trading card
noun
: a card that usually has pictures of and information about someone (such as an athlete) and that is part of a set which is collected by exchanging cards with other people
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Clark’s trading card has fetched precedent-busting five-figure bids at auction.
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Matt Flegenheimer, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
The event took place on Saturday and gave sports trading card and memorabilia hobbyists the chance to participate in pack wars, raffles and giveaways.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2023
The site will serve as a social media platform that will focus first on sports cards and memorabilia as well as trading card games (like Pokemon and Magic the Gathering, for example) before expanding to other facets of the collectibles industry.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024
Pokémon was first a video game, but it was quickly adapted as a trading card game and anime, both of which are arguably equally as responsible as the Game Boy titles for its success in becoming a global craze.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 27 Feb. 2024
In-flight connections While Gen Z and millennial TikTokers may just now be catching up to the trading card trend, the phenomenon is not new.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2024
Two years ago, Fanatics reached a deal to become the exclusive trading card partner of Major League Baseball and the baseball players’ union.
—Ken Belson, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2024
From the final weekend of Festival of Lights at the zoo to a trading card game convention downtown, check out calendar guru Luann Gibbs' list of the top 10 things to do in Cincinnati this weekend.
– New here?
—The Enquirer, 5 Jan. 2024
Now a trading card featuring Ruth’s likeness is one of the most valuable sports cards ever.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2023
Matt Flegenheimer, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
The event took place on Saturday and gave sports trading card and memorabilia hobbyists the chance to participate in pack wars, raffles and giveaways.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2023
The site will serve as a social media platform that will focus first on sports cards and memorabilia as well as trading card games (like Pokemon and Magic the Gathering, for example) before expanding to other facets of the collectibles industry.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024
Pokémon was first a video game, but it was quickly adapted as a trading card game and anime, both of which are arguably equally as responsible as the Game Boy titles for its success in becoming a global craze.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 27 Feb. 2024
In-flight connections While Gen Z and millennial TikTokers may just now be catching up to the trading card trend, the phenomenon is not new.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2024
Two years ago, Fanatics reached a deal to become the exclusive trading card partner of Major League Baseball and the baseball players’ union.
—Ken Belson, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2024
From the final weekend of Festival of Lights at the zoo to a trading card game convention downtown, check out calendar guru Luann Gibbs' list of the top 10 things to do in Cincinnati this weekend.
– New here?
—The Enquirer, 5 Jan. 2024
Now a trading card featuring Ruth’s likeness is one of the most valuable sports cards ever.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2023
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