Whether you sell baseball cards ct to make some extra cash or are an avid collector waiting just for the right moment to sell for a great value, there are many terms and abbreviations within the industry that you may want to familiarize yourself with. If you are new to collecting sports cards, learning some of the following terms will help improve your knowledge in the field:
Base Card– base cards are the standard cards within a set. These cards do not include numbered or variations and are typically considered less valuable. On the other hand, when referring to higher value, noteworthy cards, words like patches, autographs, inserts, parallels, or refractors are used.
Ding- When grading a sports card, the condition of the card’s corners is one of most important aspects. A “Ding” is the damage done to the corners and this will lead to a lower score and grading because of existing damage.
Hobby Box– There are several types of card boxes available for purchase. Hobby boxes are generally purchased exclusively in hobby stores. These boxes tend to be more expensive than their retail counterparts but offer more sought-after cards such as autograph and memorabilia cards.
Junk Wax– this is a phrase referring to sports cards that were printed in very high quantities during the 80’s and the 90’s. Given the high volume of printing at the time, these junk wax cards are basically worthless.
Raw card– a sports card is called “raw’ when it has not been submitted for professional grading.
Relic- the term refers to any type of memorabilia that can be found within a card. For example, the card may contain a tiny piece of jersey as a memorabilia insertion.
Retail Box- There several types of retail products on the market. These include blaster boxes and mega boxes. Retail products are typically available in a variety of stores such as Walmart and Target as well as hobby shops. These boxes contain the same base cards as their hobby counterparts but tend to offer fewer or no autograph and/or memorabilia cards. The benefits of retail boxes are they are less expensive than hobby boxes and typically offer parallels or variants that are only available in the retail product.
Slabbed card– this is industry slang referring to cards that have been professionally graded and encased in plastic.
SSP- Super Short Print– even harder to obtain than a short print. If the cards are numbered they are generally limited to very small quantities (up to 25 max).
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