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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…

🎯 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…

✅ What we know The longtime CEO and major shareholder, Aldo Hugo Sallustro, passed away in April 2025. cllct+1 After his death, Panini appointed a financial adviser (Citi) to help explore the company’s strategic options, including a potential sale or partner/investor scenario. Reuters+1 The company is estimated to have generated around €1.6 billion / US…

Understanding PSA Grading Upcharges: Why Value Dictates the Price of Your Grade If you’ve submitted cards to PSA before, you’ve probably heard horror stories about “getting hit with an upcharge.” Maybe you sent in a rare card for bulk grading and ended up owing hundreds of dollars more than you expected. Or perhaps you heard…

🧩 1. The Hobby Is Expanding Beyond “Sports” 📺 Pop Culture and Non-Sport Crossovers What used to be a “sports-only” niche is now spilling into movies, TV, anime, and gaming. Topps Disney 100, Dune, Star Wars Chrome, and Garbage Pail Kids have proven there’s massive collector overlap. Fanatics’ licensing strategy clearly shows they want collectors,…

🎲 How Sports Betting and Gambling Are Changing the Sports Card Hobby If you’ve been around the sports card hobby for a while, you’ve probably noticed something strange happening. The lines between collecting, investing, and straight-up gambling have started to blur. Ten years ago, card collecting was mostly about nostalgia — chasing your favorite players,…

The Full Story: 1986 Fleer vs. 1984 Star #101 Michael Jordan Cards Grab your PSA holders and settle in—this is the collector’s deep dive you’ve been waiting for, straight from someone who’s traded stories over card tables, jittered over mistakes, and chased these beauties with caffeine-fueled determination. 1986-87 Fleer #57…

How Many Cards Does PSA Grade? Mind-blowing volume alert: Since 1991, PSA has graded over 65 million items—that’s across cards, memorabilia, photos, and more Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA). In 2023, they graded about 13.5 million cards, leading the industry SI. 2024 was even bigger—they nailed 15.34 million cards graded (9.1M sports and 6.23M TCG &…

Oh man, you’ve hit on one of my favorite topics: why suddenly guys who normally buy yachts, vineyards, and Teslas that drive themselves into lakes are now dropping six and seven figures on sports cards. Let’s break this down hobby-content-creator style—with a few laughs—into the big factors fueling this wave of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) joining…

Brian Gray: The Card Biz Veteran Turned Podcast Mogul If you’ve been in the sports-card world for a minute, you’ve undoubtedly run into the name Brian Gray. Early Career: Razor Entertainment to Leaf Resurrection In 2005, Brian Gray founded Razor Entertainment Group in Dallas, an early-foray into high-end collectibles, perfecting lithographic printing through series like…