Panini EPL Trading Cards Glossary
A comprehensive guide to terminology used in Panini English Premier League trading card collecting, designed for beginners and serious collectors alike.
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Absolute: One of Panini’s premium product lines featuring high-end designs, limited print runs, and guaranteed autographs or memorabilia cards in every pack.
Absolute Memorabilia: Premium product featuring extensive game-used materials with sophisticated designs and guaranteed memorabilia content in every pack.
Acetate Cards: Special cards printed on clear plastic material rather than traditional cardboard. These translucent cards often create unique visual effects and are typically more valuable due to their limited production.
Album: The official Panini sticker album for EPL seasons, featuring spaces for all base stickers and special inserts. Completing the album is a traditional collecting goal.
Altered: Cards modified from their original state through trimming, colouring, or other physical changes. Altered cards typically lose significant value and are flagged by grading services.
Artistic Impressions: Super-rare insert cards featuring artistic interpretations of EPL players, typically one per case with enhanced visual effects and premium appeal.
Assorted: eBay and marketplace terminology for mixed collections containing cards from various teams, players, or years combined without specific sorting or organisation.
Autograph Authentication: Service or company that can determine the authenticity of an autograph, providing verification and certification for signed memorabilia and trading cards.
Autograph Card (Auto): Cards bearing authentic signatures from EPL players, managers, or legends. These are hand-signed during controlled signing sessions and represent some of the most sought-after cards in any collection.
Autographica: One of the UK’s premier memorabilia and trading card shows, typically held twice yearly (spring and autumn) at various venues. Features major dealers, exclusive releases, and guest signers from football and other sports.
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Base Card: The standard cards that form the foundation of any trading card set. These cards typically feature player photos, statistics, and biographical information without special treatments or limited numbering.
Base Set: The complete collection of standard cards in a particular series, excluding insert cards, parallels, and special releases.
Base Breakaway: The standard parallel in Breakaway box configurations, featuring small circles in the background design and exclusive to retail Breakaway products.
Beckett Grading Services (BGS): One of the leading third-party grading companies that authenticates and grades trading cards on a 10-point scale. BGS grades cards on four subgrades: centring, corners, edges, and surface.
Binder: Ring binders designed specifically for trading card storage, typically using 9-pocket pages to display cards whilst protecting them from damage.
Birmingham Sports Memorabilia Show: Annual spring trading card and memorabilia show held in Birmingham, featuring specialist football card dealers and often coinciding with major product releases.
Black & White Checker: Hobby-exclusive Prizm parallel featuring alternating black and white checkerboard pattern effects, creating distinctive geometric visual appeal with enhanced contrast.
Black Finite: Ultra-rare Prizm parallel cards numbered to extremely low quantities, typically single digits, representing some of the scarcest cards in any release.
Blaster Box: A retail product containing fewer packs than a hobby box but more than individual packs. Blaster boxes are typically sold in retail stores and contain exclusive cards not found in hobby products.
Block of Cheese: A blank card used by YouTube breakers to cover cards and build suspense when a significant hit is approaching during live streams and unboxing videos.
Blister Pack: Manufacturer retail packaging containing multiple packs of cards, individual unpacked cards, or team sets wrapped in cellophane. Called blisters for being packaged in a sealed bubble against cardboard backing, usually with a die-cut hole for hanging on retail shelves.
Blowout Cards: Major online retailer specialising in trading cards and supplies, known for competitive pricing and extensive product selection across various sports and entertainment categories.
Blue: Common Prizm parallel featuring blue prismatic effects, more readily available than higher-tier parallels but still desirable for team collectors.
Blue Breakaway: Enhanced Breakaway parallel featuring blue colour effects with limited numbering, typically /99, exclusive to Breakaway retail products.
Blue Ice: Enhanced Blue Prizm parallel with frosted ice-like effects creating unique texture and premium visual appeal with limited numbering.
Blue Shimmer: Enhanced Blue Prizm parallel with shimmer effects, typically numbered and exclusive to specific configurations like FOTL boxes.
Blue Wave: Prizm parallel featuring distinctive wave-pattern effects in blue colouration, offering unique visual appeal with moderate rarity.
Blue/Yellow/Green: Exclusive Choice parallel featuring tri-colour effects combining blue, yellow, and green elements, exclusive to Choice configurations.
Book Value: The perceived value of an item according to a price guide published by a third-party company, used as a reference point for trading and selling.
Booklet Card: Multi-panel cards that fold like a small book, often containing multiple autographs, memorabilia pieces, or special artwork across several connected panels.
Box Hit: When a collector opens a box and finds the marketed content, such as discovering an on-card autograph of a highly sought-after EPL player or game-worn memorabilia of a popular athlete.
Box Topper: Special promotional cards included with hobby boxes, typically featuring premium designs or limited print runs. These are separate from the packs contained within the box.
Break: Group opening of products where participants purchase spots or teams and receive cards from their selections when boxes are opened live online.
Breakaway: A retail product format featuring exclusive parallels and different pack configurations, often sold at retail stores with unique content not found in hobby versions.
Breakaway Box: A retail product format featuring exclusive parallels and different pack configurations, often sold at retail stores with unique content not found in hobby versions.
Breaker: Person conducting group breaks, opening products live on camera and distributing cards to participants based on their purchased spots or teams.
Brick-and-Mortar: Term describing physical card shops (hobby shops) or large retailers, distinguishing them from online e-commerce platforms. Often used to describe traditional LCS locations.
Brilliance: Insert set featuring enhanced visual effects and premium card design, typically highlighting exceptional EPL player performances and achievements.
Bronze Checker: Enhanced Bronze parallel featuring checkerboard pattern effects combined with bronze colouration and limited numbering.
Bronze: Breakaway parallel featuring bronze metallic effects with limited numbering, typically /25, exclusive to Breakaway retail products.
Bulk Lot: Large quantities of cards, typically hundreds or thousands, sold together on eBay and other marketplaces. Often used by dealers and collectors looking to acquire substantial numbers of cards for sorting or investment purposes.
Bundle: Smaller grouped collections sold on eBay and marketplaces, often themed around specific players, teams, or card types. More manageable than lots but larger than singles purchases.
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Camo: Prizm parallel featuring camouflage pattern effects in various colour combinations, typically numbered and offering unique military-inspired aesthetics.
Card Con: One of the UK’s premier trading card events held in Farnborough, featuring hundreds of vendors, celebrity guests, and activities across sports cards, Pokémon, and TCGs. Website: www.card-con.co.uk
Card Savers: Semi-rigid plastic holders that provide basic protection for individual cards whilst allowing easy viewing and handling.
Card Sleeves: Thin plastic protective sleeves that fit snugly around individual cards, providing the first line of defence against damage whilst maintaining flexibility for handling.
Case: A sealed case contains multiple hobby boxes, typically 12 boxes per case. Cases are the largest factory-sealed unit available to retailers and serious collectors.
