Tarik Skubal's Topps Chrome rookie rose after the Dodgers trade
As free agency gears up, his rookie value has come back down to pre-trade levels.
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Topps leaves 23 Supernova players out of Cosmic Chrome packs
Only Judge's and Soto's made it into boxes. Topps will send the other 23 to collectors who submit that player's base Interstellar Gold /50.
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Cardsmiths deserves to win the fight over its $2 Mantle card
Mantle's rights holders want at least $750,000 over it. The first court conference is Nov. 18.
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Which MLB Rookie of the Year finalists' cards are worth buying
What each finalist's cards cost now, before the winners' Red Rookies qualify for $100 in FanCash on Monday.
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Kevin McGonigle's 1st Bowman auto is a sell before Rookie of the Year
Last year's winner Nick Kurtz got hurt in year two and his PSA 10 now sells for $700 against McGonigle's $830.
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Arena Club puts every card's odds on the table before you rip
Its 90% buyback is one of the best rates among rip sites. Here's how to check the estimate behind your offer against real sales.
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Brewers Win the World Series While Rookie Cooper Pratt Sets a World Series Rookie Record
Pratt set a World Series rookie record with six straight hits as the Brewers won their first title, and his 2024 Bowman Chrome Refractor /499 auto in PSA 10 went from $246 in the regular season to about $375 after Game 4.
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Jackson Chourio's Topps Chrome rookie is a sell before new PSA 10s hit eBay
His four hits in Game 3 left the Brewers one win from their first World Series title.
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Jacob Misiorowski brings Charizard power to Game 1 tonight
He told a kid at his World Series press conference he'll bring flame energy against the Rays on Friday.
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Dodgers Front Office Says Ohtani Doesn't Need Surgery and Will Pitch Next Season, as His Topps Update Rookie Falls in Price
Andrew Friedman expects Ohtani to pitch in 2027 after doctors ruled out surgery, while his 2018 Topps Update rookie in PSA 10 has slid since late September.
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2026 Topps Museum Collection Baseball Sold Out Before Release
Presale boxes of Topps' premium set with Sandy Koufax, Derek Jeter, and Shohei Ohtani autographs sold out at $410 and now cost at least $575 on eBay.
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Brewers Fans Are Paying Up for Chourio Before the World Series
Jackson Chourio's first Bowman Chrome autograph Refractor went from $930 to $1,177 in PSA 10 in August to a $1,600 sale four days after Milwaukee swept the Dodgers.
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Junior Caminero's PSA 10 rookie has tripled while raw copies still sell for $2
With the Rays playing for the pennant, all the gains in Junior Caminero's rookie have gone to the graded copies.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong card sales halved once his NL MVP looked certain
His cards sold most in the week his MVP odds passed 90 percent. Weekly sales have since fallen 61 percent.
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The 10 Best Baseball Cards to Buy Right Now
With the Brewers in the World Series and four of my picks in Milwaukee, these are the top 10 baseball cards to buy in October.
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2026 Topps Update Baseball brings back colorful insert Mystical as a short print
Topps turned its once-common Mystical insert into a hobby-only short print in 2026 Topps Update. Early sales run from mis-priced $15 for a JJ Wetherholt to $455 for an Aaron Judge.
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Analyzing the Market of 4 Key Players in the Championship Series
Last year's World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto shows what a stellar Fall Classic performance can do to a rookie auto. This October, four key player's cards are lined up to find out again if their market will explode.
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Jacob Misiorowski rookie card cools before the World Series
Jackson Chourio's Topps Chrome rookie went from about $40 to $80 in PSA 10 on the pennant run.
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Ohtani's Base Grail Is on Sale
The postseason has not been kind to Shohei Ohtani's 2018 Bowman Chrome rookie. His PSA 10 rookie has dropped to $4,750 in October, down from $7,505 in early August.
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1952 Topps Mantle in PSA 3.5 sells for $268,400 at Goldin
That's 10% more than the PSA 4 high Goldin set on Thursday.
