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Arch Manning Is Exclusively Topps Now

Manning signed an exclusive NIL trading card deal with Topps on September 3, 2026, just before Texas's season opener — locking in the hobby's most anticipated college card.

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Topps Marks the End of Messi's Argentina Career With a Topps NOW Card

Topps released 2026 Argentina Topps NOW Card 1 to commemorate the conclusion of Lionel Messi's international career.

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2025-26 Panini Prizm Basketball Is Out Unlicensed. Here's What the Checklist Tells You.

Panini released 2025-26 Prizm Basketball without an NBA license, and the full checklist is now public.

Jul 31

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Backyard Breaks Claims 1-of-1 LeBron James Case Hit — Here's What Collectors Should Know

A live NBA card break from Backyard Breaks produced what the channel described as a 1-of-1 LeBron James Treasured Talent Papa insert, but no official source has confirmed the pull.

Jul 15

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2026 Topps Pristine Baseball Has a Full Checklist and Pre-Order Date

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Arch Manning Is Exclusively Topps Now

Today

Topps Marks the End of Messi's Argentina Career With a Topps NOW Card

2025-26 Panini Prizm Basketball Is Out Unlicensed. Here's What the Checklist Tells You.

Backyard Breaks Claims 1-of-1 LeBron James Case Hit — Here's What Collectors Should Know

2026 Topps Pristine Baseball Has a Full Checklist and Pre-Order Date

Yesterday

The Wand Company's Luxury Ball Replica Lands at Pokémon Center for $119.99

Panini's 2026 Score-A-Treat Multi-Sport Is a Halloween Release Covering NFL, NBA, and MLB

Debut Patch Cards for Flagg, Harper Jr., and Knueppel Are Now Live on Fanatics Collect

Fanatics Locks In UEFA Champions League Cards Through 2033

Fanatics and Topps Extend UEFA Rights Through 2033, Add 1-of-1 Debut Patch Cards to Champions League

Pokémon TCG Announces ex Star Cards and Reveals 2026 Worlds Pikachu and Rayquaza Promos

Panini Locks In a New WNBA Deal, and the Caitlin Clark Card Market Keeps Its Foundation

2026 Topps Vault Marvel Hobby Box Is Up for Pre-Order

Topps Flagship Premier League 2026/27 Is Live: Chrome Classics Locked to September Hobby Boxes

Beckett's 2025-26 Topps Chrome Update Basketball Variations Guide Is Live

PokémonXP Is Running Alongside 2026 Worlds in San Francisco. The Co-Streamer Lineup Hasn't Dropped Yet.

2026 Topps Flagship Football Is Real — And the Hobby Is Already Buzzing

Topps 2026 Series 1 Is a 75th Anniversary Statement — Here's What Collectors Need to Know

Topps Is Back in the NBA and Collectors Are Already Ripping Signature Class

Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution—Pitch Black Is Live in TCG Live

Wednesday, September 2

SGC's Base Grading Fee Just Jumped from $15 to $50

Grading Volume Pulled Back in August, But 2026 Is Still Running Hot

Panini's First NWSL Product Is Here: 2026 Donruss Optic Soccer

Topps Is Bringing Rookie Debut Patch Autos to NFL Cards, Retiring the PREM1ERE Patch Format

2025-26 Panini Obsidian Soccer Checklist Is Out

CGC Cards Opens a Grading Operation Inside Fanatics Collect's Facility for $9 a Card

Monday, August 31

Nebraska Postal Worker Arrested for Allegedly Stealing $46,000 in Sports Cards

Sunday, August 30

Classic Auctions Is Selling a Wayne Gretzky Stanley Cup Helmet

Pokémon TCG Delta Reign Is Official: Mega Rayquaza Alt Art, ETB, and a November 6 Date

2026 Topps Chrome Baseball Is Live — Here's Every Rookie, Parallel, and Box Config You Need to Know

The Pokémon TCG Has a Whole Aesthetic Built Around Cards That Look Like Nobody's Home

Friday, August 28

Aardman Is Co-Producing a Pokémon Animated Series, and It's Heading to Disney+

Upper Deck Drops Full 2026-27 SP Game Used Hockey Configuration

Panini Is Making Sonic the Hedgehog Trading Cards, Including 1-of-1 Prizms

Thursday, August 27

Upper Deck Is Bringing Transformers: The Movie Back as a Trading Card Set, and Peter Cullen Signed Some of Them

Every NFL Rookie Will Wear a Debut Patch in 2026, and Topps Will Put Them in Cards

Pokémon Bank Has a Final Date: February 26, 2027

Wednesday, August 26

Leaf Announces 2026 Metal Signature Series Multi-Sport with Full Checklist

Topps Put Anne Hathaway in 2025-26 Finest Premier League as a Numbered Auto

Tuesday, August 25

Dolly Parton, 80, Is Dead. Here Is Every Card She Left Behind.

Topps Chrome Team Samurai Japan Pairs Ohtani with Sadaharu Oh on a Dual Auto

Heritage's Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction Closes at a Record $62.9 Million

Brady's CardVault Palo Alto Was Robbed One Week After Opening

Monday, August 24

One Piece TCG OP-17 Releases in English on August 28 — Prerelease Starts This Week

Sunday, August 23

T206 Honus Wagner With 1950s Collector Provenance Clears $5.8 Million

Friday, August 21

One Piece TCG OP-17 Prerelease Has Started: Wide Release Hits August 28

Thursday, August 20

2025-26 Fleer Ultra PWHL Hockey Has a Full Checklist: Here's What's in the Set

Wednesday, August 19

Reality Fracture Rumor: MTG's Next Set May Include a 500-Copy Serialized Card

Tuesday, August 18

A Complete 1997-98 Jordan PMG Red Set Just Sold for $1.47 Million

Leaf Drops Full Details on Three 2026 Football Releases: Metal, Paydirt, and Spectacular

Monday, August 17

Ohtani's Tokyo Series Cleats Just Set the Baseball Footwear Auction Record

Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration Drops September 16 in the Franchise's First Simultaneous Global Launch

A 1-of-1 Shohei Ohtani Auto Pulled in Florida Just Sold for $10 Million

Friday, August 14

2026 Leaf Trinity Football: Confirmed Signers, Box Config, and a September Release

Pokémon TCG Ascended Heroes Tins Drop August 28 with Mega Meganium, Emboar, and Feraligatr ex Promos

Topps Chrome Update Basketball's Alter Ego Inserts: Full Set Breakdown

Thursday, August 13

2026 Panini Revolution K League Soccer Is Out: Full Checklist and What to Chase

Sunday, August 16

Panini Is Dropping Five NASCAR Sets in 2026, From Racing Kings to Donruss

The Dallas Mavericks Are Offering $1.5 Million for the Cooper Flagg 1/1 Debut Patch Auto

Tuesday, September 1

Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Set List Is Out in the Wild — Here's What the Leaks Reveal