How to Select Cards for Grading: Assessing Condition and Profitability

This post is part of a larger series called How To Grade Sports Cards – The Best Step-By-Step Guide. Be sure to check out the entire guide! What’s your motivation?…

How To Grade Sports Cards – The Best Step-By-Step Guide

I've graded hundreds of cards in the last few years and have maintained a high gem rate over that time. On my social media accounts, regularly get asked questions about…

What does ‘BMWT’ mean – Definition – The Sports Card Glossary

BMWT stands for Bubble Mailer With Tracking. It's an abbreviation that is used often within the card collecting community on Twitter, Facebook, IG, etc., when referencing how a trading card…

What are ‘Raw’ cards – Definition – The Sports Card Glossary

The hobby usage of 'raw' must be one of the strangest examples of sports card jargon to outsiders. Raw sports cards aren't uncooked sports cards. You don't cook raw sports…

Drop off your sports cards in-person for grading

The popular card grading companies regularly attend card shows and host up drop-off events, for collectors that want to drop off (and optionally grade) their sports card submissions in person.…

The most valuable baseball cards of the 1990s

While the early 90s saw baseball card skyrocket during the junk wax era, it also saw some really great sports card innovations that led to some really valuable cards being…