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==Terminology== <!-- I don't know how to add a citation to literacy, but all these abbreviations can be read from Beckett's annual book. At issue #11 they are in pages 20-26 (lot more terms)--> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:1000px" |- ! width=150px| Phrase ! width=850px| Definition |- |[[Card binder|9-pocket page]] |A plastic sheet used to store and protect up card in nine card slots, and then stored in a card binder |- |9-Up Sheet |Uncut sheets of nine cards, usually promos. |- |Autograph Card |Printed insert cards that also bear an original cast or artist signature. |- |Base Set |Complete sets of base cards for a particular card series. |- |[[Card binder|Binder]] |A [[Ring binder|binder]] used to store cards using 9-card page holders. |- |Break |An online service where someone (usually for the exchange of currency) opens packages of trading cards and sends them to the buyer. Breaks have "spots" for sale, typically sorted by team. |- |Blaster Box |A factory sealed box with typically 6 to 12 packs of cards. Typically sold at large retail stores such as [[Walmart]] and [[Target Corporation|Target]]. |- |Box |Original manufacturer's containers of multiple packs, often 24 to 36 packs per box. |- |Box Topper Card |Cards included in a factory sealed box. |- |Blister Pack |Factory plastic bubble packs of cards or packs, for retail peg-hanger sales. |- |[[Card sleeve]] |Sleeves that cards are to be put in to protect the cards. |- |Cartophily |Hobby of collecting trading cards, mostly cigarette cards. |- |Case |Factory-sealed crates filled with card boxes, often six to twelve card boxes per case. |- |Chase Card |Card, or cards, included as a bonus in a factory sealed case. |- |Common Card |Non-rare cards that form the main set. Also known as base cards. |- |Factory Set |Card sets, typically complete base sets, sorted and sold from the manufacturer.<ref name="MLBFAQ" /> |- |Hobby Card |Items sold mainly to collectors, through stores that deal exclusively in collectible cards. Usually contains some items not included in the retail offerings. |- |[[Insert card]] |Non-rare to rare cards that are randomly inserted into packs, at various ratios (e.g. 1 card per 24 packs). An insert card is often different from the base set in appearance and numbering. Also known as chase cards.<ref name="MLB06282006">{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060628&content_id=1527814&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |title=Baseball cards 101: The art of collecting |first=Terry |last=Melia |publisher=Major League Baseball |date=June 28, 2006 |access-date=May 17, 2010}}</ref> |- |Master Set |Not well defined; often a base set and all readily available insert sets; typically does not include promos, mail-in cards, sketch cards, or autograph cards. |- |Oversized Card |Any base, common, insert, or other cards not of standard or widevision size. |- |Parallel Card |A modified base card, which may contain extra foil stamping, hologram stamping that distinguishes the card from the base card. |- |Pack |Original wrappers with base, and potentially insert, cards within, often called 'wax packs', typically with two to eight cards per pack. Today, the packs are usually plastic or foil wrap. Topps has recently been using eco-friendly paper packets to combat plastic wastage. |- |Retail Card |Cards, packs, boxes and cases sold to the public, typically via large retail stores, such as [[Kmart (United States)|K-mart]] or [[Wal-Mart]]. |- |Rack Pack |Factory pack of unwrapped cards, for retail peg-hanger sales. |- |Promo Card |Cards that are distributed, typically in advance, by the manufacturer to promote upcoming products. |- |Redemption Card |Insert cards found in packs that are mailed (posted) to the manufacturer for a special card or some other gift. |- |Sell Sheet |Also 'ad slicks'. Usually one page, but increasingly fold-outs, distributed by the manufacturers to card distributors, in advance, to promote upcoming products. With the proliferation of the Internet, sell sheets are now typically distributed in digital form to trading card media so that collectors can preview sets months before they are released.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sports Card Set Database|url=http://www.cardboardconnection.com/sports-cards-sets/|work=CardboardConnection.com|publisher=The Cardboard Connection|access-date=16 May 2012}}</ref> |- |Singles |Individual cards sold at hobby or online stores. |- |Sketch Card |Insert cards that feature near-one-of-a-kind artists sketches. |- |Swatch |Insert cards that feature a mounted swatch of cloth, such as from a sports player's jersey or an actor's costume. |- |Tin |Factory metal cans, typically filled with cards or packs, often with inserts. |- |[[Card sleeve|Top Loader]] |A hard plastic sleeve used to store a single card to prevent scratches, corner damage and other blemishes. |- |Unreleased Card |Cards printed by the manufacturer, but not officially distributed for a variety of reasons. Often leaked to the public, sometimes improperly. Not to be confused with promo cards. |- |Uncut Sheet |Sheets of uncut base, insert, promo, or other cards. |- |Wrapper |Original pack covers, often with collectible variations. |} <ref>{{Cite book |title=Beckett Baseball Card Price Guide 2022: The #1 Authority on Collectibles (The Beckett Baseball Card Price Guide) |date=February 18, 2022 |publisher=Beckett Pubns |isbn=978-1936681624 |edition=44th |pages=20β26}}</ref>
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