User contributions for Stalegum

22 December 2009

• 23:3123:31, 22 December 2009 diff hist +3,668 N Card condition New page: How to grade cards: Beckett's guides have a very extensive section on how to grade cards. The newer Beckett's are especially good since they provide photos you can use to get a better ide...
• 01:0001:00, 22 December 2009 diff hist +4 T-206 No edit summary current

21 December 2009

• 17:4917:49, 21 December 2009 diff hist +4 American Card Catalog No edit summary
• 17:4717:47, 21 December 2009 diff hist +674 N Jefferson Burdick New page: '''Jefferson R. Burdick''' (1900 – 1963) was a trading and baseball card collector and cataloger. He cataloged trading and baseball cards in The American Card Catalog, otherwise know...

18 December 2009

• 20:1220:12, 18 December 2009 diff hist +2,062 Rookie Card No edit summary
• 19:5419:54, 18 December 2009 diff hist +344 Elite No edit summary
• 19:5219:52, 18 December 2009 diff hist +20 Tiffany No edit summary current
• 19:5219:52, 18 December 2009 diff hist +20 T.C.G. No edit summary current
• 19:5119:51, 18 December 2009 diff hist +22 SP No edit summary
• 19:5119:51, 18 December 2009 diff hist +25 SPx No edit summary current
• 19:5019:50, 18 December 2009 diff hist +20 Glossy Set No edit summary current
• 19:5019:50, 18 December 2009 diff hist +20 Refractor No edit summary
• 19:4919:49, 18 December 2009 diff hist +26 Gold Leaf Rookies No edit summary current
• 19:4919:49, 18 December 2009 diff hist +21 Elite No edit summary
• 19:4819:48, 18 December 2009 diff hist +29 Dufex No edit summary
• 19:4819:48, 18 December 2009 diff hist +124 Diamond Kings No edit summary current
• 19:4619:46, 18 December 2009 diff hist +110 Baseball Heroes No edit summary current
• 19:4419:44, 18 December 2009 diff hist +37 Artist Proof No edit summary
• 19:4019:40, 18 December 2009 diff hist +511 N Sticker Autograph New page: '''Sticker Autograph:''' An autographed insert card where the player signs individual stickers and the card manufacturers "stick" it onto the card. Hobbyists seem to prefer On-Card...
• 19:3819:38, 18 December 2009 diff hist +432 N On-Card New page: '''On-Card:''' An autographed insert card that the player actually signed, as opposed to Sticker Autographs where the player signs a sheet of stickers which are affixed to the cards at... current
• 02:2402:24, 18 December 2009 diff hist +647 N XRC New page: '''XRC (eXtended Rookie Card):''' Term used by Beckett to describe a rookie card from an extended or traded set. Because of the widespread distribution of extended sets, the XRC design...
• 02:2302:23, 18 December 2009 diff hist +299 N Wax Stain New page: '''Wax Stain:''' Wax stains are just that; blemishes on a card caused by wax. Packs used to be sealed with wax paper, and the wax would melt onto the card. Wax stains can be at least p... current
• 02:2202:22, 18 December 2009 diff hist +1,014 N Wax Pack New page: '''Wax Pack:''' Your basic pack of cards. From the 1930s up to 1991, most cards were packaged in a wrapper that was basically wax paper, with a hot roller used to seal it. Since [[wax ... current
• 02:2102:21, 18 December 2009 diff hist +504 N Case New page: '''Case:''' The actual shipping container the goes out from the card maker's production facility to the retailer or dealer. Cases used to be a standard twenty boxes, but with the advent of... current
• 02:2002:20, 18 December 2009 diff hist +278 N Wax New page: '''Wax:''' A generic term usually used to describe either a single pack or a full box of packs. The term comes from the type of packaging originally used, the wax pack, but has held ov... current
• 02:1902:19, 18 December 2009 diff hist +148 N Wantlist New page: '''Wantlist:''' A list of cards or sets that either a dealer or collector wants to buy. Hence the name "wantlist." Category: Hobby Definitions
• 02:1902:19, 18 December 2009 diff hist +319 N Vintage New page: '''Vintage:''' A very subjective term, a lot of people draw the line between "vintage" and "modern" somewhere in the '70s, usually calling 1970, 1973 or 1975 the last year of "vintage". Mo... current
• 02:1802:18, 18 December 2009 diff hist +188 N Vending Box New page: '''Vending Box:''' A method of packaging, used primarily by Topps. Like the name suggests, these boxes were originally used to stock card vending machines. Category: Hobby Definitions
• 02:1802:18, 18 December 2009 diff hist +329 N UV Coating New page: '''UV Coating:''' Starting with 1991 Stadium Club baseball, most sets were produced with a glossy finish commonly called UV, or Ultra-Varnish (or something like that). It's NOT protect... current
• 02:1702:17, 18 December 2009 diff hist +619 N Uncut Sheet New page: '''Uncut Sheet:''' When cards are printed in the factory, they are printed on large sheets, with something around 120 cards on each sheet. Sometimes it's 100 or 121 or 132. Sometimes it's ... current
• 02:1602:16, 18 December 2009 diff hist +145 N Ultra-Pro New page: '''Ultra-Pro:''' The leading manufacturer of top-loaders and PVC-free binder pages, nine-pocket or whatever. Category: Hobby Definitions current
• 02:1602:16, 18 December 2009 diff hist +236 N Trimmed Card New page: '''Trimmed card:''' A card whose edges and/or corners have been shaved or cut. A card may be trimmed to remove any evidence of wear, or dinged corners. Trimmed cards have very little, ... current