Center Stage: Insert set featuring Premier League’s biggest names with theater spotlight aesthetic, typically 20-card set highlighting top performers in dramatic spotlight design. Featured in 24-25 Prizm.
Case Hit: One or multiple cards distributed throughout a case but not guaranteed in every box. Rare and sought-after cards that serve as a bonus for collectors purchasing hobby boxes.
Centring: The alignment of a card’s image within its borders. Poor centring negatively affects grading and value, whilst perfect centring is essential for high grades.
CGC Cards: Certified Guaranty Company’s trading card division, using similar expertise from their comic book grading heritage. Growing reputation in the card grading market with competitive pricing and reliable service.
Chase Card: Highly desirable insert cards that collectors actively pursue due to their rarity, design, or subject matter. These cards often drive pack sales as collectors “chase” them.
Checkerboard: Prizm parallel featuring alternating square pattern effects, creating distinctive geometric visual appeal across the card surface.
Checklist: A comprehensive list of all cards included in a particular set, often including print runs, insert ratios, and special variations.
Cherry Blossom: Exclusive Prizm parallel featuring delicate floral-themed effects with pink colouration, typically found in Choice configurations with limited numbering.
Cherry Blossom Choice: Enhanced Choice parallel featuring delicate floral-themed effects with limited numbering, typically /20, exclusive to Choice configurations.
Choice: Special box configuration offering exclusive parallels and content not found in regular hobby products, typically with fewer packs but enhanced content per pack.
Chronicles: Multi-brand compilation product featuring designs from various Panini product lines within a single release, offering collectors diverse aesthetics and content.
Clearly Donruss: A premium Panini product line featuring acetate cards with transparent backgrounds, creating distinctive see-through effects and premium visual appeal.
Club Legend Signatures: Autograph insert set featuring legendary EPL players from specific clubs, often highlighting iconic figures from team history.
Collection: Complete or partial sets from a single collector, commonly used on eBay and marketplaces to describe curated groups of cards with thematic coherence or completion goals.
Color Blast: Ultra-rare insert cards featuring explosive colour designs and artistic interpretations, representing some of the most difficult pulls in any product.
COMC: Check Out My Cards, an online platform allowing collectors to buy, sell, and store cards in a centralised marketplace with professional inventory management.
Comp: Comparable sales used for card valuation, typically recent sales of identical or similar cards to establish current market value.
Completist: A collector who pursues every example of a particular card or set, such as building master sets or chasing complete rainbows of all parallels for specific players.
Contenders: One of Panini’s flagship products known for playoff ticket-themed designs and rookie ticket autographs, particularly popular for football and basketball collecting.
Corners: Assessment of a card’s corner condition, crucial for grading. Sharp corners receive higher grades whilst rounded or damaged corners significantly reduce value.
CSG (Certified Sports Guaranty): A newer entrant to the grading market, part of the Certified Collectibles Group. Building industry recognition through competitive turnaround times and consistent grading standards.
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Dealer: In the industry, a person who collects and sells cards for investment or income, often operating at card shows, online marketplaces, or through dedicated businesses.
Die-Cut: Cards cut into special shapes rather than the standard rectangular format. Die-cut cards often follow the outline of a player or incorporate unique geometric designs.
Disco: Prizm parallel featuring disco-style effects with shimmering, reflective properties that create dynamic visual movement, available in various colours and exclusive to specific retail configurations.
Display Box: Clear acrylic cases designed to showcase graded cards or special ungraded cards whilst providing complete protection from handling and environmental damage.
Distributor: Person or company serving as the “middleman” between manufacturers and retailers, often providing sales promotions, marketing, and other incentives to promote products.
Donruss: Panini’s flagship brand featuring clean, classic designs with various parallel levels and insert sets. Originally an independent company acquired by Panini in 2009.
Donruss Optic: A chromium-style product combining Donruss designs with refractor technology, creating prismatic effects and multiple parallel variations.
Downtown: Special insert cards in Panini EPL products featuring artistic interpretations of players in iconic city skyline settings representing their clubs.
Dual Relic: Cards containing game-used material from two different players, often teammates or rivals, embedded within the card design.
Dual Signatures: Autograph insert cards featuring signatures from two different EPL players, often teammates or rivals, creating premium collectible appeal.
Dutch Auction: Panini’s exclusive online selling format where FOTL box prices start high and decrease incrementally until selling out or reaching the floor price.
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Edges: Assessment of a card’s edge condition for grading purposes. Clean, sharp edges receive higher grades whilst damaged or rough edges reduce value significantly.
Elements: A Panini product line focusing on the fundamental aspects of sport, often featuring clean designs and quality materials with autograph and memorabilia content.
Elite: Panini’s premium product line featuring sophisticated designs, high-end materials, and guaranteed hits with limited print runs.
Emboss: A printing technique used to press and leave a raised image, text, or design in the card surface, creating tactile texture and visual depth.
Embedded: Refers to memorabilia pieces physically incorporated into the card during manufacturing, creating a permanent part of the card structure.
Emergent: Insert set featuring rising EPL stars and breakthrough players, often highlighting players experiencing significant career developments.
Encased: A super-premium Panini product where cards are factory-encased in protective magnetic holders, eliminating the need for third-party grading.
EPL: Abbreviation for English Premier League, the top tier of English football consisting of 20 clubs founded in 1992.
Equalizers: Insert set featuring balanced compositions and EPL player comparisons, often including multiple parallel variations and colour options.
Entertainment Trading Cards: Trading cards printed and distributed featuring entertainment and pop-culture images such as music, comics, movies, and other non-sports subjects rather than athletes.
Estate Sale: Marketplace terminology for cards from estate liquidations, often containing vintage items. Commonly searched on eBay as “estate sale cards” or “old sports cards” by collectors seeking potentially valuable discoveries from personal collections.
Event Worn: Memorabilia that was worn by a player at a specific event rather than during actual gameplay, typically less valuable than game-used items but still authentic.
Exclusive Spokesperson: Athletes whose autographs, jerseys, and memorabilia are available exclusively in one brand and will not appear in competing products.
Excellent: Condition grade between mint and near mint, typically showing minor flaws visible under close inspection but maintaining strong overall appearance.
Exclusive: Cards or sets available only through specific retailers or channels. Exclusive products often contain unique card designs not available elsewhere.
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Fat Pack: A retail pack configuration containing more cards than standard packs, typically 30 cards per pack compared to 10-15 in regular packs. Fat Packs often include exclusive parallels and content not found in other formats.
Fat Pack Box: A retail box configuration containing Fat Packs, typically 12 packs per box with 30 cards per pack. These boxes often feature exclusive parallels and different content ratios compared to hobby boxes.
Field Level: The highest tier in Select’s three-tiered base set structure, featuring the most premium EPL players and enhanced visual design.
Filler Break: When all spots in a break aren’t sold, the breaker holds a raffle to fill remaining spots. For example, if one spot costs £200, the breaker might hold a filler break where 10 people pay £25 for a chance at it.
Fireworks: Insert set featuring explosive action photography with dynamic backgrounds, highlighting top EPL performers in dramatic visual presentations.
