 1989 Upper Deck debuted their baseball set in a new kind of packaging, with opaque foil-backed paper. It largely prevented pack-searching and ...
16:2716:27, 17 December 2009 diff hist +1,130 N Factory Set New page: '''Factory set:''' A complete set, put together by the manufacturer, and sold in a special package. Topps has made these since the 1970s, and other makers have put them out from time to ti... current
16:2616:26, 17 December 2009 diff hist +753 N Elite New page: '''Elite:''' Series of inserts, and later a stand-alone product, released by Donruss. Beginning in 1991, Donruss included a series of ten serial-numbered inserts into their base brand (eig...
16:2516:25, 17 December 2009 diff hist +781 N Dufex New page: '''Dufex:''' An unique printing technique developed by the F. J. Warren company of Great Britian, and most famously employed in The Hobby by Pinnacle Brands. The process involves taking an...
16:2416:24, 17 December 2009 diff hist +99 N Ding New page: '''Ding:''' Slang term used to describe a slightly damaged corner. Category: Hobby Definitions current
16:2316:23, 17 December 2009 diff hist +749 N Die Cut New page: '''Die-cut:''' A card that has been cut mechanically (on purpose) in a shape other than the standard 2.5" x 3.5" rectangle. Originally appearing in the early part of the century in sets li...
16:2216:22, 17 December 2009 diff hist +540 N Diamond Kings New page: '''Diamond Kings:''' A subset in Donruss baseball sets 1982-1991, featuring bad artwork of star players by Hall of Fame artist Dick Perez. Some people liked them though, and in the days of...
16:2116:21, 17 December 2009 diff hist +298 N Diamond Cut New page: '''Diamond Cut:''' A production flaw. A card typically has borders that run parallel to the edges. If the border appears narrower at one end than the other, the card is "diamond cut." That...
16:2116:21, 17 December 2009 diff hist +243 N Crack New page: '''Crack:''' A slang term used to describe the act of opening a box. I.E. "I just cracked a box of 2001 Donruss and all I got was a lousy Adam Pettyjohn rookie." Also known as "pack bu... current
16:2016:20, 17 December 2009 diff hist +4 Broder No edit summary
16:1916:19, 17 December 2009 diff hist +1,804 N Counterfeit New page: '''Counterfeit:''' Not to be confused with Broder cards, a counterfeit is just that; a fake card with no authorization for existence. Subjects for counterfeits are usually high-dollar ...
16:1816:18, 17 December 2009 diff hist +837 N Condition New page: '''Condition:''' After the player and the set, condition is the most telling factor in determining price and desirability of a card. Corners, edges, surface, gloss, grain, color registrati... current
16:1716:17, 17 December 2009 diff hist +208 N Common New page: '''Common:''' A term used to describe a base set card that does not feature a rookie or super star player. Commons are usually the cards in the set that have the least value. [[Category:... current
16:1716:17, 17 December 2009 diff hist +605 N Collation New page: '''Collation:''' The distribution of the cards in a wax box. A wax box with good "collation" will have very few, if any doubles, and will yield the stated number of inserts. Bad collation ... current
16:1616:16, 17 December 2009 diff hist +6 Checklist No edit summary current
16:1616:16, 17 December 2009 diff hist +1,186 N Chromium New page: '''Chromium:''' A steel-gray, lustrous, hard, metallic, element that takes a high polish. Atomic Number 24. As it refers to trading cards, Chromium is a metal that when placed on a tradin...
16:1516:15, 17 December 2009 diff hist +116 N Checklist New page: Checklist: A card containing a list (or partial list) of all the cards in the set. Category: Hobby Definitions
16:1316:13, 17 December 2009 diff hist +32 Cello Pack No edit summary current
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16:1216:12, 17 December 2009 diff hist +32 Brick No edit summary current
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16:1116:11, 17 December 2009 diff hist +32 Blank Back No edit summary
16:1116:11, 17 December 2009 diff hist +31 Baseball Heroes No edit summary
16:1116:11, 17 December 2009 diff hist +32 Autographed Insert No edit summary
16:1016:10, 17 December 2009 diff hist +22 American Card Catalog No edit summary
16:0916:09, 17 December 2009 diff hist +32 Big Four No edit summary
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16:0816:08, 17 December 2009 diff hist +32 Blaster No edit summary
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20:0920:09, 12 December 2009 diff hist +220 N Cello Pack New page: '''Cello Pack:''' A pack of cards that are wrapped in cellophane, usually consisting of more cards than a regular wax pack of the same brand. Cello packs were phased out in the late 80s. A...
20:0820:08, 12 December 2009 diff hist +831 N Broder New page: '''Broder:''' An un-licensed card. Broder's usually have players on them that are currently under contract in a professional sports league, but the publisher does not pay a licensing fee. ...
20:0720:07, 12 December 2009 diff hist +212 N Brick New page: '''Brick:''' A group of cards (usually about 50) that are shrink-wrapped and sold as a unit. Generally, the top and bottom cards of a brick will have a superstar, but the other cards in th...
20:0620:06, 12 December 2009 diff hist +278 N Blaster New page: '''Blaster:''' Slang term given to a made-for-retail wax box. Such boxes are distributed by the Vintage Trading Card Company and sold in mass-market retailers like K-Mart, Wal-Mart and Tar...
20:0620:06, 12 December 2009 diff hist +320 N Box New page: '''Box:''' Your basic full container of packs. Also called wax or wax box. Boxes come in cases, or wax cases. Boxes come in all kinds of configurations now, based on the cost of the packs,...
20:0520:05, 12 December 2009 diff hist +288 N Book Value New page: '''Book Value:''' A card's published value. This might, and usually does, refer to Beckett Magazine's listed price, but applies to any other price guide, monthly or annual. Except for pre-...
20:0420:04, 12 December 2009 diff hist +166 N Blank Back New page: '''Blank-Back:''' A card with literally nothing on the printed on its back. Most blank-backs are manufacturing defects, and as such, carry very little, if any, value.
00:1300:13, 12 December 2009 diff hist +1,830 N Baseball Heroes New page: '''Baseball Heroes:''' In 1990, Upper Deck included a ten-card set of corporate spokes-jock Reggie Jackson, dubbed the "Baseball Heroes," in their high-series baseball packs. The cards wer...

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