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Card Clues: Gold, Silver, Diamonds. I Mean... Gold & Silver Diamonds.
Everyone remembers Electric Diamond… but few are profiting from it. Here’s what to look for—and why the Gold version is worth your time (and money…
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Monday Movers: Trades, Trends & Tremors
From trades to trends, these names are heating up across the hobby. Whether you're tracking a breakout or just chasing value, here are five prospects to…
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Card Clues: Reading Refractors and Spotting Shine in Disguise
In this series, we slow down and look closer—because that’s where the value hides. This first edition digs into refractors, where knowing what to tilt…
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Saturday Six: Timing the Climbing
Card values move fast, and sometimes the difference between a solid flip and a missed opportunity is just a day or two. Understanding the why behind the…
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3 Sales, 3 Stories: What This Week Taught Me About Flipping
Not every flip is about the dollar amount—some are about time, effort, and risk. This week’s sales were a reminder that the best returns don’t always…
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Flip Happens: 3 COMC Plays That Still Deliver
COMC isn’t the go-to tool it used to be for me, but it still comes through when I need it. Here are three flipping strategies that continue to work…
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This Week’s Early Risers: 5 Bowman Autos on the Move (Again)
A mix of comeback kids and fresh faces are making noise in the hobby—and their cards aren’t staying cheap. Let’s break down who’s trending and why.
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Printed Differently: 2010 Topps Served Pie, Presidents, and Photoshopped Antics
I guarantee some of these are passed off as base card commons...because I've found them listed as such! Search for them in your stashes and spot them in…
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When the Uniform Doesn’t Match the Moment: The Case of Conflicting Cards
Some of the most chased cards in the hobby don’t even show the team a player is currently producing for. So what happens when the name on the jersey…
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The Saturday Six: Momentum, Market Moves & Maybe Buys ⚾️
Card prices move for a reason. Sometimes it’s hype or performance; sometimes it’s weird market timing. Here are six players seeing action this week…
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Buy the Card, Not the Listing: Where Instinct - and Good Peepers - Meet Opportunity
From mislabeled parallels to color mix-ups, spotting the small stuff can lead to big flips. Here’s how I (and others) use CollX to trust guts, scan…
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The U Crew: A Bowman Bounceback Story, Part I
Many Bowman Chrome autos start high, drop hard, and disappear. But a few reverse course—this series tracks those quiet bouncebacks as they fight their…
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