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Events & Recaps · Jul 18, 2026

Fanatics Fest Day One Recap: Brady Dunks Gronk, LeBron Signs a Card Live, and the Hobby Takes Over Manhattan

Fanatics Fest NYC 2026 opened with Tom Brady sending Rob Gronkowski into a dunk tank, LeBron James signing a card for a young collector, and celebrities trading on the show floor. …

Events & Recaps · Jul 18, 2026

Fanatics Fest NYC Opens Today: The CGC Wagner Showcase and Every Day-One Exclusive Worth Chasing

Fanatics Fest New York is underway at the Javits Center, and CGC stole day one by unveiling a T206 Honus Wagner making its first public appearance in decades. Here is what to see, …

Events & Recaps · Jul 14, 2026

Fanatics Fest 2026 Exclusives Guide: Topps Drops, Big Apple Parallels, and a World Cup Final Collision

Fanatics Fest returns to the Javits Center July 16-19 with event-only Topps boxes, Big Apple parallels, 75th Anniversary stamps, and a Cactus Jack Topps Chrome drop, all while the …

Events & Recaps · Jul 14, 2026

Yu-Gi-Oh North America WCQ 2026 Takes Over Minneapolis July 10-12: The First Nationals of the Chaos Origins Era

The North America World Championship Qualifier runs July 10-12 at the Minneapolis Convention Center, just eight days after Chaos Origins hit shelves. Here is what the weekend means…

Events & Recaps · Jul 14, 2026

Fanatics Fest NYC 2026 Preview: Exclusive Topps Drops, a $600 Cactus Jack Return, and a Skenes 1/1

Fanatics Fest returns to the Javits Center July 16-19 with 25 percent more floor space, 500-plus athletes, and a slate of venue-exclusive Topps products. Here is the full rundown o…

Events & Recaps · Jul 14, 2026

Auction Weekend: Goldin Elite Closes Tonight With a Signed Goudey Ruth, a Clemente Rookie, and a '57 Mantle

Three major auctions close within 24 hours: Goldin's Elite hammers July 11 with a signed 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth, a 1955 Topps Clemente rookie, and a 1957 Topps Mantle, while Heritag…

Events & Recaps · Jul 14, 2026

MagicCon Amsterdam Preview: Three New Set Announcements, The Hobbit Debut, and a $500K Pro Tour This Weekend

MagicCon Amsterdam runs July 17-19 with three brand-new Magic sets to be announced, The Hobbit's official spoiler debut, and Pro Tour Marvel Super Heroes. Plus the Star Trek first …

Events & Recaps · Jul 14, 2026

Card Show Weekend Preview July 18-19: Collect-A-Con Minneapolis, Fanatics Fest's Final Days, and Pitch Black Everywhere

Collect-A-Con brings 900-plus vendor tables to Minneapolis July 18-19 while Fanatics Fest NYC runs through Sunday, Pitch Black launches Friday, and the World Cup final caps the wee…

Events & Recaps · Jul 8, 2026

Card Show Weekend Preview July 11-12: Collect-A-Con New Jersey and Front Row Seattle Before the July Crunch

Collect-A-Con brings 900-plus vendor tables to Edison, New Jersey while Front Row runs Seattle/Tacoma out west. It is the last big show weekend before Fanatics Fest and the Pitch B…

Events & Recaps · Jul 6, 2026

The July 2026 Hobby Gauntlet: Four Flagship Events in 19 Days and How to Budget for All of Them

Pitch Black on July 17, Fanatics Fest July 16-19, the World Cup final July 19, and Topps Chrome Baseball July 22. The hobby crammed four of its biggest 2026 moments into 19 days. H…

Events & Recaps · Jul 2, 2026

One Piece Card Game July Kicks Off: Store Tournaments, Pirate Party, and a Dodgers Luffy Giveaway

Bandai's summer season starts July 1 with a new wave of Store Tournaments and their alt-art promo packs, plus all-summer Pirate Party events for casual players. On July 2, the Dodg…

Events & Recaps · Jun 30, 2026

Fanatics Fest NYC Reveals Its Exclusive Topps Drops: A New-York-Themed Series 2 and an EQL-Only Entry

Fanatics Fest NYC runs July 16 to 19 with two show-only Topps exclusives: a New-York-themed 2026 Topps Series 2 Baseball and 2025/26 Topps Chrome UCC. Both are entered via EQL for …

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