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"2026-08-20", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-grading-stack.svg" }, { "id": "sgc-vs-advanced-grading", "path": "/grading/sgc-vs-advanced-grading", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/grading/sgc-vs-advanced-grading", "slug": "sgc-vs-advanced-grading", "title": "SGC vs Advanced Grading: One Card or Bulk Value?", "summary": "Compare SGC's straightforward one-card and vintage fit with Advanced Grading's positive value for qualifying bulk orders.", "topic": "strategy", "publishedDate": "2026-08-20", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-grading-stack.svg" }, { "id": "sgc-vs-cgc-grading", "path": "/grading/sgc-vs-cgc", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/grading/sgc-vs-cgc", "slug": "sgc-vs-cgc-grading", "title": "SGC vs CGC: Which Grading Service Fits Your Submission?", "summary": "Compare SGC and CGC by direct pricing, bulk minimums, vintage and TCG fit, certification tools, and the Fanatics Collect route.", "topic": "strategy", "publishedDate": "2026-08-20", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-grading-stack.svg" }, { "id": "sgc-vs-psa-grading", "path": "/grading/sgc-vs-psa", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/grading/sgc-vs-psa", "slug": "sgc-vs-psa-grading", "title": "SGC vs PSA: Which Grading Company Fits Your Card?", "summary": "Compare SGC and PSA by vintage fit, published service terms, grading scale, research tools, vault options, and after-grading workflow.", "topic": "strategy", "publishedDate": "2026-08-20", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-grading-stack.svg" }, { "id": "1956-topps-white-back-vs-gray-back", "path": "/research/1956-topps-white-back-vs-gray-back", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/1956-topps-white-back-vs-gray-back", "slug": "1956-topps-white-back-vs-gray-back", "title": "1956 Topps White Backs vs Gray Backs: Which Cards Have Both?", "summary": "Identify 1956 Topps white and gray backs by card-number range, understand the Koufax/Mantle/Ford examples, and avoid misleading scan and price shortcuts.", "topic": "strategy", "publishedDate": "2026-09-30", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-product-grid.svg" }, { "id": "1989-fleer-bill-ripken-error-variations", "path": "/research/1989-fleer-bill-ripken-error-variations", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/1989-fleer-bill-ripken-error-variations", "slug": "1989-fleer-bill-ripken-error-variations", "title": "1989 Fleer Bill Ripken #616: Error and Correction Variations", "summary": "Identify the main 1989 Fleer Bill Ripken #616 correction families, use PSA records carefully and avoid unsupported rare-error claims.", "topic": "strategy", "publishedDate": "2026-09-30", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-product-grid.svg" }, { "id": "1991-topps-desert-shield-identification", "path": "/research/1991-topps-desert-shield-identification", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/1991-topps-desert-shield-identification", "slug": "1991-topps-desert-shield-identification", "title": "1991 Topps Desert Shield Cards: Identification and Cautions", "summary": "Identify the Desert Shield edition, document its gold stamp, and recognize when online photographs cannot establish authenticity.", "topic": "strategy", "publishedDate": "2026-09-30", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-product-grid.svg" }, { "id": "2026-bowman-chrome-baseball-checklist", "path": "/research/2026-bowman-chrome-baseball-checklist", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/2026-bowman-chrome-baseball-checklist", "slug": "2026-bowman-chrome-baseball-checklist", "title": "2026 Bowman Chrome Baseball Checklist and Release Guide", "summary": "Verify the September 9 release, Hobby versus Mega checklists, exact prospect and rookie 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"/research/2026-college-football-week-1-recap", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/2026-college-football-week-1-recap", "slug": "2026-college-football-week-1-recap", "title": "2026 College Football Week 1 Recap: Major Names", "summary": "Manning, Sayin, Smith, Toney, Moore, Carr and the wider prospect picture across 21 games, with sourced results and clear card-research boundaries. Sunday results edition.", "topic": "nfl", "publishedDate": "2026-09-07", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-07", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-prospect-evidence.svg" }, { "id": "2026-football-rookie-cards", "path": "/research/2026-football-rookie-cards", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/2026-football-rookie-cards", "slug": "2026-football-rookie-cards", "title": "2026 Football Rookie Card Tracker", "summary": "Track verified 2026 football rookie products and checklist evidence without treating unconfirmed releases as