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Base Card
Base cards make up the base set, which is the most common set of cards in a sports or non-sport product. Base cards are considered…
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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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Boxes are shipped from manufacturers in cases, and for some products, a special card will be inserted ‘one per case’. These case hits are more…
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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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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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Fanatics Live is a Hobby platform innovating the breaking industry with more exciting shows, unprecedented athlete access, and the most robust trust and safety policies…
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Many collectors will submit their cards to a third-party service to evaluate and assess their physical condition. This third-party service will assign a numerical grade…
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Most trading card products have a base set, made up of common cards, and then a smaller number of more-limited parallel cards. These cards essentially…
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Cards that specifically feature a multi-colored jersey patch embedded in the card itself. Sometimes the jersey patches are game-used, but not always.
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Refractor Cards utilize a special printing technology to create a unique visual effect. The cards refract light to create a prism or rainbow-like look and…
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A card that contains a piece of memorabilia embedded in the card itself – from a swatch of fabric from a player’s jersey to a…
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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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A superfractor is the rarest type of refractor card. Superfractors are short-printed, 1-of-1 cards, which means that for any given card, there will be only…
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