People are using CT Scanners to find hits in sealed Sports Card boxes.

[@sheaf1693]

*checks into hospital* Nurse - what’s wrong today? Me - my hobby box needs an X-Ray…

[@t-pott4504]

😂😂

[@doomslayerdave]

💀💀💀

[@michaelroot1960]

This hobby is a never ending Springer episode.

[@tradingcardsimmortal-xs8fc]

Another reason not to pour outrageous money into boxes or get into breaking. The game is rigged and been that way for a very long time.

[@RandomEsports1]

there is a big reason why the big bois are piling on into NFTs

[@Shelton_47]

😂 not even the little boys are piling into NFT sports cards. It will never be more popular than wax

[@TheProfessorsDugout]

As someone that does industrial radiography for non-destructive examination, it would be relatively easy to get access to CT equipment. At my university where I work, anyone could get access to some of our CT equipment to scan an object for about $300-350. Or can get access to one of our micro-CT systems and get much better image resolution for about $750 and possibly see the lettering. It is also not that difficult to build a CT scanner. One of my students built one for under $5,000, including the imaging camera.

[@arresthillary9502]

where you located and can we reserve the machines on a regular basis?

[@robertredmon5409]

This is why i no longer buy cases or boxes anymore i just buy the singles i want

[@gargantuangoose24]

That’s cool and all but we need the Degens to keep ripping otherwise no industry

[@TK-055]

I’m a former Vet CT Tech, never thought of this but I could easily do this and delete out scans afterwards. Scans could go as thin as .5mm, and reconstruction could show types of cards (patch vs not), but not signatures (you’d need high-density ink to even try)

[@BigEd_R]

I cannot afford Flawless anyway. Next hobby drama article. 😂😂

[@juhosevic]

Interesting. Not a radiologist/tech but familiar with how these work as I’m in pharma/oncology. Standard CT’s have a standard gap thickness of ~3-5mm. This means it cuts an image every 3mm to view the object in layers. Players name and auto is going to be very hard to detect unless it’s a sticker. If any text is concave or convex is any way, you can see it. Patches will be clear as day. People are crazy these days.

[@TK-055]

I’m an RT, standard thickness it 3mm but you can easily do 1mm on every CT I’ve driven

[@MichaelWingate-j7o]

@@TK-055well I’m an 8 year tech we go as thin as .625s on a 64 slice scanner. I’m tempted to try it out now lol

[@danbonneau9152]

Another case of when you think the game is out to get you, sometimes it is! Never invest in these crazy high end boxes. Someone always finds a way to cheat the system. By the time you have access you have already been played. Nice vid as usual NEO!

[@jkfactor]

People also weigh packs and pull the case hit boxes out of a case and sell the rest. It doesn’t stop people from buying. This won’t stop people from buying.

[@Sportscardwhatever]

You telling me I need a Geiger counter now when looking for wax at a show? Uh-oh that’s got too much radiation, must have been searched in a CT scanner lol 😂 just a joke but not too far fetched.

[@KWN-Cards]

Not all x-ray machines are medical. There's a ton of industrial machines available to the public.

[@snpydiznogg]

Have you used an xray machine… it’s lower quality… I’ve seen my patients X-rays…. And they’re just one shot pictures… they’re basically blacked out…

[@jrgeb99]

Having access is key. I work in aerospace manufacturing we have those machines. They are extremely expensive.

[@NEO_Cards_Comics]

I think overseas access would be a lot easier

[@SconnieTradition]

I'm an MRI Technologist and work right next door to a CT dept. The thought of utilizing table time to scan a box of cards instead of an ill patient is so America in 2024 😂. Sad but true. In reality you would not scan this box of cards at your local hospital. Need a Drs order to do anything. More likely a research scanner or Veterinary clinic would be the choice here.

[@snpydiznogg]

I’m a nurse and it’s plain dumb… imagine a busy night full of sick patients… when do you guys have time to scan flawless boxes… barely get patients in…

[@NEO_Cards_Comics]

Agreed plenty of off site spaces you could get access after hours. Or like in this case overseas where things are probably looser.

