Vault or ship it home? How to decide
How ripping works 5 min read
Keep a rip site card in the vault, list it, take the trade-in offer or ship it home: how to choose, with each site's fees and deadlines as of October 2026.
How ripping works
How online pack opening works, from buying a pack to the vault, trade-in offers and shipping a card home, plus instant rips, live breaks and slab packs.
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Slab packs explained: what is inside one
How ripping works 6 min read
A slab pack sells one graded card from a published pool. What that card is, how sites show the pool, and how a slab pack differs from other online packs.
Instant rips, live breaks and repacks compared
How ripping works 6 min read
Three ways cards get opened online: instant rips on a rip site, live box breaks and repacks. Who opens the pack, who holds the card and what to check first.
How online pack opening works, step by step
How ripping works 6 min read
What happens when you buy a pack on a rip site: how your card is picked, where it is stored, and the choices you have after the reveal, site by site.
Are rip site cards real? How to check yours
How ripping works 5 min read
Cards on rip sites such as Rips by Triumph and Phygitals are physical cards held in storage. Where each site keeps them, who graded them and how to check.
What it costs to ship a graded card home
How ripping works 7 min read
What rip sites charge to ship a graded card out of the vault, from a flat fee per card to rates set by the order's total, and how to be ready for delivery.