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From Forums To The FBI – How Baseball Card Scams Are Exposed
Trading card scams, scandals, and shadiness are as common in the hobby as base cards. While many are relatively minor in terms of monetary value, some reach proportions that even the scammers could never have predicted. Card trimming & shill bidding has been widely known within card communities. However the stakes have been raised due…
Cooper Flagg 2025-26 Topps Chrome Superfractor Pulled in China
The hunt for one of Cooper Flagg’s premier rookies is over. The 1/1 Superfractor from 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball was pulled by a breaker in China. >Topps Chrome Cooper Flagg RC Checklist The breaker is seen celebrating while gripping the six-figure masterpiece directly by the corners with his bare hands. We will see how the…
Wheeler Collection Brags of Sell Out
The owner of Wheeler Collection (think Prospect Rush) has said his first release, “Legends and Treasures” is officially sold out. As one astute collector on Blowout Forums pointed out, it “only” took a year and a half to sell 84 cases. I remember seeing the Wheeler Collection booth set up at the 2015 National Sports…
Bleacher Breaks Accused of Shill Bidding
Bleacher Breaks is back in the news, this time there are customers who claim that Bleacher was shill bidding their own break spots on selling platform WhatNot. Shill bidding is intentionally fake bidding by a seller on his/her own auction to inflate the final price. A customer noticed a certain WhatNot user name, Jammasterjames, kept jumping…
Grand Opening Bust: Theft Rocks State Line Sports Cards
State Line Sports Cards’ of Grayslake, IL grand opening was supposed to be a celebration. Instead, it turned into a crime scene. A thief walked off with a massive haul: a Caleb Williams & Rome Odunze Black Pandora Downtown, and a Panini Black Hobby Box. The shop didn’t blink. They pulled high-def surveillance and went…
Cards HQ Breaker Arrested!
Stephen Adams, a 40-year-old former employee of the well-known Atlanta hobby shop, Cards HQ, has been slapped with theft charges after allegedly swiping more than $20,000 worth of sports cards. That’s a ton of Will Grier and Desmond Ridder cards! CardsHQ Breaker Mug Shot More Articles > Marietta Daily Journal – Man Accused of Stealing Over $20K Worth…
