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Guides & How-To · Jun 10, 2026

TAG Is the Grading Story of 2026: How AI-Assisted Grading Became the Real PSA Alternative

TAG went from footnote to genuine contender in 2026, powered by AI-assisted grading and a $12 to $15 economy tier. With PSA's Value tiers paused and its backlog near 10 million car…

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Hobby News · Jun 10, 2026

Pokemon TCG Pocket's Next Booster Lands June 26: The B3b Themed Pack, Ceruledge ex Drop, and Ranked Season 14

Pokemon TCG Pocket is closing June with its biggest drop yet: the B3b Themed Booster Pack adds more than 100 new cards from June 26 to July 2. Here is everything live and coming, p…

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Collecting Tips · Jun 10, 2026

The 2026 World Cup Panini Sticker Craze Lands in America: Inside the Album Mania Sweeping the Hobby

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is here, and the Panini sticker album, a European and South American obsession for decades, is suddenly catching fire with American collectors. Here is why …

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Guides & How-To · Jun 9, 2026

The Rest of 2026 in Magic: A Collector's Roadmap to Marvel, The Hobbit, Reality Fracture, and Star Trek

Magic: The Gathering's second-half 2026 schedule is a gauntlet of blockbuster releases, from Marvel Super Heroes on June 26 to Star Trek in November. Here is the full calendar and …

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Collecting Tips · Jun 9, 2026

The K-Shaped Hobby: Why Million-Dollar Cards Keep Climbing While the Middle Market Softens

The 2026 card market is splitting in two. Premium grails keep setting records, with a dozen-plus million-dollar sales in the first quarter alone, while common base cards and non-su…

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Collecting Tips · Jun 9, 2026

Knicks vs Spurs and the 2026 NBA Finals Card Market: Brunson's Clutch Run Meets Wembanyama's Grails

The 2026 NBA Finals are giving the hobby a marquee matchup: Jalen Brunson's clutch postseason run against Victor Wembanyama, the most valuable young player in the game. Here is how…

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Hobby News · Jun 9, 2026

One Company, 80 Percent of Grading: The FTC Probe and Antitrust Suit Reshaping the Hobby

PSA parent Collectors Holdings now controls roughly 80 percent of the U.S. card grading market after acquiring SGC and Beckett. A congressman has asked the FTC to investigate, and …

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Hobby News · Jun 9, 2026

Pokemon TCG 30th Celebration Revealed: A Worldwide Same-Day Launch, All-Foil Cards, and a Brand-New Futuristic Rare

Pokemon TCG 30th Celebration arrives September 16 as the first set in the game's history to release worldwide on the same day. Every card is foil, a new Futuristic rare rarity debu…

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Collecting Tips · Jun 8, 2026

A 5.1 Million Dollar T206 Honus Wagner Sells at Goldin, Traced to the 1909 Cigarette Pack It Came From

A T206 Honus Wagner that stayed in one family for over a century, traced to the Sweet Caporal cigarette pack it was pulled from in 1909, sold for 5,124,000 dollars at Goldin. Grade…

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Guides & How-To · Jun 8, 2026

MTG FINAL FANTASY Launches Friday June 13: A Launch-Week Buyer's Guide to the Collector Booster Chases

Magic: The Gathering FINAL FANTASY drops June 13 as a fully Standard-legal crossover pulling in two fandoms at once. Here is where the chase cards live, which product to buy for yo…

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Hobby News · Jun 8, 2026

2026 Donruss Elite Baseball Returns as a Standalone Set June 17 With Passing the Torch, Pen Pals, and Kaboom

Panini revives Donruss Elite as a dedicated, autograph-first baseball release on June 17, headlined by the dual-signed Passing the Torch series, the return of Pen Pals, and chase-w…

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Hobby News · Jun 8, 2026

2026 Topps Cosmic Chrome WWE Is Here: Space-Themed Refractors, Four Autograph Sets, and a Pluto Chase

Topps brought its Cosmic Chrome line to wrestling on June 4 with a 200-card base set, space-named parallels like Black Eclipse and Red Flare, four hard-signed autograph sets, and a…

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