First Off The Line (FOTL): Exclusive online boxes featuring unique Shimmer parallels and premium content not available in regular hobby configurations.
First Year Card: A player’s first appearance on a trading card, not necessarily their rookie card if they appeared in subsets or special releases before their base rookie card.
Flash: Prizm parallel featuring quick, bright light effects that create dynamic visual movement across the card surface.
Flashback Autographs: Autograph insert set featuring former EPL stars and players from previous eras, typically with limited print runs and nostalgic appeal.
Flipper: A collector who treats cards like investments, buying low and selling high, often tracking player performance and card values for profit opportunities.
Fluorescent: Parallel featuring bright, vibrant colour effects that create enhanced visual impact, available in multiple colours with limited numbering.
Fractal: Insert set featuring mathematical pattern backgrounds with dynamic visual effects, creating geometric complexity and visual appeal. Featured in 22-23 Prizm as a 40-card set.
Foil: A metallic material applied to parts of the design of a trading card during the printing process, creating enhanced visual effects and premium appeal.
Foil Pack: The metallic wrapper material used in packaging packs of cards, replacing traditional wax packs to provide better protection and freshness.
FS/FT: Common abbreviations meaning “For Sale/For Trade” used by collectors on social media platforms when posting cards available for transaction.
Full Bleed: A printing technique where the trading card has no white borders, with colours extending past the cut size to achieve edge-to-edge coverage for enhanced visual impact.
Fundamentals: Insert set focusing on basic football skills and techniques, featuring EPL players demonstrating core abilities and fundamental aspects of the game.
Fusion Red: Exclusive Choice Mosaic parallel featuring red fusion effects, creating distinctive visual appeal in EPL products.
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Game-Used: Material authentically worn or used by EPL players during official games, incorporated into trading cards as memorabilia pieces.
Genesis: Premium Prizm parallel featuring enhanced prismatic effects and limited availability, representing significant rarity above standard parallels.
Give and Go: Retail-exclusive insert set featuring dynamic player interactions and team play themes, available in EPL Mosaic products.
GMA Grading: Global Authentication Inc. offers budget-friendly grading services with faster turnaround times. Less prestigious than PSA or BGS but provides affordable authentication for mid-range collections.
Gold: Premium Prizm parallel featuring gold prismatic effects, typically numbered and representing significant rarity increase over base parallels.
Gold Fluorescent: Premium Gold parallel featuring fluorescent effects with limited numbering, typically /10 in EPL products.
Gold Ice: Premium Gold Prizm parallel with frosted ice-like effects creating unique texture and enhanced visual depth with limited numbering.
Gold Finite: Ultra-rare Prizm parallel featuring gold effects with 1/1 numbering, representing the ultimate rarity in finite parallel variations.
Gold Mojo: Enhanced Gold parallel with mojo effects and limited numbering, representing premium chase cards in Select products.
Gold Power: Enhanced version of Gold Prizm parallels with intensified effects and even lower print runs, commanding premium prices.
Gold Pulsar: Advanced Gold Prizm parallel with enhanced pulsar effects creating dynamic visual movement with limited numbering.
Gold Shimmer: Ultra-premium Gold parallel with enhanced reflective properties, typically numbered /10 and exclusive to FOTL configurations.
Gold Wave: Premium Gold parallel featuring wave pattern effects with limited numbering and enhanced visual appeal.
Game Used: Material authentically used by EPL players during official games, considered the most desirable type of memorabilia for trading cards.
Game-worn: A uniform or other clothing that an athlete has previously worn during a professional game, incorporated into trading cards as authentic memorabilia pieces.
Gem Card: High-end trading cards that include a piece of an actual gem, featured in Panini’s premium products like Eminence and Flawless for enhanced luxury appeal.
Gloss: During the printing process, a coating applied after the print run to give cards a shiny, UV-protected coating and smooth finish.
Graded Card: A card that has been professionally evaluated and encapsulated in a protective holder with an assigned grade, typically on a 10-point scale.
Graded Card Storage: Specialised storage solutions designed for slabbed cards, typically featuring compartments sized for graded card holders with adequate protection.
Graded Lot: Collections of professionally graded cards sold together on eBay and marketplaces, typically commanding premium prices due to verified condition and authenticity.
Grading: The professional assessment of a card’s condition by third-party companies, resulting in a numerical grade that significantly impacts the card’s value.
Grading Company: Third-party specialist companies experienced in trading card conditions that can grade cards based on current condition and determine value. Leading companies include Beckett (BGS), Professional Sports Authenticators (PSA), and Sports Card Guaranty (SGC).
Gravity Feed Box: Retail display boxes that open from the bottom, allowing gravity to move packs down as they’re purchased. Pack sizes vary from 4-16 cards, sold individually for £2-£3 per pack with exclusive parallels often included.
Green: Prizm parallel featuring green prismatic colouration, offering collectors team-specific appeal and moderate scarcity compared to base cards.
Green Breakaway: Ultra-rare Breakaway parallel featuring green colour effects with extremely limited numbering, typically /5, exclusive to Breakaway retail products.
Green Choice: Ultra-rare Choice parallel featuring green colour effects with extremely limited numbering, typically /5, exclusive to Choice configurations.
Green Mojo: Ultra-rare Green parallel with mojo effects and extremely limited numbering, typically /5, creating unique visual appeal in EPL products.
Green Fluorescent: Bright Green parallel featuring fluorescent effects with limited numbering, creating enhanced visual impact.
Green Ice: Enhanced Green Prizm parallel with frosted ice-like effects creating unique texture and premium visual appeal.
Green Pulsar: Advanced Green Prizm parallel with enhanced pulsar effects creating dynamic visual movement across the card surface.
Green Swirl: Exclusive parallel featuring green swirling pattern effects with limited numbering, available in FOTL configurations.
Groovy: Insert set featuring psychedelic design style as a tribute to 1960s and 1970s aesthetic, with short print rarity creating enhanced collectability. Featured in 22-23 Prizm.
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H2 (Hybrid) Box: A mid-tier product offering fewer cards than hobby boxes but including exclusive parallels and content not found in regular retail products.
Hanger Box: Retail packaging designed to hang from hooks or racks, typically containing 2-3 packs with exclusive retail parallels. Usually priced £10-£17 and found at major retailers with unique content not available elsewhere.
Hard Sleeves: Rigid plastic protectors that completely encase individual cards, providing maximum protection for valuable or graded cards whilst maintaining visibility.
HGA (Hybrid Grading Approach) A newer grading company featuring distinctive custom label designs and competitive pricing. Gaining traction among younger collectors for their aesthetic appeal and modern approach.
Hit: YouTube and streaming terminology for any card that exceeds base cards in value or rarity, including autographs, memorabilia cards, or numbered parallels. Commonly used during live breaks and unboxing videos.
Hobby Box: Premium boxes sold primarily through specialist card shops rather than retail stores. Hobby boxes typically contain more packs and better odds for rare cards than retail products.
