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@tander123

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SlabSquatch Sports Cards
Boxes have dried up even more since I posted this a short while ago. No more jumbos available at $250 on Amazon. Only Jumbo I see is $370 on ebay. Only Hobby I see is $200 on Blowout. Plenty of retail display boxes available, which I wouldn't touch. If you must, they're 1.5 All Aces per box. Decent for that metric, but atrocious for anything else. Good luck finding anything. I only wish I would have done this write-up a couple weeks ago so a few more people would have been able to grab some. If you're sitting on a stash of sealed 2023 Series 1, now is the time to break it out and list it.
SlabSquatch Sports Cards@WaxMetrix

With all the recent buzz around the 2023 Topps Series 1 Ohtani All Aces, I’m seeing more people jumping back into wax to try and track one down. So I wanted to add a little context that might help. All Aces debuted in 2023 with a print run of ~77,350 per card. For comparison, that’s the same print run as the 1988 Topps inserts in that set. If you ripped that product, I know you remember…those things were like cockroaches. They were everywhere. Though the All Aces benefitted from a smaller checklist (25 cards vs 100), and that included Ohtani, the per card print run was nearly identical. In Series 2, Topps scaled things back a bit. All Aces dropped to ~20,200 per card across another 25-card checklist, but no Ohtani. And 2023 Update remained steady with another 25-card checklist, no Ohtani, and print runs of ~20,200 ea. Then things changed. All Aces sat out 2024 but came back in 2025 Series 1 with a vengeance. The design had been enhanced on a black textured stock and actually short printed this time around. Print run dropped to ~360 per card. Raw Ohtani copies of this set currently sell for about $2,200. In 2025 Series 2, Topps swapped in All Kings and tightened things even further to ~240 per card print runs. Ohtani shows up again, this time in a batting pose. You might think with 33% lower print run and a bat instead of a ball, that the value might be a bit higher on these. And you'd be right. Last raw sale around $8,100, PSA 10s going for $19K. 2025 Update skipped both sets, but 2026 Series 1 brought them back and Ohtani anchors them both. The All Kings (batting pose- print run ~230 ea) still carries the most value at around $6,100 vs roughly $4,500 for All Aces, print run ~300 copies ea. With all that in mind, it’s easy to see why the 2023 All Aces has taken off. The 2025–2026 Aces/Kings have priced a lot of people out, and the 2023 version is close enough visually to pull people back in, even if it’s a very different card in hand. That 2023 Ohtani is now pushing ~$300 raw and has cleared $1K in a PSA 10. As a result, 2023 wax has gotten hotter than it’s been in a long time and is starting to dry up. So I wanted to look at how the main formats stack up if you’re chasing: Secondary market pricing (rough ranges): • Hobby: $150 • Jumbo: $250 • Blaster: $25 • Hanger: $19 $ per All Aces (2023 Series 1): 1) Blasters: $57.14 - 1 per 16 packs (~2.3 boxes) 2) Hangers: $76 - 1 per 4 boxes 3) Jumbo: $100 - 1 per 4 packs (~2.5 per box) 4) Hobby: $100 - 1 per 16 packs (~1.5 per box) Blasters come out as the cheapest path to an All Aces…on paper. But they’re brutal for just about everything else. No real shot at autos or relics, and virtually no upside beyond the chase itself. Hangers are a better middle ground. Still not good odds on hits, but at least you’re not completely drawing dead. They just can't compete with Hobby or Jumbo in that regard. If you actually want a shot at everything in the product while chasing, Jumbo is the play and it's not even close. Slightly worse on $/Aces, but it’s the most efficient format for every other desirable hit across the board. And you'll still pull 2.5 All Aces per box. And oddly enough, while digging around, the best current Jumbo price I found was sitting on Amazon at $250. Good luck everyone! #thehobby #SlabSquatchAnalytics #OhtaniAllAces

