
Most of the time that's what you're going to have.

"You have the opportunity to hit some $10 cards or $5 cards. Breaking isn't an investment, it's entertainment," he says. You sit down, you eat your dinner, grab a beer, and watch your break." "It's like watching American Pickers or Pawn Stars. Everyone knows that it's hard to pull a Patrick Mahomes rookie card, but it sure is fun to try and hit the jackpot. According to Coenen, that's a crucial part of the break game. But far more likely, they'll see a ton of duds come down the pipe and shrug off the disappointment. Sometimes, viewers hit a jackpot they watch all the refractors, diamond rares, and autograph cards fall into their lap, which immediately reimburses the cost of entry several times over. Regardless, once the money has changed hands, all there is to do is tune in live and pray for a little bit of luck. memorabilia, so I zero in on the Padres with every purchase I make. Or maybe I'm a shark who's extremely high on the future valuation of Fernando Tatis Jr. Maybe I'm a hardcore Pittsburgh homer, so I choose the Penguins, Pirates, and Steelers. Perhaps my ticket gives me the rights to everyone on the Cincinnati Reds, or the Miami Heat. On the Dynasty YouTube channel, those who've paid the fee - of anywhere from $50 to $300, depending on the box - select the fraction of the cards they want. On an average weekday, he might be exhuming a set of 2019 Panini Chronicles Hobby, some 2020 Topps Gold Labels, and a handful of Bowman's Best to boot. Coenen keeps a detailed schedule on his website. Instead, they run a North Texas-based business called Dynasty Breaks, where hopeful memorabilia obsessives pay the duo a fee for the rights of a portion of whatever card box they happen to be opening each day. Coenen and his business partner George Moody do not keep the cards they reveal on camera. In industry parlance, this ritual is called a "break" - literally, "breaking" open a freshly shrink-wrapped box of cards. On the open market, says Coenen, it could fetch about $3,000. A certified piece of the White Sox' legend's bat barrel is lodged in the cardboard. The most valuable pull he ever captured on YouTube was a one-of-one Shoeless Joe Jackson from 2019 Panini Flawless Baseball. The vast majority are worthless, but Coenen pauses briefly on the few that have real collection implications. It's narcotizing in practice, magical in its aridity viewers watch the Rolodex of names, faces, and teams amble across the camera for hours on end until they become a hazy, meditational blur. It's important to remember to be careful.Every day, Dane Coenen sits in front of a rubber mat, boxcutter in hand, and slowly shuffles through the latest collection of foil-bound paperboard that's arrived at the office. "They're wild animals and it's an uncontrollable situation. "I respect wildlife tremendously," Zarutskie said. However, she said that she "does not want to throw sharks under the bus."


She said that doctors told her that there are still pieces of tooth in her arm, which might necessitate surgery. Zarutskie said that she has spent the past month recovering from the bite and taking multiple antibiotics to prevent infection.

After learning that shark bites carry a high risk of infection, she flew back to Florida the next day to receive further treatment. She said that she immediately visited a clinic at the Staniel Cay marina to get her wound treated. After wrestling her arm out of the shark's mouth, she said she waded back to the pier and held her arm above the water to avoid attracting more sharks. "If you screamed or freaked out, it would've been worse," she said. Zarutskie said that she made sure to stay calm.
