January 31, 2025
The world of trading cards (such as baseball cards and Pokémon cards) has become so high-priced, some unscrupulous card collectors are using CT scanners to get a peek inside sealed products. That way, they can resell them, still sealed, to unknowing customers if they don’t have anything worthwhile.
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