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Continue reading →: Vintage Card Prices Wants to Be Your Cardboard Time Machine, and Honestly, It’s Pretty Good at ItA sold-comps site with a population report attached, now with a phone app. It is built for people who care what a card actually sold for. Some card tools promise to predict the future. Vintage Card Prices (VCP) is more interested in the past, and that is exactly why it…
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Continue reading →: Slabfy Wants to Be the Operating System for Your Card Business, and It Brought a ChatbotScan it, price it, list it, sell it, settle up. Slabfy puts the whole loop in one app. The question is whether you need the whole loop. Most card apps do one job well. One tells you what a card is worth. Another tracks your collection. A third helps you…
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Continue reading →: MintySlab Wants to Check Your Card’s Centering Before the Grader DoesA phone scan, a quick ratio readout, and a question every flipper asks: is this card even worth submitting? You can buy the perfect rookie, nail the surface, protect the corners, and still watch a grade slip because the image sits a hair too far left. Centering is the quiet…
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Continue reading →: CardVestr Daily Market Intelligence Brief 10.15.2026The Tape Q4 auction season is off to a scorching start. Heritage just watched its own Michael Jordan jersey record get broken by a second Jordan jersey days later, vintage houses are stacking marquee consignments for fall sales, and a wave of fresh litigation is forcing some overdue transparency onto…
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Continue reading →: CardVestr Daily Market Intelligence Brief 10.14.2026
The Tape The hobby is juggling two stories at once today: a legal fight that could reshape who controls grading, and a fresh wave of rookie-driven demand as the NBA tips off and MLB’s postseason grinds on. Grading capacity is still the macro backdrop (PSA, Beckett and SGC have all…
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Continue reading →: CardVestr Daily Market Intelligence Brief 10.13.2026
The sports card hobby is experiencing mixed trends in October, with vintage cards gaining attention as major auctions showcase high-value consignments, while modern cards fluctuate based on postseason performance. Grading issues persist due to ongoing litigation against PSA. Overall, vintage remains stable, while modern cards are volatile.
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Continue reading →: Hobbybook wants every card price to show its receiptsHobbybook, a new scan-and-sell app created by a Long Island father-and-son duo, aims to provide collectors with trustworthy card pricing by showing the sources of its values. Unlike other apps, Hobbybook presents real recorded prices, shows the number of sales behind each value, and links to completed sales for verification.…
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Continue reading →: Kronozio NEXT Wants to Turn Your Shoebox of Cards Into a Searchable, Sellable MachineKronozio has launched NEXT, a web app designed for collectors to manage trading cards from scanning to selling efficiently. Utilizing AI for documentation, it allows users to catalog and locate cards easily. NEXT integrates sales processes and offers tools for both hobbyists and professional dealers, emphasizing user control and streamlined…
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Continue reading →: CardVestr Daily Market Intelligence Brief 10.12.2026
The fall auction season sees positive developments, highlighted by Fanatics’ dismissal of an antitrust suit, reinforcing its market position. Vintage collectibles maintain strong demand, with notable auctions attracting attention. Distribution evolves through partnerships, notably Arena Club’s collaboration with teams. The grading backlog improves, yet legal challenges continue for PSA’s parent…
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Continue reading →: CardVestr Daily Market Intelligence Brief 10.09.2026
The collectible card market experienced mixed signals in September 2026, with record sales in high-value items like Michael Jordan’s jersey and Shohei Ohtani’s autographs, while overall marketplace sales declined approximately 7-8%. Grading submissions fell slightly, indicating a shift towards selective collecting amidst a cooler marketplace. Upcoming releases could influence trends.
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