SVA Card Collectors Blog
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SVA Card collectors is a place for people who are getting back into sports card collecting. When starting out it can be overwhelming with all of the changes so SVA Card collectors are here to help you navigate the basics and grow your collection. Whether you're collecting baseball, basketball, or football cards SVA Card collectors is here to help!
SVA Card Collectors Blog
3y ago
There are a lot of things you need to do prior to a card show. Proper planning will make sure you are not ripped off and will put you in a better position when negotiating. Being prepared will make you confident and enable you to make the best deal possible. Do your research and figure out which cards you want ..read more
SVA Card Collectors Blog
3y ago
The basketball or football card will have a rainbow effect in the light. On the back of the card, it will say the words Prizm in bold lettering. However, the first year of Prizm, 2012, doesn’t have the word Prizm on the back of the card. What is the Difference Between Silver and Base Prizm Cards? The silver ..read more
SVA Card Collectors Blog
3y ago
NBA Top Shot has generated over 230 million dollars in transactions since it commenced in 2020. Cryptocurrencies and other digital assets have become more popular, so the NBA is getting into action. What is NBA Top Shot? It’s an online marketplace where users can buy and trade NBA video highlights. These highlights, called “moments,” shows the video of an NBA ..read more
SVA Card Collectors Blog
3y ago
Juan Soto’s rookie cards have been heating up. Everyone wants to buy his rookie card because they think he may be the next Mike Trout. He already has a World Series Ring and he was one of the leading hitters for the Washington Nationals. In 313 he has 69 home runs, .295 BA, .415 OBP. He is not the WAR ..read more
SVA Card Collectors Blog
3y ago
A fake Beckett (BGS) graded sports card has the following characteristics – the top gold label has smooth edges all around, the plastic sleeve has a straight edge on top, and the patent number doesn’t have a period between the T and the 6 at the bottom of the slab. The font is slightly different and the top of the ..read more
SVA Card Collectors Blog
3y ago
1990 is the first year autographs were inserted into sports card packs. The 1990 Upperdeck High Series had Reggie Jackson Heroes of Baseball autograph cards randomly inserted into packs of sports cards. There were only 2,500 baseball cards that were autographed. This is the first year that the “Heroes of Baseball” insert was included in packs. This is right ..read more
SVA Card Collectors Blog
3y ago
When I started collecting sports cards I typically went to my local card shop (LCS) and bought packs or a particular card. While you can still do this, most people now acquire sports cards online. Whether it’s eBay, Facebook or Instagram cards are being shipped via mail and need to get there securely. When shipping sports cards they need ..read more
SVA Card Collectors Blog
3y ago
You want to get back into collecting sports cards. When I was collecting back in “the day” we went to a local card shop or a candy store for a pack of cards. You hear people talking about buying sports cards in retail stores, like Target or Walmart, but when you go it’s always empty or worse Opening Day blaster ..read more
SVA Card Collectors Blog
3y ago
Do what you love and you´ll never work a day in your life,’ goes the old maxim. It is also the only overt lie I am going to write in here. Ask any basketball player, artist, or whomever else you think has a dream job what their day is like and you hear about the work put in. So yeah ..read more
SVA Card Collectors Blog
3y ago
Sports card collectors and investors are always trying to figure out who the next Mike Trout or Ronald Acuna Jr. is going to be. Obviously, there is no exact way to determine this. But what if there was a combination of stats and features that a player has that could determine a player’s cards worth? These stats/features can determine which ..read more