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- 21:33, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+84) . . N Grade (New page: '''Grade:''' Term given to the condition of a card. Category: Hobby Definitions)
- 21:32, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+875) . . N Gold Leaf Rookies (New page: '''Gold Leaf Rookies:''' In 1991 Donruss produced an insert set, seeded about every fifth pack in their Leaf brand. This set included twenty-four young players and two double-printed comme...)
- 21:31, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+1,258) . . N Glossy Set (New page: '''Glossy Set:''' In 1987, Fleer produced a high-end version of their base and update sets, not unlike Topps' Tiffany set. Officially called the "Custom Coated Collector's Edition," these ...)
- 21:30, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+214) . . N Gloss (New page: '''Gloss:''' The sheen on the surface of a card. Most cards are printed with some sort of gloss on the front, although the vast majority of today's cards are glossed on both sides. [[Cat...) (current)
- 21:29, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+885) . . N Game Used (New page: '''Game used:''' Simply a piece of an item that has been used in an actual official game (allegedly), and put on a trading card. NASCAR trading card manufacturer Press Pass was the first t...)
- 21:28, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+200) . . N Full Bleed (New page: '''Full Bleed:''' A card without a border along it's sides. Also known as "borderless" cards, most premium and super-premium cards are issued in a "full bleed" format. [[Category: Hobby D...) (current)
- 21:27, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+312) . . N Foil Pack (New page: '''Foil Pack:''' Your basic pack of cards. In 1989 Upper Deck debuted their baseball set in a new kind of packaging, with opaque foil-backed paper. It largely prevented pack-searching and ...)
- 21:27, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+1,130) . . N Factory Set (New page: '''Factory set:''' A complete set, put together by the manufacturer, and sold in a special package. Topps has made these since the 1970s, and other makers have put them out from time to ti...) (current)
- 21:26, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+753) . . N Elite (New page: '''Elite:''' Series of inserts, and later a stand-alone product, released by Donruss. Beginning in 1991, Donruss included a series of ten serial-numbered inserts into their base brand (eig...)
- 21:25, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+781) . . N Dufex (New page: '''Dufex:''' An unique printing technique developed by the F. J. Warren company of Great Britian, and most famously employed in The Hobby by Pinnacle Brands. The process involves taking an...)
- 21:24, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+99) . . N Ding (New page: '''Ding:''' Slang term used to describe a slightly damaged corner. Category: Hobby Definitions) (current)
- 21:23, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+749) . . N Die Cut (New page: '''Die-cut:''' A card that has been cut mechanically (on purpose) in a shape other than the standard 2.5" x 3.5" rectangle. Originally appearing in the early part of the century in sets li...)
- 21:22, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+540) . . N Diamond Kings (New page: '''Diamond Kings:''' A subset in Donruss baseball sets 1982-1991, featuring bad artwork of star players by Hall of Fame artist Dick Perez. Some people liked them though, and in the days of...)
- 21:21, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+298) . . N Diamond Cut (New page: '''Diamond Cut:''' A production flaw. A card typically has borders that run parallel to the edges. If the border appears narrower at one end than the other, the card is "diamond cut." That...)
- 21:21, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+243) . . N Crack (New page: '''Crack:''' A slang term used to describe the act of opening a box. I.E. "I just cracked a box of 2001 Donruss and all I got was a lousy Adam Pettyjohn rookie." Also known as "pack bu...) (current)
- 21:20, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . Broder
- 21:19, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+1,804) . . N Counterfeit (New page: '''Counterfeit:''' Not to be confused with Broder cards, a counterfeit is just that; a fake card with no authorization for existence. Subjects for counterfeits are usually high-dollar ...)
- 21:18, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+837) . . N Condition (New page: '''Condition:''' After the player and the set, condition is the most telling factor in determining price and desirability of a card. Corners, edges, surface, gloss, grain, color registrati...) (current)
- 21:17, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+208) . . N Common (New page: '''Common:''' A term used to describe a base set card that does not feature a rookie or super star player. Commons are usually the cards in the set that have the least value. [[Category:...) (current)
- 21:17, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+605) . . N Collation (New page: '''Collation:''' The distribution of the cards in a wax box. A wax box with good "collation" will have very few, if any doubles, and will yield the stated number of inserts. Bad collation ...) (current)
- 21:16, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . Checklist (current)
- 21:16, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+1,186) . . N Chromium (New page: '''Chromium:''' A steel-gray, lustrous, hard, metallic, element that takes a high polish. Atomic Number 24. As it refers to trading cards, Chromium is a metal that when placed on a tradin...)
