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

Based Trading Cards, the premium collectibles company founded by Northern California entrepreneur Alladan Flinn, is quickly standing out in the trading card market by doing something increasingly rare in the hobby: putting transparency, scarcity, quality and collectors first.

Based Trading Cards has announced that Orange Pill In A Pack Series 4: The Simulation is now available, with Hobby Boxes available and shipping now through the Based Trading Cards web store and over at Dave and Adam’s Card World . The latest release from the California based premium art collective marks its most ambitious collection to date, combining immersive design, premium craftsmanship, and fully transparent scarcity in a hobby box built to stand apart from conventional

Based Trading Cards, a California collectible card company blending art, education, finance, and economics, is placing scarcity and transparency at the forefront of the collectible card market. Through limited releases and full production transparency, Based Trading Cards is reshaping the alternative trading card space and building confidence in the rarity and long term value of each card.