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Card collecting has always carried an element of chance—the thrill of the pull, the chase for something rare. But today’s version of the hobby isn’t
Card collecting has always carried an element of chance—the thrill of the pull, the chase for something rare. But today’s version of the hobby isn’t
There’s always been some form of addiction in this hobby. Even in the earliest days, there was a chase—a pursuit. You’d rip packs hoping to
There’s a new WNBA product making the rounds—WNBA Rookie Royalty—and it’s being hyped on every breaking stream like it’s the second coming of Exquisite. It
There’s a dark undercurrent running through the hobby right now—one that too often gets dismissed as “just part of the game”. But the truth is,
The idea of “the chase” has been baked into the hobby since the beginning. Whether you were ripping a few packs at your LCS or
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 meaning over manipulation. Mya
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
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
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
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
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
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