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Collecting Tips · Jun 7, 2026

WNBA Prizm 2026 and the Caitlin Clark Effect: Inside the Hobby's Fastest-Growing Category

Women's basketball cards have gone from niche to benchmark in 2026, and Caitlin Clark is the engine. Here is what is driving the WNBA boom, what is actually holding value, and how …

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Collecting Tips · Jun 4, 2026

Pokemon 2025 World Championships Decks Arrive June 5: Four Card-for-Card Replica Decks Hit Retail

The 2025 Pokemon TCG World Championships Decks land June 5 as card-for-card replicas of real Worlds finalist and champion lists. Inside the four decks (Dragapult, Gardevoir, Raging…

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Collecting Tips · Jun 4, 2026

2026 MLB Rookie Card Watch: Roman Anthony, Jac Caglianone, and Samuel Basallo

The 2026 MLB rookie class is the deepest in years and the cards are catching up. A grounded look at Roman Anthony, Jac Caglianone, and Samuel Basallo: the recent sale comps, where …

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Collecting Tips · Jun 4, 2026

Pokemon First Partner Illustration Collection Series 2 Lands June 19 With Johto, Unova, and Galar Starters

Pokemon's First Partner Illustration Collection Series 2 arrives June 19 at $14.99, spotlighting the starter Pokemon of Johto, Unova, and Galar with illustration-rare promos. What …

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Collecting Tips · Jun 2, 2026

2025 Topps Chrome Platinum '55 Baseball Drops June 5 With 36 Parallels and an Auto Per Hobby Box

Topps reimagines the iconic 1955 design on premium Chrome stock with a 500-card base set, X-Fractor Prism hobby exclusives, and one autograph per hobby box. Here is the full box co…

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Collecting Tips · Jun 2, 2026

Pokemon TCG June 2026 Drop Schedule: Chaos Rising Build and Battle Box, World Championship Decks, and First Partner Illustration Series 2

The Pokemon Company has confirmed June's full TCG lineup: a Chaos Rising Build and Battle Box, replicas of the 2025 World Championship decks, new booster tins, and the second wave …

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Collecting Tips · May 27, 2026

Victor Wembanyama's 1/1 Prizm Black Rookie Sells for a Reported $5.11 Million During the Spurs' Playoff Run

As the Spurs push toward their first NBA Finals since 2014, a 1-of-1 Victor Wembanyama 2023-24 Panini Prizm Black rookie has reportedly sold for about 5.11 million dollars in a pri…

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Collecting Tips · May 27, 2026

One Piece Card Game Goes Simultaneous Worldwide in 2026: Bandai Ends the Japan-First Window

Starting in 2026, Bandai is releasing One Piece Card Game products simultaneously worldwide, ending the window in which Japan got new sets up to three months ahead of the West. OP-…

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Collecting Tips · May 26, 2026

Cooper Flagg's Rookie of the Year Cards Set a Topps NOW Record and Surge on the Secondary Market

Cooper Flagg, the Mavericks rookie and 2026 NBA Rookie of the Year, now drives one of the hottest markets in basketball. His Topps NOW ROTY card set a program-record print run of 2…

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Collecting Tips · May 26, 2026

Spring 2026 Hobby Market Snapshot: Pokemon Up 116 Percent, Soccer Up 91 Percent, and a Choosier Buyer

The spring 2026 market is large, still growing, and increasingly selective. Pokemon cards are up roughly 116 percent year-over-year and soccer about 91 percent, with gains concentr…

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Collecting Tips · May 25, 2026

Chaos Rising One Week In: Mega Greninja ex Leads the Chase as the Painted Art Outsells the Gold

A week after launch, Mega Evolution: Chaos Rising prices have settled. The Mega Greninja ex Special Illustration Rare leads the set near 590 dollars, edging out the gold Mega Hyper…

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Collecting Tips · May 25, 2026

Yu-Gi-Oh Blazing Dominion: The 1/1 Quarter Century Chase Cards Driving eBay Bidding Wars

Blazing Dominion launched May 8 as a 100-card Yu-Gi-Oh core booster at 4.49 dollars a pack, but the real story is the 1/1 serialized Quarter Century chase cards now driving bidding…

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