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2026 Topps Series 2 Baseball preorders open May 11, five days from today. The 350-card flagship continues numbering from Series 1, brings back Heavy Lumber and Golden Mirror Image,…
Read More →Pocket players have a packed May. The Pulsing Aura Emblem Event runs through May 13, the Special Drop Event 2026 closes May 9, and the Mega Heracross ex Drop is the only path to B …
Read More →PSA raised fees 5 dollars per card in February and CGC pushed prices up across every tier in January. With Collectors Holdings facing an active antitrust class action, the timing h…
Read More →Between May 5 and May 13, Topps opens pre-orders on Chrome Platinum, Dynasty, and Series 2 baseball, and Bowman ships wide. Here is how to triage your pre-order budget across four …
Read More →PSA's current grading specials expire Thursday, April 30, 2026, and standard 2026 pricing is now $15 to $20 higher per card after February's tier increase. Here is the math on what…
Read More →Pokemon TCG's April 11 Standard rotation removed Iono from the format, and players have rushed to rebuild their hand disruption plans. The Lost Thunder full-art Judge is the early …
Read More →PSA has confirmed it is now grading approximately 90,000 cards per day across its global facilities, with more capacity coming online in 2026. Here is what it means for submission …
Read More →A New York congressman called for a federal look at card grading market consolidation. Three months later, here is how the PSA, CGC, and SGC landscape actually breaks down and what…
Read More →Collectors Holdings already owns PSA and SGC, and now it has a pending agreement to acquire Beckett. A California antitrust lawsuit, an early-year FTC letter, and CGC's January pri…
Read More →Counterfeit Pokémon cards have become disturbingly sophisticated. This 2026 guide walks through the exact visual and physical tests collectors use to separate real cards from fake…
Read More →Fake sports cards have gotten better and faster to produce. From 1986 Fleer Jordans to modern Caitlin Clark rookies, here is the five-category authentication process pros use to se…
Read More →The difference between a collection that appreciates and one that degrades is almost entirely about storage. This guide breaks down the tiered storage approach pro collectors use, …
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