Honeycomb: Elusive parallel featuring hexagonal honeycomb pattern effects, typically short-printed and representing significant case hit potential.
HOF (Hall of Fame): US term for retired players inducted into their respective Hall of Fame. Players must be retired for a specific period before becoming eligible for induction, creating special significance for their trading cards. Relevant for UK collectors dealing with American sports cards.
Humidity Control: Silica gel packets or climate control systems used in storage areas to maintain optimal moisture levels and prevent card warping or damage.
Hyper: Premium unnumbered Prizm parallel featuring diagonal crisscross design effects, typically exclusive to hobby configurations.
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Ice: Prizm parallel featuring frosted ice-like texture effects, creating unique visual depth and premium appeal across various colour combinations.
Immaculate Collection: One of Panini’s most prestigious product lines featuring premium materials, low print runs, and guaranteed high-end autographs and memorabilia in every pack.
Impeccable: A luxury Panini product line emphasising flawless design and premium content with sophisticated aesthetics and high-end materials.
Industry Summit: Annual B2B trading card summit where manufacturers discuss upcoming releases, marketing initiatives, and conduct meetings with distributors and hobby shop owners.
Inscription: During the autograph process, additional notation added by the athlete such as jersey numbers, awards, career milestones, or personal messages that enhance the card’s value and significance.
Insert Card: Special cards included in packs that fall outside the base set, often featuring unique designs, themes, or enhanced production techniques.
Instant Access: Panini America’s on-demand trading card service featuring limited-availability cards with on-card autographs and memorabilia, typically numbered 1-10.
Instant Impact: Insert set featuring players making immediate difference to their clubs, including new signings and players in exceptional form, with dynamic design elements highlighting their current influence. Featured in 21-22 Prizm.
International Men of Mastery: Hobby-exclusive insert set featuring international EPL players and their achievements, available with multiple parallels.
Iron Card: Cards featuring actual iron or metal components embedded within the design, creating unique tactile and visual properties.
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Jade Dragon Scale: Exotic Prizm parallel featuring dragon scale pattern effects in jade green colouration with extremely limited numbering.
Jersey Card: Cards containing pieces of authentic match-worn jerseys embedded within the card design. The memorabilia piece is typically visible through a window in the card.
Jewel Case: Protective storage cases similar to CD cases, ideal for storing individual valuable cards or small sets whilst maintaining easy access.
Job Lot: British marketplace terminology for mixed collections of unsorted cards, often used on eBay for larger quantities containing variety of teams, players, and years without specific organisation.
Jumbo Box: Retail products containing more packs than standard blaster boxes but fewer than hobby boxes, representing a middle-tier option for collectors.
Jumbo Patch: Oversized memorabilia pieces, often containing multiple colours or interesting design elements from the original garment.
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Kaboom!: Ultra-rare insert cards featuring illustrated design with patterned foil backgrounds, typically one per case. First appeared in EPL products as a 20-card set with one player per club.
Kaleidoscopic: Insert set featuring geometric pattern designs with dynamic visual effects, typically highlighting the league’s top performers. Featured in 22-23 Prizm as a 30-card set.
Key Card: The most important or valuable cards within a particular set, often including rookie cards of top prospects or limited autograph cards.
Kid’s Collection: Entry-level products designed for younger collectors, typically featuring lower price points and simplified designs.
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Lazer: Prizm parallel featuring laser-like linear effects creating sharp, precise visual patterns across the card surface.
LCS: Local Card Shop – brick-and-mortar stores specialising in trading cards and supplies, often offering better hobby box access and collector community.
Legendary Talents: Insert set featuring exceptional EPL players with extraordinary abilities, typically highlighting career achievements and exceptional skills across multiple parallel variations.
Legends Cards: Special cards featuring retired EPL stars and iconic players from football history, often highly sought after by collectors of all ages.
Licensed/Licensee: A trading card manufacturer that has the rights to use league-authorised usage marks and other branding from a licensing body such as FIFA and the English Premier League.
Letterman Card: A card featuring a cut letter patch from a player’s jersey, typically showcasing jersey numbers or team name letters.
Licensed Cards: Trading cards officially licensed by a league and player’s association, ensuring authentic use of team logos, player likenesses, and official branding.
Light Blue: Prizm parallel in lighter blue tones, offering collectors alternative colour variations with distinctive prismatic appeal.
Lime Green: Ultra-rare Breakaway parallel featuring bright lime green colour effects with extremely limited numbering, typically /5, exclusive to Breakaway retail products.
Limited Edition: Cards produced in restricted quantities, often numbered to indicate their rarity and enhance collectability.
Liverpool Card Show: Regional trading card show held annually in spring, popular among northern collectors and featuring strong football card representation alongside other sports memorabilia.
London Card Show: Europe’s largest trading card event held at Sandown Park Racecourse, featuring extensive vendor halls, exclusive releases, and celebrity guests. Website: www.londoncardshow.co.uk
Logo Patch: A card featuring a team or league logo patch from a jersey, highly sought after due to the distinctive branding elements.
Lot: The most common eBay and marketplace term for grouped cards sold together, ranging from small themed collections to massive unsorted quantities. Used in searches like “football cards lot” or “sports trading card lots.”
Lotus Flower: Exclusive Prizm parallel featuring delicate floral-themed effects, typically found in Breakaway configurations with limited numbering.
Loupe: Magnifying devices used by collectors to examine card details, centring, and condition for grading purposes.
LTB/LTTF: Abbreviations for “Looking To Buy/Looking To Trade For” used by collectors on social media to signal specific cards they’re seeking for their collections.
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Magnetic Holder: Snap-together protective cases that secure valuable cards whilst allowing easy viewing from both sides without damaging the card surface.
Lucky Envelopes: Ultra-rare retail parallel featuring envelope-themed design with limited numbering, typically /8, exclusive to retail formats and creating unique collectible appeal.
Manga: Artistic insert set featuring Japanese comic book-style artwork and character interpretations of EPL players, bringing pop culture aesthetics to sports cards.
Manufacturer: A company that produces trading cards, memorabilia, or other sports collectibles in the industry. Examples include Panini America and Topps.
Market Value: Current trading price for cards based on recent sales and market conditions, used for insurance and trading purposes.
Mega Box: Premium retail boxes containing more cards than standard retail products, offering better guaranteed parallels and content similar to hobby boxes. Typically the most desirable retail format with limited availability.
Memorabilia Card: Cards containing authentic game-used items such as jerseys, equipment, or other materials associated with EPL players or teams.
Metallic: An element of a trading card that has a metallic finish, creating enhanced visual effects and premium appeal.
Mezzanine: The middle tier in Select’s three-tiered base set structure, representing moderate rarity between Terrace and Field Level cards.
Minimum Advertised Pricing Program (MAPP): A US manufacturer’s pricing policy that prohibits retailers from advertising products below wholesale or direct dealer pricing levels. Relevant for UK collectors buying or selling in the American market.
Mint Condition: Cards in perfect condition without visible flaws, representing the highest possible condition grade.
