Tmall is a Chinese eCommerce site — think of it like the Amazon of Asia. But if you’ve seen Tmall mentioned on basketball cards, it’s because Panini produces basketball cards specifically for the Asia market that contain Asia exclusive parallels and inserts and these cards are sold on the Tmall website.
From what I understand, Tmall boxes are usually cheaper than their North American equivalent boxes, but with less guaranteed hits.
Rory Hansen is a San Diego-based sports card collector and social media influencer. Considered an expert in the process of grading sports cards, he regularly advises other collectors on how to assess, prepare and submit cards for grading. Originally from Canada and now living in the US, Rory collects both hockey cards and baseball cards. His personal collection focuses on Shohei Ohtani, Ichiro Suzuki, Yu Darvish, Pavel Bure, Daniel and Henrik Sedin and Roberto Luongo.
