Last read October 14, 2026.
Phygitals runs on Solana with cards in PSA, Fanatics and Alt vaults; Rip Station runs on Sui with an unnamed third-party vault. Both default to a buyback in the mid-80s and both are Pokemon-led.
Where Phygitals is ahead
- Verifiable draws. A commit-reveal scheme users can check. Rip Station publishes none.
- Named vaults. PSA, Fanatics and Alt in the US.
- Extras. Pack Party group openings, and pawn loans against vaulted cards at 5 percent per week or 12 percent per month, which no one else here offers.
- Default rate. 85 percent against 83.
- Distribution. Listed on Fanatics Collect since April 2026 and inside Jupiter's app.
Where Rip Station is ahead
- A price ladder you can read. Eight machines from $25 to $500, each with EV and odds published and timestamped. Phygitals' docs say 'various price points' and point to a fairness page for odds; we could not find a public ladder.
- A fixed window. Seven days. Phygitals' offers are time-limited with windows that 'vary by card type.'
- Shipping. Same-day dispatch and about $11 for a US slab, against one to three weeks and a per-item fee shown only at checkout.
- Independent coverage. Thin for both, but Phygitals' public numbers (250M+ volume) are company statements with no outside audit we could find.
Call it
Phygitals if you want a verifiable draw and a named vault and do not mind reading the terms for the window. Rip Station if you want the odds and the value in front of you before paying and a week to decide. Rip Station publishes this site.
Side by side
| Rip Station | Phygitals | |
|---|---|---|
| Operator | Byzantine Port Technologies Inc. (Panama), subsidiary of Byzantion Inc. (Delaware); Panama City address published 3 | Phygitals Inc., Delaware (affiliate review); founders and funding not published 23 |
| Blockchain | Sui; on-chain object per vaulted card and for balances 1 | Solana, compressed NFTs; payouts in USDC 22 |
| What is in the packs | Graded Pokemon only 4 | Pokemon, One Piece, sports; some packs include ungraded cards 9 |
| Formats | Random packs, marketplace, 24-hour auctions 4 | Random packs, Pack Party group openings, marketplace, pawn loans against vaulted cards 20 |
| Pack prices | $25, $50, $60, $100, $150, $200, $250, $500 machines 2 | 'Various fixed price points'; creator packs start at $25; no public price ladder 20 |
| Graders | PSA, BGS, CGC 4 | PSA, CGC, Beckett; some ungraded Near Mint or Lightly Played packs 20 |
| Custody | Third-party professional vault and grading facilities; custodian not named; insured subject to policy limits; Rip Station is a custodial agent, not an insurer 1 | PSA Vault, Fanatics Vault or Alt Vault, all in the US; Phygitals is the custodial agent; 'insured vault facilities' 20 |
| Instant buyback | 83% of current estimated market value (90% on the Max Buyback pack); optional 1 | Default 85% of FMV; some packs higher, shown before purchase 20 |
| Buyback window | 7 days after each rip 1 | Offer-based and time-limited; windows vary by card type (7 days on Jupiter-hosted packs) 20 |
| Net EV (EV x buyback, as % of price) | 87% to 91% on its own estimates ($25: 109% EV x 83% = 91%; $50: 105% x 83% = 87%; $100 to $500: 88% to 89%); 96% on the Max Buyback pack (107% x 90%) 51 | 88% on the $25 Rookie (104% EV x 85%), 87% on the $50 Elite (102% x 85%), on its own FMV 54 |
| Who sets the value | Rip Station's estimated market value from public comps, timestamped 2 | Phygitals' fair market value estimate 9 |
| Marketplace fee | Not published for marketplace; auctions carry a 3% buyer premium 4 | 2% on completed marketplace transactions 20 |
| Shipping | Worldwide except sanctioned jurisdictions; carrier rate plus $5 per card; a single US card averages about $11; optional insurance at 1% of declared value; same-business-day dispatch 1 | Per-item withdrawal fee shown before confirming; US 1 to 3 weeks depending on vault, international 1 to 4 weeks plus customs 9 |
| Payments | Credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, USDC balance; email sign-in without a wallet 1 | Card, USDC or USDT balance, hybrid, vouchers; Apple Pay and Google Pay per affiliate review 20 |
| Identity checks | Veriff once before first shipment 1 | Veriff at Phygitals' discretion and before shipping 20 |
| Odds and EV published | Odds by value band and EV published per machine from live vault composition, with a timestamp; also in llms.txt and a public API 2 | Odds, rarity tiers and drop-rate ranges referenced to a Provable Fairness page; not read directly 20 |
| Verifiable randomness | No commit-reveal or VRF claimed 4 | Cryptographic commit-reveal that users can verify 20 |
| App | Web only 1 | not published 20 |
| Regions and age | 18+ or age of majority; sanctioned jurisdictions excluded 1 | 18+ or age of majority; restricted-jurisdictions list; pawn feature unavailable where prohibited 20 |
| Trust signals | No Trustpilot profile found; shutdown terms published (30 days to claim cards, no payout fund) 1 | No Trustpilot profile found; launched on Fanatics Collect April 2026 22 |
| Scale (self-reported) | not published 4 | 250M+ total volume, 520,000 units sold, 100,000+ tokenized cards (company figures, August 2026) 22 |
How we compared
We read each platform's own pages first (FAQ, docs, terms, help centre) on the date above and quoted what they say. Where a site could not be read without a browser, or published nothing, we fell back to dated third-party reviews and marked them. Percentages are not interchangeable across rows: a buyback quoted against "insured value" set by the platform, against "fair market value" from an undisclosed method, and against a timestamped estimate from public comps are three different promises. Every cell carries a numbered source. If a platform changes a term, the number here is wrong until we re-read it; check the operator before relying on it.
See the full twelve-platform comparison.
Sources
All read on October 14, 2026. Items marked (affiliate) are third-party review sites that earn commissions from the platforms they review; we use them only where a primary page was unreadable, and say so.
- 3. Rip Station About
- 1. Rip Station FAQ
- 4. Rip Station llms.txt
- 2. Rip Station EV page
- 51. Rip Station public machines API
- 23. The Spike, Phygitals review (affiliate)
- 22. Coinalert, Aug 11 2026
- 9. Jupiter docs, packs section, FAQ
- 20. Phygitals docs (llms-full.txt)
- 54. Phygitals pack pages (Rookie, Elite)
Frequently asked questions
Which has the higher buyback, Rip Station or Phygitals?
Rip Station: 83% of current estimated market value (90% on the Max Buyback pack); optional. Phygitals: Default 85% of FMV; some packs higher, shown before purchase. The basis and window differ; see the table.
Which one ships internationally?
Rip Station: Worldwide except sanctioned jurisdictions; carrier rate plus $5 per card; a single US card averages about $11; optional insurance at 1% of declared value; same-business-day dispatch. Phygitals: Per-item withdrawal fee shown before confirming; US 1 to 3 weeks depending on vault, international 1 to 4 weeks plus customs
Which one lets you verify the draw?
Rip Station: No commit-reveal or VRF claimed. Phygitals: Cryptographic commit-reveal that users can verify