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.

The trading card brand drops a popular track created to support their latest collection, ‘The Simulation’ Based Trading Cards has released its first single, “Back in Time,” now available on Spotify and Apple Music. The song has been used heavily across the brand’s social media and marketing campaigns, quickly becoming a fan favorite among collectors and followers of the Based Trading Card collections and brand. Written by Alladan Flinn, “Back in Time” was originally created t

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