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Rips by Triumph vs Arena Club

Arena Club rates higher on what it puts in writing: 4.4 against 3.1 out of 5. Rips by Triumph leads on accountability; Arena Club leads on odds shown.

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By Alexander Korsager · Checked 6 October 2026 · We earn nothing from any app on this site

Arena Club#1 of 27 · public pages only
4.4 / 5
How money comes outCash to a bank account or debit card through Stripe, from $1

Rips by Triumph 1 · Arena Club 4 of 18 facts marked better. Arena Club: withdrawal minimum, odds shown, devices and 1 more. See them side by side

Both in action

Each app's own promo video and store screenshots, side by side. Their marketing, not a test of ours.

Rips by Triumph

Arena Club

Score by score

The five parts of the desk rating, as a share of the points available. Unpublished terms earn nothing.

Rips by TriumphArena Club

Money out · 30% of the rating

Odds shown · 25% of the rating

Accountability · 20% of the rating

Cost to hold the card · 15% of the rating

Access · 10% of the rating

Darker bar leads. The formula is on how we rate.

Fact by fact

Tap any value for its source. A grey value is not confirmed on the app's own pages, so no winner is marked on that row.

Not published
we looked; it is not on its pages
Inside the app
shown only after you sign in
Rips by Triumph and Arena Club, fact by fact
Rips by Triumph 1 marked betterArena Club 4 marked better
How money comes out
Cash to PayPal, Venmo, debit card or bank, from $6

Read on the operator's own page

“The only funds available for withdrawal are those that you have received from sales of your Inventory”

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Cash to a bank account or debit card through Stripe, from $1

Read on the operator's own page

“transferred to your Stripe Connect account ... and can then be transferred to your bank account or debit card”

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Sell-back rate
Better
100%

Read on the operator's own page

“Rips guarantees that it will buy back any card in your Inventory at the FMV in effect at the time of purchase for a minimum of seven days”

100% of Triumph's own fair market value, which Triumph sets. Promotional cards have no buyback value. The FAQ is dated 21 September 2026.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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90% after fee

Read on the operator's own page

“equal to 100% of our estimated value of the item(s), less a 10% fee”

The published rate is 100%, less a 10% selling fee. Recorded as the terms word it: 100% of Arena Club's own estimate, then a 10% fee, which nets 90%. Arena Club sets the estimate.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Selling fee
Not published

We looked and the operator does not publish it

No selling fee is stated.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

10%

Read on the operator's own page

“100% of the estimated value minus a 10% app fee”

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Days before an unclaimed card is sold for you
7 days

Read on the operator's own page

“YOU MAY ONLY STORE A COLLECTIBLE FOR A MAXIMUM OF SEVEN DAYS.”

At Triumph's sole discretion, under the terms.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Not published

We looked and the operator does not publish it

No automatic sale is stated. An unaccepted offer lapses and the card stays in the vault.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

Withdrawal minimum
$6

Read on the operator's own page

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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 Better
$1

Read on the operator's own page

“Stripe limits the minimum amount to $1 so anything less cannot be withdrawn”

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Withdrawal methods
PayPal, Venmo, Debit card, Bank (ACH)

Read on the operator's own page

“Select a destination (Bank Account, Debit Card, PayPal or Venmo)”

The terms let Triumph cap withdrawals: “no more than $10,000 in withdrawals in any single day, provided that withdrawal via Venmo is capped at no more than $4,000 per rolling twenty-four (24) hours”. The help page also mentions a weekly limit and gives no amount. The FAQ says an instant withdrawal averages about ten minutes and a bank payout takes one to three business days. The FAQ says withdrawals pause above $600 in a year until tax forms are completed; the terms put tax forms at $2,500.

Checked 7 Oct 2026.

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Bank account, Debit card

Read on the operator's own page

“Withdrawals to your bank or debit card typically take 1-3 business days”

A Stripe seller account is required.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Lowest pack
Inside the app

Only visible after signing in

Not published outside the app.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

$25

Read on the operator's own page

“Bronze Pokemon $25”

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Highest pack
Inside the app

Only visible after signing in

Not published outside the app.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

$5,000

Read on the operator's own page

“Crown Jewel Baseball $5,000”

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Odds shown
Inside the app

Read on the operator's own page

“The statistics will change in real time based on available inventory.”

