Abbreviations


This page last updated 05/20/2008



(BB) card came from Blockbuster video
b/c card has bad corner
b/d card has back damage (some art missing)
b/s card has brown spots (from moisture)
(c) refers to card as opposed to sticker or other insert
(C) manufactured by Cardz
(CC) manufactured by Collect-a-Card
(CI) manufactured by Comic Images
(CL) manufactured by Classic
cr card has major crease or creases
(CS) manufactured by Corner Stone
c/d card has corner(s) dinged
(D) manufactured by Donruss
(DA) manufactured by Dart
(DI) manufactured by Diamond
(DM) manufactured by Dynamic Marketing (Austrailia)
(Duo) manufactured by Duocards
d/c card is diamond cut - corners are not right angles
DP card is a double print
(E) manufactured by Eclipse
(F) card set is a factory set as opposed to hand collated
(FL) manufactured by Fleer
(FPG) manufactured by FPG
f/d card has front damage (some art missing)
(H) manufactured by Hasbro
(hob) manufactured for hobby directly
(I) manufactured by Impel
(IW) manufactured by Inkworks
IB card came In Bread, so card has oil stains
(KP) manufactured by Krome Productions
(mass) manufactured for mass market
m/c card is miscut - off center so bad the art hits edge
m/p card is missing a piece - (usually some punch out piece)
ms/co card is missing a corner
NIB card was Never In Bread, NO oil stains
o/c card is off centered - usually 80/20 or worse
o/f card is out of focus
(OPC) manufactured by O-Pee-Chee (Canadian)
(P) manufactured by Panini
(Pac) manufactured by Pacific
(PS) manufactured by Pro Set
(p) parallel insert card
p/h card has pinhole or pinholes
p/l printing line on card face
p/m pen mark on card somewhere
post poster
r/b card has rubber band marks
r/e card has rough or ragged edge (from factory)
(S) manufactured by Skybox
(SC) manufactured by Topps Stadium Club
s/c card has a slight crease - usually on one side only
(SD) card came in Sugar Daddy candy
SP card is a single print
sc scratches in card
s/h staple hole
s/s card front has surface scuffing
st or (s) refers to a sticker
stn card has some sort of stain
(T) manufactured by Topps
(TG) card came from Target
t/h card has a tack hole in it
t/m card has tractor marks
tr has a tear in it (usually refers to wrappers or packs)
u/g card needs to be up graded to match rest of set
(VGL) manufactured by Victoria Gallery London
var variation card (two different cards with same number)
wax card has wax stain on back (wax on front can be removed)
(WB) card was issued in Wonder Bread
(WS) manufactured by Wildstorm
(WM) card is a Walmart issue
w/d card has water damage
wr card has writing on it
wrap wrapper