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Can AI Help us grade our cards?? Yes it can. We talk with the CEO of ShoeBox AI Grading on where the tech is today and tomorrow. Plus we talk conspiracy theories on the Paul Skenes card on the latest episode of “Sports Card Madness”
https://youtu.be/y3amQKEBo3o?si=QO3ZO03cB0LidjKz

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The Behind-The-Scenes of the 11-year-old finding, redeeming & now auctioning off their Paul Skenes 1/1 MLB Debut Patch

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Meeting the 11-year-old collector who pulled the Paul Skenes MLB Debut Patch: ‘I was shocked’

After announcing the end to a months-long search, conspiracy theories took hold as collectors were left with unanswered questions

Hi All,

I would like to share an article of behind-the-scenes of how Topps/Fanatics and the 11-year-old (and family) handled the Paul Skenes 1/1 MLB Debut Patch card from The Athletic (via The New York Times): https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6104328/2025/02/01/paul-skenes-mlb-debut-patch-young-collector/

A few highlights:
* The card came out of a Hobby Box of 2024 Topps Chrome Update Series. It was purchased from StockX for $320 and was a Christmas gift
* After pulling the card, the father contacted three auction houses: REA, Heritage Auctions and Fanatics Collect (contacting Fanatics Collect on Jan 2) to inquire about a potential sale.
* It wasn't until 19 days later that Fanatics announced the card was pulled.
* "The boy was able to hold the encased card and “gawk at it” until the next day."
* The 11 year old wants to give 1/2 of the sale to his brother for his college education
* At the time of the writing of the article, the author cited Waxstat and the price for 2024 Topps Chrome Update Series Hobby Box was around $650 https://www.waxstat.com/boxes/2024-topps-chrome-update-series-baseball-hobby-box

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