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How To Invest In Trading Cards Without Going Broke

Investing in the right trading cards is an investment for the future; much like stocks, picking the correct cards can end up resulting in incredible profits down the road. You can’t always expect to make a quick buck; rather, you need to be prepared for slow and...
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What is The Buyer’s Club?

With the introduction of the new Cardboard Prospector website and the Cardboard Prospector Club, we have developed what we call the Buyer’s Club. The Buyer’s Club is an exclusive benefit available to members of the Cardboard Prospector Club at the Collector level of...
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Introducing the New Cardboard Prospector

We are excited to announce that the new Cardboard Prospector has officially launched. Now we were pretty tight lipped about what exactly the new website was going to consist of, but we’re spilling the beans now with the introduction of our collector community focused...
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Topps Sells to Fanatics

Well everyone, the speculation on the future of Topps is officially over! Topps announced today that Michael Eisner, former Walt Disney Co. CEO who purchased Topps in 2007 through his private investment company Tornante, has agreed to sell Topps to Fanatics in a deal...
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Flesh & Blood: Invest in Unlimited?

It has been a roller coaster year for the Flesh & Blood TCG, with the Monarch and Tales of Aria expansion sets having both been released in 2021, followed by the announcements that both Crucible of War and now Arcane Rising unlimited are going out of print –...
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Another Blow to the Future of Topps?

Yet another blow has come to the Topps company as it was announced at the end of October that it will be losing yet another official license from its portfolio, WWE Professional Wrestling. Having already been dealt a huge blow to its license portfolio with the loss of...
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2021 Topps Chrome Blaster Box

For the Retail Rips selection of the week for 14 October we got our hands on a blaster box of 2021 Topps Chrome! While I have been underwhelmed by Topps Chrome this year, well, Topps flagship in general (Series 1, Series 2 and Chrome), this box proved to be an...
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Garbage Pail Kids Hobby Pack Rips

It must be Tuesday because we are ripping some packs of Garbage Pail Kids Food Fight sticker cards today for Everything Collectible Tuesday! Don’t know a whole lot about these new stickers, I used to collect these stickers in my younger days when the original series...
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eBay Mystery Pack Review: badamanks 716 MLB Mystery Packs

Welcome back fellow collectors, prospectors, and investors, I am back prospecting mystery packs today with another eBay mystery pack review! This week I am looking at the 716 MLB Mystery Packs from the eBay seller badamanks, with a guarantee to receive 5...
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Flesh & Blood Monarch Levia Blitz Deck

I was very impressed with the Flesh & Blood Monarch light warrior blitz deck for Boltyn and the booster pack that I opened, I couldn’t wait to check out the shadow brute Levia hero as well, which does not disappoint. The artwork on all the F&B cards that I...
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Cardboard Prospector is dedicated to the trading and sports card, comic book, and collectibles community. Started in 2018 as a side/hobby project to share our personal experience collecting and investing in trading cards, sports cards and other collectibles, Cardboard Prospector has expanded from casual articles to now include a YouTube channel, social media presence and an ecommerce outlet. We write about our prospecting adventures opening packs and boxes, our investment ventures on such platforms as Rally Rd., and our every growing collection of sports cards, trading cards, comics, Funko’s and more! We also like to write about ways to invest in the hobby and share tips and tricks for beginners and veterans alike.

