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PSA 10 Volume +12% Gem Mint Thresholds Tightening Goldin: 1952 Mantle PSA 8 Trending +$42k ↑ Panini Prizm Demand (NFL) TAG Grading: 72h TAT Stable ↑ PSA 10 Volume +12% ↓ Gem Mint Thresholds Tightening Goldin: 1952 Mantle PSA 8 Trending +$42k

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Cardboard Connection May 15, 2026 Auction

The Data-Driven Collector: Why Checklists and Market Trends Are the New Hobby Essentials

The $30 Billion Evolution: From Hobby to Alternative Asset A 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle sold for $12.6 million in 2022. That single transaction tells you everything about how dramatically the sports card hobby has transformed — and exactly why casual collecting is no longer enough to keep pace. The global sports trading card market was […]

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Sports Collectors Daily Feb 12, 2026 Auction

Notes: Flagg SuperFractor Pulled; eBay Sales Leaders; Criminal Justice Teacher Charged with Stealing Packs; NHL Puck Auction

Grabbing three boxes of Chrome Basketball from a hobby shop turned out to be a great decision for one collector...buying didn't slow down on eBay last month with two of the usual suspect selling the most...a man who used to uphold and teach the law in Kansas has been arrested for breaking it multiple times....and goal pucks from an NHL icon are part of a MeiGray auction.

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