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Collecting Tips · May 22, 2026

Pokemon Pack Prices Are Going Up in Japan as Creatures Inc. Moves Boosters to 200 Yen

Creatures Inc. has announced a price increase for Japanese Pokemon TCG product, lifting boosters from 180 to 200 yen and boxes from 5,400 to 6,000 yen. It is the second increase in…

Collecting Tips · May 20, 2026

Goldin 2026 Spring Elite Auction Results: 1998 Trophy Pikachu Hits a Record $1,769,000

Goldin's 2026 Spring TCG and Manga Elite Auction closed May 17, and a 1998 Japanese Bronze 3rd Place Trophy Pikachu in PSA GEM MT 10 realized $1,769,000 - a public record for the c…

Collecting Tips · May 20, 2026

2025-26 Topps NBA Hoops Lands May 14: The First Hoops of the Topps and Fanatics Era

2025-26 Topps NBA Hoops released May 14, the first Hoops ever printed under the Topps banner after Fanatics secured the exclusive NBA license. The 300-card set features hobby autos…

Collecting Tips · May 19, 2026

Pokemon TCG Hot and Cold for the Week of May 12: Rayquaza V Climbs Past $325 and N's Zekrom Leads Percentage Gains

The Pokemon TCG secondary market for the week of May 11 has four cards heating up and one cooling off. Rayquaza V from Evolving Skies is now trading near $325, N's Zekrom from Asce…

Collecting Tips · May 19, 2026

2025-26 Bowman University Best Basketball Drops Today With AJ Dybantsa, JuJu Watkins, and Three Autos Per Box

Bowman U Best Basketball hits hobby shelves Friday, May 15 with a 100-card base set, three autographs per box, and a freshman class led by AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, JuJu Watkin…

Collecting Tips · May 19, 2026

Mega Lucario ex League Battle Deck Arrives May 22 With Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex and a Lunatone Energy Engine

The next Pokemon TCG League Battle Deck releases Friday, May 22 for $29.99 and includes three Mega Lucario ex, one Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex, and a Lunatone-Solrock energy engine built…

Collecting Tips · May 19, 2026

2026 Bowman Baseball Three Days In: Hobby Boxes Climb to $310 as Caminero Patch Auto Hits $66K

2026 Bowman Baseball dropped May 13 at a $239.99 MSRP and secondary market pricing has already pushed hobby boxes near $310. A Junior Caminero patch auto has cleared $66K. Here is …

Collecting Tips · May 19, 2026

Pikachu Crosses 200K Submissions in a Single Month as One Piece Luffy Outpaces Ohtani

April's GemRate report is out and the headline is historic: 201,100 Pikachu cards graded in a single month, the first time any character has cleared 200K. Meanwhile One Piece's Luf…

Collecting Tips · May 7, 2026

Vintage Wizards of the Coast Pokemon Up 30 to 50 Percent in 2026 as the 30th Anniversary Reaches Mid-Year

Five months into Pokemon's 30th anniversary year, vintage Wizards of the Coast holos are up 30 to 50 percent across Base Set, Neo, and Skyridge. Here are the subsegments that still…

Collecting Tips · May 5, 2026

Premodern Goes Mainstream on Magic Online: Mishra's Factory Winter Art Hits 450 Dollars and Shadowmage Infiltrator Heats Up

Wizards added Premodern queues to Magic Online and the format's staples are responding. Beckett's May 4 Hot and Cold list flags Mishra's Factory Winter at 450 dollars, Shadowmage I…

Collecting Tips · May 1, 2026

Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery Surge: Charizard and Mewtwo VSTAR Climb From $150 to $260

Crown Zenith's marquee Galarian Gallery cards are climbing fast. Charizard VSTAR and Mewtwo VSTAR have both moved from roughly $150 to $260 in eight weeks. Here is what is driving …

Collecting Tips · May 1, 2026

Beckett Hot/Cold List April 27: Wembanyama Stays Hot, Matvei Martone Is the Rookie to Watch

Beckett's weekly Hot List puts Wembanyama on a six-week run and SGA leading a sweep of Phoenix, but the real collector-side leverage is on rookie winger Matvei Martone, whose Flyer…

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