What Card Collectors Can Chase at New York Comic Con
Cardsmiths has a Bitcoin chase, PSA's booth has a 1-in-25 Pochita and Magic sells a Secret Lair drop.
New York Comic Con opens Thursday, Oct. 8, at the Javits Center and runs through Sunday, Oct. 11. It's the show's 20th anniversary. Last year's show drew more than 250,000 fans and more than 1,250 exhibitors and creators, the organizer, ReedPop, says.1
Six card and game companies, along with graders PSA and CGC, have announced their plans for the show, including a Bitcoin redemption card and a Pochita chase card limited to 50 copies.
Cardsmiths has three exclusives at booth 3462
Cardsmiths will sell three Fall 2026 Convention Exclusive sets at the show.2
| Set | Base designs | Chase |
|---|---|---|
| Currency | 3 | Gemstone Parallels and Cryptocurrency Redemption Cards |
| Street Fighter | 50, all from Street Fighter V | Cherry Blossom and Yoshino Blossom variations, White Lotus variation |
| Betty Boop | 5, all New York themed | Gemstone Parallels and Gold-Foil Signature Cards |
Cardsmiths says its Currency redemption cards are good for hits worth up to 0.1 Bitcoin. Bitcoin traded at $85,500 USD on October 6, which puts 0.1 Bitcoin at about $8,550 USD.3 Cardsmiths hasn't said what the three base designs show, how many redemption cards exist, what they cost, or how often one lands in a pack.
In the Street Fighter set, the Cherry Blossom and Yoshino Blossom variations are each numbered to 25. The White Lotus variation makes each of the 50 designs a 1/1.
The five Betty Boop designs are all New York themed. "We're paying tribute to the city with some of this year's exclusive trading card designs inspired by New York," said Steve Loney, Cardsmiths' co-founder and CEO.
PSA sells Chainsaw Man metal cards at booth 1223
PSA's booth will sell a Chainsaw Man metal card collection from Dogu Publishing during the Oct. 8 to 11 show. An ungraded mystery pack costs $40 USD, according to PSA's NYCC page.4 Each pack holds one encased metal card. The Beat reports, citing Dogu's announcement, that Crunchyroll licensed the set and Displate made it.5
The run is 1,250 cards, with 200 for each of the six characters and 50 Pochita chase cards, so a Pochita chase turns up in about 1 of every 25 packs.
The English voice cast signed 40 of the 1,250 cards, or about 1 in 31. Ryan Colt Levy signed 10 Denji and 10 Chainsaw Man cards, Reagan Murdock signed 10 Aki cards and Sarah Wiedenheft signed 10 Power cards.
Through Oct. 11, PSA will also sell a Hazbin Hotel promo card for $10 USD. A blind box costs $130 USD and holds one PSA-graded copy of Legend Has It, Vol. 1, the hip-hop comic Mass Appeal made with Marvel. Some copies are signed, and buyers won't know which they have until they open the box. PSA will split the 100 copies between its booth and Whatnot's.
Magic has a Borg Queen promo and a Secret Lair drop at booth 1301
Wizards of the Coast's NYCC post says Magic: The Gathering fans can pick up a Borg Queen, Perfection Manifest promo card while supplies last.6 They can also take home a Welcome Deck for the Star Trek set before it releases. Newcomers can sit down for a learn-to-play demo with Magic's Marvel Super Heroes Beginner Box.
The booth will also sell Roadshow: So Salty, a Secret Lair drop with traditional-foil versions of Expropriate, Worst Fears, Scrawling Crawler, Winter Orb, and Narset, Parter of Veils. Wizards of the Coast hasn't said what it will cost.
Magic will also hold a panel on Friday, Oct. 9, from 7:45 to 8:45 p.m. in North Room 406.3, where Wizards promises "all sorts of Magic reveals."
Yu-Gi-Oh! has demos, prizes and an exclusive game mat at booth 2219
Konami's Yu-Gi-Oh! booth will run demos of the trading card game, Master Duel, and Tag Force GX.7 Everyone who finishes a trading card game demo will keep the demo deck and get a Thank You Pack of cards built around it. Players will earn Demo Coins at the demos and can redeem up to five a day for prizes, from pins to a Nintendo Switch.
Duelists who beat all four of the booth's Master Duelists will win a Mulcharmy Purulia plush. An exclusive 2026 New York Comic Con game mat with chibi Yugi Muto and Dark Magician Girl costs $30 USD plus tax at the booth's retail counter. Five voice actors from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX will appear at the booth on Friday, Oct. 9, and Saturday, Oct. 10.
Bandai brings its Naruto Card Game, due summer 2027
Bandai's Naruto Card Game launches worldwide in summer 2027. At the show, Bandai will run free tutorials at its Bandai Card Games booth, 2705.8 Tutorial tickets are first come, first served and go out each morning at a different booth, Bandai Namco's Naruto booth, 3001. Players who join the Naruto TCG Updates Channel on TCG+ and fill out a survey after their session will take home a logo sticker and the CP-001 Chakra Card, one per person.
An official play mat costs $35 USD plus tax at Bandai's booth during the show. To buy one, you first need a retail ticket, which Bandai hands out each morning at booth 2705, first come, first served. Each person can buy one mat from a limited daily supply. Note that the mats don't ship until 2027.
