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Collecting Tips · Aug 14, 2026

NFL Preseason Week 1 Is the Most Dangerous Week of the Year to Buy Rookie Cards

The 2026 preseason opened Thursday and rookie card prices are already moving on backup-versus-backup football. Here is why the spike fades in ten days, and why the August 21 flagsh…

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Collecting Tips · Aug 14, 2026

Goldin's TCG Elite Auction Cleared $18 Million: a $713,700 Luffy Trophy and a $809,094 Bulbasaur

Goldin's Summer TCG Elite Auction closed August 10 with more than $18 million in sales and three category records. A One Piece World Championship trophy card became the most expens…

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Collecting Tips · Aug 11, 2026

Modern Pokemon Chase Cards Lose 20 to 30 Percent in 60 Days. The Overall Market Is Up 4.5.

Special Illustration Rares spike on release day and then give back a quarter of their value within two months, while the broader Pokemon market climbed 4.5 percent over the last 30…

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Collecting Tips · Aug 9, 2026

The One Ring Returns August 14, and This Time There Is No 1-of-1

Magic's most famous card comes back as a box-topper in The Hobbit, but the reprint is not serialized. There is no single copy, no treasure hunt, and no repeat of the $2 million sal…

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Collecting Tips · Aug 8, 2026

A 1998 Joe Montana Autograph Just Set a $772,000 Record. The Legends Market Is Wide Awake.

A 1998 Upper Deck Encore Joe Montana autograph sold for $772,208 on August 1, the highest price ever paid for a Montana card. Pair it with a $3.2 million photomatched Jordan jersey…

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Collecting Tips · Aug 8, 2026

Yordan Alvarez Is Chasing the First Triple Crown Since 2012: What It Would Do to His Card Market

The Astros slugger is hitting .328 with 34 home runs and 77 RBI, leading the AL in all three Triple Crown categories. Here is how a season-long narrative award actually moves card …

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Collecting Tips · Aug 8, 2026

Gleaming Gold Smaug: Inside the 500-Copy Chase Card of MTG's The Hobbit

The Hobbit's headline chase card is a roughly 500-copy Gleaming Gold Smaug the Magnificent, exclusive to Collector Boosters and unserialized. Here is how it compares to The One Rin…

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Collecting Tips · Aug 8, 2026

Football Is Back Tonight: The Hall of Fame Game Rookie Card Playbook

The 2026 NFL preseason opens tonight with Panthers-Cardinals in Canton, and Carson Beck makes his NFL debut. Here is how preseason football actually moves rookie card prices and wh…

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Collecting Tips · Aug 8, 2026

The Gundam Card Game Turns One: Freedom Ascension, Link Rares, and Whether It Is Worth Starting

Gundam's first anniversary set brought Strike Freedom and Nu Gundam into the card game for the first time, alongside a new rarity built on paired Units and Pilots. Here is what Lin…

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Collecting Tips · Aug 8, 2026

The August Call-Up Wave Is Coming: How to Play Prospect Cards Without Buying the Top

Mid-August is when teams promote hitters who can still keep rookie status for next season. The 2026 prospect market has been pricing box scores instead of scouting reports. Here ar…

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Collecting Tips · Aug 6, 2026

The 15 Weirdest Trading Card Sets Ever Made

Serial killer cards that sparked congressional outrage, Desert Storm wax packs, presidential election chase cards, and packs containing Abraham Lincoln's actual hair. Every set on …

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Collecting Tips · Aug 3, 2026

Cards That Crashed: 10 Card Investments That Lost Big

For every record sale there is a card that went the other way. Zion rookies selling for 99 cents, a $208,000 NBA Top Shot moment worth $16,000, and seven more crashes - plus the pa…

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