established cards.", "topic": "nfl", "publishedDate": "2026-08-15", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-04", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-prospect-evidence.svg" }, { "id": "2026-heisman-candidates-card-guide", "path": "/research/2026-heisman-candidates-card-guide", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/2026-heisman-candidates-card-guide", "slug": "2026-heisman-candidates-card-guide", "title": "2026 Heisman Watch: Players and Card Guide", "summary": "Follow five original watchlist players through September game evidence and exact college card identities. This research group is not a current award ranking.", "topic": "nfl", "publishedDate": "2026-08-15", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-prospect-evidence.svg" }, { "id": "2026-nba-rookie-card-tracker", "path": "/research/2026-nba-rookie-card-tracker", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/2026-nba-rookie-card-tracker", "slug": "2026-nba-rookie-card-tracker", "title": "2026 NBA Rookie Card Tracker", "summary": "Verify selected 2026 NBA draft picks and their exact NBA Topps NOW card codes, while keeping college prospect cards and the next wave in separate research files.", "topic": "nba", "publishedDate": "2026-08-17", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-timeline.svg" }, { "id": "2026-nfl-season-card-hub", "path": "/research/2026-nfl-season-card-hub", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/2026-nfl-season-card-hub", "slug": "2026-nfl-season-card-hub", "title": "2026 NFL Season Player and Card Research Hub", "summary": "Research current players, historic quarterback cards, 2026 rookies, and Heisman candidates through exact card-family maps and official sources.", "topic": "nfl", "publishedDate": "2026-08-16", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-timeline.svg" }, { "id": "2026-sports-card-release-calendar", "path": "/research/2026-sports-card-release-calendar", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/2026-sports-card-release-calendar", "slug": "2026-sports-card-release-calendar", "title": "2026 Sports Card Release Calendar: September Dates & Topps Update", "summary": "Check selected September card dates and a September 5 Topps Update review: September 14 preorders are confirmed, while its checklist and general release date remain unverified. Other calendar rows keep their own source dates.", "topic": "strategy", "publishedDate": "2026-08-15", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-05", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-timeline.svg" }, { "id": "2026-topps-finest-baseball-checklist", "path": "/research/2026-topps-finest-baseball-checklist", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/2026-topps-finest-baseball-checklist", "slug": "2026-topps-finest-baseball-checklist", "title": "2026 Topps Finest Baseball Checklist Guide", "summary": "Search all 350 official base checklist rows by player, team, card number, tier, or Rookie marker, then verify inserts, autographs, and parallels with Topps sources.", "topic": "mlb", "publishedDate": "2026-08-24", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-parallel-tree.svg" }, { "id": "2026-topps-heritage-short-print-card-number-list", "path": "/research/2026-topps-heritage-short-print-card-number-list", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/2026-topps-heritage-short-print-card-number-list", "slug": "2026-topps-heritage-short-print-card-number-list", "title": "Which 2026 Topps Heritage Cards Are Short Prints? A Number-by-Number Guide", "summary": "The complete checked 2026 Topps Heritage short-print list: 100 card numbers, player names, PDF pages, multiplayer cards and the Owen Caissie #360 exception.", "topic": "strategy", "publishedDate": "2026-09-30", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-product-grid.svg" }, { "id": "2026-world-cup-sticker-editions-colored-borders", "path": "/research/2026-world-cup-sticker-editions-colored-borders", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/2026-world-cup-sticker-editions-colored-borders", "slug": "2026-world-cup-sticker-editions-colored-borders", "title": "2026 World Cup Stickers: Editions, Colored Borders and Album Matching", "summary": "What Panini confirms about regional 2026 World Cup stickers and U.S. colored parallels, plus an exact-edition checklist for buying and trading.", "topic": "strategy", "publishedDate": "2026-09-30", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-product-grid.svg" }, { "id": "aaron-judge-rookie-cards-explained", "path": "/research/aaron-judge-rookie-cards-explained", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/aaron-judge-rookie-cards-explained", "slug": "aaron-judge-rookie-cards-explained", "title": "Aaron Judge Rookie Cards Explained", "summary": "Separate selected Aaron Judge prospect and rookie cards by year, product, card number, version, and exact-card