Collectors in 2026 are burned out on breaks because too many of them feel rigged, overpriced, and more like gambling than a hobby. Trust is badly damaged Many collectors now believe some big breakers get “loaded” or cherry‑picked cases, especially after accusations that Fanatics employees steered hit‑loaded boxes to favored streamers and shops in 2025.…

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Packman’s frustration mainly came from running a very expensive break that wasn’t filling and feeling like the room wasn’t buying in fast enough.​ More specifically: He had a huge, high‑end break live (mentions of 80+ boxes, total value in the tens of thousands, with ultra‑expensive player spots like a Cooper Flagg slot priced around tens…

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Packman (often stylized Pacman) is a long‑time popular sports card YouTuber and breaker who recently drew heavy backlash for how he behaved toward buyers during a Whatnot livestream. The “meltdown” people are talking about centers on him pressuring viewers to spend big money on a high‑end break, using gambling‑style language and a condescending tone that…

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Who is Filthbomb Breaks? Filthbomb Breaks is a live sports card breaker and seller that hosts live box and case breaks across major platforms like Fanatics Live, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. They break a wide range of products — MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, soccer, and more — often offering pick-your-player or pick-your-team style breaks. Filthbomb…

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INTRO: WELL, HERE WE ARE AGAIN… Every December, I sit down at my desk, surrounded by half-finished sets, towering stacks of graded slabs, three unopened bubble-mailers I swear I’ll open later, and a faint smell of cardboard nostalgia that no candle company has successfully replicated yet. And I ask myself the same question: “What in…

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How PSA Became the #1 Consignment Company on eBay 1. It started with the PSA Vault Back in 2022, PSA (under parent company Collectors Holdings) launched the PSA Vault — a secure, climate-controlled storage facility in Delaware.It was designed for graded cards that collectors didn’t want shipped back home after grading. How it worked: After…

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What We Know Here are the confirmed details for 2025 Prizm NASCAR: • Release / Product configuration The expected release date is around December 24, 2025. Checklist Insider+2Beckett+2 The Hobby box configuration (per Checklist Insider / Panini advertising) is: 12 cards per pack, 12 packs per box, 12 boxes per case. blowoutcards.net+1 On average each…

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🔍 What counts as a “big” price drop in Sports Cards For our purposes: a “big” drop means losses of 50% or more in value (sometimes 80%-90%) for cards or releases that once looked like hot items.Reasons these happen include: over-production/supply, hype overload, grading failures, player under-performance, and collector sentiment turning. 🕰 Notable Examples of…

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✅ Who is Ty Wilson? Ty Wilson is the founder/host of Chasing Cardboard (also spelled Chasing Cardboard) — a YouTube/content series and business centered around high-stakes sports-card collecting and trading. Spokesman-Review+2Chasing Cardboard+2 He previously worked in corporate sales/negotiations and left that world for sports cards and content creation. Spokesman-Review He’s been collecting since at least…

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🎯 What Collectors Are Focused on in 2025 Rookie and Prospect Cards In 2025, collectors are chasing rookie and first-year cards harder than ever. The formula is simple: find the next breakout star before everyone else does. If that player goes off, their rookie card skyrockets faster than a PSA grading fee. Vintage and Historical…

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