Topps Just Opened Pandora’s Box: No More Shrink Wrap?

Topps wants to fight resellers. Fine. The problem is obvious. Every major release sells out in seconds, bots destroy the checkout process, breakers and professional sellers get product before normal collectors even have a chance, and sealed boxes show up immediately on the secondary market with a fat premium. That has been happening for years, … Read more

Are Topps and Fanatics Creating a Pay-to-Play Hobby?

Exclusive autograph deals with names like LeBron James and Shohei Ohtani have changed the feeling around modern sports card products. Not everything, of course. You can still collect cheap cards. You can still build sets, collect teams, buy vintage, search dollar boxes, chase weird inserts, whatever. The hobby is still big enough for all of … Read more

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