evidence.", "topic": "mlb", "publishedDate": "2026-08-15", "reviewedDate": "2026-08-15", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-prospect-evidence.svg" }, { "id": "aj-dybantsa-cards-explained", "path": "/research/aj-dybantsa-cards-explained", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/aj-dybantsa-cards-explained", "slug": "aj-dybantsa-cards-explained", "title": "AJ Dybantsa Cards Explained", "summary": "Separate AJ Dybantsa's McDonald's All-American, Bowman prospect, Bowman University, and NBA Topps NOW card records by exact product and card code.", "topic": "nba", "publishedDate": "2026-08-17", "reviewedDate": "2026-08-17", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-prospect-evidence.svg" }, { "id": "aj-dybantsa-cards-research", "path": "/research/aj-dybantsa-cards-research", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/aj-dybantsa-cards-research", "slug": "aj-dybantsa-cards-research", "title": "AJ Dybantsa Cards: Bowman and NBA Draft Guide", "summary": "Research AJ Dybantsa cards through official NBA and Topps sources, including Bowman Chrome Prospects BCP-1 and NBA Topps NOW ADYB.", "topic": "nba", "publishedDate": "2026-08-20", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-prospect-evidence.svg" }, { "id": "allen-ginter-mini-backs-no-number-brooklyn", "path": "/research/allen-ginter-mini-backs-no-number-brooklyn", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/allen-ginter-mini-backs-no-number-brooklyn", "slug": "allen-ginter-mini-backs-no-number-brooklyn", "title": "Allen & Ginter Mini Backs: Standard, A&G, No Number and Brooklyn", "summary": "Identify Allen & Ginter mini backs, separate No Number from serial numbering, and avoid applying one year’s print limits to another release.", "topic": "strategy", "publishedDate": "2026-09-30", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-product-grid.svg" }, { "id": "allen-ginter-rip-cards-open-or-keep-sealed", "path": "/research/allen-ginter-rip-cards-open-or-keep-sealed", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/allen-ginter-rip-cards-open-or-keep-sealed", "slug": "allen-ginter-rip-cards-open-or-keep-sealed", "title": "Allen & Ginter Rip Cards: What Is Inside, and Should You Open One?", "summary": "Decide whether to open an Allen & Ginter Rip Card using dated contents examples, realistic alternatives and clear rules for cataloging ripped outer cards.", "topic": "strategy", "publishedDate": "2026-09-30", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-product-grid.svg" }, { "id": "altered-stock-meaning-psa-grading", "path": "/research/altered-stock-meaning-psa-grading", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/altered-stock-meaning-psa-grading", "slug": "altered-stock-meaning-psa-grading", "title": "PSA N5 Meaning: Altered Stock Explained", "summary": "Understand PSA No Grade N5 Altered Stock, how it differs from trimming or cleaning, and what to check next.", "topic": "strategy", "publishedDate": "2026-08-16", "reviewedDate": "2026-08-24", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-grading-stack.svg" }, { "id": "arch-manning-cards-2026-heisman-watch", "path": "/research/arch-manning-cards-2026-heisman-watch", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/arch-manning-cards-2026-heisman-watch", "slug": "arch-manning-cards-2026-heisman-watch", "title": "Arch Manning Cards and the 2026 Heisman Watch", "summary": "Separate seven Arch Manning Prizm and Bowman card families, including paper BPP-ALT1 and Chrome ALT-1, with dated Texas season evidence.", "topic": "nfl", "publishedDate": "2026-08-15", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-prospect-evidence.svg" }, { "id": "arch-manning-cards-research", "path": "/research/arch-manning-cards-research", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/arch-manning-cards-research", "slug": "arch-manning-cards-research", "title": "Arch Manning Cards: Official College Checklist Research", "summary": "Research Arch Manning cards through official Texas and Panini sources, with exact boundaries for National, National VIP, and University of Texas records.", "topic": "nfl", "publishedDate": "2026-08-20", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-prospect-evidence.svg" }, { "id": "are-binders-safe-for-sports-cards", "path": "/research/are-binders-safe-for-sports-cards", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/are-binders-safe-for-sports-cards", "slug": "are-binders-safe-for-sports-cards", "title": "Are Binders Safe for Sports Cards? Fit and Loading Guide", "summary": "Choose appropriate binder pages, avoid overfilling and ring pressure, and plan a collection layout without assuming every binder has the same capacity.", "topic": "strategy", "publishedDate": "2026-09-30", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-product-grid.svg" }, { "id": "autograph-coa-loa-card-verification", "path": "/research/autograph-coa-loa-card-verification", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/autograph-coa-loa-card-verification", "slug": "autograph-coa-loa-card-verification", "title": "Autograph