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Hobby News · May 25, 2026

Panini Explores a Sale With Topps Named as a Potential Buyer, While Sources Say Fanatics Is Not Buying

Panini's Italian parent is weighing strategic options, including a full or partial sale of its trading-card business, with Topps reported as a potential buyer. Sources close to Fan…

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Hobby News · May 25, 2026

Nikola Jokic Joins the Million-Dollar Card Club: 1/1 Logoman Rookie Hits 1,012,600 Dollars at Goldin

A 1-of-1 Nikola Jokic rookie Logoman patch autograph, a 2015-16 Panini Immaculate RPA graded PSA 8, sold for 1,012,600 dollars in Goldin's April Elite Auction, which closed May 9. …

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Hobby News · May 25, 2026

MTG May 18 Banned and Restricted: Modern Loses Phlage and Lotus Field While Umezawa's Jitte Returns

Wizards' May 18 Banned and Restricted announcement reshaped Modern: Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury and Lotus Field are banned, while Violent Outburst and Umezawa's Jitte return. Stan…

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Hobby News · May 25, 2026

2025 Topps Cosmic Chrome Football Opens Presale: The Space-Themed Line Goes Fully Licensed for the First Time

2025 Topps Cosmic Chrome Football opened presale May 18 via an EQL raffle at 639.99 dollars a box, with a June 19 release. The big change this year: the space-themed line gets the …

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Hobby News · May 25, 2026

PSA Triples the Cost of Entry: Bulk Grading Now Starts at 50 Cards and 24.99 Dollars Each

Effective May 18, PSA raised its bulk grading minimum from 20 cards to 50 and pushed the per-card rate to 24.99 dollars, lifting the cheapest bulk order from roughly 400 dollars to…

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Hobby News · May 22, 2026

MTG Marvel Super Heroes Confirmed for June 26 as the Summer's Biggest Standard-Legal Crossover

Magic: The Gathering | Marvel Super Heroes releases June 26, 2026, the largest of several planned Marvel sets. It is a Standard-legal Universes Beyond expansion pulling from the Av…

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Hobby News · May 22, 2026

Pokemon TCG Mega Evolution Chaos Rising Goes Live May 21 With a Two-Month Ranked Ladder and Trainer Trials

Mega Evolution: Chaos Rising hit Pokemon TCG Live today, May 21, with the physical set arriving May 22. The launch comes with an extended Ranked Ladder running through July 16, Tra…

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Hobby News · May 22, 2026

2026 Topps Midnight UFC Drops Today With 2 Autographs Per Box and a Deep Combat-Sports Checklist

2026 Topps Midnight UFC releases today, May 22, continuing the steady rise of Topps Chrome UFC. Each box delivers two autographs alongside a wide refractor rainbow and a deep check…

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Hobby News · May 22, 2026

Pokemon TCG Pocket Paradox Drive Launches May 27 With Koraidon and Miraidon ex and a New Emblem Event

Pokemon TCG Pocket's Paradox Drive expansion launches the evening of May 27, debuting Koraidon ex and Miraidon ex and introducing Ancient and Future Pokemon categories. A Paradox D…

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Hobby News · May 22, 2026

2025 Topps Chrome Sapphire Football Drops Today: All 400 Cards Go Blue With Infinite Sapphire as the Chase

2025 Topps Chrome Sapphire Football releases at Topps.com today, May 22. All 400 cards from the flagship Chrome checklist get the blue gem treatment, with eight autograph concepts …

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Hobby News · May 20, 2026

Disney Lorcana Attack of the Vine! Confirmed for July 24 With Monsters Inc., Up, and Turning Red

Disney Lorcana's next set, 100% Organic Panic: Attack of the Vine!, is confirmed for July 24 with prereleases July 17. It adds glimmers from three more Pixar films - Monsters Inc.,…

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Hobby News · May 20, 2026

One Piece Card Game OP-16 The Time of Battle: Japan's First Treasure Rare and Three Admiral Manga Rares

Bandai's OP-16 The Time of Battle is a Paramount War-themed booster releasing in Japan on May 30. It debuts Japan's first Treasure Rare with Prisoner of Impel Down and includes thr…

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