Ben Burrows

Bam Adebayo's 83-point game transformed his card market and turned him into a hobby darling overnight. It lasted for a day. More on Adebayo's cards snapping back to an underwhelming reality for @TheAthletic: nytimes.com/athletic/71284…

@itsbostonbritt Awesome card/display

my biggest pull to date ! now graded & framed 🥹 @CardPurchaser

Original artwork could be the key to Panini surviving in an unlicensed era for the NBA/NFL. The artist behind Manga designs (IG: bbkei) in 2025 Prizm Black NFL shared more images for the set on Thursday. Not hard to see inserts like Manga or Kaboom doing well without logos.

Jack Hughes puck controversy explained: Who owns it, where it is now and more nytimes.com/athletic/71316…

Might not take long to see if the record $5.2 million Aaron Judge sale impacts Shohei Ohtani's market at all. @FanaticsCollect's March Premier Auction has 39 Ohtani cards, including 23 from 2018 or earlier. I wouldn't be shocked to see some key Bowman cards get a price bump.

A major factor for the strength of the WNBA trading card market will be interest beyond Caitlin Clark. Paige Bueckers is likely the next star worth watching with key rookies hitting the market. A Bueckers Kaboom from Panini One and One WNBA recently sold for $10,888 on eBay.

@NFTsEveryday My guess is that the market does grow and expand beyond Clark, though I think she'll be the dominant name by a significant margin

@BenMBurrows Agreed, I'm always torn between am I burning money or is the rest of the market compared to Caitlin Clark just severely underpriced at the moment and keep buying. A lot of great talent in Paige, Angel, Sabrina, Napheesa, A'ja and a ton of others...

@Here4lolz420 maintain the resilience to keep pivoting!

@BenMBurrows Don’t piss on my head and tell me it’s raining 😂 ☔️

Tried the LinkedIn translator for a hobby issue and the answer was incredible.

ICYMI: Baseball Card Exchange is pausing its unopened authentication service so it can rework the program. "The workload has become difficult to maintain without sacrificing efficiency, morale, and turning what should be a flowing process into a miserable experience."

@SatchelPrice I'm a big fan of what Topps has done on the entertainment side from a design perspective, but this release velocity just isn't sustainable

2026 Finest Fantastic Four steps into an odd space as Topps barrels forward with more Marvel releases in an increasingly saturated singles market. Print run comes to around 37K hobby. Some cool stuff like Originals and Flame Throwers SPs. Sketches like 1:5 boxes.

The story of Bam Adebayo's card market in a single chart. eBay research tool Terapeak logged 1,124 sales for Adebayo from Feb. 15 to March 9. Then he scored 83 points and eBay logged 5,035 sales in a single day. A week later, the hobby darling is no more.

@GTSDistribution @Cryptozoic

MAJOR SIGNER ANNOUNCED!! Jurassic Park coming soon from @Cryptozoic!

@sportscardsliv1 well said

People say “breakers ruined the hobby.” Nah. Breakers didn’t ruin the cards I already own. They didn’t ruin the friendships I’ve built in the hobby. They didn’t ruin my card show experiences. They didn’t ruin the cards I plan to buy next. If ripping wax is your whole hobby, you’ve mistaken one activity for the entire hobby. Perhaps they ruined the hobby for you, but they did not ruin the hobby.

Dmitri Young's advice for new sports card collectors and athletes getting into the hobby. nytimes.com/athletic/71190…

Upper Deck president Jason Masherah has been one of the few industry leaders willing to directly call out repacks. Throwback quote from Masherah to @TheAthletic last year pops back up in today’s Whatnot coverage: nytimes.com/athletic/71214…

@CardAficionado @LarryHolder If I remember correctly the no purchase necessary verbiage for sealed products is the difference maker

@BenMBurrows @LarryHolder Ben: from the language you see, what is keeping this from moving into wax itself?

A must-read from @LarryHolder on customers accusing Whatnot of conducting an unlawful gambling scheme.