COA vs LOA: How to Match the Paperwork to Your Card", "summary": "Match an autograph COA or LOA to the actual signed card using issuer records, certification details and clear item photographs.", "topic": "strategy", "publishedDate": "2026-09-30", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-product-grid.svg" }, { "id": "best-julian-sayin-cards", "path": "/research/best-julian-sayin-cards", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/best-julian-sayin-cards", "slug": "best-julian-sayin-cards", "title": "Best Julian Sayin Cards to Collect: Research Guide", "summary": "Choose Julian Sayin cards by collecting goal and budget: Ohio State base, named inserts, Prizm Draft Picks, or scarce Gold #8 /10. Compare exact copies.", "topic": "nfl", "publishedDate": "2026-09-01", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-prospect-evidence.svg" }, { "id": "best-psa-alternatives", "path": "/research/best-psa-alternatives", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/best-psa-alternatives", "slug": "best-psa-alternatives", "title": "Best PSA Alternatives for Card Grading in 2026", "summary": "Compare SGC, CGC, TAG, Arena Club, and Advanced Grading with fees checked September 30, 2026, eligibility limits, and one-card versus bulk cost examples.", "topic": "strategy", "publishedDate": "2026-08-16", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-grading-stack.svg" }, { "id": "best-rookie-cards-to-buy", "path": "/research/best-rookie-cards-to-buy", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/best-rookie-cards-to-buy", "slug": "best-rookie-cards-to-buy", "title": "Best Rookie Cards to Buy: A Research Framework", "summary": "Compare rookie-card roles, licensed products, exact versions, supply evidence, condition, and completed sales without relying on a hot list.", "topic": "strategy", "publishedDate": "2026-09-01", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-01", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-product-grid.svg" }, { "id": "bgs-subgrades-black-label-explained", "path": "/research/bgs-subgrades-black-label-explained", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/bgs-subgrades-black-label-explained", "slug": "bgs-subgrades-black-label-explained", "title": "How do BGS subgrades work, and what is a Black Label?", "summary": "Read BGS centering, corners, edges and surface subgrades, understand Black Label versus Pristine 10, and avoid unsupported grade-conversion formulas.", "topic": "strategy", "publishedDate": "2026-09-30", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-grading-stack.svg" }, { "id": "bmwt-meaning-sports-cards", "path": "/research/bmwt-meaning-sports-cards", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/bmwt-meaning-sports-cards", "slug": "bmwt-meaning-sports-cards", "title": "What Does BMWT Mean? Sports Card Shipping vs PWE", "summary": "BMWT means bubble mailer with tracking. See a $5 BMWT example, compare PWE and eBay standard envelope, and learn how to pack and track a card.", "topic": "strategy", "publishedDate": "2026-08-16", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-product-grid.svg" }, { "id": "bookend-meaning-sports-cards", "path": "/research/bookend-meaning-sports-cards", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/bookend-meaning-sports-cards", "slug": "bookend-meaning-sports-cards", "title": "What Does Bookend Mean in Sports Cards?", "summary": "Learn why collectors call the first or last serial number a bookend and what that number does and does not prove.", "topic": "strategy", "publishedDate": "2026-08-15", "reviewedDate": "2026-08-15", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-product-grid.svg" }, { "id": "bryce-underwood-cards-research", "path": "/research/bryce-underwood-cards-research", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/bryce-underwood-cards-research", "slug": "bryce-underwood-cards-research", "title": "Bryce Underwood Cards: College Checklist Research", "summary": "Research Bryce Underwood cards with official Michigan, Topps, and Panini sources, including exact Bowman U and Panini National checklist records.", "topic": "nfl", "publishedDate": "2026-08-20", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-prospect-evidence.svg" }, { "id": "caitlin-clark-rookie-cards-explained", "path": "/research/caitlin-clark-rookie-cards-explained", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/caitlin-clark-rookie-cards-explained", "slug": "caitlin-clark-rookie-cards-explained", "title": "Caitlin Clark Rookie Cards Explained", "summary": "Identify selected licensed Caitlin Clark WNBA card families by product, card number, checklist role, and named