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Orlando Cepeda's signed PSA 9 rookie sells for over $90,000
Cepeda inscribed it HOF 99, marking the year the Veterans Committee elected him to the Hall of Fame.
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Babe Ruth's signed U.S. Caramel sells for nearly $1 million
Goldin says PSA has authenticated no other signature on a card from the 32-card 1932 set.
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Jackie Robinson's 1949 Bowman sells for over $500,000 in PSA 9
Goldin says PSA has graded 13 copies a 9 and none a 10.
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Murakami's 1/1 Chrome rookie Superfractor tops $40,000
Goldin's bidders placed 85 bids on the 1/1, which PSA graded a 7.
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1952 Topps Mantle in PSA 4 tops $240,000, a high for the grade
It's the second time in two weeks a PSA 4 copy has set the grade's high.
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Bidding on a PSA 9 1949 Bowman Jackie Robinson passes $300,000
The CGC 9 copy in the same sale is bid at under a quarter of the PSA 9's bid.
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Mile High's SGC 9 Sport Kings Ruth draws six-figure bids
Mile High calls it the only copy SGC has graded a 9.
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Ohtani's 2025 Bowman Chrome Red Refractor sells at Goldin
One of five copies, it sold before Ohtani's slow start to the NLDS.
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Ben Rice's Dynasty patch auto sold before his two-homer game
The numbered rookie sold at Fanatics Collect while his base rookie held near $2.
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Panini gets a minor league baseball card license
A new deal with MLB Players, Inc. covers active minor leaguers.
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Murakami's Spotlight Red 5/5 finds a buyer
It's the rarest parallel from his rookie Bowman Chrome release.
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Judge dismisses collectors' antitrust suit against Fanatics
The ruling turned on standing and leaves Panini's own case against Fanatics open.
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Ben Rice's base rookie trades busier, not higher, after Game 1
He drove in six runs in the Yankees' wild-card opener against Boston.
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Crow-Armstrong's Debut Patch 1/1 passes $1 million at Goldin
The lot sold after bidding ran past its scheduled 7 PM Pacific close.
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Judge misses the wild card; his raw Chrome rookie fell this month
The Yankees left him off their wild-card roster against Boston.
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Sandy Koufax's PSA 9 rookie sells for more than $600,000
The 1955 Topps card led Memory Lane's Summer Rarities sale, which topped $7.5 million.
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Verlander's 2006 Topps rookie runs up on his farewell weekend
He went 5 1/3 innings with six strikeouts before Detroit beat Pittsburgh 4-3 on a walk-off.
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Ohtani's unprinted Gold Logoman 1/1 sells for $2.8 million
The dual Ohtani and Judge redemption from the same Goldin sale sold above its September bid.
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A 1956 Mantle sets a grade record at REA, by twenty thousand
Six vintage cards set a new high at their grade in one REA sale.
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An Ohtani rookie outsold the Black Lotus in the Goldin 100
The 2018 Bowman Chrome Red Refractor #2/5 cleared the Lotus in the same room, an hour later.
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A signed Babe Ruth caramel card leads Goldin's vintage sale
Five lots carry six-figure bids with nineteen days still to run.
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Bidders chase an Ohtani card Topps has not printed yet
The unused redemption for his Gold Logoman 1/1 has taken 19 more bids since early September.
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Crow-Armstrong's debut patch adds one bid in three days
The only lot in its own Goldin auction sits at a new high with eight days left.
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Mathewson E107 and a signed Cobb T202 clear six figures early
Both cards carry six-figure bids with three weeks left in Goldin's Fall Vintage Elite.
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Black Lotus doubles in the Goldin 100 finale
Every lot we tracked cleared its Friday floor in extended bidding, while the top lot was one we missed.
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Crow-Armstrong's Debut Patch 1/1 reaches six figures twice over
The card gained three bids in two days inside the auction Goldin built around it alone.