[@snpydiznogg]

@@NEO_Cards_Comicsfunny scenario… neo cards has a brain hemorrhage… needs life saving measures… oh wait… I’m scanning my breaks… neo dies… this is reality

[@jbhatts610]

Thank you for posting some common sense. Seems quite obvious this is the case, yet many conspiracy theorists that live in these comments seem to think this would be so easy to do in the states!! China, yes - USA waaaayyy more difficult if not impossible

[@snpydiznogg]

@@jbhatts610I’m surprised an mri tech even would waste his time on this… I saw the video and was like dude they’re really stretching themselves for views…

[@mikehamm007]

This is much more useful than the X Ray vision glasses at Party City. I do think he was saying this is how they know what's in the product. I wouldn't be surprised if Topps has one. Can't wait to see someone do a scan on a box at some hospital or clinic.....just imagine what you could see on a CT scan. Lolol. This would also be helpful to find the gold and silver bars as well🧐.

[@davescards32]

Molding companies can have CT scanners. It ensures the part you’ve molded matches your prints and tolerances. If this is overseas, there’s a lot of cheap molding done in China. But obviously could be done here in the states. All you need to do is know someone that runs the equipment and go in on an off day. .

[@joshpitts25]

Collecting really took a hit in the last 4 years. Scalping, price hikes, and dishonesty. It's sad to see.

[@thesportscardprofessor7586]

In going to the original IG post the annotations on the screen indicate this is a helical CT scanner and a scan protocol was used that is used for imaging the cervical spine. You see the silhouette of the person taking the video as a shadow on the screen.

[@bobegan2121]

In the olden days, Target and Walmart would have let you bring that machine in the store

[@davidthecardcollector]

I think it's time for everyone to take a step back in collecting and buying.

[@TheCardHunter]

Funny I sent this out to several people last week. Glad you’re sharing. Sold Too Early Podcast broke this story

[@NEO_Cards_Comics]

I don’t think the algo has ever sent there stuff my way.

[@TheCardHunter]

@@NEO_Cards_Comics few facts: dentists love the hobby. They can get access. Backyard breaks in Florida is very close to many medical facilities and they won the triple logo man what not bounty.

[@WaynesStrangeBrain]

Hey Mr. Neo, I'm a noninvasive test engineer, hobbyist, and proud owner of his very own CT scanner. Patches as shown are relatively easy --- medical grade scanners are sufficient for big features like that. Looking for individual cards with thinner details is a lot harder, and a battle against physics, and really, ridiculously hard for doing so inside of a case like you mention in your video. However... individual packs are absolutely possible --- I was able to identify holographic cards inside vintage sealed packs of Pokemon cards using my Ebay machine that is more than 20 years old (albeit costing $500k USD when it was new). I just released a video on this, where I give some detail, and would be happy to do a Q/A session about the science and limitations, if you or your fans are interested.

[@NEO_Cards_Comics]

I will check out the video and let you know. Thanks for the heads up.

[@gbwimanmanwigb6790]

I am a CT tech, I have never thought of this, but I have scanned the guest the amount of candy in a jar, I think the candy in a jar is slightly less sketchy than this, and I made the others aware that I was doing it.

[@SecronSeven]

Man, i honestly thought that maybe this was feasible with xrays and cts, but i assumed we wll would have heard about it if it worked. Well... I'm with you, stay away from the ultra high end, because clearly it does too some extent. I don't like having anxiety over the value of my cards anyways, i keep each card under$200 because that's the limit I'd be comfortable with losing completely if they drop to zero (trust me, values tank wayyyy more often than you'd think). If a card sitting in your zion case gives you anxiety, consider switching up your strategy, that's not why we do this. Similarly, be careful out there with any sealed wax. Always assume someone has already given your box a once over, its getting gnarly out there. That or its been gnarly since day one and channels like NEO's are slowly exposing how bad it really is. Ok that was a bit of a rant but hopefully you guys get it 😂

[@mtpacksofficial]

Thanks for flagging, Neo. I always suspected this was happening. Bad actors will find any advantage they can to scam and profit through dishonest or illegal means. All it takes is for someone or a group of people to have access to an xray/ct scanner or know someone who does. Flawless makes sense to target because the hits aren’t stacked but rather laid out. I wonder if this works with stacks/packs of cards. One card products like Dynasty could be an easy target as well…

[@gargantuangoose24]

I did not see a logoman. But I’ll take your word for it.

