Full 2025 Allen & Ginter checklist (official) Official Topps PDF checklist (57 pages): this is the most complete/authoritative master list (base, SPs, minis, inserts, autos, relics, rip, etc.). Shopify+2Topps Ripped+2 Alternate web-form checklist (easy to scroll/search): Chasing Majors has it broken out by category (base, minis, variations, autos, relics, inserts). Chasing Majors+1 The big chase…

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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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Quick facts (the stuff you actually need) Release date: scheduled Nov 19, 2025 (subject to change). Dave & Adam’s Card World+3Cardlines+3Cardlines+3 Format: 1 pack/box, 10 cards/pack; 4 boxes/case. Cardlines+1 Hits: 8 autographs and/or memorabilia per box (on average). Expect only ~2 base/parallels. Cardlines+2Cardsmiths Breaks+2 Base set: 100 cards, all serial-numbered /99 (base are basically “low-numbered”).…

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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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✅ Set Overview & What’s New The base checklist: 200 cards in the Chrome Update version. Checklist Insider The set picks up late-season call-ups, traded stars, All-Star moments and “final chance” rookie cards. Topps+1 The crown-jewel chase: MLB Rookie Debut Patch Autograph cards — these are on-card autographs + the actual patch from the player’s…

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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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✅ 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…

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