Mixed Lot: eBay terminology for variety collections containing different cards, teams, or years combined, similar to assorted lots but often with more intentional variety.
Mojo: Special parallel versions of cards in various Panini products, typically featuring enhanced designs or alternative colour schemes with limited numbering.
Montage: Hobby-exclusive insert set featuring artistic compilations of EPL players and memorable moments, available with multiple parallels.
Mosaic: A popular Panini product featuring geometric mosaic-pattern designs with multiple parallel levels and distinctive visual appeal across various sports.
Mosaic Blue: Mosaic parallel featuring blue background pattern with limited numbering, typically /99 in EPL products.
Mosaic Black: Ultra-rare Mosaic parallel featuring black background pattern, typically numbered 1/1 in EPL products.
Mosaic Gold: Premium Mosaic parallel featuring gold background pattern with limited numbering, typically /10 in EPL products.
Mosaic Pink: Mosaic parallel featuring pink background pattern with limited numbering, typically /25 in EPL products.
Mosaic Purple: Mosaic parallel featuring purple background pattern with limited numbering, typically /49 in EPL products.
Mosaic Red: Base Mosaic parallel featuring red background pattern effects, providing enhanced visual appeal in EPL Mosaic products.
MultiColor Prizms: Prizm parallel featuring multiple colour combinations and rainbow effects, creating vibrant visual appeal across the card surface.
Multi-Color: Prizm parallel featuring multiple colour combinations and rainbow effects, creating vibrant visual appeal across the card surface.
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National Treasures: Panini’s flagship ultra-premium product featuring the most exclusive autographs, memorabilia pieces, and materials with extremely limited print runs and high price points.
Near Mint: Cards in excellent condition with only minor flaws visible under close inspection, typically grading 7-8 on a 10-point scale.
Nebula Choice: Ultra-rare Choice parallel featuring cosmic nebula-themed effects with 1/1 numbering, representing the ultimate rarity in Choice configurations.
Neon Green: Bright, vibrant Prizm parallel featuring electric green colouration with enhanced visual impact and collector appeal.
NFT: Non-Fungible Token is a digital asset such as a Panini NFT digital card that includes a unit of data stored on the Blockchain, certifying ownership and uniqueness. Bought and sold on Blockchain platforms.
Numbering: Numbering system of a set of trading cards based on the cards coming off the press and the amount of cards produced for that set, parallel, or insert.
Numbered Card: Cards featuring serial numbers indicating their position within a limited print run, such as “25/100” meaning the 25th card produced out of 100 total.
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Off-Centre: Cards where the image is not properly aligned within the borders, negatively affecting the card’s grade and value.
On-Card Autograph: Signatures applied directly to the card surface rather than on stickers, generally more valuable and desirable than sticker autographs.
One-of-One: A trading card in a set that is printed as only 1 version and is the only card in existence, numbered 1/1 and representing the ultimate rarity.
One-Touch: Magnetic protective holders that snap together to securely protect valuable cards whilst allowing easy viewing from both sides.
Online Exclusive: A trading card product available only for purchase via the manufacturer’s website for a limited time, featuring unique sets not distributed to other retailers or hobby shops.
Online Retailer: A company or dealer that sells trading card products and sports memorabilia exclusively online through their own website.
130 Point: Popular social media collecting community and marketplace where collectors buy, sell, and trade cards across various platforms.
Optic: Panini’s chromium technology creating prismatic, refractor-style cards with multiple parallel levels and enhanced visual effects across various product lines.
Orange: Prizm parallel featuring orange prismatic effects, typically more scarce than base colour parallels and popular among collectors.
Orange Breakaway: Enhanced Breakaway parallel featuring orange colour effects, exclusive to Breakaway retail products with distinctive visual appeal.
Orange Mosaic: Retail-exclusive Mosaic parallel featuring orange background pattern effects, providing enhanced visual appeal in retail EPL products.
Orange Fluorescent: Bright Orange parallel featuring fluorescent effects with limited numbering, creating enhanced visual impact.
Orange Hyper: Enhanced Hyper parallel featuring orange colour effects with diagonal crisscross pattern, typically exclusive to hobby configurations.
Orange Ice: Premium Orange Prizm variant with frosted ice-like effects creating unique texture and enhanced visual depth.
Overdrive: Super-rare insert cards featuring high-energy designs and dynamic player imagery, typically case hits in EPL products.
Overproduction: Sets printed in quantities that exceed collector demand, typically resulting in lower long-term values.
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Pack: The basic unit of purchase containing a predetermined number of randomly inserted cards, creating the excitement of discovery for collectors.
Panini Authentic: Brand of Panini America focusing on player autographs on sports memorabilia, including authentically signed jerseys, footballs, gloves, and other items. All memorabilia includes a Certificate of Authenticity (COA).
Panini Direct: Mobile application for the Panini America online store where collectors can shop current products, redeem reward points, read blogs and news, and submit redemptions.
Panini Eternal: Panini brand producing cards based on milestones and moments from the past, usually printed during large-scale sporting events to highlight great moments in sports history.
Panini Group: Italian company founded in 1961 and headquartered in Modena, Italy, with over 15 global locations including Panini America, servicing over 150 territories globally.
Panini Instant: An on-demand printing service allowing Panini to create cards celebrating current events and achievements, printed and shipped shortly after significant moments occur.
Panini Rewards: Reward program in card collecting where collectors receive and collect Panini Rewards Points throughout packs that can be used to acquire cards from the Panini Rewards inventory.
Parallel: Variations of base cards featuring different colours, designs, or production techniques while maintaining the same basic layout and information.
Patch Auto: Cards combining memorabilia patches with authentic autographs, representing premium collectible appeal and typically considered hit cards.
Patch Card: Cards containing larger pieces of memorabilia that often include multiple colours, logos, or distinctive design elements from the original garment.
PC (Personal Collection): Cards that collectors typically keep for themselves rather than trading or selling, often representing their main collecting focus or favourite players.
Peacock: Prizm parallel featuring iridescent peacock-inspired colour effects with distinctive blue and green prismatic patterns.
Penny Sleeves: The most basic and affordable card protection, thin plastic sleeves that provide minimal protection but are essential for any collection.
Penmanship: Autograph insert set emphasising elegant handwriting and signature quality, often featuring premium on-card autographs.
Personal Break (Percy): YouTube breaking terminology for when a buyer purchases an entire box or case for themselves, receiving every card rather than sharing with other participants.
Photo Matching: Memorabilia authentication process where authenticators compare memorabilia pieces to photographs taken at time of alleged use, examining marks, tears, stains, and logo placement to determine authenticity.
Pink: Prizm parallel featuring pink prismatic effects, often popular with collectors and typically representing moderate rarity levels.
Pink Breakaway: Enhanced Breakaway parallel featuring pink colour effects with limited numbering, typically /149, exclusive to Breakaway retail products.
Pink Fluorescent: Bright Pink parallel featuring fluorescent effects with limited numbering, creating enhanced visual impact.
