There’s nothing quite like the high-stakes heartbreak of a chase gone wrong. Eleven boxes deep on a breaker’s live floor—each one just a little closer to that case hit or...
There’s been a lot of talk this week about where the real “gambling” takes place in the hobby. Is it Whatnot? Fanatics Live? Your local card shop (LCS)? Jeremy Lee...
This week, a new crop of NBA rookies officially entered the league—names like Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, and Ace Bailey are already being hyped as the next big thing. Add...
Collectors MD is proud to announce a new partnership between Collectors MD and Gamban, a global leader in digital self-exclusion and online gambling blocking tools. Building on the momentum of our recently announced...
Since we launched Collectors MD in March of this year, we’ve been calling for the platforms, the manufacturers, the so-called leaders of the hobby to listen. To take accountability. To...
Fanatics Fest 2025 was nothing short of a spectacle. By every metric—attendance, transactions, energy—in only it’s second ever show it eclipsed The National—an event that’s been held annually since 1980....
It’s getting harder and harder to tell the difference between a live break room and a boiler room. I’m not trying to be overly cynical—but the truth is, something about...
It always starts innocently enough. You have no intentions to spend. You’re not even in the mood to buy. You’re just checking—mindlessly browsing eBay, popping on Whatnot, scrolling Fanatics Live,...
In a hobby built on hype, speed, and constant change, it’s easy to feel lost—even for longtime collectors. The jargon piles up. The acronyms blur. The excitement starts to outpace...
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 mindset has helped me tremendously throughout this journey....
Chasing might be the most deceptive part of the hobby. Because whether you hit the big card or not, the emotional aftermath often feels eerily similar—panic, guilt, regret. That sinking...
Fanatics Fest 2025 is officially underway. The pre-show content is already rolling in—booth setups, massive hits, influencer/celebrity selfies, showroom teasers, giveaways, crowd shots. And this is just the beginning. Over...
