Lindon Tang Yuk

[Geoff Wilson @itsgeoffwilson]

I hear the frustration about box prices. Believe me, I share it.

My own kids constantly want to rip boxes. And I often find myself wincing at the prices and telling them no.

So when collectors ask why card shops like CardsHQ don’t sell more boxes at MSRP, I think that’s a completely fair question.

Let me pull back the curtain on how this actually works…

Take Topps Cosmic Chrome Baseball.

Topps initially released a very limited supply at around $500 per hobby box on their website. CardsHQ is selling it today for $999.

Why on earth are we charging double?

Here’s why:

Card shops receive extremely limited “Wave 1” allocations from Topps. Sometimes just a few cases. Nowhere CLOSE to enough to meet customer demand.

So we have to go out and buy more inventory. We buy from the secondary market (eBay, DealerNet, etc.), and we buy additional “Wave 2” inventory directly from Topps, often at MUCH higher prices.

Could we sell our small Wave 1 allocation at MSRP?

Absolutely.

We’d sell out in two minutes.

Then what? We’d have a line of customers waiting, and suddenly we’d have to DOUBLE the price on them. Or sell those additional boxes at a loss.

Neither is a feasible outcome.

But here’s the part of this business that most collectors don’t understand:

The profits we make on those limited Wave 1 allocations help offset the razor-thin margins, and sometimes massive losses, we take on the rest of our inventory.

And I’m not talking about hypothetical losses.

CardsHQ LOST $1 Million Dollars on Topps Chrome Football and Bowman Basketball this year.

Yes, a MILLION dollars.

We received very limited Wave 1 allocations, so we invested heavily in Wave 2 and secondary market inventory to meet customer demand.

Then prices tanked.

Suddenly, we were sitting on thousands of boxes worth significantly less than what we paid for them.

That’s the risk card shops take when they stock heavily to make sure customers can actually buy the products they want.

And yes, even in a booming hobby, those losses can be enormous.

So when you see us making a big markup on Cosmic Chrome, understand that it’s not all pure profit going into our pockets. Those margins help keep the overall business viable when other releases go sideways.

Now, is Topps to blame for all of this?

I don’t think so.

If Topps sold larger quantities to shops at the original low price, much of that inventory would immediately end up in the hands of flippers, who would capture the profits instead.

I’d rather see Topps capture more of that upside and reinvest it into growing the hobby through better products, innovation, and marketing.

And to their credit, I think they’ve done a tremendous job on those fronts.

But I DO think there’s something that needs to change.

Some products, including flagship products, need to be made widely available at MSRP. Shops should be encouraged to cut seals and implement purchase limits to discourage flipping.

And we need blasters, megas, and other affordable formats that actually deliver an exciting collecting experience, with worthwhile cards inside.

Topps has been making progress in these areas, and I hope they keep pushing.

Because at the end of the day, here’s what I believe:

A collector should be able to walk into a card shop with $20, $50, or $100, rip some packs, and have a legitimate shot at pulling something exciting.

And a parent shouldn’t have to cringe every time their kid asks to open a box.

That’s the hobby I want for my kids. And that’s the hobby I want CardsHQ to help build.

[MARVEL Tokon News @TokonFighters]

this Phoenix Cyclops character is a MENACE! 🔥

[TFaut5 ⁺˳✧༚ @TFaut5]

This character is amazing

#tokon_cyclops

[Cem İskenderoğlu @cmhnd35]

PHANTOM BLADE ZERO - HAYAT KURTARAN BİLGİ ❗️

Olum tüm dünya vuruş hissiyatı zayıf, sesler kısık, impact bok gibi falan diyordu ya buna ben de dahil. Meğerse adamlar ses ayarlarına bunun için özel ayar koymuş hahah fena göt olduk. Hemen şunları yapıyorsunuz :

📌Weapon Clash Tone : %80
📌Weapon Clash Intensity : Max (Sağa doğru 9)

Şimdi vurun bakalım sesleri bağırsaklarınızda hissedeceksiniz. Bana sonra teşekkür edersiniz. Oyun şimdi GOTY oldu benim için 😂

#PhantomBladeZero

[Pure PlayStation (ピュア プレイステーション) @Pure_PS]

🚨Those playing PHANTOM BLADE 0, Day One,

Super Resolution Output Scale is set to AUTO by Default. Don’t forget to Manually turn it to ON, especially if you play on PS5 Pro or a High end PC, as the results gonna be mind blowing on an OLED Panel TV 👏🏻

[Sarrah Bellus @sarrah_bellus]

🚨 BREAKING: Dolly Parton’s sister Stella says her Tennessee voting machine kept switching her choice to Republican Marsha Blackburn.

