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Grading With Intention: Why It’s More Important Than Ever

Presented By All Touch Case Lately, I’ve needed to remind myself that not every card in my personal collection needs to be graded, and not every grading decision needs to...

Saving Someone From Drowning

Presented By All Touch Case Earlier this year, an individual signed up for our Weekly Peer Support Meetings. Like everyone else, they received a welcome email, were added to our...

The Justification Trap

Presented By All Touch Case How many times did I tell myself I was done buying sports cards? More importantly, why did I keep going back even after promising myself...

Collector Spotlight: May 2026

Presented By All Touch Case Wil Portillo, @xwilito_ This month, we’re proud to feature Wil Portillo (@xwilito_) – a lifelong collector whose story serves as a reminder that collecting isn’t...

NCPG 2026 Annual Conference

Collectors MD is proud to announce that Founder, Alyx Effron will be presenting at the National Conference on Gambling Addiction & Responsible Gambling 2026 Annual Conference hosted by the National...

Finding The Path That Fits Your Recovery Journey

Presented By All Touch Case Earlier this year, we explored how intentional collecting can become a slippery slope when we aren’t fully honest with ourselves about what’s happening underneath the...

Radical Acceptance

Presented By All Touch Case Pain, disappointment, uncertainty, frustration, loss, urges, regret – none of these things are avoidable parts of life. As much as we try to outrun them,...

More Than Just An Upcharge

Presented By All Touch Case One of the strangest things about modern collecting is how normalized upcharges have become. Same service. Same process. Same amount of labor. Completely different price...

A National Call To Action

Collectors MD is proud to officially launch A National Call To Action: Funding Responsible Collecting & Harm Reduction, a new initiative focused on increasing awareness, education, prevention, and support surrounding...

Bigger Than The Hobby

Presented By All Touch Case A lot of people still hear the name “Collectors MD” and assume this work only applies to sports cards or collectibles. On the surface, that...

Rock Bottom Isn’t What You Think

Presented By All Touch Case The first Gamblers Anonymous meeting I ever attended was in November of 2022. I walked in, sat down with a group of complete strangers, and...

Partnership Announcement: HobbyScan

Collectors MD Collectors MD is proud to announce a new strategic partnership with HobbyScan, an AI-powered platform designed to help collectors instantly scan, identify, value, organize, and manage their cards...