Editorial policy
What we cover
We cover online pack-opening sites that US collectors search for: digital pack rips, graded slab packs, online mystery boxes and oripa. We prioritise operators by how often people search for them, not by whether they pay us.
What counts as a source
- The operator’s own pages: terms, help center, product pages, app-store listings. Facts from these are labelled Official.
- Third parties: news, other reviews, rating sites. Facts only found here are labelled Reported.
- When sources disagree we show every version, label it Conflict, and add it to our conflict log.
- When we can’t find or access a fact, we say Not verified. We never fill a gap with a guess.
Some operators block automated tools. In that case we read their pages in an ordinary web browser.
Snapshots
Some numbers change constantly, like the odds shown on a pack page or app-store ratings. We present them as snapshots with the date we read them.
Keeping facts current
Every fact shows the date it was last checked. We re-check every operator regularly and immediately when we learn its terms changed. Every change is logged on our updates page, and corrections are labelled as corrections.
Money and independence
We earn through some referral and affiliate links (full disclosure). No deal can change a fact, a label or a score. Partner sites are listed first and tagged 🤝 Partner, so you can always see where we earn. We don’t accept payment for reviews, and we don’t promote sites whose own terms bar US residents.
Testing
Our reviews are currently desk research. When we test a site hands-on, the review will say so and show what we spent, what we pulled and how long withdrawals and shipping took. We never imply testing that didn’t happen.
Reporting an error
A contact address is coming soon on our About page. We re-check every report.