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Collecting Tips · Jul 24, 2026

2026 Topps Chrome Baseball, 48 Hours In: Live Box Prices vs the $115 Expected Value Math

Two days after release, 2026 Topps Chrome hobby boxes are trading 10 to 20 percent over the $239.99 retail price while the expected value math sits near $115 a box. Here is what th…

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Collecting Tips · Jul 23, 2026

The Pokemon Card Crime Wave: $120,000 Heists, Drywall Break-Ins, and How to Protect Your Collection

Record card prices have brought record thefts: an armed robbery at a Manhattan shop, a 40-second smash-and-grab in California, and burglars cutting through drywall in Anaheim. Here…

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Collecting Tips · Jul 22, 2026

The 20 Most Expensive Trading Cards Ever Sold (Updated for 2026)

The all-time price list has been rewritten three times in eighteen months. From the $16.4 million Pikachu Illustrator to the $12.6 million Mantle, here are the twenty most expensiv…

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Collecting Tips · Jul 21, 2026

Black Bolt and White Flare Launch Weekend: Victini Hits $575 as Most Stores Sell Out in Hours

Pokemon's Unova twin sets launched Friday into the tightest allocation in recent memory. A launch-weekend market report: the Black White Rare chase led by a $575 Victini, what sold…

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Collecting Tips · Jul 18, 2026

A $1.55 Million Mantle Leads a Massive Vintage Week: Thorpe and Robinson Join the Headlines

A PSA 8 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle sold for $1,555,500, a PSA 9 1933 Sport Kings Jim Thorpe brought $777,750, and a PSA 8.5 1952 Topps Jackie Robinson hit $622,200. Here is what a hu…

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Collecting Tips · Jul 15, 2026

Heritage Auctions Posts a Record $1.41 Billion First Half: What It Signals for Card Collectors

Heritage's biggest midyear total in its 50-year history came in 47 percent above last year, powered in part by a $3.6 million Wagner and a record Jordan-Kobe Logoman. Here is what …

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Collecting Tips · Jul 14, 2026

July Rookie Risers: Misiorowski's 149 Percent Spike and the Crow-Armstrong Surge Before All-Star Week

Jacob Misiorowski's 1st Bowman auto in PSA 10 is up roughly 149 percent and Pete Crow-Armstrong's monster June has his chrome rookies setting new highs. Here is who is moving, why …

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Collecting Tips · Jul 14, 2026

Pokemon Market Check: Rayquaza VMAX Jumps 11.9 Percent as Pitch Black Week Approaches

One week before Pitch Black launches, the Pokemon singles market is rotating: Rayquaza VMAX and Mega Evolution promos are climbing while parts of Scarlet and Violet 151 correct. He…

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Collecting Tips · Jul 14, 2026

This Week in Releases: Dynamic Duals and Immaculate Land July 15, Pitch Black Caps the Week July 17

Chrome Logofractor preorders open today, Topps Dynamic Duals and Panini Immaculate share a July 15 release day, and Pokemon Pitch Black arrives Friday. A priority guide to the hobb…

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Collecting Tips · Jul 8, 2026

AJ Dybantsa's Summer League Debut: What Vegas Does to the Number One Pick's Card Market

AJ Dybantsa leads the Wizards' 2026 Summer League roster as Las Vegas gives the hobby its first extended look at the new draft class. Here is how summer league moves rookie card pr…

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Collecting Tips · Jul 8, 2026

MLB All-Star Week 2026 Card Market Preview: The Derby Spike, Topps NOW, and the Philadelphia Exclusives

The Home Run Derby hits July 13 and the 96th All-Star Game follows July 14 at Citizens Bank Park. Here is how the card market historically moves during All-Star Week and what Topps…

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Collecting Tips · Jul 6, 2026

Pokemon Pitch Black Buyer's Guide: The Mega Darkrai ex Chase and Every Pull Rate That Matters Before July 17

Pitch Black prereleases are running now, with the global launch set for July 17. Here is the compact 118-card checklist, the two Mega Darkrai ex chases and their real pull rates, a…

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