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17:4417:44, 17 December 2009 diff hist +3,594 N Insert New page: '''Insert:''' Baseball cards are the original insert. They were packaged with other products like cigarettes, tobacco, gum, candy, ice cream, and other goods as incentives for consumers to...
17:4117:41, 17 December 2009 diff hist +757 N Hologram New page: '''Hologram:''' A three dimensional image printed on a two dimensional surface. When Upper Deck made it's debut in 1989, it affixed a small hologram onto the back of each card to discourag... current
17:4017:40, 17 December 2009 diff hist +94 N HOF New page: '''HOF:''' A "TLA" (three-letter acronym) for "Hall of Fame." Category: Hobby Definitions current
17:3917:39, 17 December 2009 diff hist +33 High-Number No edit summary current
17:3817:38, 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 ...
17:3617:36, 17 December 2009 diff hist −1 Hand-Collated Set No edit summary current
17:3617:36, 17 December 2009 diff hist 0 Hand-Collated Set No edit summary
17:3517:35, 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...
17:3417:34, 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
17:3317:33, 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
17:3317:33, 17 December 2009 diff hist +84 N Grade New page: '''Grade:''' Term given to the condition of a card. Category: Hobby Definitions
17:3217:32, 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...
17:3117:31, 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 ...
17:3017:30, 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
17:2917:29, 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...
17:2817:28, 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
17:2717:27, 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 ...
17:2717:27, 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
17:2617:26, 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...
17:2517:25, 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...
17:2417:24, 17 December 2009 diff hist +99 N Ding New page: '''Ding:''' Slang term used to describe a slightly damaged corner. Category: Hobby Definitions current
17:2317:23, 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...
17:2217:22, 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...
17:2117:21, 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...
17:2117:21, 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
17:2017:20, 17 December 2009 diff hist +4 Broder No edit summary
17:1917:19, 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 ...
17:1817:18, 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
17:1717:17, 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
17:1717:17, 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
17:1617:16, 17 December 2009 diff hist +6 Checklist No edit summary current
17:1617:16, 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...
17:1517:15, 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
17:1317:13, 17 December 2009 diff hist +32 Cello Pack No edit summary current
17:1317:13, 17 December 2009 diff hist +32 Broder No edit summary
17:1217:12, 17 December 2009 diff hist +32 Brick No edit summary current
17:1217:12, 17 December 2009 diff hist +32 Box No edit summary
17:1117:11, 17 December 2009 diff hist +32 Blank Back No edit summary
17:1117:11, 17 December 2009 diff hist +31 Baseball Heroes No edit summary
17:1117:11, 17 December 2009 diff hist +32 Autographed Insert No edit summary
17:1017:10, 17 December 2009 diff hist +22 American Card Catalog No edit summary
17:0917:09, 17 December 2009 diff hist +32 Big Four No edit summary
17:0917:09, 17 December 2009 diff hist +32 Airbrush No edit summary
17:0917:09, 17 December 2009 diff hist +32 Book Value No edit summary current
17:0817:08, 17 December 2009 diff hist +32 Blaster No edit summary
17:0717:07, 17 December 2009 diff hist +32 Artist Proof No edit summary

21:0921:09, 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...
21:0821:08, 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. ...
21:0721:07, 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...
21:0621:06, 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...

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