Loupe loads up MegaMix as it prepares for The National

Loupe has a busy month ahead of it before The National opens on July 27 -- and they're just getting warmed up.

As you might have seen on Twitter, earlier today we revealed that Loupe will add to the BlowoutMegaMix this year with credits as high as $1,000 that the finder can use on the app. Those will be randomly seeded as bonus items in the 'Mix this year, which is available now (click here to pre-order -- note your shipping option at the drop-down). Or, you can pick it up in-person at the show while supplies last.

Beyond that, Loupe's voting for America's Best Card Shop has one week remaining (vote here) and the winner will be revealed at the show. The Final Four candidates are Baseball Card Connection (Effingham, Ill), The Card Vault (Foxborough, Mass.), Honey Hole Collectibles (Escondido, Calif.) and Real Sportscards (Champlin, Minn.) The winner gets a grand-prize package worth more than $50,000 as well as an exclusive Loupe streaming deal.

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Additional details for what Loupe has planned for the show have not yet been revealed for the Atlantic City, N.J.-based event this year that will run until July 31.

As noted here previously, Loupe is focused on helping group-breakers and their potential customers get their cardboard and join breaks simply and safely all in one spot -- and it's got some big investors interested. The company revealed last year that it raised $12 million of funding led by Forerunner Ventures, a San Francisco venture-capital firm.

Loupe describes itself as combining "the community of video game streaming with the excitement of opening cards" and the app helps buyers find sellers, process their payments and watch breaks live by trusted sellers. And, it says there is "no financial risk to buyers or sellers, as Loupe facilitates transactions to protect everyone from chargebacks and refunds."

The company was founded in 2020 by Eric Doty, formerly of Mobcrush and Microsoft, where he worked on mobile broadcasting for video game streamers and in the Xbox games divisions respectively. Now he leads a team that's self-described as "just some people who really like cards."

The company also coordinates its breaks schedule via social media -- Twitter here as well as Instagram here -- where big pulls are shown off as well on a regular basis. It also has a physical shop in Miami.

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