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The first Gold Logoman jersey bids at a fraction of its cards
Ohtani's Tokyo opener jersey sits at four figures; cards with the same patch have sold for seven.
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Crow-Armstrong's Debut Patch 1/1 climbs as he homers again
Eight bids in two days moved the lot, with the close still twelve days away.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong's MLB Debut Patch auto gets its own auction
Goldin built a one-lot sale around the PSA 10 1/1 of the NL MVP front-runner.
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Alonso rookie cards hold flat as he reaches 300 home runs
Mets fans gave the visiting Oriole a curtain call; his rookies trade in the teens.
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Luzardo's rookie cards take an injury hit on the Phillies' IL
He's eligible to return Sept. 27, the regular season's final day, with the Phillies holding a wild card.
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Ohtani's back-to-back Logoman joins cardboard's priciest sales
PSA says the 1/1 dual patch autograph drew a winning offer of $11 million USD.
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The 1952 Topps Mantle's original photo sells at a record price
A private buyer paid $3 million USD for the photo used to make Mantle's 1952 Topps card.
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Alvarez's rookies hold flat as he chases the Triple Crown
He leads the American League in average and trails in home runs and RBIs by two and four.
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Brooks Robinson's 1961 Dice Game card sets a record
The finest Dice Game card SGC has graded brought a record at Huggins & Scott.
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A 1956 Topps Mantle in PSA 8.5 headlines REA's September auction
The catalog runs through the 20th and holds a Mays, a Brady rookie and five Jordans.
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A PSA 9 Koufax rookie leads Memory Lane's Summer Rarities sale
The 1955 Topps card opens at $50,000 USD, with bidding through September 26.
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Verlander's rookies get a farewell start to sell into
The Tigers plan a two-day send-off in the final series against the Pirates, one last start the target.
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Ohtani's IL stint lands on rookies still rising into it
The Dodgers backdate a 15-day stint; De Paula takes his DH at-bats.
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Murakami's 1/1 Superfractor pulled on release day
Bowman Chrome's biggest possible hit surfaced within hours of the set's street date.
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Judge's PSA 10 rookies rose on the IL; his raw copies slipped
Chrome #169 in PSA 10 sold a median $475 USD over 30 days, up 11% in the last 30 days.
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Ohtani's rookies haven't priced the end of his pitching year
His four biggest rookies held or rose over the past month, the #700 in PSA 10 leading.
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Acuña's rookie card hasn't moved on the milestone
The homer was his 1,000th hit; only Hank Aaron has 1,000 hits, 200 homers and 200 steals as a Brave.
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Stop Buying Prospects. Buy Disappointment.
Prospect cards price in the career everyone hopes a young player will have; buyers get the better risk-reward once the first part of that career goes wrong.
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Ohtani sits a third straight game and his rookies do not move
Knee and biceps discomfort has the Dodgers weighing an injured-list stint.
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Schlittler's first Bowman is not a bargain any more
A Cy Young case built in one season has already repriced his 2025 first Bowman autos out of reach.
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A free raccoon card just beat every stadium giveaway on record
The gold 1/1 from a 20,000-card Mariners giveaway closed at $20,100 USD on 100 bids on eBay.
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Samurai Japan Chrome sold out before a single box shipped
The EQL lottery closed oversubscribed before a single box reached buyers.
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A record weekend for vintage: Wagner, Mantle, Ruth
A Piedmont-back T206 Wagner sold for $5,856,000 USD at Heritage's Summer Platinum Night.
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Skubal's Topps Chrome rookies won't stay priced like a Tiger
Skubal struck out 11 for his first Dodgers win; a star in a bigger market gets his cards repriced.
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A 1952 Topps pack brick tops REA's record summer catalog
A "brick" of eight unopened 1952 Topps packs sold for $1.1 million USD at REA, a new vintage comp.
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Báez cards go vertical after a debut no one had ever seen
Joshua Báez homered in his first three MLB at-bats, a first; call-up spikes retrace when play cools.
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