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Elon Musk offered one small step for mankind, but this collector is taking one giant leap for cardboardkind.  HOUSTON — In a bold fusion of space-age ambition and century-old cardboard, 46-year-old collector Darren Blunkett of Boise, Idaho has reportedly sold his ultra-rare T206 Honus Wagner baseball card in order to fund a one-way ticket on SpaceX’s next manned mission to Mars. “This card's been to national conventions, safety deposit boxes, and even a hurricane bunker,” Blunkett said at a press conference held inside his local card shop. “But it’s time for it to fulfill its true destiny: paying for me to become the first guy to rip wax on another planet.” One Small Flip for Man The card, famously known as the Mona Lisa of cardboard , recently fetched $7.2 million in a private transaction reportedly brokered by Ken Goldin and livestreamed on TikTok with six ring lights and seventeen hashtags. The buyer, who remains anonymous but is rumored to be a Saudi prince simply stated, “I...

    In what should be the pinnacle of baseball’s historic rivalry, the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees are set to face off in a highly anticipated World Series. Fans are gearing up for a showdown between two of the most storied franchises in Major League Baseball. But let’s be honest—most people don’t care who wins. What they really care about? The sports cards. With Shohei Ohtani now suiting up for the Dodgers and Aaron Judge still holding down the fort for the Yankees, collectors across the globe are ignoring the games and frantically refreshing eBay listings, desperate to secure the latest cardboard gems featuring their favorite players mid-strikeout or maybe chewing gum in the dugout. “I Haven’t Watched a Game Since 2019,” Admits Collector “I mean, sure, it’s cool that the Dodgers and Yankees are playing,” said Greg Martin, a lifelong Yankees fan who has meticulously avoided watching any actual baseball since discovering sports card trading. “But did you see that ...

  Topps has once again set the card-collecting world ablaze with their latest release of Topps NOW cards, commemorating every single thing Shohei Ohtani does in a Dodgers uniform and Paul Skenes’ rise to stardom with the Pirates. Fans of both players are scrambling to keep up with the near-hourly drops, which now range from highlight-reel home runs to “minorly impressive batting practice swings.” Ohtani’s Day at Dodgers Blue Brings Historic Levels of Topps NOW Cards Since his controversial signing with the Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani’s Topps NOW presence has reached unprecedented levels. What started as a tribute to his historic two-way skills has now turned into something bordering on the absurd. Every time Ohtani even breathes in a Dodgers jersey, Topps is ready to drop another card. “We couldn’t resist,” said a Topps spokesperson, while casually unboxing the 348th Ohtani Topps NOW release of the season. “Fans demand it, and Shohei’s done a lot since joining the Dodgers. Just last ...