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PSA Launches First-Ever Retail Store Inside New Flagship Burbank Sportscards Location

PSA Launches First-Ever Retail Store Inside New Flagship Burbank Sportscards Location

In a major move that’s shaking up the trading card world, PSA is stepping beyond the grading lab and into the retail scene — and it’s doing so with a powerful partner. On May 30, PSA will open its fi…

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Tom Brady Brings Card Collecting to the Hamptons With Grand Opening of CardVault

Tom Brady Brings Card Collecting to the Hamptons With Grand Opening of CardVault

Trading cards, sports memorabilia, and a quarterback legend—those three things now have a new home in East Hampton, thanks to Tom Brady’s latest off-the-field move. On a rainy Thursday ahead of Memor…

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Topps Unleashes 72-Hour Lilo & Stitch Card Drop Ahead of Live-Action Movie Premiere

Topps Unleashes 72-Hour Lilo & Stitch Card Drop Ahead of Live-Action Movie Premiere

As Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch remake prepares to hit screens, Topps is giving fans one more reason to get excited — a limited-time trading card drop that blends nostalgia, collectibles, a…

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Hammer Heists Hit Detroit Card Shops as Pokémon Craze Fuels Risky Crimes

Hammer Heists Hit Detroit Card Shops as Pokémon Craze Fuels Risky Crimes

Two beloved hobby shops in metro Detroit were left rattled and reeling after early morning smash-and-grab burglaries — both seemingly fueled by the skyrocketing value of Pokémon trading cards. The fi…

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Kingdom Hearts Unveils 228-Card Trading Set With Two Mysterious Secret Cards — Possibly KH4-Linked

Kingdom Hearts Unveils 228-Card Trading Set With Two Mysterious Secret Cards — Possibly KH4-Linked

Kingdom Hearts fans may not be getting Kingdom Hearts 4 any time soon — or the mobile spinoff Missing-Link, which was just canceled — but Square Enix is offering something that might help ease the wa…

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Downtowns, Kabooms & Color Blasts: Tracking the Hobby Heat of NBA Conference Final Stars

Downtowns, Kabooms & Color Blasts: Tracking the Hobby Heat of NBA Conference Final Stars

As the NBA Conference Finals heat up, so does the sports card market — especially for iconic inserts like Kaboom, Downtown, and Color Blast. With just four teams left standing — the Oklahoma City Thu…

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Michael Jordan’s 1992-93 Game-Worn Jersey Sells for $2.6M, Cementing His Everlasting Legacy

Michael Jordan’s 1992-93 Game-Worn Jersey Sells for $2.6M, Cementing His Everlasting Legacy

Michael Jordan may have hung up his sneakers decades ago, but his legacy continues to dominate — not just on highlight reels, but now at the auction house. A game-worn Chicago Bulls jersey from the 1…

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Ken Griffey Jr. Card Shatters Record With $280K Sale, Ignites Hobby Frenzy

Ken Griffey Jr. Card Shatters Record With $280K Sale, Ignites Hobby Frenzy

Ken Griffey Jr. — a name that resonates with baseball purists, 90s kids, and modern collectors alike — just made hobby history. A PSA 9 copy of his ultra-rare 1998 Skybox E-X Essential Credentials No…

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Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani to Anchor 2025 Topps Series 2 ‘All Kings’ Insert Set

Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani to Anchor 2025 Topps Series 2 ‘All Kings’ Insert Set

Topps is turning the spotlight on the sluggers. Collectors got their first look today at the upcoming All Kings insert set, which will debut in 2025 Topps Baseball Series 2. The new insert pays tribu…

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Travis Scott and Lamine Yamal Team Up for One-of-a-Kind Autograph Card in Unlikely Sports x Music Crossover

Travis Scott and Lamine Yamal Team Up for One-of-a-Kind Autograph Card in Unlikely Sports x Music Crossover

It’s not every day that a teenage soccer prodigy and a global rap icon end up on the same trading card—but that’s exactly what just happened. In what might be the most unexpected hobby collaboration…

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