She corrected it before voting.

⚠️ CHECK YOUR BALLOT BEFORE SUBMITTING. Did you ever see this happen? 👇

[Plebejer 🚩🕊️ @realPlebejer]

In den USA stehen wieder Wahlen vor der Tür...

[🍄 @AngryAFMario]

Until we can trust leaders of the tech industry (we currently cannot), we need paper ballots in every single state.

Electronic ballots can be hacked. Electronic ballots can have massive errors. Look at this bullshit in this video.

[NARUTO CARD GAME English Version @narutotcg_eng]

At the Premier Demo Events, there’ll also be some event exclusive products to look forward to. ​

At these Premier Demo Events, the “Premium Card Collection Chakra Set vol.00” and “Official Playmat Naruto vs. Sasuke” will be available for purchase in limited quantities. The “Official Playmat Naruto vs. Sasuke” will also be available at the London and Orlando BANDAI CARD FEST events.

#NARUTOTCG

[Lindon Tang Yuk @Warchild_FGC]

@ra_ecom_ @AscendFBA Stay off twitter smh

[Lindon Tang Yuk @Warchild_FGC]

@idcwbyfan @CardPurchaser @Topps It was just super low stock, they have been reserving most of the inventory for preorders. Release day is super hard

[Topps @Topps]

⏰ RELEASING THIS WEEK ⏰

2026 Topps Midnight Football 🏈
Mon. 10/12 - 1 PM EST
Hobby Box: $539.99
1 pack per box, 7 cards per pack
3 autographs per box

2026-27 Topps Flagship Bundesliga ⚽️
Tues. 10/13 - 11 AM EST
Jumbo Box: $94.99
8 packs per box, 25 cards per pack
1 Exclusive 3-Card Black Edge Pack
3 autograph or relic cards per box

2026 Topps Royalty Tennis - EQL 🎾
Tues. 10/13 - 12 PM EST
Hobby Box: $579.99
1 pack per box, 10 cards per pack
6 autographs per box

2026 Topps Mint Disney 🏰
Tues. 10/13 - 1 PM EST
Hobby Box: $369.99
1 pack per box, 10 cards per pack
1 encased card per box

2026 Topps Baseball Update Series ⚾️
Wed. 10/14 - 12 PM EST
Hobby Box: $119.99
20 packs per box, 12 cards per pack
1 autograph or relic card per box

2026 Topps Neon Marvel 🦸
Wed. 10/14 - 1 PM EST
Hobby Box: $109.99
20 packs per box, 5 cards per pack
2 numbered parallels per box

2026 Topps Chrome Formula 1® 🏎️
Thurs. 10/15 - 11 AM EST
Hobby Box: $479.99
20 packs per box, 4 cards per pack
Look for autograph cards

[MAGIKARP🦈💦 @UniteVids]

They’ve started taking down the Pokémon 30th Anniversary decorations at MRT Zhongshan Station in Taiwan

This is so sad 😭

[Lindon Tang Yuk @Warchild_FGC]

@HolySmoke48 @PokemonDealsTCG You don’t think bots can do raffle lol? It doesn’t matter…99 quantity, 5 quantity, 1 quantity….it doesn’t matter

[Lindon Tang Yuk @Warchild_FGC]

@RedxDevilx44 @PokeHEX5555 Stellar 😂

[TNS | KingJobber @KingJobber]

Found this out yesterday and it has fixed all my crashing issues with Tokon.

[TimesUp @TimesUp94]

Tokon serves as a great example of what a travesty all the TAA and technologies built on top of it are

Unreal 5's TAA over reliance is a plague on modern gaming

Do yourself a favor and turn off anti aliasing in tokon I can't imagine playing such a frenetic game with smearing

[御籤 @eEP2SB3uhKISwoc]

ストーム　マジックシステム不可の時に　画面端

[Femsynth 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @Femsynth]

Magneto 83K damage from IAD 5U confirm w/ notations
s/o to @ComboForge for the overlay
#MARVELTōkon
#MarvelTōkonFightingSouls