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Swaggnon@Swaggnon·
Anyone else secretly enjoy watching scalpers get stuck with inventory they can’t move? Seeing Topps Collector Kits listed on eBay for $60+ with very little sales. Those were meant to be fun, affordable products for kids. @CardPurchaser
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me@Joshiepoo772·
@WaxMetrix It's still there. I don't have the money for it. :D
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@tander123
@tander123@tander123·
@NEOCards_Comics I added a box the second it went on sale and could t get a hobby. How is that possible? I know the answer
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NEO Cards & Comics
NEO Cards & Comics@NEOCards_Comics·
Some takeaways from various conversations today regarding the Bowman Release. I have seen more people able to purchase than previous releases. That could be more about the print run than anything else. It does seem even the folks that were successful had to jump through a lot of hoops. The Q system today seemed to take longer and felt way more unstable. My personal experience I sat in Q for 40 minutes product said sold out. Got kicked back to main screen product was in stock was able to add to my cart back in the Q. 30 minute Q timer, about 10 minutes in I checked the Topps site on a second tab and its then showed sold out. Meanwhile my clock was still running for no reason. Very frustrating all around and not a fun experience. Pokémon has figured this out I'm not sure why Shopify/Topps can't.
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Nick shirley
Nick shirley@nickshirleyy·
@GovPressOffice You do realize I’m trying to help America eliminate fraud and waste right? No need to try and make me look like the bad guy for exposing fraud. People are over it. Start working for the people and not against them.
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SlabSquatch Sports Cards
Apparently retail SKUs still available. But no odds. Might be good, might be trash. Who knows? I know I'm not touching any until I can do a bit of analysis. Don't worry, they will be available for MSRP for a while at least, I assure you.
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@tander123
@tander123@tander123·
@SamerT459 @CardPurchaser And when you get to check out, it will tell you some items in your cart are out of stock but it won’t tell you which ones.
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Samer Taha
Samer Taha@SamerT459·
@CardPurchaser “Ooh add to cart? Wow I’m actually gonna get something!” A few moments later: 😂
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@tander123@tander123·
@CardPurchaser It always says an item in your cartoons stick is out of stock. It doesn’t tell you which one. Kicks you out, etc… Couldn’t even get a mega box. What a cluster @Topps @FanaticsCollect
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Card Purchaser
Card Purchaser@CardPurchaser·
Well...... I had 2 hobby and jumbo in cart. Waited in queue this whole time! Got to checkout! Tried to place order.... error... clicked again... error... clicked again... it removed the boxes leaving me with only 1 jumbo, clicked again...
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@tander123
@tander123@tander123·
@Topps You guys really need to get this figured out! It’s a total crap fest every release!
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Joe Abraham
Joe Abraham@angeldadjoe·
.@GovPritzker, I saw your post honoring lives lost in Minnesota—standing publicly, naming Alex Pretti and Renee Good, and laying flowers in their memory. But where was that same compassion on January 19, 2025? That is the day my 20-year-old daughter, Katie Abraham, was killed here in Illinois. She was innocent. She did not knowingly put herself in the middle of an ongoing law enforcement situation. She was not making a dangerous choice. She was simply living her life—and it was taken from her. You have never said her name. You have never come to where she died. You have never acknowledged her publicly. And beyond that—you have never even responded to me. I sent you a simple, non-political letter. Not for attention. Not for headlines. Just a father asking for clarity, for answers, and for understanding of the state’s position. You never replied. And now, in the wake of another tragedy here in Chicago, your public display of compassion elsewhere—while remaining silent about victims in your own state—feels deeply disconnected from the reality families like mine are living every day. Instead, you continue to defend sanctuary policies that create the conditions where preventable tragedies like hers can happen. This is not about politics. It’s about leadership and accountability. When you choose to publicly mourn some victims while remaining silent about others—especially those lost under policies you support—it sends a message. Whether intentional or not, it tells families like mine that our loss does not matter the same way. So I am asking you directly: Where is your compassion for my daughter? Where is your acknowledgment of victims here in Illinois? And when will you take responsibility for the consequences of the policies you defend? Say her name: Katie Abraham. Stand where she died. Show the people of Illinois that every life matters.
Governor JB Pritzker@GovPritzker

Standing with Minnesotans tonight and paying my respects to Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

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Leaf Trading Cards
Leaf Trading Cards@Leaf_Cards·
“I WANT NUGGIES” might be the greatest inscription in hobby history 😭 AND THERE’S TWO MORE ON THIS CARD… Andy Reid just dropped a 1/1 personality piece 🍗🔥
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Baseball Cards
Baseball Cards@baseball_cards·
The Red Sox, Dodgers, Blue Jays…all sold out. There are lots of teams still available. If you’re not buying Road To Opening Day, you may be missing out on some real fun, value and bonus cards! This is one of my favorite Topps sets.
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Rep. Jason Crow
Rep. Jason Crow@RepJasonCrow·
One party owns this shutdown. Democrats keep trying to fund TSA, FEMA, Coast Guard, and cyber security. Republicans have blocked every single vote.
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@tander123
@tander123@tander123·
@EdMarkey That was dumb of you. Not sure I’d be tootin me horn over that
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Ed Markey
Ed Markey@EdMarkey·
As Donald Trump threatens to send ICE agents into airports across our country, I just voted NO on Markwayne Mullin's nomination to be DHS Secretary. All while we debate their ridiculous SAVE Act. No Markwayne Mullin. No ICE. No SAVE Act.
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Pedro Sánchez
Pedro Sánchez@sanchezcastejon·
The Government of Spain demands the opening of Hormuz and the preservation of all the energy sites of the Middle East. We stand at a global tipping point. Further escalation could trigger a long-term energy crisis for all humanity. The world should not pay the consequences of this war.
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Baseball Cards
Baseball Cards@baseball_cards·
@TCGView That’s part of my point. If this is all you can get, why would you want it? Why not choose a billion other cards that are better looking and more legit?
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