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Ohtani's Base Grail Is on Sale
The postseason has not been kind to Shohei Ohtani's 2018 Bowman Chrome rookie. His PSA 10 rookie has dropped to $4,750 in October, down from $7,505 in early August.
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10 Tennis Cards to Buy Right Now
Three of this year's Grand Slam champions and three of the greatest players ever made my list. These are the top 10 tennis cards to buy in October.
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Mike Ditka's Rookie Card Sales Soar After His Death Announcement
Mike Ditka's 1962 Topps rookie card sold 42 times after his family announced his death Oct. 9.
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10 WNBA Cards to Buy Right Now
This is still Caitlin Clark's market, even in a Finals without her. These are the top 10 WNBA cards to buy in October.
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10 Soccer Cards to Buy Right Now
Four of my players are on the Ballon d'Or shortlist for the Oct. 26 vote. These are the top 10 soccer cards to buy in October.
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10 Hockey Cards to Buy Right Now
Between Ovechkin's last season and McKenna's first, these are the top 10 hockey cards to buy in October.
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10 Football Cards to Buy Right Now
Mahomes is one win from tying Brady as the fastest quarterback to 100 regular-season wins. These are the top 10 football cards to buy in October.
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10 Basketball Cards to Buy Right Now
Two Jordans, a LeBron and Cooper Flagg's first Topps Chrome rookie made the cut. These are the top 10 basketball cards to buy in October.
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10 Baseball Cards to Buy Right Now
With the Brewers and Dodgers in the NLCS and six of my picks on those two teams, these are the top 10 baseball cards to buy in October.
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Is EQL Actually Equal? We Tested Topps' System for Selling Cards
CardWire modeled the EQLizer scoring system Topps uses for scarce drops; the math checks out, but neither company publishes real launch data to prove it.
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Why We Started CardWire
The card market has grown up without the information infrastructure that should have come with it, so we built one.
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Whatnot Is Changing Which Sports Cards Become Valuable
Live commerce is creating a new premium for sports cards.
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10 Raw Cards Under $100 USD Everyone Should Own
Ten established cards with real history, broad demand and room to rerate. You can buy the whole raw basket for about $350 USD.
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Stop Buying Prospects. Buy Disappointment.
Prospect cards price in the career everyone hopes a young player will have; buyers get the better risk-reward once the first part of that career goes wrong.
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Private Equity Has Entered the Collectible Space
Private capital now owns grading, marketplaces, price data and vaults. Card shops are next.
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1990s Marvel Cards Are Still Mispriced
Thirty years of junk-wax pricing hid real condition scarcity in a handful of cards tied to characters that got much bigger.
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Autographs Are Not What Makes a Card Scarce
The hidden economics of autographed collectibles and the dangers of investing in false scarcity.
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What Happens to Card Prices When a Career Ends
Death, retirement and Hall of Fame induction all look like catalysts. The data shows only some of them actually move the market.
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What's More Valuable: Liquidity or Scarcity?
Card investors obsess over population counts. But how often a card actually trades may matter more.
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Are Modern Sports Cards Just Junk Wax With Serial Numbers?
Topps and Panini replaced overprinted cards with overprinted kinds of scarcity, and the market is already deciding which numbered cards count.