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Welcome to the Cardboard Prospector Channel for Retail Rips Thursday! Today we are opening a mega box of the new 2021 Panini Prizm Football that we got through Fanatics! Do we hit fire? Let's find out! Don't forget to join the Cardboard Prospector Club - a social community dedicated to collectors - basic membership and access to community is FREE - https://www.cardboardprospector.com Like what we're doing? Help us keep doing it by tipping us on Buy Me a Coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cardboardpro Be sure to like and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of our future videos! We upload multiple times per week with mystery pack opening, collectible cards, comics, trading card games and more - something for every collector! Be sure to follow us on social and check out our website for follow up articles on many of the videos we post! Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cardboardpro Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cardboardprospector Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/card_prospector Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cardboardprospector Website: https://www.cardboardprospector.com
Welcome to the Cardboard Prospector Channel for Retail Rips Thursday! Today we are opening a blaster box of the new 2022 Panini Diamond Kings Baseball! Do we hit fire? Let's find out! Don't forget to join the Cardboard Prospector Club - a social community dedicated to collectors - basic membership and access to community is FREE - https://www.cardboardprospector.com Like what we're doing? Help us keep doing it by tipping us on Buy Me a Coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cardboardpro Be sure to like and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of our future videos! We upload multiple times per week with mystery pack opening, collectible cards, comics, trading card games and more - something for every collector! Be sure to follow us on social and check out our website for follow up articles on many of the videos we post! Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cardboardpro Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cardboardprospector Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/card_prospector Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cardboardprospector Website: https://www.cardboardprospector.com
Welcome to the Cardboard Prospector Channel for Everything Collectible Tuesday! Today we are opening three boxes of the Topps X Aaron Judge Curated set! Do we hit fire? Let's find out! Don't forget to join the Cardboard Prospector Club - a social community dedicated to collectors - basic membership and access to community is FREE - https://www.cardboardprospector.com Like what we're doing? Help us keep doing it by tipping us on Buy Me a Coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cardboardpro Be sure to like and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of our future videos! We upload multiple times per week with mystery pack opening, collectible cards, comics, trading card games and more - something for every collector! Be sure to follow us on social and check out our website for follow up articles on many of the videos we post! Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cardboardpro Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cardboardprospector Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/card_prospector Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cardboardprospector Website: https://www.cardboardprospector.com
Welcome to the Cardboard Prospector Channel for Mystery Pack Sunday! Today we are opening the multi-sport mystery pack from the eBay seller behindthediamond, featuring 10 cards, no commons and 2 hits! Do we hit fire? Let's find out! Check out behindthediamond on eBay here: https://www.ebay.com/usr/behindthediamond Don't forget to join the Cardboard Prospector Club - a social community dedicated to collectors - basic membership and access to community is FREE - https://www.cardboardprospector.com Like what we're doing? Help us keep doing it by tipping us on Buy Me a Coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cardboardpro Be sure to like and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of our future videos! We upload multiple times per week with mystery pack opening, collectible cards, comics, trading card games and more - something for every collector! Be sure to follow us on social and check out our website for follow up articles on many of the videos we post! Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cardboardpro Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cardboardprospector Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/card_prospector Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cardboardprospector Website: https://www.cardboardprospector.com
Welcome to the Cardboard Prospector Channel for The Saturday Special! Today we are opening two 2021 Onyx Vintage Baseball Extended Edition boxes with two autographs per box. Do we hit fire? Let's find out! Don't forget to join the Cardboard Prospector Club - a social community dedicated to collectors - basic membership and access to community is FREE - https://www.cardboardprospector.com Like what we're doing? Help us keep doing it by tipping us on Buy Me a Coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cardboardpro Be sure to like and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of our future videos! We upload multiple times per week with mystery pack opening, collectible cards, comics, trading card games and more - something for every collector! Be sure to follow us on social and check out our website for follow up articles on many of the videos we post! Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cardboardpro Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cardboardprospector Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/card_prospector Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cardboardprospector Website: https://www.cardboardprospector.com
Welcome to the Cardboard Prospector Channel for Retail Rips Thursday! Today we are opening a 2022 Donruss UFC Debut Edition blaster box. Do we hit fire? Let's find out! Don't forget to join the Cardboard Prospector Club - a social community dedicated to collectors - basic membership and access to community is FREE - https://www.cardboardprospector.com Like what we're doing? Help us keep doing it by tipping us on Buy Me a Coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cardboardpro Be sure to like and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of our future videos! We upload multiple times per week with mystery pack opening, collectible cards, comics, trading card games and more - something for every collector! Be sure to follow us on social and check out our website for follow up articles on many of the videos we post! Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cardboardpro Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cardboardprospector Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/card_prospector Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cardboardprospector Website: https://www.cardboardprospector.com
Welcome to the Cardboard Prospector Channel for Wifey Picks Wednesday! Today Kelly handed us two fat packs/value packs of the Fortnite Series 3 cards - we're going to be looking for foils and holofoils! Do we hit fire? Let's find out! Don't forget to join the Cardboard Prospector Club - a social community dedicated to collectors - basic membership and access to community is FREE - https://www.cardboardprospector.com Like what we're doing? Help us keep doing it by tipping us on Buy Me a Coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cardboardpro Be sure to like and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of our future videos! We upload multiple times per week with mystery pack opening, collectible cards, comics, trading card games and more - something for every collector! Be sure to follow us on social and check out our website for follow up articles on many of the videos we post! Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cardboardpro Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cardboardprospector Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/card_prospector Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cardboardprospector Website: https://www.cardboardprospector.com
Welcome to the Cardboard Prospector Channel for Everything Collectible Tuesday! Today we are ripping 5 wax packs that came with our Walk Off Wax Mini Blaster, plus 3 Blaster packs from 2017 Topps Chrome Baseball, looking for an Aaron Judge rookie card! Do we hit fire? Let's find out! Don't forget to join the Cardboard Prospector Club - a social community dedicated to collectors - basic membership and access to community is FREE - https://www.cardboardprospector.com Like what we're doing? Help us keep doing it by tipping us on Buy Me a Coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cardboardpro Be sure to like and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of our future videos! We upload multiple times per week with mystery pack opening, collectible cards, comics, trading card games and more - something for every collector! Be sure to follow us on social and check out our website for follow up articles on many of the videos we post! Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cardboardpro Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cardboardprospector Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/card_prospector Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cardboardprospector Website: https://www.cardboardprospector.com
Welcome to the Cardboard Prospector Channel for Mystery Pack Sunday! Today we are breaking open a Mini Blaster box from Walk Off Wax featuring 7 packs with a mix of modern and vintage. Do we hit fire? Let's find out! If you're interested in checking out Walk Off Wax for yourself, hit their website at https://walkoffwax.com/ Don't forget to join the Cardboard Prospector Club - a social community dedicated to collectors - basic membership and access to community is FREE - https://www.cardboardprospector.com Like what we're doing? Help us keep doing it by tipping us on Buy Me a Coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cardboardpro Be sure to like and subscribe and ring the bell to be notified of our future videos! We upload multiple times per week with mystery pack opening, collectible cards, comics, trading card games and more - something for every collector! Be sure to follow us on social and check out our website for follow up articles on many of the videos we post! Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cardboardpro Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cardboardprospector Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/card_prospector Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cardboardprospector Website: https://www.cardboardprospector.com
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