[@andrewgaffney4881]

You can't even trust the manufacturers, when they jack up the price due to the hype of one player, Bedard.

[@paultroyer7105]

If it was as easy as downloading an app I think we would all be peeking into boxes.

[@superbad0415]

That is very expensive way to scan Flawless. The CT scan cost more than the Flawless compared to what the hospital charges the company head.

[@jimbo1028]

My father is a radiologist and I'm just a normal person. I could get access to use the CT scanner if I lied about my reason to use it however, I would need the tech's help just to use the damn machine lol. Just saying it is possible to pull off but it's a long stretch.

[@NEO_Cards_Comics]

I agree I don’t think it’s happening every day. But this tech is not just used in medical and also the overseas aspect of it

[@Bammboo176]

Card manufacturers should develop an outer wrapping that changes color when exposed to the radiation.

[@nunzi83]

Wow. This is wild. Never would of thought this but I can deff see this happening now. These boxes are running Tens of thousands of dollars. With that type of money on the line ppl will think of every which way to get an edge/scam.

[@richardperez5075]

You gotta be kidding me. This is what the hobby has come down to ?

[@AbelinVegas]

Makes sense on product that cost thousands per box.

[@PayDay4Youtube]

Yeah like a bunch of us have access to a CT scan machine

[@arongilbert5828]

Hospital, clinics, vets, dentist etc

[@George_D_13]

There are some awesome people in our hobby. Unfortunately for as many awesome people there are, there as just as many shitty, money hungry, hobby killing, thrives among us. I just can’t with this information. So upsetting.

[@thesportscardprofessor7586]

There are possible use of an inexpensive CT scanner called cone beam CT.

[@AnthonyGiallourakis]

You mean my order from C.T. Sports Cards and Medical Equipment was a bad idea? Oh, now he tells us....

[@ambassador724]

well if they weren't - they sure are now, thanks!

[@kennethgriffin7921]

I stopped buying boxes of cards after going to Walmart on more than one occasion and getting scammed with resealed boxes and packs. you could tell cause one end of the pack was way different like it was sealed with a hot press and cut with spiked scissors. they wouldn't open well or were already open. that and the quality control is horrible. you're lucky to pull a psa 9. most of the time they come with corner dents. print lines. way off center. dings and scuffs. I just buy psa 9s and 10s off ebay now. I don't even care about losing money cause it's better to get rhe card you want and lose 50 or 100$ than to spend the same amount and just end up with a pile of junk that you didn't want and can't even get graded. if you're a breaker or buy off breaker channels then you're good cause they get all the hits. but I live in canada so we don't have anyone like that with the amount of fame to actually put the good cases into breaks because it's better for their channel. I will never buy another box of cards. and that hurts cause ripping packs was most of the fun of collecting. thanks to all the crooked people I can't enjoy my favorite thing to do anymore.

[@davidthecardcollector]

Supposed to be a no return item

[@96Collectors]

I wouldn’t worry too much about boxes getting CT scanned. These machines are very expensive and not used unless a Doctor orders it to be used. In other words, it’s not likely very many if anybody in the hobby is going to have special access to use one.

[@MikelineTV]

Supposedly if the CT Scanners can execute to where the major hits are prior to the selling of the hobby packs or boxes the owner could then hike the price of both the packs/boxes knowingly there is a guaranteed case hit thus killing the hobby once again.

[@DarinsCards]

With dynasty you could probably see the size of the cut auto window, being bigger than the patch window

[@armenassaturian5850]

SO if THE LOGIMAN WASNT THERE WE DONT KNOW WHAT ANYTHING IS .?

[@Wayoutofdate]

I must invest $1.5M into one of these machines to pull the two cards l want…

[@HoopsHooper]

I line the innovation beats the produce weight scale

[@custum18]

Between increased prices, pushing the hype/gambling aspects to new heights, and a massive PR push Fanatics is letting every criminal in the world know about cards.

[@ShinobiXXXBDO]

Dont think it has to do with the Value being so high, has to do with a vast majority or ppl spend 20k for 2 boxes and get 2k worth of cards, if the companies made sure there was value to the boxes and not such a crap shoot, with large such large amounts in product cost and such extreme variations in the value in thos boxes... Things like UD exquisite didnt have this issue esp in basketball, WHY, cuz they guarenteed that in every 3 box case there would be at least 1 jordan or lebron auto card in every case. now you can spend 10k on a box and get 1k in value and thats after listing everything, hoping it sell and the time that would take...

