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Hobby News · Aug 14, 2026

Goldin's Sports Elite Auction Closes Tomorrow: The First Clean Read on High-End Sports Since The National

The Goldin Sports Elite Auction ends August 15, two weeks after The National and a week before Heritage Platinum Night. With football money still on the sidelines, this closing is …

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Collecting Tips · Aug 14, 2026

NFL Preseason Week 1 Is the Most Dangerous Week of the Year to Buy Rookie Cards

The 2026 preseason opened Thursday and rookie card prices are already moving on backup-versus-backup football. Here is why the spike fades in ten days, and why the August 21 flagsh…

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Hobby News · Aug 14, 2026

Topps Stadium Club UFC Lands Today With Two Autographs a Box and a Film-Reel Signature Concept

Stadium Club brings its borderless photography to the octagon on August 14 with a 200-card base set and two autographs per hobby box. Fight Motion Autographs use a film-reel design…

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Events & Recaps · Aug 14, 2026

Card Show Weekend August 14-16: Collect-A-Con San Antonio, Vegas, Seattle, and MTG The Hobbit Release Day

Four multi-day shows across four states plus the paper release of MTG The Hobbit on Friday. Here is what each event is actually good for, whether you are buying TCG singles, huntin…

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Hobby News · Aug 14, 2026

Wacky Packages Gets Chrome for the First Time in 53 Years

2026 Topps Wacky Packages All New Series is a Topps.com exclusive with 36 new gags and the brand's first-ever Chrome parallels, including Red Refractors numbered to 5. Artist autog…

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Guides & How-To · Aug 14, 2026

Every Card Is Foil: What Is Actually Inside Pokemon 30th Celebration, Out September 16

Pokemon's 30th anniversary set makes every card in the expansion a foil, with 30 unique Pikachu illustrations as the chase. Here is the full pack breakdown, both Elite Trainer Box …

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Collecting Tips · Aug 14, 2026

Goldin's TCG Elite Auction Cleared $18 Million: a $713,700 Luffy Trophy and a $809,094 Bulbasaur

Goldin's Summer TCG Elite Auction closed August 10 with more than $18 million in sales and three category records. A One Piece World Championship trophy card became the most expens…

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Hobby News · Aug 14, 2026

Cooper Flagg's 1-of-1 Rookie Debut Patch Auto Was Pulled in Rhode Island With $1.5M Already on the Table

The most hyped basketball card in years came out of a livestreamed break in North Kingstown on Monday night. Ken Goldin had a $1.5 million cash advance waiting and the Mavericks of…

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Guides & How-To · Aug 12, 2026

The Best Card Collecting Podcasts, YouTube Channels, and Newsletters in 2026

The card hobby produces an enormous amount of content, and most of it is someone opening boxes at you. Here are the podcasts, channels, and newsletters still publishing in 2026 tha…

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Hobby News · Aug 11, 2026

This Week in Releases August 10-16: Bowman Chrome Pre-Orders, a Four-Product Wednesday, and D23 Weekend

Monday brings Bowman Chrome and WWE Universe pre-orders plus the Hatsune Miku Secret Lair. Wednesday drops Prizm Baseball, Topps Pristine, Upper Deck AEW, and Star Wars Chrome Gala…

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Hobby News · Aug 11, 2026

Card Breaks and Repacks Are Now a Legal Fight: Inside the Lottery Argument Against the Hobby's Fastest-Growing Formats

A qui tam suit against Whatnot and Fanatics Live has been unsealed, 15 arbitration complaints have been filed on behalf of 30-plus clients, and attorneys are advising operators to …

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Collecting Tips · Aug 11, 2026

Modern Pokemon Chase Cards Lose 20 to 30 Percent in 60 Days. The Overall Market Is Up 4.5.

Special Illustration Rares spike on release day and then give back a quarter of their value within two months, while the broader Pokemon market climbed 4.5 percent over the last 30…

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