- 21:15, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+116) . . N Checklist (New page: Checklist: A card containing a list (or partial list) of all the cards in the set. Category: Hobby Definitions)
- 21:13, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+32) . . Cello Pack (current)
- 21:13, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+32) . . Broder
- 21:12, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+32) . . Brick (current)
- 21:12, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+32) . . Box
- 21:11, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+32) . . Blank Back
- 21:11, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+31) . . Baseball Heroes
- 21:11, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+32) . . Autographed Insert
- 21:10, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+22) . . American Card Catalog
- 21:09, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+32) . . Big Four
- 21:09, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+32) . . Airbrush
- 21:09, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+32) . . Book Value (current)
- 21:08, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+32) . . Blaster
- 21:07, 17 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+32) . . Artist Proof
- 01:09, 13 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+220) . . N Cello Pack (New page: '''Cello Pack:''' A pack of cards that are wrapped in cellophane, usually consisting of more cards than a regular wax pack of the same brand. Cello packs were phased out in the late 80s. A...)
- 01:08, 13 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+831) . . N Broder (New page: '''Broder:''' An un-licensed card. Broder's usually have players on them that are currently under contract in a professional sports league, but the publisher does not pay a licensing fee. ...)
- 01:07, 13 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+212) . . N Brick (New page: '''Brick:''' A group of cards (usually about 50) that are shrink-wrapped and sold as a unit. Generally, the top and bottom cards of a brick will have a superstar, but the other cards in th...)
- 01:06, 13 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+278) . . N Blaster (New page: '''Blaster:''' Slang term given to a made-for-retail wax box. Such boxes are distributed by the Vintage Trading Card Company and sold in mass-market retailers like K-Mart, Wal-Mart and Tar...)
- 01:06, 13 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+320) . . N Box (New page: '''Box:''' Your basic full container of packs. Also called wax or wax box. Boxes come in cases, or wax cases. Boxes come in all kinds of configurations now, based on the cost of the packs,...)
- 01:05, 13 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+288) . . N Book Value (New page: '''Book Value:''' A card's published value. This might, and usually does, refer to Beckett Magazine's listed price, but applies to any other price guide, monthly or annual. Except for pre-...)
- 01:04, 13 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+166) . . N Blank Back (New page: '''Blank-Back:''' A card with literally nothing on the printed on its back. Most blank-backs are manufacturing defects, and as such, carry very little, if any, value.)
- 05:13, 12 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+1,830) . . N Baseball Heroes (New page: '''Baseball Heroes:''' In 1990, Upper Deck included a ten-card set of corporate spokes-jock Reggie Jackson, dubbed the "Baseball Heroes," in their high-series baseball packs. The cards wer...)
- 05:12, 12 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+103) . . N Autographed Insert (New page: '''Autographed Insert:''' An insert card that comes out of the pack, already autographed by the player.)
- 05:11, 12 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+281) . . N Artist Proof (New page: '''Artist Proof:''' A series of parallel inserts issued in Pinnacle Brands products. First inserted into packs of 1994 Pinnacle baseball with a press run of 1000 copies, Artist Proof paral...)
- 05:11, 12 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+380) . . N Airbrush (New page: '''Airbrushed:''' A card of a recently traded player who's uniform has been altered to reflect his new team. 1980s Topps Traded sets were infamous for their very liberal use of airbrushing...)
- 05:10, 12 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+181) . . N Acetate (New page: '''Acetate:''' A thin, but sturdy transparent plastic. Cards made out of acetate were pioneered by draft pick manufacturer Classic in the early 90s, and are occasionally seen today.)
- 05:09, 12 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+243) . . N American Card Catalog (New page: '''ACC (American Card Catalog)''': Reference book last published in 1960 by hobby pioneer Jefferson Burdick. Burdick's system of letter prefixes and number suffixes to classify pre-WWII ca...)
- 05:08, 12 December 2009 (diff | hist) . . (+3,486) . . N Big Four (New page: The '''"Big Four"''' refer to four of the rarest cards from the American Tobacco Company's (ATC) 1909-11 T-206 set: Honus Wagner, Larry Doyle "NAT'L," Sherry "Magie" and Eddie Plank. '''...)
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