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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 Better
Public

Read on the operator's own page

“Grail Hit rate per card 0.02%”

A $50 soccer pack page showed its checklist and hit rates without a login.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Runs on
iPhone, Android

Read on the operator's own page

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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 Better
Web, iPhone, Android

Read on the operator's own page

“Access digital Slab Packs, manage your graded collection, and trade instantly”

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Cards
Pokémon, One Piece, Sports

Read on the operator's own page

“(i) Pokemon Cards; (ii) Basketball Cards; (iii) One Piece Cards; (iv) Baseball Cards; (v) Football Cards”

The card types the terms say Triumph prices. Which packs are on sale is shown only inside the app.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Sports, Pokémon, One Piece, Other

Read on the operator's own page

“Football Pokemon One Piece Basketball Soccer Baseball Hockey Magical Super”

The store listings also name Star Wars, Disney and Lorcana. 'Magical' and 'Super' are Arena Club's own tab names.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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US states
Not Nevada

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“United States except the State of Nevada”

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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 Better
No US state excluded

Read on the operator's own page

“a geographic area that is subject to United States or other sovereign country sanctions or embargoes”

The terms, last updated 31 August 2026, bar sanctioned territories and name no US state. Cards ship abroad.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Shipping time
Not published

We looked and the operator does not publish it

“we will attempt to ship your item as quickly as possible”

The terms promise no shipping time. They say to contact support if tracking has not moved for 14 business days; the FAQ says 5.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Up to one week to process and ship out

Read on the operator's own page

“may take up to one week to process and ship out (this is an estimate and not a guarantee)”

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Shipping fee
Inside the app

Only visible after signing in

No amount is published; the fee is shown only inside the app. The FAQ says you pay all shipping costs, and the terms say each card ships separately.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

$1 a card, plus shipping and insurance that vary by package

Read on the operator's own page

“Retrieval Fee: $1 per card. Shipping Costs: Varies”

The shipping and insurance amounts are shown at checkout, not published. Wallet funds cannot pay the retrieval fee.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Self-exclusion tool
Yes

Read on the operator's own page

“you will be able to self exclude for one week, one month, one year, or permanently”

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Not published

We looked and the operator does not publish it

No self-exclusion tool found. The help centre describes an optional rolling 30-day spending limit for Slab Packs; a request to raise it is held for 24 hours.

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

App Store rating
4.7 from 223K

Read on the operator's own page

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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4.5 from 6.4K

Read on the operator's own page

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Company
Triumph TCG, LLC

Read on the operator's own page

“Triumph TCG, LLC d/b/a "Rips by Triumph"”

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Arenaclub.com, Inc.

Read on the operator's own page

“When we say, “Arena Club,” “we,” “our,” or “us,” we mean Arenaclub.com, Inc.”

Checked 6 Oct 2026.

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Showing 17 of 18 facts. “Better” is marked only where both apps' figures were read on their own pages and can be ordered.

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Rips by TriumphPick this oneFrom $6withdrawal minimum
Arena ClubAlso does thisFrom $1withdrawal minimum

Rips by Triumph: Cash to PayPal, Venmo, debit card or bank, from $6. Arena Club pays out too: Cash to a bank account or debit card through Stripe, from $1. It scores lower on money out, 98% against 100%.

Know first: Pack prices, odds and shipping fees are visible only inside the app.

How Rips by Triumph works
Visit Rips by TriumphNo commission

Know first: The buy-back offer takes a 10% fee and lapses 24 hours after the reveal, and no average pack return is published.

How Arena Club works
Visit Arena ClubNo commission

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What neither app publishes

We looked on both apps' terms, help pages, pack pages and store listings. Nothing we look for is missing from both.

0 of 9facts on our checklist are missing from both apps. Each gap on this page belongs to one app only: the table above shows whose.

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Questions people ask

Which is better, Rips by Triumph or Arena Club?

Arena Club rates higher than Rips by Triumph on what it puts in writing, 4.4 against 3.1 out of 5. Rips by Triumph has a self-exclusion tool; Arena Club publishes its pack prices, shows odds on public pack pages and runs in a browser. Which one suits you depends on what you need: the chooser on this page goes need by need.

Can you withdraw cash from Rips by Triumph and Arena Club?

Rips by Triumph: Cash to PayPal, Venmo, debit card or bank, from $6. Its help centre lists 4 withdrawal methods and a $6 minimum. Arena Club: Cash to a bank account or debit card through Stripe, from $1. Its help centre lists 2 withdrawal methods and a $1 minimum. Each route out is set side by side on the cash-out page.

Which US states can use Rips by Triumph and Arena Club?

Rips by Triumph excludes Nevada. Arena Club excludes no US state in writing. Both set a minimum age of 18. Every app by state is on the availability page.

Which pays more when you sell a card back, Rips by Triumph or Arena Club?

Rips by Triumph: 100%. Arena Club: 90% after fee. Rips by Triumph is ahead here, and both values were read on the apps' own pages. The cash-back calculator turns a published rate into dollars.

Which shows its odds before you pay, Rips by Triumph or Arena Club?

Rips by Triumph: Inside the app. Arena Club: Public. Arena Club is ahead here, and both values were read on the apps' own pages.

Which has the cheaper pack, Rips by Triumph or Arena Club?

Rips by Triumph: inside the app. Arena Club: $25. No winner is marked, because one of the two is not in writing. Every app's price ladder is on best slab packs.

Has cardrip tested either app?

No. Everything on this page was read on public pages: terms, help centres, pack pages and store listings. Nothing has been deposited, withdrawn or shipped.

Alexander Korsager

Alexander Korsager

Every figure was read on public pages on 6 October 2026. Nothing here has been tested with money yet. How each app pays out is compared in full on the cash-out page.