Pink Ice: Enhanced Pink Prizm parallel with frosted ice effects creating distinctive texture and premium visual appeal.
Pink Mojo: Enhanced Pink parallel with mojo effects and limited numbering, creating unique visual appeal in Select products.
Pink Mosaic: Prizm parallel featuring pink mosaic pattern effects, creating distinctive visual appeal in EPL Prizm products.
Pink Stars: Prizm parallel featuring pink star pattern effects with limited numbering, creating unique visual appeal in EPL products.
Pink Swirl: Exclusive parallel featuring pink swirling pattern effects with limited numbering, available in FOTL configurations.
Pink Wave: Premium Pink parallel featuring wave pattern effects with limited numbering and enhanced visual appeal.
Pitch Masters: Hobby-exclusive insert set featuring EPL players demonstrating exceptional skill and technique, available with multiple parallels.
Playbook: A Panini product featuring oversized cards with extensive memorabilia pieces, often including multiple swatches and autographs in booklet format.
Player Collector: A collector who focuses specifically on acquiring cards of one particular EPL player, often pursuing complete rainbows and rare variations.
Player Lot: eBay search terminology for collections focused on specific players, allowing collectors to acquire multiple cards of their favourite EPL stars in single transactions.
Plum Blossom: Ultra-rare retail parallel featuring delicate floral-themed design with limited numbering, typically /8, exclusive to retail formats and creating unique collectible appeal.
Pocket Sheets: Protective sheets that maintain trading card quality and provide storage for use in binders, typically featuring multiple pockets for card organisation.
Player Worn: Memorabilia worn by a player but not necessarily during official games, typically including practice gear, warm-ups, or promotional events.
Poor: Lowest condition grade indicating extensive damage and wear that severely impacts the card’s appearance and significantly reduces value.
Pop 1: Only one card graded at that specific grade level by a particular grading company, making it the finest known example.
Pop Report: Published census data from grading companies showing how many cards have received each grade, helping determine rarity and value.
Premium: Additional card included in a box of trading cards that usually has higher value than other cards within the box, often featuring special designs or limited production.
Prestige: A mid-range Panini product offering quality designs and content at accessible price points, bridging entry-level and premium products.
Price Guides: Industry publications providing estimated values for cards in the current market, available in printed or online formats.
Print Run: The total number of a particular card produced, directly affecting its rarity and potential value.
Printing Plates: Metallic plates used in the printing process, with 4 basic plates for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black colours. These plates have become collectible items found in unique sets.
Prizm Flashback 2012: Insert set featuring throwback design honouring the 2012-13 Prizm Basketball aesthetic, showcasing current EPL stars in retro-styled format as a nostalgic tribute to early Prizm designs. Featured in 23-24 Prizm.
Prospecting: Collecting cards of young or unproven EPL players before they establish themselves, hoping their future success will increase card values.
Pull/Pulls/Pulled: YouTube terminology describing cards received when opening trading card products during live streams or unboxing videos.
Pulsar: Prizm parallel featuring pulsating light effects that create dynamic visual movement, available in various colour combinations with enhanced appeal.
Purple: Prizm parallel in purple colouration, offering unique aesthetic appeal and typically numbered to create scarcity.
Purple & White Stripes: Exclusive Hobby Prizm parallel featuring purple and white striped pattern effects with limited numbering.
Purple Ice: Enhanced Purple Prizm parallel with frosted ice effects creating distinctive texture and premium visual appeal.
Purple Mojo: Enhanced Purple parallel with mojo effects and limited numbering, creating unique visual appeal in Select products.
Purple Power: Premium Purple Prizm variant with enhanced effects and lower print runs, commanding higher collector interest.
Purple Pulsar: Advanced Purple Prizm parallel with enhanced pulsar effects creating dynamic visual movement with limited numbering.
Purple Wave: Premium Purple parallel featuring wave pattern effects with limited numbering, typically /25, creating distinctive visual appeal.
PWCC: Probstein123 auction house, a major platform for high-end trading card auctions and sales with authentication services.
PYT (Pick Your Team): Common format used in box breaks where participants select specific EPL teams and receive all cards from those teams when boxes are opened.
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Quad Relic: Cards containing game-used material from four different EPL players, often teammates or players from the same draft class.
Quality Control: Manufacturing processes designed to ensure consistent production standards and minimise errors in card production.
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Rainbow: The complete collection of all parallel variations of a specific card, representing the ultimate goal for many player collectors seeking every colour and pattern variant.
Random Team Break: YouTube breaking format where participants are randomly assigned teams and receive all cards from their assigned team during live-streamed box openings.
Rare Term used when a card or series of cards has a limited print run and is scarce to obtain, affecting its value and desirability.
Rated Rookie: US term and logo used in the hobby and Donruss sets on rookie cards to signify a highly anticipated rookie. Relevant for UK collectors dealing with American products.
Raw Lot: eBay and marketplace terminology for collections of ungraded cards, often sought by collectors looking for potential grading candidates or those preferring unencapsulated cards.
Razz: A raffle-style method of obtaining expensive cards where participants buy spots for a chance to win, popular on social media platforms.
Reactive Blue: Prizm parallel featuring colour-changing blue effects that appear to respond to light and movement, exclusive to EPL Mosaic products.
Reactive Gold: Prizm parallel featuring colour-changing gold effects that create dynamic visual movement, exclusive to EPL Mosaic products.
Reactive Purple: Prizm parallel featuring colour-changing purple effects that appear to respond to light and movement, exclusive to EPL Mosaic products.
Reactive Red: Prizm parallel featuring colour-changing red effects that create dynamic visual movement, exclusive to EPL Mosaic products.
Reactive Yellow: Prizm parallel featuring colour-changing yellow effects that create dynamic visual movement across the card surface.
Red: Premium Prizm parallel featuring red prismatic effects, typically numbered and representing significant rarity compared to base parallels.
Red & Gold: Exclusive Choice Mosaic parallel featuring dual-colour effects combining red and gold elements with limited numbering.
Red & Green: Exclusive Choice Mosaic parallel featuring dual-colour effects combining red and green elements, typically found in EPL products.
Red Breakaway: Enhanced Breakaway parallel featuring red colour effects with limited numbering, typically /49, exclusive to Breakaway retail products.
Red Choice: Enhanced Choice parallel featuring red colour effects with limited numbering, typically /30, exclusive to Choice configurations.
Red Ice: Enhanced Red Prizm parallel with ice-texture effects creating premium visual appeal and increased collectability.
Red Lazer: Enhanced Red Lazer parallel featuring laser-like linear effects with limited numbering, typically /49, creating premium visual appeal.
Red Mojo: Enhanced Red parallel with mojo effects and limited numbering, creating unique visual appeal in EPL products.
Red Mosaic: Prizm parallel featuring red mosaic pattern effects, creating distinctive visual appeal in EPL Prizm products.
Red Power: High-end Red Prizm variant with intensified effects and extremely low numbering, among the most desired parallels.
