Breaks
Card breaking as a livestreamed product, box breaks sold by the slot, and the grading and slabbing industry that prices the result.
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29 moments in this segment.
- - Marvel Card Market Update + PSA Population report for 1990 Marvel Universe. Reads through a grading company's population figures for a 1990 comic card set, showing how many copies exist at each assigned grade and what that does to asking prices.
- - Marvel Card Market Update + PSA Population report for 1990 Marvel Universe. Further pass over grading population data for a comic card set, tracking how submission volume shifted the count at the top grades within weeks.
- - The Crash, Bubble, And Boom Of Investing In Sports Cards Part 1 6 Month Sports Card Market Recap. Six month review of sports card prices tracing a rise and subsequent fall, with attention to which segments retained value.
- - Why Investing in Sports Cards Is Taking Off | Niche Markets | WSJ. Business report on capital entering the trading card market, covering fractional ownership platforms and the auction results driving the attention.
- - The End for Group Breakers, Hobby Shops, & Blowout Cards? CNBC Michael Rubin Interview Reaction. Commentary on a broadcast interview with a sports merchandise executive, examining what direct to consumer distribution would mean for shops and streamed breaking operations.
- - From Topps To Top Shot: The History Of Trading Cards | Sports Illustrated. Traces trading cards from printed sets to blockchain based digital collectibles, covering the licensing shifts along the way.
- - TOP 10 Highest Selling Vintage "Non-Sports" Trading Cards on eBay | Mar 13 - 26, Ep 13. Reviews completed marketplace sales for non sport cards over a two week window, listing realised prices by set and grade.
- - TOP 10 Highest Selling Vintage "Non-Sports" Trading Cards on eBay | May 15 - 28, Ep 19. Realised marketplace prices for non sport cards across a two week period, listed by set, grade and final sale figure.
- - 1952 Mickey Mantle Card Sells For Record $12 6 Million At Auction. Brief financial item recording a 1952 baseball card selling at auction for a figure that set a memorabilia record at the time.
- - 🚨Record Breaker! - 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle SGC 9.5 sells for $12.6 MILLION! Joe & Doug React 🔥. A 1952 baseball card reached a record auction figure, with the assigned grade and the bidding that produced the result.
- - TikTok BANS Sports Card Breaking 🚨 Regulation & Fanatics!. A video platform restricted streamed card breaking on its live shopping feature, prompting operator comment on what the change meant for sales.
- - Ken Goldin: The $5 Billion Sports Memorabilia Market | Really? no, Really?. Extended interview with an auction house founder on how sports memorabilia consignment works and what drives the headline sale figures.
- - Unlocking PSA's Secret: The Population Report Explained. Explains what a grading firm's population report records, how submission volume shifts the counts and why collectors read it before buying.
- - Comparing CGC to PSA: Davante Adams Rookie Ticket Auto Market Report. Compares realised prices for the same card graded by two different companies, illustrating how the encapsulating firm affects resale value.
- - Is Low Grade Vintage a BIG Sports Card Bubble?. Examines price movement in low grade vintage cards and asks whether graded scarcity at the bottom of the scale supports the asking prices.
- - IS VINTAGE BACK? Pokemon Card Auctions of the Week (Market Analysis). Weekly review of completed card auctions, comparing realised prices for vintage graded singles against recent modern releases.
- - The Pokémon Card Market, Explained. Structural overview of the card market covering sealed product, graded singles, population data and where price discovery actually happens.
- - The Cards Nobody Grades vs The Graded Gems (Pokémon PSA Pop Report Deep Dive). Detailed reading of grading population data, contrasting cards submitted in volume against those almost never sent in for encapsulation.
- - Whatnot NERVOUS about Sports Card Gambling Regulation? 🚨. Covers a live selling platform's position on proposed gaming rules affecting card breaks, and the compliance changes under discussion.
- - Star Wars Card Market Report - Weekly transmission. Weekly market summary for a licensed film card line, tracking sealed box prices and recent graded single results.
- - Whatnot LAWSUIT for Unlawful Gambling via Breaks & Repacks 🚨. A civil claim alleges that streamed breaks and repacks constitute unlawful gaming, pointing to specific mechanics in the format.
- - Legal Shakeup in Card Breaking: The Whatnot Lawsuit & The Future of Breakers in the Hobby. Detailed reading of a lawsuit against a live selling platform, covering claims about break formats and what a ruling could mean for the trade.
- - A Former PSA Exec Exposes How Grading REALLY Works. A former executive of a grading company describes internal procedure, how grades are assigned and where the process leaves room for inconsistency.
- - Goldin Vintage Elite Deep Dive. Detailed review of an auction house vintage catalogue, examining lot composition, assigned grades and realised prices.
- - Are Sports Cards One Step Closer to Gambling Regulation? 🚨. Legislative attention to streamed card breaking and repack sales, setting out which state definitions of a game of chance the format may fall under.
- - PSA Insider Reveals How Grading REALLY Works + Backlog Update - SlabMath Episode 3. A grading company insider describes internal workflow and the submission backlog, including how turnaround targets are set against volume.
- - PSA Just Got Sued for $3 Billion - Here's What the Lawsuit Actually Says. A civil complaint filed against a grading firm, setting out what the claim alleges about grading consistency and the damages sought.
- - Inside Whatnot $1 Billion Business Model. Analysis of a live shopping platform whose card category is built on streamed openings sold by the slot, and the commission structure behind it.
- - Federal Lawsuit Alleges PSA Fraud: What Happens to Your Cards?. A federal complaint alleging irregularities at a grading company, and what the filing means for cards already encapsulated.