version.", "topic": "wnba", "publishedDate": "2026-08-15", "reviewedDate": "2026-08-15", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-prospect-evidence.svg" }, { "id": "caleb-williams-rookie-cards-explained", "path": "/research/caleb-williams-rookie-cards-explained", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/caleb-williams-rookie-cards-explained", "slug": "caleb-williams-rookie-cards-explained", "title": "Caleb Williams Rookie Cards Explained", "summary": "Separate five useful Caleb Williams rookie-card lanes, including Donruss, Optic, Prizm, Downtown, and serial-numbered National Treasures.", "topic": "nfl", "publishedDate": "2026-08-15", "reviewedDate": "2026-08-15", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-prospect-evidence.svg" }, { "id": "caleb-wilson-cards-research", "path": "/research/caleb-wilson-cards-research", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/caleb-wilson-cards-research", "slug": "caleb-wilson-cards-research", "title": "Caleb Wilson Cards: NBA Draft and Topps NOW Guide", "summary": "Map Caleb Wilson from North Carolina to Chicago, verify Topps NOW code CWIL, and keep its print run attached to that exact offering.", "topic": "nba", "publishedDate": "2026-08-20", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-prospect-evidence.svg" }, { "id": "cameron-boozer-cards-research", "path": "/research/cameron-boozer-cards-research", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/cameron-boozer-cards-research", "slug": "cameron-boozer-cards-research", "title": "Cameron Boozer Cards: NBA Draft and Topps NOW Guide", "summary": "Separate Cameron Boozer's Duke stage from Memphis draft card CBOO and from every later pack-issued NBA product.", "topic": "nba", "publishedDate": "2026-08-20", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-prospect-evidence.svg" }, { "id": "card-grade-vs-autograph-grade", "path": "/research/card-grade-vs-autograph-grade", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/card-grade-vs-autograph-grade", "slug": "card-grade-vs-autograph-grade", "title": "Card grade vs autograph grade: which PSA 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"2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-product-grid.svg" }, { "id": "mahomes-effect-prospect-card-pricing", "path": "/research/mahomes-effect-prospect-card-pricing", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/mahomes-effect-prospect-card-pricing", "slug": "mahomes-effect-prospect-card-pricing", "title": "The Mahomes Effect: Why Prospect Card Prices Move Before Players Prove It", "summary": "A source-backed framework for separating a player's imagined ceiling from exact-card identity, completed sales, documented supply, and professional evidence.", "topic": "strategy", "publishedDate": "2026-08-17", "reviewedDate": "2026-08-17", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-value-range.svg" }, { "id": "match-attax-vs-topps-chrome-soccer", "path": "/research/match-attax-vs-topps-chrome-soccer", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/match-attax-vs-topps-chrome-soccer", "slug": "match-attax-vs-topps-chrome-soccer", "title": "Match Attax vs 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"summary": "Preserve the receipt, packaging and card evidence for a missing hit or factory defect, then follow the right Topps or Panini submission process.", "topic": "strategy", "publishedDate": "2026-09-30", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-product-grid.svg" }, { "id": "mohamed-dabone-cards-explained", "path": "/research/mohamed-dabone-cards-explained", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/mohamed-dabone-cards-explained", "slug": "mohamed-dabone-cards-explained", "title": "Mohamed Dabone Cards: Prizm #183 and Gold /10 Checklist", "summary": "Match Mohamed Dabone's three official Panini #183 checklist records: Base, Base Prizms Gold /10 and Base Prizms Autographs Gold /10. 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"slug": "mold-on-sports-cards-collection", "title": "Suspected Mold on Sports Cards: Isolate, Document and Get Help", "summary": "Document suspected mold on cards, limit handling, address damp storage and prepare a useful inquiry for a preservation specialist.", "topic": "strategy", "publishedDate": "2026-09-30", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-product-grid.svg" }, { "id": "most-valuable-sports-card-sales", "path": "/research/most-valuable-sports-card-sales", "canonicalUrl": "https://cardcollectorcapital.com/research/most-valuable-sports-card-sales", "slug": "most-valuable-sports-card-sales", "title": "Most Valuable Sports Card Sales", "summary": "A dated record of notable public sports-card sales with exact card identities, grades, venues, dates, and primary sources.", "topic": "strategy", "publishedDate": "2026-08-15", "reviewedDate": "2026-09-30", "featuredImagePath": "/graphics/research-value-range.svg" }, { "id": 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