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Hobby News · May 19, 2026

2026 Bowman Baseball Releases Today With Ethan Holliday Headlining the Hobby's Biggest Prospecting Day of the Spring

2026 Bowman Baseball lands at hobby shops Thursday, May 14, with Ethan Holliday's 1st Bowman Chrome auto as the headline chase. Hobby boxes have already moved from $450 pre-orders …

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Hobby News · May 19, 2026

April 2026 Grading Volume Hits 3.1 Million Cards as Pikachu Becomes First Character to Cross 200,000 Submissions in a Month

April 2026 produced the largest grading month in industry history with 3.1 million cards graded across the major companies. PSA still leads, CGC closed the gap, and Pikachu became …

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Hobby News · May 19, 2026

2025-26 Topps Hoops Basketball Drops Tomorrow With Newly Crowned ROY Cooper Flagg on the Cover

Topps Hoops Basketball releases May 14, 2026 with Cooper Flagg fresh off his Rookie of the Year win, Dylan Harper, and Ace Bailey on the cover. Here is what the hobby box yields, w…

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Hobby News · May 19, 2026

2026 Bowman Baseball Drops Today With Roman Anthony Headliner and Bowman Red RC Redemption Return

2026 Bowman Baseball releases May 13 with Roman Anthony, Jac Caglianone, and a deep international class led by Murakami and Imai. Here is what every collector needs to know about t…

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Hobby News · May 19, 2026

One Piece TCG OP-16 The Time of Battle Locks May 30 Japan Date and Pirates Party Format Launches in Western Stores

Bandai confirmed One Piece OP-16 The Time of Battle hits Japan on May 30, 2026 and the United States on June 12, 2026 under the new simultaneous global release calendar. A new casu…

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Hobby News · May 19, 2026

2026 Bowman Baseball Arrives Tomorrow With Patchwork, Electric Sluggers, and the Chrome Prospect PackFractor Variation

Hobby boxes of 2026 Bowman Baseball drop on Wednesday, May 13 with 20 packs, one autograph per box, and 76 fresh 1st Bowman autos on the checklist. New inserts include Patchwork, E…

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Hobby News · May 19, 2026

2026 Topps Chrome VeeFriends Pre-Orders Open Today on EQL With Mr Beast as the Headline Card

Topps opens the EQL queue at noon Eastern on Tuesday, May 12 for the 2026 Topps Chrome VeeFriends release shipping June 10. The big headline this year is the first ever trading car…

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Hobby News · May 8, 2026

Big MLB Card Week Ahead: 2026 Topps Series 2 Pre-Orders Open May 11, Bowman Baseball Drops May 13

Two of the spring's biggest baseball releases land in the same week. Topps Series 2 pre-orders open Monday with the 350-card base set picking up at #351, and Bowman Baseball releas…

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Hobby News · May 8, 2026

Riftbound Unleashed Set 3 Hits Stores Worldwide Today With New Mechanics, Champions, and a Single Ultimate Rare Baron Nashor

Riot Games' League of Legends TCG drops its third set in English markets today, May 8. Unleashed brings 220+ cards, three new keywords (Ambush, XP, and Hunt), a new Vault product, …

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Hobby News · May 7, 2026

NoPSAMay Is Real and the Hobby Is Watching: How the Boycott Is Reshaping Card Grading in Real Time

The grassroots NoPSAMay boycott is pulling submissions away from PSA in real numbers, with PSA 10 premiums softening and SGC, CGC, and TAG reporting double-digit volume increases. …

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Hobby News · May 7, 2026

2025-26 Bowman Basketball Mega Box Hits Retail Today With Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, and the New NIL Auto Format

The mega box format for 2025-26 Bowman Basketball arrives at Target and Walmart today, delivering two autographs per box and the year's deepest rookie class. Cooper Flagg, Dylan Ha…

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Hobby News · May 7, 2026

Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions 2025-26 Drops Today With 200 Cards and a Stacked Parallel Rainbow

Topps officially launches 2025-26 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions today at 11 a.m., bringing chromium parallels, autographs, and First Day Issue boxes to soccer collectors chas…

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