Miami Entrepreneur Drops Out to Build $7.8 Million Pokémon Card Business
Andres Fernandez, a Miami man, dropped out of business college after one semester to pursue selling Pokémon cards full-time. Starting from a modest job earning $10 an hour, he built a business called MintlyCollects that generated $7.8 million in sales last year. Fernandez grew his online following to 30,000 and expanded his operations with help from friends and family, streaming live sales and investing significantly to scale his venture.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (75/100). Lens Score 33/100.
Outlets measured: mint, indiatoday. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (75–75/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
indiatoday broke this story on 30 Aug, 06:19 am. Other outlets followed.