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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Erling Haaland's Bundesliga rookie is the Topps slab worth paying up for
The last Bundesliga #72 PSA 10 sold for $790 before his Leipzig winner, more than double the Champions League #74.
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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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Kimi Antonelli's Chrome rookie sells at its September price after his F1 title
PSA 10s of his 2025 Topps Chrome card sold for $655 and $710 hours after he became F1's youngest champion, as if nothing had happened in Mexico City.
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Patrick Stewart Dies at 86: A Look Back at His Cards, From Captain Picard to Professor X
His cards follow his career, from Picard base cards printed while The Next Generation was on the air to an autograph Topps put in packs three weeks before he died.
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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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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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Kimi Antonelli's $878,400 rookie auto is F1's second-biggest card sale
His base Topps Chrome rookie has been climbing all season as he heads to Austin with a chance to clinch the title.
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George Washington Has a Rookie Card That Came Out 153 Years After He Died
First in war, first in peace, and somehow a rookie in 1952, 64 years after his face was on tobacco cards.
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LeBron James' First Pack-Sealed 76er Cards Are Short-Printed
Topps says a last-minute add put LeBron James on the Sixers in 2026-27 Topps Flagship Basketball
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Fernando Mendoza's Card Sales Quadrupled Before His First NFL Start
Fernando Mendoza has yet to make his first start, but the market is heating up in anticipation.
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Joao Fonseca's $2 Topps Chrome rookie costs less than a can of tennis balls
His 2026 Topps Chrome #23 rookie has sold raw for $1 to $8 since the set came out on Sept. 30. Fonseca, ranked No. 29, won't play again until 2027.
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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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Topps says its Messi Final Farewell pack passed 450,000 copies
The two-card Topps NOW pack was listed at $20 until Friday, Oct. 16.
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Mike Ditka, Hall of Fame tight end and Bears coach, dies at 86
He won titles as a player with the 1963 Bears and the Super Bowl VI Cowboys.
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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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Topps prices nine boxes for release week
Cosmic Chrome Baseball lists autographs without a count per box.
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Mendoza's Red RC sells under what Fanatics pays if he wins ROY
The Bowman Football short print redeems for FanCash on Rookie of the Year, an MVP or the Hall of Fame.
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Garbage Pail Kids of Allen and Mahomes sell in the thousands
Both went on best offers under their asks, the Allen on the eve of the official 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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Is EQL Actually Equal? We Tested Topps' System for Selling Cards
CardWire modeled the EQLizer scoring system Topps uses for scarce drops; the math checks out, but neither company publishes real launch data to prove it.
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Cards Used to Come in Soup Cans. Bring That Back.
Pinnacle sold its 1997 Inside baseball cards in sealed soup cans. With Topps Holiday Baseball tins due Oct. 21, I'd bring the can back too.
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Love's first NFL autograph surfaces; his 1/1 waits until 2027
Topps says Love's signature already trades while the 1/1 built from his game patch stays unprinted.
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Wembanyama's entire jersey nameplate becomes trading cards
Topps cut the Spurs star's game-used nameplate into ten 1/1 patch cards, one letter per card.
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Dart's 1/1 Tecmo Bowl Superfractor turns up at a Wisconsin shop
Topps confirmed the Pewaukee find, a different 1/1 than the Chrome Superfractor already at Goldin.
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Tatum and Flagg get a dual auto in Topps Pristine Basketball
Flagg pairs with veteran Tatum on one Duke autograph card.
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Harper's game-worn rookie patch auto lands in Topps Definitive
The set has no date, no print run and no serial yet.
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Love's debut touchdown turns his Debut Patch into a 1/1 auto
Arizona's No. 3 pick scored in the first quarter at the Chargers, a month after a high ankle sprain.
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Raridon's TD sends his patch off the jersey into a 1/1 card
Topps says it's the NFL's first touchdown scored while wearing a Debut Patch.
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Bailey's Debut Patch 1/1 was pulled two weeks ago
TP35 Cards says a TikTok collector already pulled it, beating our last-unpulled call.
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Flagg's Sapphire 1/1 auto reported found
A breaker posted the pull Sept 5; Topps has not confirmed it and no auction has listed it.
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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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McCarthy's Vikings rookie loses its premium as Murray starts
Minnesota benched its 2024 first-round pick to start a QB Arizona released in March.
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An Edgecombe 1/1 set his record at Alt
The BGS 9 Superfractor brought $59,100 USD at Alt; a Black /10 of the same card asks $5,000 USD.
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Your Kid Shouldn't Need Comps to Enjoy a Pack of Cards
Card shows, new products and even Fanatics Fest's tour for new collectors teach kids the price of a card before the player on it. I'd bring back cheap base-set packs and give kids their own space at shows.
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Chrome MLS is a box to buy as Debut Patches go Topps-wide
2026 Topps Chrome MLS releases September 10, the third league to carry a Debut Patch in three weeks.
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Digital pack rips threaten Chrome Black sealed's premium
Instant Packs open Chrome Black Basketball in the Fanatics Collect app, where every card pulled is real.
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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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Sapphire boxes carry a premium until the Flagg 1/1 is pulled
Chrome Update Basketball Sapphire holds the Flagg 1/1 auto, an hour after a Durant color-match reveal.
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Topps says the Anunoby Finals 1/1 still hasn't been redeemed
Its second tease in two days still leaves the Finals 1/1 Anunoby auto unclaimed.
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College football players now get a first Bowman chase card
Topps names no checklist and no release date for the college half of the set.
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Topps guarantees a 1/1 auto patch card for every NFL rookie
A Debut Patch leaves the jersey after the rookie's first game to become his own 1/1 auto.
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Topps flagship football's release-week premium won't last
2026 Topps Football is the first licensed Topps flagship since 2015, with Mendoza on the cover.
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