By Andrew Tolentino | Editor

While most of the hobby will have to wait until mid-April or longer to handle the market’s first video trading cards, we managed to land a prototype yesterday afternoon. And since this is a potentially paradigm-shifting product, we made sure to film the debut for the world to see.

Many collectors have already expressed a mixed bag of opinions on the industry’s tech-crossover initiatives. But the proof is in the prototype — as seen live and in further detail in the following video.

Please keep in mind that this is just a prototype, but it should give collectors a decent representation of the pending product. After you’ve watched the video, please feel free to share the news with fellow collectors to continue the discussion.

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