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COLLECTING GUIDES
Finding cards you want to add to your collection is only the first step of the journey. Managing your collection is an adventure in and of itself!
Although there are many facets to collecting, learning how to RESEARCH, BUY, TRACK, and SELL your collection will give you the tools to succeed.
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Spotting Shilled Sports Card Auctions on eBay
A “shilled auction” is a listing where a seller, a friend of the seller, or another party with a vested interest in a card’s market price in
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Improve your Online Sports Card Searches with Boolean Operators
Searching for sports cards on platforms like eBay, COMC, or even Google can be overwhelming. With thousands of listings, it’s easy to get lo
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What is a Sports Card Market Cap?
Market capitalization, commonly called market cap, is a financial indicator that measures a company’s value. It’s a simple metric investors
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The Scarcity Index: How Scarce Are Your Sports Cards?
Rarity is a flawed metric. A card serial-numbered to 10 might sell 25 times in a year, while another card numbered to 50 might not sell for
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The Psychology of 1/1 Sports Card Collectors
1/1 cards used to be special. The concept of a 1/1 was first introduced to the hobby in 1997 when Skybox released the 1/1 “Masterpiece” para
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Why Comparable Sales are an Imperfect Metric for Sports Card Market Value
Today, much of the hobby revolves around the concept of the “Most Recent Comp.” Many collectors believe a card’s comparable sales and its ma
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Top 10 Santa Claus Sports Cards: The Must-Have Picks for Holiday Collectors
When it comes to iconic names, there's one every collector knows—but it might not be who you think. It’s not Mickey Mantle, Michael Jordan,
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How to Find the Total Graded Population of a Sports Card
Sports card research is built upon two key pillars: rarity and price. While we've covered pricing in our How to Value Your Sports Cards coll
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A Visual Guide to Exquisite and The Cup Limited Logos
Limited Logos is one of the most important and recognizable patch autograph inserts in sports cards. First introduced in the 2003-04 Exquisi
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A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Value Your Sports Card Collection
Do you know the value of your sports card collection? How confident are you in the number you came up with? Knowing what your collection is
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A Beginner's Guide to Pre-War Sports Cards
Learn the basics of pre-war card collecting. Take a trip down history lane and learn about tobacco, caramel, gum, and the other iconic cards
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Factors That Can Drive Sports Card Values
Explore the factors that drive sports card values, from player achievements and card rarity to market trends and collector interests.
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All the One-of-One Baseball Cards Released During the 1990's
The 1990's were a period of incredible innovation for sports cards. One of the most notable creations coming out of the era was the...
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What Sports Cards Should You Collect?
What do you collect? Its a simple question really, but the answer is harder to define for many collectors than you might think. When...
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