[@stevecarey4740]

Y’all keep buying them 60,100,600, 1200 boxes tho 👍

[@cardyard608]

This is just sad. Just when you think you’ve reached the bottom, nope. The good news is most people don’t have access to this technology, although when the money gets big enough people will find a way. Sigh. I never buy high end stuff like this and I never will. Not even singles.

[@JoeyM007]

@cardyard608: I imagine this is some panini “propaganda” directed toward the high end GAMBLERS…… a LAST DITCH effort to suck out as much money as possible before the money-spicket is turned off? And what then, when they buy “cases” of NT / Flawless and there are no big hits….. oh no, they got us AGAIN.

[@ogshoeplugogshoeplug5039]

Not even the $20,000 boxes are safe lol.

[@Alurvful]

A low end CT Scanner starts at $80k. Hard to believe people are actually doing this.

[@NEO_Cards_Comics]

They don’t have to own just know someone that has easy access to one.

[@jcbuckeye]

They charge 2k for a scan. I doubt this is a prevalent issue. Prob just some dude having his girl do it just for the drama.

[@garygordon3075]

​@@jcbuckeyeI disagree, ppl will try anything to scam these days.

[@jbhatts610]

Actually agree with your statement- however I would qualify that to the USA. In China, access to this would be much easier. The technology would be cheaper and if you didn’t have access in China, it’d be quite easy to grease someone given lack of regulations as well as how bad their economy currently is

[@jadav4749]

If you could do this and be able to determine what case holds a very expensive card or cards, that 80k would pay for itself. You would open the expensive case and sell the unopened case for thousands because it is still sealed and untouched. You really think some asshole that cheats people wouldn’t spend 80k on a machine to do this. These boxes and cases already cost thousands of dollars, I hope this isn’t true but they can obviously see the patches, not sure they can see who the player is on the card but being able to see the patches and where they are located you can tell if it is an RPA, Logoman, stuff like that. Can’t trust anything anymore.

[@airchewy-cards]

So this is out there, but everyone flipped out about people weighing packs in the store, this is just another reason to let others waste money opening packs and just buy singles. I think all of this is the reason Pokemon is taking over. It's a better value proposition to "waste" $50 on Pokemon and let the kids open it

[@chrisrhome6638]

A Hobby has been taken by the Pirates

[@JohnWilliams-wz9vk]

Weigh packs..too..

[@thesportscardprofessor7586]

You mentioned Kurt. He posted on IG a PSA graded altered Fleer Jordan card due to paint being added to the card. He successfully removed the paint so I guess this is still considered an altered card?

[@andrewappelbaum]

This was the most obvious thing. I’m surprised it took you 9 months of “loaded boxes” discussion to get here

[@alphaomega9563]

i know right hes slow and loves to pump card manufacturers smh they give loaded boxes and let people scam for loaded boxes too

[@alphaomega9563]

late to the party been doing that for long time lmfao this is a unregulated maket we can do whatever we want lmfao

[@Ballkapkristy]

😂😂

[@josevasquez4720]

We can think goldin for this. Scanning sealed iphone boxes

[@duchovny2]

Scalping trash have ruined this hobby. They buy all the blasters in the stores, then try to sell them for more. Then you have the pos who weigh packs. It’s to the point that shops and online sellers can’t be trusted. They can pick the boxes that have the better cards, then sell the other ones. I typically avoid stores that have retail blasters, or already have cards from a product that just came out.

[@totalrobot]

When scalping is just not enough...

[@Niels-be3ky]

Work in jail . You can Definitely take out patch cards. Furthermore, I doubt it has any benefit.

[@civicminim]

This is sad 😔

[@brockman562]

I just got my veterinarian certificate and am passionate working with animals. Anyone know of any veterinarian businesses that are hiring? I'm willing to relocate.

[@Ballkapkristy]

More crazy allegations against breakers…coming sooner! 😅😂

[@paulgood2218]

Yes it's common knowledge that it can be done . Common sense actually.

[@rizvi14]

Shouldn’t this make market prices plummet for boxes of this type of product?

