New integration gives collectors tools to track serial numbers, share pulls, monitor card values and connect across the hobby (SACRAMENTO, CA) 11.05.26 – Based Trading Cards has announced that its cards are now fully integrated into HoloHoard 2.0, giving collectors a centralized platform to track cards, post rare pulls, follow serialized cards, monitor market values and connect with other collectors. HoloHoard allows collectors to post pulls with photos or video, add serial n

New cultural-history book traces 150 years of trading-card innovation, collecting, community and the modern hobby (ROSEMONT, Ill) — July 29, 2026 — Alladan Flinn, founder of Based Trading Cards, and Nick Jarman, Founder and CEO of the Certified Trading Card Association (CTCA), have announced their forthcoming book, Cardboard Kings: The History of Trading Cards, a comprehensive look at the history, culture and evolution of trading cards. Scheduled for release during the 2026 h