Re Card Collecting Jargon

[owen21]

Hi,
I have collected cards most of my life but have not got into it to the point that I understand all the Jargon. Do we have a Glossary with important words on the site for novices?

e.g. What is a Patch? (i am thinking a special jersey card) but not sure

 

[Dr. Curlytek]

Yep, a patch is a piece cut out from one of the 'patched on' part of the jersey (like the team logo, player name, NBA logo etc.). Often these are multi coloured (2-Clr, 3-Clr etc.), but you can also have multi coloured "normal" jersey pieces (maybe containing a piece of cuff or collar). Not sure if there is a glossary anywhere here...but you can probably get answers for any things that you need defined.

 

[owen21]

Thanks...I had thought it was something to do with a jersey card. I have some NFL cards with team 'patches' but they are far too small to be from a jersey. I was thinking the card companies mande them and inserted them.........

 

[owen21]

Next one what is a printing plate?

and are they really rare or just made afterwards....

 

[Dr. Curlytek]

Printing plates are part of the card manufacturing process...each card uses 4 plates to make the card (black, cyan, magenta and yellow...ie. the standard colour printing palette). Therefore each of these 4 plates are 1/1 for a particular card...and theoretically by distributing these plates to the general public the card companies should not be able to print any more of these cards (not that they would!).

 

[WoobieZarz]

Man this could open a can of worms with different variations for replies...

IMO:
Patch = Piece of GU that comes from ANY part of Jersey that is NOT the main material of Jersey.... (Trims/hems, Numbering, Lettering, Logos, Tags, etc).

Printing Plate = Piece of aluminium that is used to print the cards. They're becoming more and more popular (if that's the right word). - these are much the same as Newspaper plates they print the papers with, only smaller. There are 4 different colours (Black, Magenta, Cyan, and Yellow).

1/1 = Card printed "1/1", "1 of 1", "1 of a kind", or another form of card (Letterman) that might be numbered otherwise (Harris' Letterman's are #/6 one for each letter, but technically, there's only ONE of each CARD).

And one of my beefs...

Colouring of Patch/GU cards = Most people generally call 1 colour the same colour. But others some how call the same colour a different one.
Check my sig, the card on the right is a 3 Colour Patch (White, Navy & Silver). However, there's 2 sections that are Silver, and I think there is another white section. Some people would call this a 5 Colour Patch - NOT ACCURATE.

 

[bargey]

MOJO = Something you don't get when opening Upper Deck Products
Redemption = Something replacable that makes you angry

 

[wolvesjr34]

MOJO = Something you don't get when opening Upper Deck Products
Redemption = Something replacable that makes you angry

LMAO too true bargey too true - might as well teach the newbs to the jargon what it really means

 

[Funkadelic]

I think alot of people/Ebay sellers need to find out the meaning of the word 'mint'..

 

[WoobieZarz]

I think alot of people/Ebay sellers need to find out the meaning of the word 'mint'..

And "RARE".........

 

[owen21]

and 1 of 1


if it is #35 of 50

That doesnt make is 1/1 because there is only one #35

 

[buyingstuffformikelee]

MOJO = Something you don't get when opening Upper Deck Products
Redemption = Something replacable that makes you angry

That's so funny!