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Ben Burrows
@BenMBurrows
Journalist covering cards, collectibles and memorabilia. @NewhouseSU alum. Insta/Mantel: @benmburrows
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    Ben Burrows
    @BenMBurrows
    Jul 7
    Rookie cards used to be the cards to own. But in a hobby filled with autographs, game-used memorabilia and short-printed parallels, the hierarchy isn't so clear anymore. My latest for @TheAthletic on ultra-modern chase cards (free to read):
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    Why rookie cards are no longer automatically the most important to collectors (Gift Article)
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    Ben Burrows
    @BenMBurrows
    Mar 6, 2024
    Caitlin Clark has signed an exclusive multi-year deal with @PaniniAmerica for trading cards and autographed memorabilia
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    Caitlin Clark Signs Exclusive Multi-Year Deal With Panini America
    From si.com
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    Ben Burrows
    @BenMBurrows
    Jun 22, 2025
    JUST IN: Fanatics reports more than 125,000 fans attended Fanatics Fest over the weekend. Easily tops last year’s total of 70,000.
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    Ben Burrows
    @BenMBurrows
    Jan 30, 2025
    I'm not sure I've ever seen as much backlash from a single hobby-related event as I've seen today over the comments made on a Backyard Breaks stream. For what it's worth, I've reached out to just about every company that does major business with BYB for comment. Silence.
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    Ben Burrows
    @BenMBurrows
    Aug 4, 2025
    BREAKING: The National Sports Collectors Convention reports a third straight year of record attendance following Chicago's show. Organizers didn't provide an exact number, but reported "double-digit growth" over the more than 100,000 collectors to attend Cleveland in 2024.
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    Ben Burrows
    @BenMBurrows
    Jan 26, 2022
    I know watching 400 items is a little much but I need eBay to let me live my life here @CardPurchaser
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    Ben Burrows
    @BenMBurrows
    Jul 9, 2025
    Replying to @PitchingNinja
    Babe Ruth would actually need an Infinity Stone to make contact against Jacob Misiorowski.
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    Ben Burrows
    @BenMBurrows
    Aug 1, 2025
    Grail acquired at the National. Shouts out @NEOCards_Comics for calling out the table as soon as he saw it.
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    Ben Burrows
    @BenMBurrows
    Jan 23, 2025
    Really interesting nugget here from @Sportico on Fanatics' collectibles business. Topps' trading card division did $368M in sales in 2020 prior to the acquisition. That number jumped to $1.6B in 2024.
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    Eben Novy-Williams
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    Jan 23, 2025
    SCOOP: @Fanatics revenue was $8.1 billion in 2024. The company has about $400 million in total debt, $1 billion in cash, and projects to be EBITDA profitable in 2025. Revenue Commerce: $6.2B Collectibles: $1.6B Betting: $300M More w/ @bpcoffey 👇 sportico.com/business/finan…
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    Ben Burrows
    @BenMBurrows
    Feb 18, 2022
    Don’t rip much retail but I’ll count this one as a win. @CardPurchaser
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    Ben Burrows
    @BenMBurrows
    Aug 11, 2025
    Cool moment Sunday as the first pitch with Jen Pawol behind home plate gets tossed to the dugout to be authenticated by MLB. Pawol made history Saturday as the first woman to umpire a regular-season game. The hat worn during her debut was sent to @baseballhall in Cooperstown.
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    Ben Burrows
    @BenMBurrows
    May 24, 2025
    A senior PSA official declined cllct’s request for comment on a new collaboration with Backyard Breaks. PSA previously hosted BYB at its HQ in early 2024. BYB has faced significant backlash since co-founder Grant Telford made offensive comments on stream earlier this year.
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    Ben Burrows
    @BenMBurrows
    Apr 21, 2025
    A Victor Wembanyama Green Kaboom 1/1 NFT sold for $50,001 Monday night to become the second-highest sale for any Wembanyama NFT on Panini Blockchain. If it were a physical card, it would be the 9th most expensive public Wembanyama sale in 2025.
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    Ben Burrows
    @BenMBurrows
    Jul 6, 2025
    Replying to @NEOCards_Comics
    Extremely annoying for someone like me that exclusively puts in my max bid with 4 seconds left
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