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Universal Distribution Is Live: Four Distributors Now, And What This List Actually Is
  • By James Farias
  • May 31, 2026

Universal Distribution data is now in the FOC Intelligence pipeline, making four distributors. Here's what that changes, and what this list actually is.

The End of CBCS: What It Means for Grading, Collectors, and the Industry
  • By James Farias
  • Mar 27, 2026

CBCS is shutting down April 17. Here's the full story — the acquisition that killed it, the broader grading controversy, what happens to books already in CBCS slabs, and what a CGC-PSA duopoly means for collectors and shops.