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The SCN Challenge Is Fantasy Football But With Graded Cards
The SCN Challenge is a fantasy football league where 10 hobby creators "draft" graded cards within a $1,000 budget for a $1,500 cash prize.
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Mike Trout Is Getting Into the Breaking Business With Gen One
Mike Trout will be ripping packs live on Whatnot and Fanatics Live in December. Trout's Gen One Collect is powering the experience. Wait list is open!
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Ripmart Brings Live Shopping With Instant Buybacks to New York Comic Con
Collector Crypt's live-shopping app signed up thousands of collectors at the Javits Center and plans to launch within months, its CEO said.
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What Card Collectors Can Chase at New York Comic Con
Cardsmiths has a Bitcoin chase, PSA's booth has a 1-in-25 Pochita and Magic sells a Secret Lair drop.
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Tom Brady Rips Packs at CardVault's New Los Angeles Store
Erin Andrews, Kevin Burkhardt and the heads of Fanatics ripped packs at the new Westfield Century City shop.
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The 5 Greatest Card Collections in the World
Five collectors and five very different ways to build a museum out of cardboard.
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Cards Used to Come in Soup Cans. Bring That Back.
Pinnacle sold its 1997 Inside baseball cards in sealed soup cans. With Topps Holiday Baseball tins due Oct. 21, I'd bring the can back too.
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Everyone Hates PSA. Everyone Still Wants a PSA 10.
PSA handled 70 percent of the cards graded in September. Its 10s still sell for more than double the same card in another company's 10.
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Your Kid Shouldn't Need Comps to Enjoy a Pack of Cards
Card shows, new products and even Fanatics Fest's tour for new collectors teach kids the price of a card before the player on it. I'd bring back cheap base-set packs and give kids their own space at shows.