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Posted By: Hankron

Two of the most commonly misused terms in the baseball memorabilia.

'Wirephoto': Nearly all collectors, advanced dealers and major auction houses (from MastroNet to Sotheby's) don't know what is a wirephoto, and regularly misuse the term.

'Engraving': Unless you know what an engraving really is, don't use it in a baseball context as you are probably using it incorrectly. For example, there isn't a baseball card on this earth that is an engraving. And there's no such thing as a 'Harper's Engraving.' One of the biggest abusers of the term is MastroNet-- which perpetuates the situation as other dealers and auction houses emulate them.