How Do You Spot the Valuable Cards in a Modern Binder?
Six checks that separate the handful of modern cards worth real money from the hundreds that are not, working from the card itself rather than from a price app.
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Identification
How Do You Tell a Reprint From an Original?
A reprint is a legitimate card that looks like an expensive one. The copyright line, set symbol and collector number settle it in seconds.
Pokémon Set Symbols: How to Identify Any Card's Set
Where the set symbol sits on a Pokémon card, how it moved three times since 1999, and how to read the collector number and regulation mark next to it.
Base Set Shadowless vs Unlimited: How to Tell Them Apart
Four checks that separate a shadowless Base Set card from an unlimited print, plus the 1st Edition stamp everyone looks for and half of people misidentify.