Longer-form editorial pieces on the 1984 to 1993 junk-wax era: hidden scarcity, printing variants, chase mechanics, and the boundaries of the JW50.https://junkwaxmuseum.com/en-ushttps://junkwaxmuseum.com/editorial/psa-10-vs-raw-divergence/https://junkwaxmuseum.com/editorial/psa-10-vs-raw-divergence/Six years of daily JW50 data show the trophy market and the everyman market running in opposite directions. PSA 10 is up 235 percent since 2020. Raw is basically flat. Why the gap is real, why it is durable, and what it means for anyone holding junk wax.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://junkwaxmuseum.com/editorial/1989-score-football-strongest-junk-wax-set/https://junkwaxmuseum.com/editorial/1989-score-football-strongest-junk-wax-set/Five Hall of Fame rookies in one 330-card checklist: Barry Sanders, Troy Aikman, Deion Sanders, Derrick Thomas, Michael Irvin. A case that 1989 Score football is the deepest single-set rookie class of the junk wax era.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://junkwaxmuseum.com/editorial/inserts-history/https://junkwaxmuseum.com/editorial/inserts-history/The insert card started as a novelty subset in the 1980s and became the mechanic that ended the junk-wax era. Diamond Kings to holograms to die-cuts to autos to refractors, in the order they arrived.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://junkwaxmuseum.com/editorial/tiffany-and-glossy/https://junkwaxmuseum.com/editorial/tiffany-and-glossy/Inside every mass-produced Topps and Fleer set of the 1980s sat a factory-only glossy variant, printed in the low thousands, priced today at ten to a hundred times the base. A history of Topps Tiffany, Fleer Glossy, and O-Pee-Chee Premier.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://junkwaxmuseum.com/editorial/what-to-do-with-junk-wax-cards/https://junkwaxmuseum.com/editorial/what-to-do-with-junk-wax-cards/Found a shoebox of 80s and 90s baseball cards? The honest guide to what they are actually worth, the seven cards to check for first, when grading is worth it, where to sell, what to avoid, and why keeping the box is sometimes the best return.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://junkwaxmuseum.com/editorial/90s-baseball-cards-worth-money/https://junkwaxmuseum.com/editorial/90s-baseball-cards-worth-money/The 25 most valuable baseball cards from the 1990s, ranked, with pricing updated monthly across raw, PSA 8, PSA 9, and PSA 10. The Jeter SP, the Griffey rookies, the Frank Thomas No Name, and the refractors that ended the era.Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://junkwaxmuseum.com/editorial/80s-baseball-cards-worth-money/https://junkwaxmuseum.com/editorial/80s-baseball-cards-worth-money/The 20 most valuable baseball cards from the 1980s, ranked, with pricing updated monthly across raw, PSA 8, PSA 9, and PSA 10. The 1986 Fleer Jordan, the Mattingly and Canseco rookies, and the scarce Fleer Update stars.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://junkwaxmuseum.com/editorial/short-prints/https://junkwaxmuseum.com/editorial/short-prints/A short print is a card intentionally produced in smaller numbers than the rest of its set. What SP means, how to identify one, why they matter, and which junk wax era short prints are worth collecting today.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT