Glossary
What Is a Reverse Holo?
Why the foil is on the border instead of the artwork — and how much that's worth.
Glossary
What Is a PSA 10?
The highest grade PSA gives — and why it can multiply a card's value overnight.
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What Is a Secret Rare?
When the card number is bigger than the set total — the rarest pull in the box.
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What Is a Chase Card?
The one card everyone opens a set hoping to pull — and why it holds its value.
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What Is an Alt Art Card?
Same card, brand-new artwork — and often 10 to 50 times the price.
Glossary
What Is Near Mint Condition?
The condition every quoted price assumes — and what a card loses when it slips below.
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What Is a 1st Edition Card?
The small stamp that marks the first print run — and multiplies a vintage card's price.
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What Is a Master Ball Pattern Card?
The rarest ball-pattern reverse holo — easy to miss, and worth far more than the standard card.
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Graded vs Raw Cards
Slabbed with a number versus loose in a sleeve — and what that does to the price.