[@deanjackson625]

What's next for the hobby newest scam .

[@andrewgaffney4881]

Would you be able to find the Bedard 1/1 doing this? lol

[@ragnar7448]

Here come the flippers to sell CT scanners... 😂

[@Teabagonyou]

For multi million dollar cards this is surprising?

[@bat2275]

Does this work on scratch off lottery tickets? 🤔

[@DennisO-g9m]

Ha ha even respectable cheats are being pushed out of market because of technology

[@alphaomega9563]

hey look NEO finally understanding how certain people always hits the good stuff GOOD FOR NEO keep pumping those card manufactures garbage companies lmfao late to party

[@redsai666]

its over

[@wax2thefuture647]

Sweet

[@jeffreyschiesel9495]

I was planning on buying a case of the new prism deca is that a bad idea

[@lukeorloki]

"HA-HA" ~Nelson Muntz~

[@thiccboicory9964]

Should be illegal

[@The9.9Newsstand]

Fun!

[@lowrollerscratcher3563]

Did they show Netflix king collectibles series 2 about ct scanner if the sealed box if the first edition iPhone is legit. They got it from Netflix show series.

[@NEO_Cards_Comics]

I still haven’t watched season 2

[@lowrollerscratcher3563]

@@NEO_Cards_Comics you need watch the show. You will see CT scanner can scan any sealed products for sports cards, iPhone and other. They got the ideas watching Netflix series season 2 king of collectibles

[@NEO_Cards_Comics]

I think this person has been doing this long before that show.

[@snpydiznogg]

⁠funny scenario… neo cards has a brain hemorrhage… needs life saving measures… oh wait… I’m scanning my breaks… neo dies… this is reality

[@jm95809]

Who da fike has a scanner of this magnitude 😆

[@NEO_Cards_Comics]

The companies now offering it as a service.

[@tezz8594]

It only works for single card. Like flawless. The depth of cards with nt wouldn’t work

[@NEO_Cards_Comics]

You still be able to see the patch window I would think on NT.

[@tezz8594]

@@NEO_Cards_Comics but if there are multiple patch cards it will distort it

[@tezz8594]

@@NEO_Cards_Comics now if they are all laid out individually like in a flawless box yeah I’d agree with you

[@alphaomega9563]

lmfao theres other ways to see whats inside lmfao

[@tezz8594]

@@alphaomega9563 yeah like by opening

[@gregb2]

buy singles, let the big wigs invest in ct machines to find inserts

[@AmericanAnonymous]

Jesus 🙈

[@CySlamaJamaSportsCards]

🙄😒

[@paulnicholson5937]

Been saying it for a decade....its all rigged.

[@coloradomodder]

Why would anybody be mad at this? If you have the bread to buy Flawless and you have the bread to have them scanned before opening then good for you. Average Joe can’t buy Flawless and the majority of the people in the hobby are average. Let’s all get upset over something that’s not on our radar!

[@apartmenta4439]

Because a shop owner or distributor could be doing this, then keep all of the big hits and leave the scraps for the customers. Someone might be saving up to buy their first big case, or trading up a stack of cards to get one. Average Joe's sometimes want to get out of the average-zone.

[@trevordtaylor]

lol

[@kardyewest_com]

these boxes could get cancer if they keep this up

[@garyburkholder4170]

Great Content. Appreciate your reporting these issues. I messaged you on Instagram of a issue I have been having. Thought you might look into it. I know you must be very busy so i won't waste your time with nonsense. Would love to know you got my message. Thanks again Gary.

[@NEO_Cards_Comics]

what was it about I lose track of IG messages super easy or whats your handle.

[@garyburkholder4170]

@@NEO_Cards_Comics On Ebay I have someone who keeps buying graded cards at about 30% under my listed BIN price. When I ask how he got the lower price, He said I sent an offer when I did not. The screenshot he sent did not look real, close but no way to know. I blocked him from buying my cards. when I looked at his feedback he had purchased over 350 cards this month. I wonder if there is a hack to scam people on Ebay, out of their cards and money? Is this the latest Ebay scam? I'll be happy to give you specific details on the buyer if you have any interest. I thought if you asked your youtube viewers if this has happened to them, we might find it is happening more than we knew. Thanks again. Gary

[@civicminim]

This is sad 😔