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How UK independents are coping with allocation caps

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Who owns the UK card show circuit now?

November 5, 2026

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Grading turnaround tracker: this month’s benchmark

November 5, 2026

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What card-break rules mean for live sellers

November 4, 2026

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Lorcana and One Piece distribution in the UK: who stocks what

November 4, 2026

Events

What a stand at a major card show actually costs

November 3, 2026

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Data

Sealed product prices cool after a busy summer

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Secondary prices for recent sealed releases have eased. Dealers say it is a correction,…

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Events

Pre-release weekends: what organised play brings into a store

October 31, 2026

Grading

Why some grading submissions are taking longer this autumn

October 30, 2026

Live Selling

Live selling platforms tighten rules on mystery packs

October 30, 2026

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Events

Opinion: card shows need proper trade-only hours

October 29, 2026

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How UK independents are coping with allocation caps

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Distributors trial direct-to-store allocation portals

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Retail

Storage, sleeves and binders: the accessories margin

October 22, 2026

Data

Grading fees compared: what UK submitters pay per card

October 22, 2026

Live Selling

Opinion: live selling isn’t killing shops, it’s changing them

October 21, 2026

Events

European conventions see more trade-only exhibitors

October 21, 2026

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Why reprints are back on the agenda

October 20, 2026

Retail

Supply

How UK independents are coping with allocation caps

November 6, 2026

Lorcana and One Piece distribution in the UK: who stocks what

November 4, 2026

Opinion: allocation is the trade’s biggest unspoken problem

November 2, 2026

Distributors trial direct-to-store allocation portals

October 29, 2026

Grading

Grading turnaround tracker: this month’s benchmark

November 5, 2026

Why some grading submissions are taking longer this autumn

October 30, 2026

How shops are pricing graded cards in the cabinet

October 27, 2026

Regrading: when it pays and when it doesn’t

October 24, 2026

Opinion

Opinion: allocation is the trade’s biggest unspoken problem

November 2, 2026

Opinion: card shows need proper trade-only hours

October 29, 2026

Opinion: the case for a UK trade body for card retailers

October 26, 2026

Opinion: live selling isn’t killing shops, it’s changing them

October 21, 2026

Markets

Sealed product prices cool after a busy summer

November 3, 2026

Japanese-language product: demand, risk and import costs

October 28, 2026

What the latest set release did to singles prices

October 28, 2026

Regrading: when it pays and when it doesn’t

October 24, 2026

Live Selling

What card-break rules mean for live sellers

November 4, 2026

Live selling platforms tighten rules on mystery packs

October 30, 2026

Breaker economics: what a live box break really earns

October 26, 2026

From kitchen table to unit: a breaker’s first year

October 23, 2026

Events

Who owns the UK card show circuit now?

November 5, 2026

What a stand at a major card show actually costs

November 3, 2026

Pre-release weekends: what organised play brings into a store

October 31, 2026

Opinion: card shows need proper trade-only hours

October 29, 2026

Data

Grading turnaround tracker: this month’s benchmark

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Sealed product prices cool after a busy summer

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The data behind singles vs sealed margins

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