Glossary Term
refractor
A shiny parallel card finish that usually carries stronger demand than the base version.
A refractor is a parallel card with a reflective finish that differentiates it visually from the base card and often sits higher in the market hierarchy.
Collectors use refractor variants to access scarcer and more premium versions of key rookie cards without jumping immediately to ultra-low serial-numbered parallels.
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