Red Pulsar: Advanced Red Prizm parallel with enhanced pulsar effects creating dynamic visual movement with limited numbering.
Red Stars: Prizm parallel featuring red star pattern effects with limited numbering, creating unique visual appeal in EPL products.
Red, White & Blue Choice: Enhanced Choice parallel featuring patriotic tri-colour effects combining red, white, and blue elements, exclusive to Choice configurations.
Red, White & Blue: Retail-exclusive parallel featuring patriotic tri-colour effects combining red, white, and blue elements, available in retail formats.
Red/Blue/Purple: Exclusive Choice Prizm parallel featuring tri-colour effects combining red, blue, and purple elements with limited numbering.
Refractor: Chromium-style cards with prismatic surfaces that create rainbow-like reflections when moved under light, popularised by Topps but used across various manufacturers.
Release Date: The date on which a trading card set or product becomes available to the public for purchase.
Retail Box: Products sold in general retail stores rather than hobby shops, typically containing different pack configurations and exclusive content.
Retail Only: Trading card product designed and packaged exclusively for large retailers, not available through hobby shops or direct channels.
Revolution: A Panini product featuring bold, dynamic designs with fractal patterns and eye-catching visual effects, popular for its distinctive aesthetic.
Rip/Ripped/Ripping: YouTube terminology for opening packs, boxes, or cases of trading cards during live streams or recorded unboxing videos.
Rookie and Stars: A Panini product focusing on first-year players and established stars, offering good value for collectors seeking both emerging talent and proven performers.
Rookie Card: A newly drafted or professional signed player’s first official trading card, usually carrying the “RC” logo and marks.
Rookie Lot: eBay search terminology for collections focused on rookie cards, particularly popular among collectors seeking first-year players for investment or personal collection purposes.
Rookie Premier (RPS): US annual event hosted by professional leagues to announce newly drafted players to media and sports manufacturers. Relevant for UK collectors understanding American rookie card context.
RPS (Rookie Patch Signature): Cards combining three highly desirable elements: rookie card status, memorabilia patches, and authentic autographs in a single card.
Ruby Wave: Prizm parallel combining ruby colouration with wave pattern effects, creating distinctive visual appeal.
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Score: Panini’s value-oriented product line offering complete base sets at affordable prices, ideal for team set builders and casual collectors.
Scorers Club: Insert set featuring EPL players known for their goal-scoring abilities, typically highlighting strikers and attacking players with exceptional scoring records.
Scarce: Term used when a card or series of cards are hard to obtain based on availability and demand, affecting their market value.
Scotland Card Show: The largest trading card event in Scotland, held at Scottish Event Campus, attracting over 3,000 collectors. Sponsored by Topps and eBay. Website: www.scotlandcardshow.co.uk
Scottish Sports Card Show: Annual trading card event held in Glasgow or Edinburgh during spring, serving Scottish collectors with strong football card focus and regional dealer participation.
Screw Cases: Protective holders secured with small screws, providing maximum security for valuable cards whilst maintaining visibility from both sides.
Scripts Mosaic: Autograph insert set featuring elegant signature designs with EPL players, available with multiple parallels.
Secondary Market: Online marketplace such as eBay and other auction sites where collectors can place their cards or memorabilia up for auction to gain profit.
Select: A premium Panini product featuring tri-colour designs with silver, gold, and other metallic elements, known for its distinctive three-tier parallel structure and elegant aesthetics.
Select Future: Insert set featuring promising young EPL players and emerging talents, often including multiple parallel variations.
Series: Cards that are part of a set, usually packed separately and distributed and released together at a specific time.
Serial Number: Unique numbers printed on limited cards to indicate their position within the print run and authenticate their rarity.
Sets: A predetermined checklist that compiles all cards included in the full set, forming the complete collection for a particular release.
Shimmer: Premium Prizm parallel featuring enhanced reflective properties with intensified prismatic effects, typically found in exclusive configurations like FOTL boxes.
Short Print (SP): Cards intentionally produced in smaller quantities than other cards in the same set, creating artificial scarcity and increased value.
Signatures: Standard autograph insert set featuring on-card signatures from current EPL players, legends, and rookies across various parallel levels.
Silver: Prizm parallel featuring silver prismatic effects, typically representing the first tier above base cards with moderate rarity and excellent visual appeal.
Singles: Individual cards sold separately, commonly used on eBay as “Sports Trading Card Singles” for collectors seeking specific cards rather than packs or lots.
Slab: Graded card encapsulated in a protective case, creating a rigid holder that preserves the card whilst displaying the grade.
Snapshots: Insert set featuring contemporary photography and dynamic action shots of EPL players, often including multiple parallel variations and colour options.
Snakeskin: Hobby-exclusive Prizm parallel featuring reptilian skin-like pattern effects, creating distinctive textural visual appeal with unique surface design.
Spectra: A high-end Panini product featuring neon-bright colours and dynamic designs with limited print runs and premium content.
Sports Sticker Albums: The album where sports collectible stickers are placed for collection, with collectors finding and trading stickers to complete their album. The FIFA World Cup Sticker Collection is a popular example.
Sports Stickers: Collectible stickers focusing on athletes that are placed in sticker albums, with each sticker having a designated place usually organised by professional teams within the album.
Sports Trading Cards: Collectible trading cards that depict professional athletes, retired athletes, professional teams, or sports-related content.
Spot: Position purchased in a group break, typically representing a specific EPL team that determines which cards the participant receives.
Sportscard and Memorabilia Expo: Large-scale annual show typically held in late summer, rotating between major UK cities. Features international dealers, grading services representatives, and exclusive card releases.
Stadiums: Insert set featuring home grounds of all 20 EPL clubs with stadium photography, typically short printed and popular among supporters. Only appears in certain product years.
Stained Glass: Ultra-premium insert cards mimicking stained glass artwork, representing some of the most sought-after case hits in Select products with extremely limited availability.
Starter Collection: eBay marketplace terminology for entry-level collections designed for new collectors, typically containing variety of cards at accessible price points to begin building a collection.
Status: A Panini product emphasising current player standings and achievements with contemporary designs and multiple parallel levels.
Sticker Drop(s): YouTube breaking terminology for autographed stickers placed on cards instead of the more desirable on-card signatures, often mentioned during live streams when hits are revealed.
Sublime: Super short print insert set featuring exceptional EPL players and moments, representing some of the rarest pulls in products.
Superfractor: The rarest parallel version of refractor cards, typically numbered 1/1 and representing the ultimate version of that particular card.
Surface: Card face condition evaluation focusing on scratches, print defects, and overall surface quality, crucial for achieving high grades.
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Talismen: Insert set featuring team leaders and captains who drive their clubs’ success, highlighted with mystical design elements that emphasise their leadership qualities and influence. Featured in 23-24 Prizm.
Teal: Breakaway parallel featuring teal blue-green colour effects with limited numbering, typically /49, exclusive to Breakaway retail products.
Team Badges: Super-rare insert cards featuring EPL team logos and badge designs, typically one per case with distinctive visual appeal.
