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Error Cards and Misprints: Legendary Mistakes That Collectors Love Most of us chase cards that look flawless: sharp corners, centered borders, perfect gloss. But sometimes the most valuable cards are the ones that came out of the printer wrong. These error cards and misprints were never supposed to exist, yet they have become some of…
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Best Trading Card Shipping Supplies Every Collector Needs If you have ever bought or sold cards online, you know one truth: the right trading card shipping supplies can mean the difference between a perfect 10 gem and a taco-shaped disaster. As collectors, we invest time, money, and plenty of emotion into cardboard. Therefore, sending cards…
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The Story of Pokémon Cards: From Pocket Monsters to Million-Dollar Investments Before we dive into Pokémon cards, it is worth remembering where it all started. Pokémon was not just a video game. It became a cultural wave that reshaped how people collect, trade, and value cardboard. The Origins of Pokémon Satoshi Tajiri grew up collecting…
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The History of Trading Cards: From Allen & Ginter to Pokémon Nowadays, trading cards, collectible cards and all other cards are huge business with millions of dollars behind them. It does not matter if it is a sports card, movie card, or just a card released to promote something. Some are valued at a few…
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Card Breaks: Fun Community or Just Expensive Gambling? If you have been around the hobby lately, you know the magic word: breaks. Groups of collectors buying into a box or case, a streamer ripping packs live, and everyone waiting to see who lands the big hit. But here is the question every collector secretly asks:…
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What is Whatnot? The Fun, Crazy Marketplace Collectors Love If you’re a card collector like me, you know the thrill of chasing that rare pull, snagging a gem mint at auction, or simply talking cardboard with fellow hobbyists. Now imagine doing all of that live, with real people, in real time. That’s exactly what Whatnot…
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Garbage Pail Kids Cards The Gross, Weird, and Wonderful 80s Phenomenon In the mid 1980s, while kids were trading baseball cards and begging for Cabbage Patch Kids dolls, Topps decided to stir the pot. The result? Garbage Pail Kids – a set of hilariously gross, satirical trading cards that became both a playground hit and…
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The Ultimate Guide to TCGplayer Your Marketplace for Trading Cards If you’ve been collecting trading cards for more than five minutes, chances are you’ve already stumbled across TCGplayer. It’s basically the Amazon of trading cards. Whether you’re hunting for a single rare Pokémon card, loading up on bulk Magic commons, or checking the market value…
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Porch Pirates in 2025: Why Trading Card Packages Go Missing and What Actually Stops Them You refresh tracking for the tenth time. “Delivered.” You open the door. Nothing. For collectors, that sick feeling hits hard. The truth is, package theft is organized, fast, and if you do nothing predictable. Let’s map out how thieves really…
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1968 Topps 3-D Test – The Brooklyn Summer When Cards Popped Off the Paper Picture New York in the late 60s. Corner drugstores, spinning postcard racks, and a plain white pack for a nickel that promised something strange called “3-D.” Kids cracked them, tilted them under the fluorescent lights, and watched Roberto Clemente and friends…
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Fanatics vs Panini Antitrust: What It Means for Collectors Fanatics vs Panini antitrust is heating up. Fanatics locked up a raft of long exclusive trading card licenses with major U.S. leagues and players unions, then bought Topps. Panini sued for antitrust. A federal judge let the core claims move forward. Moreover, discovery is now spicy,…
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Frank Thomas 1990 Topps “No Name On Front” Rookie What It Is, How To Spot Fakes, and a Live Listing Disclosure: This article may contain affiliate links. If you buy through them, I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Some errors are funny, some are pricey, and a few are hobby…
