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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The 1952 and 1953 Topps baseball sets feel like back‑to‑back seasons of a great TV show: same cast of cardboard characters, totally different style and tone.   Size, scope, and structure Topps came out swinging in 1952 with a sprawling 407‑card checklist, the largest postwar set anyone had seen to that point. Cards measured 2…

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Overview of 2025 Bowman Draft Baseball ✅ Release Date: January 14, 2026 (Hobby) ✅ Base Set: ~200 cards featuring 2025 MLB Draft standouts and top prospects, with paper and Chrome versions. ✅ Focus: First Bowman cards for freshly drafted players + established prospects before MLB debut. This product is the first official Bowman run for…

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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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