What should you check before buying?
Start with the exact product being sold. The listing should tell you whether you are buying a pack, box, or another configuration; how many cards it contains; what it costs; and whether you receive the physical cards. Manufacturer odds and product checklists should not be replaced with promises of a particular hit or resale value.
Next, look for a documented allocation method. If a seller can choose the pack after seeing information about it, the process depends on trust. RipHQ commits the eligible pack list before public drand randomness selects from it.
Does video prove the pack is fair?
Video is useful evidence, but a clip of an opening does not establish where the pack came from or what happened before recording began. Stronger evidence connects a sealed unit, the extracted pack, the recorded opening, and the resulting card images.
RipHQ registers sealed inventory before opening it, records extraction continuously, applies a unique glitter fingerprint to each pack, and begins the pack proof video by matching that same fingerprint. File hashes make later replacement detectable.
What do you actually own?
On RipHQ, a valid allocation transfers ownership of the physical cards assigned to your pack. The digital reveal is an interface for seeing those cards; it is not a token, cash balance, or promise of a market return. The cards can remain in your vault or be shipped to a valid US address.
What are the limits of verification?
No evidence system can prove that unregistered inventory never existed or defeat perfect physical forgery. A credible service should state those limits. RipHQ's approach is designed to make manipulation of registered inventory visible and permanent, including exclusions when recording or physical handling fails.
You can inspect those records in the public integrity ledger and read the full verification methodology.
Questions collectors ask
- Do you receive the physical cards from an online rip?
- That depends on the seller. RipHQ transfers ownership of every physical card in the allocated pack, which can remain in the collector's vault or be shipped to a valid US address.
- Is a livestream enough to prove a pack rip is fair?
- No. A livestream shows an opening, but stronger evidence also connects the opening to registered sealed inventory, a committed allocation method, and the resulting physical cards.
- Can collectors inspect RipHQ verification records?
- Yes. RipHQ publishes a public integrity ledger with sealed-unit evidence, pack accounting, and available on-chain receipts.