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Reporter covering sports cards and collectibles @cllctmedia. @NewhouseSU alum. Insta/Mantel: @benmburrows Tips: [email protected]

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@BenMBurrows
Ben Burrows
4 months
Today is a good reminder to be kind to each other. The hobby is a wonderful place filled with wonderful people and we are often so much more alike than we think. Being friendly is always easier than being cruel, so just do that instead.
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@darrenrovell
Darren Rovell
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BREAKING: PSA’s parent company has agreed to buy Beckett. https://t.co/UgejzJfMyH
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Beckett will remain an independent brand, utilize its own operations
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@BenMBurrows
Ben Burrows
18 days
I'm told this card was sold back to GameStop after being pulled from a $2,500 Lunar Power Pack. Card value odds for Lunar Packs, as of Tuesday morning: -$1.25k-$1.875k: 40.1% -$1.875k-$2.5k: 30.1% -$2.5k-$5k: 25.1% -$5k-$10k: 3.1% -$10k-$20k: 1.4% -$20k+: 0.1% In-store trade
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GameStop
18 days
A Statement from GameStop
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@BenMBurrows
Ben Burrows
29 days
JUST IN: PSA is increasing turnaround times for the majority of grading and authentication services. Company is also changing when estimated turnaround times begin. Details on @cllctmedia:
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Bulk submissions for cards will increase from 65 business days to 95
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@darrenrovell
Darren Rovell
30 days
BREAKING: Logan Paul, Heritage part ways on massive MJ signed court piece after authentication concerns. https://t.co/3GLlVVfEe8
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Paul dropped lawsuit against Heritage Auctions, decided to pass on Michael Jordan-signed piece of floor
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@cllctMedia
cllct
1 month
Fanatics Fest just put up a billboard worth $1.5 million in Brooklyn. Ad for the 2026 show features game-used jerseys from Joe Montana, Shohei Ohtani, Peyton Manning and Johnny Unitas.
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@darrenrovell
Darren Rovell
1 month
Controversy around shill bidding has dominated the hobby this month. How did it start? Is it illegal? What do the auction houses say? @cllctMedia has all the answers https://t.co/XtXdmBwbJm
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What constitutes shill bidding? Do auction houses allow it? Is it illegal? cllct provides answers
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@cllctMedia
cllct
1 month
EXCLUSIVE: First look at Jacob Wilson's @Topps 1/1 Rookie Debut Patch.
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@Will__Stern
Will Stern
1 month
The only uncut sheet of 1951 Bowman known to include Mantle's rookie card sold for $252k. https://t.co/nN1E7QH7NL
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The uncut sheet is the only known example to feature Mantle's rookie
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cllct
1 month
JUST IN: Trading card manufacturer Wild Card filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing Panini America of violating antitrust laws. https://t.co/3OgbXLrkhr
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Wild Card alleges Panini's retaliation, threats harmed its "emerging trading card brand"
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Ben Burrows
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Data tool @CardLadder tracked more than $392 million in online sales for sports and trading cards in October. Sales volume is the second-most for a single month and the 5.5 million transactions is the third-most in the platform's records. https://t.co/I1B1mbHttx
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After down month in September, sales total and volume rebounded with big October
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@BenMBurrows
Ben Burrows
2 months
ICYMI: A record 2.7 million trading cards were graded in October, according to the latest data from @gemrate. PSA hit an all-time high with 1.97 million cards graded, including 1.27 million TCG and non-sports cards. Details on @cllctmedia:
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More than 1.97 million cards were graded by PSA alone in record month
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@cllctMedia
cllct
2 months
Source: Fanatics is not interested in purchasing Panini. Here's why an acquisition wouldn't make sense. https://t.co/46DcqGFYlS
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As Panini Group explores a potential sale, sources say Fanatics won't be a buyer for its competitor
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@BenMBurrows
Ben Burrows
2 months
More than four years after being acquired by Collectors, Wata Games has finally rebranded to @PSAvideogames. The move arrives as PSA continues to invest heavily in its pop culture business. New for @cllctmedia:
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Rebranding took years of planning, execution to maintain brand continuity
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cllct
2 months
EXCLUSIVE: @UpperDeckSports President Jason Masherah speaks with cllct's @darrenrovell about his worries for the future of the hobby. https://t.co/rZo5Lugodq
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@Will__Stern
Will Stern
2 months
With the news Christie’s winning the rights to sell Irsay’s collection, re-sharing my piece on the greatest collector in history: https://t.co/14eUGUGxhX
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Irsay, who died Wednesday at 65, was once offered more than $1 billion for his collection
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@BenMBurrows
Ben Burrows
2 months
Collecting sports and trading cards has gotten more expensive lately — there's no denying that. In order to fix it, I think the average collector has to fight back with their wallet. So far, I don't think that's been happening. New for @cllctmedia:
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Upper Deck president sounds alarm about speculation in the hobby, but the issue can't all be blamed on high-end collectors
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@cllctMedia
cllct
2 months
JUST IN: Actor Rob Gough sells 1970 Topps Pete Maravich PSA 10 for $730,000. There are just two PSA 10s in existence. Gough initially purchased one of the two in April for $330,000. https://t.co/b6QsUq05wO
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Card was acquired in a seized asset auction and flipped for double the price
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cllct
2 months
Topps has changed the game forever with the Rookie Debut Patch. Paul Skenes currently holds the record with $1.11 million. But will that change with this rookie class in the NBA. We asked @michaelrubin.
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@cllctMedia
cllct
2 months
It's tough to find any company growing faster than @Whatnot at this moment. Its latest valuation is more than double what it was to begin 2025. Full story ⬇️ https://t.co/QSYzvHJiKB
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Whatnot's valuation has more than doubled since the start of 2025
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@darrenrovell
Darren Rovell
2 months
The story the card collecting world is buzzing about: How a collector lost $3 million flipping a Babe Ruth card https://t.co/QWfviDTLEY
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The colletor once paid $7.2 million for the card
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