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How to Collect | 2025 Marvel Comics Chrome® X-Men Giant 50th Anniversary
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George H.W. Bush’s Baseball Card: The Story Behind the President’s Topps Cameo
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How to Collect | 2025 Topps Baseball Series 2 All-Positions Variations
Jun 11, 2025
Office Hours | Cards that Predicted Stardom
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How to Collect | 2025 Topps Baseball Series 2 Major League Material Cards
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How to Collect | 2025 Topps Baseball Series 2 Summer Superstars
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How to Collect | 2025 Topps Baseball Series 2 Rounding the Bases Autograph Relics
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How to Collect | 2025 Topps Baseball Series 2 OPS Bests
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How to Collect | 2025 Worst of Garbage Pail Kids – 40th Anniversary
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How to Collect | 2025 Topps Baseball Series 2 Real One Autographs
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How to Collect | 2025 Topps Baseball Series 2 K Zone Short Prints
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How to Collect | 2025 Topps Baseball Series 2 Dynamic Duos
Jun 11, 2025
2025 Topps Baseball Series 2 Box Comparison: Hobby vs. Jumbo vs. Value
Jun 10, 2025
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Vintage Vault | The Rarest and Most Expensive 1950s Baseball Cards — Part 3
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How to Collect | 2025 Topps Baseball Series 2 Signature Tunes
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Celebrating 40 Years of the 1985 Topps Goonies Trading Card Set
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How to Collect | 2025 Topps Baseball Series 2 2024 First Pitch
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Jac Caglianone’s MLB Debut Ignites The Hobby
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How to Collect | 2025 Topps Baseball Series 2 All Kings
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How to Collect | 2025 Marvel Comics Chrome® 
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Office Hours | The Enduring Appeal of Mark Fidrych
May 30, 2025
Juan Soto’s First Mets Card in 2025 Topps Series 2 and More
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Team Collecting The New York Mets
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The Best Shortstops of the 1970s and Their Cards
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May 29, 2025
Paul Skenes Rookie Cards | A Collector’s Guide to His Hobby History
May 29, 2025
Office Hours | The Rise of Super-Short Print Card Culture
May 28, 2025
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Tiffany Sets

Topps issued high-end sets of cards from 1984 to 1991 – including the 1989 and 1990 Bowman Baseball sets. Tiffany sets were sold exclusively as…

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Autograph

A card that is autographed by a player, celebrity, or other subject. Autos are a type of chase card – they are more limited, and…

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Chase Card

Any given set of cards will include a limited number of chase cards, which are highly coveted by collectors. Some examples of chase cards include: autographed…

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Hobby

A widely-used shorthand for the practice of card collecting and the community of card collectors.

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Wax

A commonly-used Hobby term, wax refers to an unopened box or case of cards. To “rip wax” or “break wax” is to open a sealed box or case – often…

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Rookie Card

Rookie cards refer to players’ first cards once they make their Major League debut. In most cases, rookie cards are stamped with some kind of…

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Hobby Box

Hobby boxes are high-end boxes that typically feature a greater number of chase cards, which makes them more expensive/valuable. Unlike retail boxes, which are widely distributed in…

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Checklist

A list of every card in a given product (e.g. 2021 Topps Chrome Baseball) – every base card, every parallel, every autographed card, etc.

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Chrome®

Unlike traditional paper cards, Chrome cards use chromium paper, which gives them a shiny, metallic look. Chrome cards are also more firm and durable than…

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Numbered

Numbered cards are short-printed (e.g. limited edition), and the print run is specified on either the front or back of the card. For example, a…

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Acetate

A premium trading card material made from transparent or semi-transparent plastic, known for its sleek and durable design. Acetate cards often feature striking visual effects,…

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Factory Set

Factory Set refers to a specific way to sell baseball cards. Instead of random packs being placed in a retail box or hobby box, a full set is packaged and…

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1st Bowman®

A player’s 1st Bowman card is their first professional baseball card, released before their official RC.

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Blaster Box

A blaster box is a type of retail box commonly distributed at large retail stores like Walmart and Target (as opposed to Hobby shops or online exclusives)….

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Breaking

Breaking refers to the practice of opening multiple boxes or cases of a product at the same time, and then distributing the cards to a…

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