Sticker Autograph: An autographed card featuring a certified signature on a clear label applied to the card’s surface, less desirable than on-card autographs.
Team Collector: A collector who focuses on acquiring cards from specific teams rather than individual players or complete sets.
Team Bags: Storage solution for multiple cards, typically resealable plastic bags designed to hold complete team sets or groups of related cards.
Team Logos: Insert set featuring all 20 EPL clubs’ iconic badges, typically short printed and highly sought after by supporters. Only appears in certain product years.
Team Lot: eBay search terminology for collections focused on specific teams, allowing supporters to acquire multiple cards of their favourite EPL clubs in single transactions.
Team Set: Collections of cards featuring all players from a specific EPL team, popular among fans who follow particular franchises.
Terrace: The base tier in Select’s three-tiered base set structure, representing the most common level of the hierarchical system.
Tessellation: New parallel featuring geometric tessellation patterns with limited numbering, creating unique visual texture and premium appeal.
The English Premier League: The Premier League is a professional football league and top tier level of English football, consisting of 20 football clubs and founded in 1992.
The Hobby: Term in collecting trading cards that defines collectors who take an approach of collecting full sets, making investments, and actively trading cards to complete their collections.
The Knight’s Lance: Title of Panini America’s official blog written by Panini industry experts, including galleries of current releases, information on upcoming product launches, Panini news and industry updates.
The National: US term for the National Sports Collectors Convention, an annual showcase of sports collectibles manufacturers, partners, dealers, and hobby shops. The largest sports memorabilia show in the US.
Thick Card: Cards manufactured with enhanced thickness, often to accommodate embedded memorabilia or create premium tactile experiences.
Tie-Dye: Prizm parallel featuring psychedelic tie-dye pattern effects in various colour combinations with limited numbering.
Tiger Stripe: Exclusive Prizm parallel featuring distinctive striped pattern effects reminiscent of tiger markings, creating bold visual appeal.
Tiger Stripe Choice: Enhanced Choice parallel featuring distinctive striped pattern effects reminiscent of tiger markings, exclusive to Choice configurations.
Top Loader: A plastic holder designed to store a single trading card, helping preserve the card and avoid damage during handling and storage.
Totally Certified: A Panini product line featuring authentication themes with certificate-style designs and guaranteed autograph or memorabilia content.
Trading Card Game (TCG): A trading card product designed for game playing rather than just collecting, featuring cards used in structured gameplay environments.
Trading Cards: One or more cards from a set depicting an athlete, team, or sport, often collected, traded, or sold. Typically measure 3.5×2.5 inches with front image and back information.
Trading Card Game Expo: Multi-day event held annually in summer, featuring both collectible trading cards and trading card games. Includes major dealers, product launches, and often exclusive Panini previews.
Trimmed: Cards with altered edges that have been cut to improve appearance or condition, typically flagged by grading services and losing significant value.
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UK Card Shows: Comprehensive website providing a calendar of all UK trading card events and ticket sales for major shows. Website: www.ukcardshows.co.uk
Ultra Pro: Leading manufacturer of card protection and storage accessories, producing sleeves, top loaders, binders, and other collecting supplies.
Uncut Sheet: Large sheets showing multiple cards as they appear before being cut into individual cards, often sold as special collector items.
Undeniable: Insert set featuring EPL players with unquestionable talent and achievements, typically highlighting established stars with proven track records across multiple seasons.
Unopened Product: Sealed packs, boxes, or cases that have never been opened, often maintaining premium value for their potential contents.
Unstoppable: Insert set featuring dominant EPL players and unstoppable performances, often highlighting career achievements and exceptional moments.
UV Coating: A printing process that applies a protective layer to protect the card and colours from fading and damage, enhancing durability and appearance.
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Variation: A card in a set that has a slight difference from other similar cards within the same set, creating unique collectible versions.
Vertex: A Panini product featuring geometric designs with angular aesthetics and multiple parallel levels, emphasising modern visual appeal.
Vertical: Cards oriented in portrait format rather than the traditional landscape layout, often used for dramatic visual impact in premium products.
Very Fine Condition: Cards showing moderate wear but retaining most original characteristics, typically grading 5-6 on professional scales.
Very Good: Lower condition grade indicating noticeable wear and damage that affects the card’s appearance but maintains structural integrity.
Vigor: Ultra-rare retail exclusive insert set featuring dynamic action design, typically found only in blaster boxes as a retail chase card for collectors seeking premium content outside hobby products. Featured in 21-22 Prizm.
Violet: Breakaway parallel featuring violet purple colour effects with limited numbering, typically /99, exclusive to Breakaway retail products.
Vintage: Older cards, typically from previous decades, that have gained value through age, historical significance, or nostalgia.
Vintage Lot: eBay and marketplace terminology for collections of older cards, typically from previous decades, sought by collectors interested in historical significance and nostalgic appeal.
Visionary: Super-rare insert cards featuring futuristic and forward-thinking designs, typically one per case with premium visual effects.
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Wave: Prizm parallel featuring flowing wave-pattern effects across the card surface, offering distinctive visual texture in multiple colour variations.
Wax Pack: Traditional pack packaging using wax-coated paper, though modern packs typically use foil or other materials while retaining the nostalgic terminology.
White: Prizm parallel featuring white prismatic effects, offering clean aesthetic appeal and typically representing moderate rarity levels.
White Ice: Enhanced White Prizm parallel with frosted ice effects creating distinctive texture and elegant visual appeal.
White Sparkle: Premium White parallel featuring sparkling effects that create enhanced visual depth and elegant appeal, typically /15 and exclusive to Panini Rewards program.
Wholesale Lot: eBay terminology for bulk quantities intended for resale, typically found under “Sports Memorabilia, Cards & Fan Shop Wholesale Lots” for dealers and serious collectors seeking large inventories.
Will to Win: Retail-exclusive insert set featuring determined EPL players and their competitive spirit, available with multiple parallels including Mosaic Gold Fluorescent /10. Featured in 2021-22 Panini Mosaic Premier League.
Winter Camo: Exclusive Prizm parallel featuring winter camouflage pattern effects in seasonal colour combinations with limited numbering.
WTB/WTTF: Abbreviations for “Want To Buy/Want To Trade For” used by collectors on social media when actively seeking specific cards for their collections.
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Year One: A player’s first professional season, making their cards from this period particularly significant for collectors.
Yearbook Style: Card designs mimicking traditional school yearbooks, often featuring posed portraits and statistical information in academic formats.
Yellow: Prizm parallel in yellow colouration, providing bright visual impact and often popular among team collectors for colour coordination.
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Zebra: Prizm parallel featuring alternating black and white stripe patterns reminiscent of zebra markings, creating distinctive visual appeal.
Zebra Choice: Enhanced Choice parallel featuring alternating black and white stripe patterns with limited numbering, typically /15, exclusive to Choice configurations.
Zero Year: Pre-rookie cards featuring players before their first professional season, often from college or amateur competitions.