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Bowl Game Pack Battle for Charity Set for This Week

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Beckett and Panini have partnered with ESPN Events for a box break event in conjunction with two college football bowl games. Players from teams in the Armed Forces Bowl and First Responder Bowl will participate in two separate pack battles, which will be streamed on DripShop Live.  Beckett says $10,000 worth of Hobby boxes will be opened with all major hits graded … [Read more...] about Bowl Game Pack Battle for Charity Set for This Week

Editor’s Blog: Box Break Skunks Stink

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Since it became a thing back somewhere in the early 2010s, I’ve written about breaks, breakers and the breaking business.  I’ve watched breaks. I’ve heard about big hits in big breaks and shared the news. I’ve seen those big hits go for big bucks. Not until Tuesday evening, however, have I ever actually… broken.  Most breaks are about modern hits and I usually … [Read more...] about Editor’s Blog: Box Break Skunks Stink

Brief Box Break: 2022 Prestige Football Blaster

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In a new series, we'll take you inside the card shop and go blow-by-blow through various breaks of hobby boxes, jumbo boxes, cello boxes, blaster boxes and any other boxes we can get our hands on. We kick off with a 2022 Prestige Football blaster.Offering up 11 cards per pack with 6 packs for a total of 66 cards per blaster box, Prestige was one of the first out of the gate in … [Read more...] about Brief Box Break: 2022 Prestige Football Blaster

Breaking App Loupe Expands to Android

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Live e-commerce sports card streaming platform Loupe expanded its platform to Android devices Thursday. Designed to streamline the experience of participating in box breaks, Loupe offers breakers the chance to live stream and sell cards to collectors on a nightly basis. Collectors can enable push notifications to know when breaks are happening and what products are being … [Read more...] about Breaking App Loupe Expands to Android

Sportszilla Breaks’ Clay Parks Among Aurora, Ill. Shooting Victims

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Last week, an employee dismissed from his job at the Henry Pratt Company in Aurora, Ill. opened fire against several of his co-workers, tragically killing five people. Among the victims was the company's Human Resources Manager, Clay Parks. The shooter was ultimately killed by police. Sports card collectors may be familiar with Parks, who operated the popular group breaks … [Read more...] about Sportszilla Breaks’ Clay Parks Among Aurora, Ill. Shooting Victims

Break and Flip: Box Breaker Launches Instant Inventory System

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Call it “no fuss, no muss” breaking. A newcomer to the game has launched a new way for collectors to sell cards pulled from its daily box and case breaks within minutes—without ever touching them. The concept is the brainchild of Maine Sports Cards owner Dan DeCosta, a long-time collector and former shop owner who launched his site in May of this year.  While … [Read more...] about Break and Flip: Box Breaker Launches Instant Inventory System

Asia-Pacific 2015 Bowman Draft Breaks in Japan

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A distributor and case break company are heading back to Japan, hoping to drum up more business overseas while inviting North American fans to tag along online. GTS Distribution and Ripping Wax Inc. say they’ll be in Tokyo for two weeks, kicking off the release of an Asia-Pacific edition of 2015 Bowman Draft Baseball.   They say it’s part of an effort to increase awareness … [Read more...] about Asia-Pacific 2015 Bowman Draft Breaks in Japan

Online Generosity Nets Young Collector a Windfall

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A trip to a sports card shop turned into an afternoon to remember for a young collector in Wilmington, North Carolina. Chris Justice, who has been running daily box breaks through his Cards Infinity site for eight years, was doing his usual 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. live session on Tuesday when David Hawa walked into the store with his 11-year-old son, Alec. “They were looking … [Read more...] about Online Generosity Nets Young Collector a Windfall

Topps Kicks Off New Card Season

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A new baseball card season is set to arrive (officially, anyway) in hobby shops and retail outlets across North America on Wednesday.  If you couldn’t wait that long, a few hobby shops got a head start with a new Topps in-store promotion. The long-time maker of official MLB cards worked with four stores to set up live case breaks of 2015 Series 1 Baseball Tuesday night, … [Read more...] about Topps Kicks Off New Card Season