I paid between $2k–$3k each to secure all four TMNT headline cards signed by Kevin Eastman. At the time, a lot of friends thought I was crazy. We’ve sales north of $25k and $36k, and one of the auctions is currently sitting at $8.4k with a day still left. Why was I confident? - Collector Booster supply is extremely tight. The pull rate on the Eastman cards is brutal. - Sentiment was deeply negative. Across socials people were complaining about the art and “set fatigue.” - When MTG Twitter is unanimously bearish, I start paying attention. It reminded me of a classic MTG collector pattern: when a truly rare chase card drops during peak negativity, the supply quietly disappears into long-term collections. “Buy when there’s blood in the streets” applies to cardboard too. And it doesn’t hurt that it’s one of my favorite childhood IPs 🐢 Now I just have to get MTG added to the @syncd_collect app.

We’ve been quietly building something new for the TCG community… Introducing @syncd_collect, our new social collector app for trading cards. I often describe it as Robinhood meets Tinder for TCGs. The app just launched on iOS (Google Play coming soon). Right now you can: - Scan or manually add your favorite TCGs (@vibes_tcg, @ONEPIECE_tcg_EN , @playriftbound , @Pokemon , more coming) - Track sealed, raw, and graded cards in your inventory - Build and manage your wishlist - See a clean, financial-style breakdown of your collection’s value on the home screen The “Robinhood” side is the portfolio experience, treating your collection like the asset class it is. And the “Tinder” side? That’s coming next. We’ll be rolling out matching + deal discovery, so you can connect with collectors who have what you want and want what you have. Think swipe-style discovery for trades and smart deal matching. Plus: - Swipe-style discovery - DMs - Shareable binders - Deal-making built into the experience - Set pricing improvements If you’ve been following and supporting what we’re building, I’d really appreciate it if you could download the app and give it a try. Your feedback at this stage means everything. More updates are coming fast.

Conducting boots on the ground research at the local TCG show. Happy Saturday!