Sports Collectors Daily
Ruth bats, vintage cards, Ohtani items and a Ronaldo 1/1 lead SCP fall auction
A preview of the standout memorabilia and cards featured in SCP Auctions’ fall event.
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PSA reopens Value service and reduces estimated turnaround times
PSA has reopened its Value grading tier and reduced estimated turnaround times for Standard and Priority submissions, bringing a key service update to collectors weighing cost and wait time.
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Market & auctions
Prices · Finds · Results- Sports Illustrated
Epic $3.42M Ohtani sale leads weekly top five
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Wagner brings $1.98 million; Topps Mantle records fall in Heritage auction
- Sports Collectors Daily
Cobb-back T206 brings $153,750 to lead REA October auction
- Sports Illustrated
A historic F1 sale leads the week’s top five sports card sales
- Sports Collectors Daily
Vintage soccer, baseball and golf cards highlight Global Card Auctions debut
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Lionel Messi tops baseball legends in weekly card sales
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Michael Jordan cards highlight Heritage’s fall auction
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Five versions of Jordan’s historic 1998 Upper Deck jersey autograph cards up for auction
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The five vintage baseball cards that broke records this week
Industry & releases
New products · Announcements
Topps RIPPED
Topps Collector Kit Wave 2 brings baseball, football and card supplies together
The new kit launched October 28 with seven packs spanning Topps Chrome Baseball, Update Series Baseball and Flagship Football, plus an exclusive pack and collector supplies.
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2026 Panini Impeccable WNBA: a gallery of greatness
- Fanatics Collectibles
Topps plans one-of-one debut patch cards for 2027 NFL releases
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2026 Topps Five Star Baseball hobby box guide
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How to collect 2026-27 Topps Flagship Basketball
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Mars Attacks MLB lands in 2026 Topps Cosmic Chrome Baseball
- Panini America
Don’t miss the debut of Panini Mangaverse Football
- Panini America
Panini Prizm FIFA World Cup 2026 official sticker collection arrives
- Sports Collectors Daily
Topps marks Brewers’ first World Series title with card set and autograph chases
Grading & collecting
Submissions · Security · Hobby
PSA
Thousands of cards stolen from FedEx truck after leaving PSA facility
PSA says 6,451 sports and Pokémon cards were stolen in transit. The company deactivated the affected certification numbers and says it is working with investigators and collectors.
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Flagg, Knueppel and Harper debut patches acquired for repack
- Sports Illustrated
PSA issues update and full list of 6,000+ cards stolen
- Sports Illustrated
Six tips to avoid buying stolen trading cards after the PSA theft
- Sports Illustrated
The unexpected cards lost in the PSA/FedEx theft
- Sports Illustrated
The six most frequently stolen sports cards in the PSA/FedEx theft
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The five most common Pokémon cards in the PSA/FedEx theft
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Card care vs. card alteration: where is the line?
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When an autograph was signed matters
GemRate · Latest grading data
Grading activity hits 3.52 million cards in September
GemRate’s latest recap shows grading volume up 9% month over month and 62% year over year, excluding Beckett. PSA graded 2.46 million cards, while CGC reported a record 962,000.
September 2026 recap · Published October 1, 2026
CardTrendz originals · PSA 10 market snapshots
The market, in pictures.
A look at the kind of data-led card profiles CardTrendz creates: market values, sale ranges, bid activity and multi-year trends.
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LeBron James · 2003 Topps Chrome RC #111
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Michael Jordan · 1986 Fleer #57
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Tom Brady · 2000 Bowman Chrome #236
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Frank Thomas · 1990 Leaf Rookie Card #300
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