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Missing Out Doesn’t Mean Falling Behind Fanatics Fest 2025 is officially underway. The pre-show content is already rolling in—booth setups, massive hits, influencer/celebrity selfies, showroom

The Cost Of The Chase Chasing might be the most deceptive part of the hobby. Because whether you hit the big card or not, the

Temptation Is Everywhere I’ve gone nearly four months without purchasing a sports card. In Gamblers Anonymous, they tell us to take it one day at a time—and that

Words That Ground Us In a hobby built on hype, speed, and constant change, it’s easy to feel lost—even for longtime collectors. The jargon piles

The Allure of “Just Checking” It always starts innocently enough. You have no intentions to spend. You’re not even in the mood to buy. You’re

Platform Pet Peeves It’s getting harder and harder to tell the difference between a live break room and a boiler room. I’m not trying to

Big Stage, Bigger Risks Fanatics Fest 2025 was nothing short of a spectacle. By every metric—attendance, transactions, energy—in only it’s second ever show it eclipsed

If They Won’t Protect Us, We’ll Protect Ourselves Since we launched Collectors MD in March of this year, we’ve been calling for the platforms, the

A Shiny Moment—Or A Dangerous One? This week, a new crop of NBA rookies officially entered the league—names like Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, and Ace

Same Game, Different Table There’s been a lot of talk this week about where the real “gambling” takes place in the hobby. Is it Whatnot?

The Slippery Slope of The Chase There’s nothing quite like the high-stakes heartbreak of a chase gone wrong. Eleven boxes deep on a breaker’s live

Redefining The Word “Meaning” In Episode 3 of The Collector’s Compass, we sat down with Mya—aka @bullseye_breaks—to talk about collecting with intention andthe power of