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		<title>Stay Away From Off-Brand Grading Services!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s just say that you see a 1981 Topps #216 Joe Montana Rookie card Graded a Pristine 10 by Gem Elite Grading Services with a Buy It Now price of $189 on eBay.  That&#8217;s not too far off ungraded book value ($150) and it&#8217;s in &#8220;pristine&#8221; condition, WOW!.  Not WOW&#8230;you have to ask [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.joeknowscards.com/2008/06/stay-away-from-off-brand-grading-services/</link>
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		<title>Watch Out For These &#8216;82 Topps Errors!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every now and again you will see somebody selling an amazingly rare 1982 Topps baseball error card that contains the graphics on the back but no writing at all.  It&#8217;s not rare, it&#8217;s FAKE! DON&#8217;T BUY IT!  If you were to send that to PSA or BGS (better sending a card from &#8216;82 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.joeknowscards.com/2008/05/watch-out-for-these-82-topps-errors/</link>
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		<title>Grading Sportscards: How To Package Your Cards Part II</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In my first installment I discussed the proper holder to place your card into and now I will discuss how to package your cards for shipment to the grading company of your choice.  Both Beckett Grading Services (BGS) and Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) advise customers to package cards similarly because it is a very [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.joeknowscards.com/2008/05/grading-sportscards-how-to-package-your-cards-part-ii/</link>
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		<title>Grading Sportscards: How to Package Your Cards Part I</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The holder that you place your raw card into is the key to keeping that card in the same condition throughout the trip from your front doorstep to the grading company of your choice.  Both Beckett Grading Services (BGS) and Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) encourage people submitting not to use both top loaders and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.joeknowscards.com/2008/05/why-not-to-use-screw-downs-or-top-loaders-when-submitting-for-grading/</link>
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		<title>Barry Bonds Federal Charges: What Will This Do To His Cards?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday the government filed a new indictment against Barry Bonds related to his 2003 testimony for the federal government&#8217;s doping investigation where he stated that he did not knowingly take performance-enhancing drugs.  The original indictment included four felony perjury counts and one felony obstruction of justice charge.  The new federal indictment increased the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.joeknowscards.com/2008/05/feds-file-more-indictments-on-bonds-what-will-this-do-to-his-cards/</link>
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		<title>Tiger Woods Certified Autographed Rookies Won&#8217;t Increase In Value</title>
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YES THEY WILL!!! YES THEY ALREADY HAVE!!!
Here&#8217;s why:

Tiger Woods is the best golfer in the history of the sport.
Tiger Woods is the most dominant athlete in the world.
Tiger Woods will break Jack Nicklaus&#8217; 18 majors record.
Tiger Woods does not sign autographs at signings so his autographs are rare.

Autographed Tiger Woods rookie cards have almost tripled [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.joeknowscards.com/2008/05/tiger-woods-autographs-wont-increase-in-value/</link>
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		<title>A Day at the Long Island National Card Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday I went over to the Long Island National Card show held at Hofstra University in New York. I picked up some nice ARod rookies and an Albert Pujols rookie as well. I got a &#8216;94 Collector&#8217;s Choice White Letter Variation and a &#8216;94 Fleer Update of Arod&#8217;s, and a Fleer Tradition of Pujols.
After [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.joeknowscards.com/2008/05/a-day-at-the-long-island-national-card-show/</link>
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		<title>What Cards/Sets Will Gain/Lose Value?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As I was reading through the Collector&#8217;s Universe forum yesterday, I came across a great thread that asked whether certain types of baseball cards would gain or lose value in the next 20 years.  I agreed with basically all of his predictions except for three.

All modern cards in all conditions will decrease in value, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.joeknowscards.com/2008/05/what-cardssets-will-gainlose-value/</link>
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		<title>Cards of the Week: NFL Draft Edition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are some players from offensive play maker positions that went lower in the first round or later that you should check out.  Take a chance and grab an autographed rookie, it could be worth a lot of money.  Remember when Tom Brady went in the sixth round?

Mario Manningham (WR) Michigan - The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.joeknowscards.com/2008/05/cards-of-the-week-nfl-draft-edition/</link>
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		<title>Card Collecting 101: Which Grading Service?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are so many different opinions on what grading service you should use for your sportscards.  The big three in no particular order are PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator), SGC (Sportscard Guaranty) and BGS (Beckett Grading Services). I believe that the correct grading service depends on the type of card, meaning one grading service may [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.joeknowscards.com/2008/04/card-collecting-101-which-grading-service/</link>
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