The "NARUTO: What's Next?" panel on Saturday, Oct. 10, will bring Junko Takeuchi and Noriaki Sugiyama, the voices of Naruto and Sasuke. It will cover the latest on the anime, the card game and other new projects. Final Weapon reports it is scheduled for 5 to 6 p.m. on the Empire Stage.9
Topps Mint Disney opens pre-orders Oct. 13
Topps opens pre-orders for 2026 Topps Mint Disney on Oct. 13.10 Checklist Insider reports the set will debut at the show first, same as last year. It lists Chrome Autographs and Comic Cuts 1/1s among the chases.11
CGC and PSA take submissions at the show
CGC is the show's official grading and authentication service, at booths 2805 and HB906. It will take comics, trading card games, sports cards and non-sports cards for on-site submission. Collectors who'd rather keep walking the floor can use its Express Drop-off Service, which needs a free CGC account, an online form and printed packing slips. CGC will ship those submissions to its headquarters in Sarasota, Florida.12
Card submitters can get one of two CGC x Mercari Mike promo cards and one One Piece Cybercel card. CGC caps them at one per person, per show, while supplies last. CGC's announcement doesn't list fees or turnaround times, so check CGC's submission page before you pack a box.
CGC will also run two sessions you can drop into:
- From Raw to Slab: The CGC Grading Experience. CGC Comics President Matt Nelson and Vice President Shawn Caffrey will cover the grading process on Thursday, Oct. 8, from 11 to 11:45 a.m. in Room 1C03.
- Meet the Graders. Nelson and Caffrey will take questions one-on-one at booth 2805 on Thursday and Friday from 12:30 to 1 p.m.
Each eligible submission will also get one free exclusive comic: Absolute Batman #24 in Jock Cover C or Dexter Soy Cover C, or Dungeon Crawler Carl #0 Day Variant. There will only be 1,000 copies of each Batman cover, so go quickly!
PSA will take drop-off submissions at booth 1223, cards and sealed packs included, until 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11, but it won't grade anything on site.13
Beckett's online submission center is still down after the company took its systems offline over what it called suspicious technical activity. Its Oct. 2 update says submissions will return in the first phase of a rollout over the coming weeks.14
The rest of the floor
The show's dealer listing on The Card Shop Finder shows Pokémon, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Lorcana and Dragon Ball singles and sealed, plus sports and vintage dealers.
Ripmart, a live-shopping app for cards, is still on a waitlist ahead of its launch. They will have one of the largest booths at the show and are hosting a welcome party on Thursday night.15
Notes
- New York Comic Con, press kit, read Oct. 6, 2026, on the Oct. 8 to 11 dates, the Javits Center, the producer and the 2025 attendance; the 20th anniversary is stated in the Cardsmiths release. newyorkcomiccon.com ↩
- Toynk, "Cardsmiths Brings Fall Exclusives to New York Comic Con 2026 With Currency, Street Fighter, and Betty Boop Trading Cards," EIN Presswire, Oct. 1, 2026, on the booth number, the three sets, their chases, the print runs and the Loney quote. einpresswire.com ↩
- Coinbase spot price for BTC-USD, read October 6, 2026, $85,527.46 USD; 0.1 Bitcoin is CardWire's multiplication. coinbase.com ↩
- PSA, "PSA at NYCC: Exclusives, Submissions, & More," read Oct. 6, 2026, on the booth, the Chainsaw Man, Hazbin Hotel and Mass Appeal prices, the blind boxes and the Whatnot split; Mass Appeal, "Mass Appeal and Marvel Join Forces for Legend Has It… Comic," read Oct. 6, 2026, on the comic and its Marvel partnership. psacard.com massappeal.com ↩
- Taimur Dar, The Beat, Oct. 1, 2026, reporting Dogu's announcement, on the license, the run, the chase and the signers. The odds are 1,250 divided by 50 and by 40. comicsbeat.com ↩
- Wizards of the Coast, "Magic: The Gathering at New York Comic Con 2026," Magic.gg, Oct. 2, 2026, on the booth, the promo, the Welcome Decks, the Beginner Box demos, the Secret Lair drop and the panel. magic.gg ↩
- Konami Digital Entertainment, "New York Comic Con 2026 Information," Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Event Coverage, Aug. 18, 2026, read Oct. 6, 2026, on the booth, demos, the Thank You Pack, Demo Coin prizes, Duel the Master, the exclusive game mat and the voice actors. yugiohblog.konami.com ↩
- Bandai, the NARUTO CARD GAME official site's New York Comic Con 2026 page, read Oct. 6, 2026, on the booths, tutorial and retail tickets, gifts, the playmat and the panel. naruto-cardgame.com ↩
- Final Weapon, "New Naruto Project to be Unveiled at New York Comic Con 2026," Aug. 19, 2026, on the panel time and the summer 2027 worldwide launch. finalweapon.net ↩
- Topps, 2026 Topps Mint Disney product page, read Oct. 6, 2026, on the Oct. 13 pre-order date. topps.com ↩
- Checklist Insider, 2026 Topps Mint Disney guide, Oct. 5, 2026, on the show debut and the chase sets. checklistinsider.com ↩
- Certified Collectibles Group, "CGC Brings the Ultimate Collector Lineup to New York Comic Con," GlobeNewswire, Sept. 30, 2026, on the booths, submissions, promo cards, sessions and exclusive comics. globenewswire.com ↩
- PSA, "PSA at NYCC: Exclusives, Submissions, & More," read Oct. 6, 2026, on drop-off submissions, accepted item types and the absence of on-site grading. psacard.com ↩
- Beckett, "Tech Updates," Oct. 2, 2026, on the outage and the phased rollout. maintenance.beckett.com ↩
- Ripmart, information provided to CardWire, October 2026, on the booth and the welcome party; ripmart.com, read Oct. 6, 2026, on the waitlist. ripmart.com ↩