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Guides & How-To · Aug 28, 2026

3.5 Million Cards Graded in a Single Month: Where to Actually Send Cards Right Now

June 2026 set a record with roughly 3.5 million cards graded, and the backlogs show it. PSA has Value paused, CGC lists Bulk at 150 working days, and TAG is sitting at 189 percent …

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Collecting Tips · Aug 28, 2026

Eight Secret Lair Drops Land Monday, and the $199 Promo Is Doing More Work Than You Think

Secret Lair: A Perfectly Normal Superdrop goes on sale August 31 at 9 a.m. PT with eight drops, four of them Marvel. Foil is $39.99, non-foil is $29.99, and there is a foil Command…

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Hobby News · Aug 28, 2026

Upper Deck Just Landed Transformers, G.I. Joe, and Power Rangers. The First Set Is a Target Exclusive.

Upper Deck announced a licensing agreement with Hasbro on August 26 covering Transformers, G.I. Joe, Power Rangers, M.A.S.K., and Jem and the Holograms. The debut product is a Tran…

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Hobby News · Aug 28, 2026

Yu-Gi-Oh Worlds Brings Ukiyo-e Art to Competitive Staples, and the Pack Drops August 29

The Yu-Gi-Oh World Championship runs August 28-30 in Ariake, Japan, and the Limited Pack World Championship 2026 arrives August 29 with Ukiyo-e variant art on cards that actually s…

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Events & Recaps · Aug 28, 2026

Pokemon Worlds Is Sold Out This Weekend. A 500-Table Card Show Is Three Blocks Away.

Fifty thousand people are heading to Moscone Center for Pokemon Worlds and PokemonXP, and every badge is gone. The San Francisco Card Show is running the same three days with 500-p…

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Hobby News · Aug 25, 2026

Panini's Unsealed Court Filing Accuses Fanatics of Using Its Confidential License Data

Newly unsealed allegations in Panini's antitrust suit claim Fanatics obtained Panini's royalty rates, guarantee schedules, and spend obligations before winning the NBA and NFL card…

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Hobby News · Aug 25, 2026

An Unopened Brick of 1952 Topps Packs Just Sold for 1.1 Million Dollars at REA

Eight sealed 1952 Topps five-cent wax packs from the famous Seattle find led REA's 18 million dollar Summer Auction at 1,107,000 dollars, while a 1962 Mays and 1954 Banks rookie se…

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Hobby News · Aug 25, 2026

Kon Knueppel's 1-of-1 Debut Patch Is Found: Three of the Top Five Picks Are Now Off the Board

The redemption for Kon Knueppel's autographed NBA Debut Patch surfaced Saturday in a Backyard Breaks rip, joining the Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper pulls. Only VJ Edgecombe and Ace…

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Hobby News · Aug 25, 2026

Team Rocket's Ambition Hits Pokemon TCG Pocket August 26

Pokemon TCG Pocket's next expansion launches Wednesday at 6 p.m. PDT with Team Rocket's Pokemon, grunt-filled card art, and villain-themed Trainer cards. Here is what to expect fro…

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Hobby News · Aug 25, 2026

eBay Is Pulling Leaked Pokemon 30th Anniversary Listings as Stolen Property

At TPCi's request, eBay has begun removing in-hand listings of leaked 30th Celebration cards under its Stolen Property Policy. Here is where the leaked product came from and what i…

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Collecting Tips · Aug 24, 2026

2026 Is Quietly on Pace to Break Every High-End Card Sales Record. All of Them.

Million-dollar card sales are tracking toward the all-time record, six-figure sales are on pace to nearly double the old high, and the summer's headline auctions kept the streak al…

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Guides & How-To · Aug 24, 2026

OP-17 Launch Week: What Japan's Release Already Told Us Before Friday's English Drop

One Piece OP-17 hit Japan on August 22 and the English release lands Friday, August 28 — with Bandai running lottery purchasing at its official shops. Here is the launch-week tim…

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