How a 750-Box Bowman Chrome Break Reminded Me Why Collecting Is Fun

Chasing Denzer Guzmán cards across 750 boxes of 2026 Bowman Chrome reminded me of the simple joy of collecting.
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Could box breaking be considered gambling or a lottery?

A long-standing practice in the collectibles industry is facing scrutiny amid legal challenges levied at two live shopping platforms. Two separate legal claims say that "breaking," a practice in which ...
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Customers accuse Whatnot of illegal gambling operation over sports card breaks, repacks

A New York Comic Con attendee spins a Whatnot prize wheel in 2021. Bryan Bedder / Getty Images for ReedPop Whatnot, one of the sports card industry’s largest online sales platforms, is being accused ...
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How Midwest Box Breaks is bringing sports card collectors together

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Sports cards have become one of the fastest-growing hobbies in recent years, and one Fort Wayne business is helping bring collectors together both locally and across the ...
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The intersection of sports cards and gambling: How hitting a grail card led to rehab

Breaking has become a popular form of sports card collecting, but comparisons to gambling grown in recent years. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: iStock Zachary Capp is a ...
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How box breaks took over the memorabilia industry

FOR ABOUT SIX MINUTES, Rich Layton moves steadily but fast. He grabs a box cutter and slices the cellophane around a brand-new box of 2018-19 Panini Prizm Choice basketball cards. Then he starts ...