Topps sent an email to their “Authorized Partners” requesting they change their Instagram profile picture to the Gold Logoman at 9am for the 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball launch. They described it as a “unified switch” to show the community the product’s return. Multiple dealers complied. Sports Card Investor, Backyard Breaks, Burbank Cards, Layton Sports Cards, Card…
The Hobby Box UK has accused Fanatics employees of rigging box breaks and funneling high-value cards to specific dealers. The most explosive claim? A Fanatics employee allegedly told multiple breakers at the May 2025 London Card Show that he knew exactly who would pull a 1/1 Cristiano Ronaldo autograph—because the card was sitting in his hotel room. The…
PSA is beatable, but not by playing their game. You can’t out-corporate them. You can’t out-spend them. You beat them by being faster, cheaper, and more trustworthy. By hiring the right face for the brand. And by relentlessly attacking their weak points. Someone just needs the guts to actually compete. >PSA Buys Beckett>Mets Owner Beat Insider Trading Charges. Now…
Via The New York Times: The company that owns PSA just swallowed Beckett whole. Collectors announced Monday it’s acquiring Beckett Media—yes, THAT Beckett. The grading company. The price guides. The magazines. Wholesale distributor Southern Hobby was not apart of the deal. >Wholesale Distributor ListNat TurnerCEO Nat Turner promises Beckett will stay “independent” with its own operations and grading standards. Turner says…
The Fanatics consolidation continues, and more breakers are getting crushed. >Fanatics Kicks Small Breakers to the Curb Dynasty Breaks, a Wichita Falls, Texas operation that’s been in business since 2018, just posted a video confirming what many suspected: they’ve lost their “key partnership” with a major supplier. While they didn’t name Fanatics directly, the writing’s on the wall. Owner’s…