17 December 2009

• 18:2518:25, 17 December 2009 diff hist +1,858 N Traded Set New page: '''Traded set:''' A close relative of high numbers, but with some major differences. In 1981, Topps fought back against their new competitors Fleer and Donruss by printing a follow-up ...
• 18:2418:24, 17 December 2009 diff hist +168 N Top-Loader New page: '''Top-loader:''' A stiff plastic sleeve used to store a card. Closed on three sides, the top is open to slide, or "load," the card in. Category: Hobby Definitions current
• 18:2418:24, 17 December 2009 diff hist +624 N Topical Subset New page: '''Topical subset:''' Any collection of cards that follow some sort of theme, but might cover all brands, players, even sports. Fairly common topics include cards showing players with thei... current
• 18:2318:23, 17 December 2009 diff hist +1,278 N Tiffany New page: '''Tiffany:''' From 1984 to 1991 Topps produced a special high grade "premium" version of its Topps, Topps Traded and Bowman sets. Dubbed the "Tiffany" sets, these sets were sold exclusive...
• 18:2218:22, 17 December 2009 diff hist +264 N T.C.G. New page: '''T.C.G.:''' Topps Chewing Gum. Up until the mid 1980s, Topps referred to themselves as the "Topps Chewing Gum Company." It wasn't until the trading card business began to surpass the gum...
• 18:2218:22, 17 December 2009 diff hist +897 N T-206 New page: '''T-206:''' For most of the early history of The Hobby, this was the single most popularly collected set. Still considered by many as the greatest baseball card set of all time. Produced ...
• 18:2118:21, 17 December 2009 diff hist +1,119 N SPx New page: '''SPx:''' In 1996 Upper Deck introduced a new super-premium product called SPx. Billed as "SP to the X degree," SPx was marketed as a base set with "insert quality" cards, and sold in one...
• 18:2018:20, 17 December 2009 diff hist +3,159 N SP New page: '''SP (1):''' In 1993 Upper Deck rolled out a new high end product line in football and baseball called "Upper Deck SP." Upper Deck has never actually said what it actually means, but it i...
• 18:1918:19, 17 December 2009 diff hist +359 N Slabbing New page: '''Slabbing:''' Also known as "professional grading." A slabbing company employs, supposedly trained, experienced and impartial people to authenticate and grade your cards. The cards are t... current
• 18:1818:18, 17 December 2009 diff hist +1,268 N Skip-Number New page: '''Skip-number:''' Card sets appeal, above all other factors, to the collector instinct that is very strong in some people. To capitalize on this, it is thought that some sets have holes i...
• 18:1718:17, 17 December 2009 diff hist +1,408 N Short-Print New page: '''Short-print:''' Also called an "SP," a base-set card that is printed in less quantity than other cards in the same set. Originally, short-printing was a physical necessity. For example,...
• 18:1618:16, 17 December 2009 diff hist +1,282 N Serial Number New page: '''Serial Number:''' Serial numbering means every individual card is marked, either by a machine or by hand, with a unique number, usually followed by the maximum number in the run. For ex...
• 18:1518:15, 17 December 2009 diff hist +135 N SCD New page: '''SCD:''' ''Sports Collector's Digest.'' A weekly hobby periodical published by Krause Publications. Category: Hobby Definitions
• 18:1418:14, 17 December 2009 diff hist 0 Rookie Card No edit summary
• 18:1418:14, 17 December 2009 diff hist +1,742 N Rookie Card New page: '''Rookie Card: (RC)''' A player's first card(s) in a regular issued, licensed card set. A base set card from a player's rookie card year (which may not necessarily be the same year as his...
• 18:1318:13, 17 December 2009 diff hist +457 N Retail New page: '''Retail:''' A set or product that is sold available exclusively at mass-market retail outlets. When insert-mania reached its climax in the mid-90s, a common strategy used by manufacturer... current
• 18:1218:12, 17 December 2009 diff hist +689 N Refractor New page: '''Refractor:''' A parallel set introduced in 1993's Topps Finest. Only found in chromium sets, refractors look the same as regular cards, but they "refract" a bright rainbow when ...
• 18:1118:11, 17 December 2009 diff hist +165 N Redemption Card New page: '''Redemption Card:''' A coupon inserted into packs that can be redeemed for a special card or set of the player or set designated. Category: Hobby Definitions