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July 31, 2026

Ohtani's 1/1 Dual Gold Logoman Sells for $11 Million — The Bounty Chase Is Over

The bounty chase is over. The 1-of-1 Shohei Ohtani Back-to-Back Dual Gold Logoman Autograph — the card this blog tracked through a $10 million preemptive bounty in CASE #0199 — has been pulled, sold, and priced at $11 million. It is now the third-mos...

Hobby Article Baseball Market Analysis Topps Topps Chrome Million Dollar Cards

CASE #0205 Felony

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July 29, 2026

Card of the Day: 1956 Topps #30 Jackie Robinson (Gray Back)

The 1956 Topps set is widely regarded as one of the most visually striking baseball card designs of the 1950s, with its dual-image format pairing a foreground player portrait against a full-color action background. But for set builders and vintage co...

Card of the Day Baseball Vintage Hall of Fame

CASE #0201 Misdemeanor

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July 29, 2026

$10 Million Bounty Placed on Ohtani's 1/1 Gold Logoman — Here's the Chase

Grade10, a Hong Kong-based trading card venture, has placed a $10 million bounty on Topps Chrome's ultra-rare Shohei Ohtani Back-to-Back Dual Gold Logoman Autograph Relic 1/1 — a preemptive offer that already surpasses every modern baseball card sale...

Hobby Article Baseball Market Analysis Topps Million Dollar Cards

CASE #0199 Felony

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July 28, 2026

Jackie Robinson Signed Rookie Sets $1.86M Record in Massive Week for Sports Card Sales

After a quiet stretch, the sports card market roared back to life last week with five sales topping $500,000 — headlined by a signed 1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson rookie that shattered multiple records. The autographed PSA PR 1 (Auto 8) 1948 Leaf Jackie...

Hobby Article Baseball Market Analysis Vintage Hall of Fame Million Dollar Cards

CASE #0196 Informational

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July 27, 2026

Video of the Day: Major Errors Found in 2026 Topps Chrome Baseball — Grip n Rip Sports Cards

CARDBOARD POLICE Five days. That's how long it took to go from the most anticipated release of the 2026 baseball card calendar to a video titled "MAJOR ERRORS AND ISSUES FOUND IN 2026 TOPPS CHROME BASEBALL." Grip n Rip Sports Cards has product in ...

Video of the Day Baseball Hobby Trends Topps Chrome

CASE #0194 Informational

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July 26, 2026

Video of the Day: 1984 Most Expensive eBay Sales Baseball Cards (June 2026) — Wax Pack Gods

What does $200,000 worth of 1984 baseball cards look like? Wax Pack Gods breaks down the numbers in their latest data-driven deep dive, and the answer might surprise you. ...

Video of the Day Baseball Market Analysis

CASE #0192 Informational

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July 26, 2026

Panini and Baseball America Team Up for 2026 MLB Draft Prospect Cards

Baseball America and Panini have teamed up on a new Panini Instant set featuring six of the top 2026 MLB Draft picks, with BA branding on the front and scouting report excerpts on the back. The set went live July 24 at 3 p.m. ET, with base cards avai...

Hobby Article Baseball Market Analysis Panini

CASE #0191 Informational

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July 24, 2026

Video of the Day: The 25 Most Valuable Baseball Cards Sold So Far in 2026

CARDBOARD POLICE We are halfway through 2026, and the baseball card market has already written a receipt worth studying. In this mid-year roundup, Sports Cards EDGE counts down the 25 most valuable baseball cards sold so far this year — a rea...

Video of the Day Baseball Market Analysis Hobby Trends

CASE #0189 Informational

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July 24, 2026

Card of the Day: 1963 Topps #537 Pete Rose Rookie

There is exactly one perfect Pete Rose rookie card on Earth. Across more than 6,100 copies PSA has graded of the 1963 Topps #537 “1963 Rookie Stars,” precisely a single example has earned the GEM-MT 10 grade — a gem rate of 0.02%. F...

Card of the Day Baseball Vintage Rookie Card

CASE #0188 Informational

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July 23, 2026

1968 Topps #247 Johnny Bench / Ron Tompkins RC — The Shared Rookie of a Catching Standard — Card of the Day

Johnny Bench’s true Topps rookie does not give him the stage alone. The 1968 Topps #247 Reds Rookies card pairs the future Hall of Fame catcher with pitcher Ron Tompkins on a horizontal layout, a reminder of the era when Topps regularly grouped...

Card of the Day Baseball Vintage Hall of Fame Rookie Card

CASE #0187 Informational

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Ohtani's 1/1 Dual Gold Logoman Sells for $11 Million — The Bounty Chase Is Over

Card of the Day: 1956 Topps #30 Jackie Robinson (Gray Back)

$10 Million Bounty Placed on Ohtani's 1/1 Gold Logoman — Here's the Chase

Jackie Robinson Signed Rookie Sets $1.86M Record in Massive Week for Sports Card Sales

Video of the Day: Major Errors Found in 2026 Topps Chrome Baseball — Grip n Rip Sports Cards

Video of the Day: 1984 Most Expensive eBay Sales Baseball Cards (June 2026) — Wax Pack Gods

Panini and Baseball America Team Up for 2026 MLB Draft Prospect Cards

Video of the Day: The 25 Most Valuable Baseball Cards Sold So Far in 2026

Card of the Day: 1963 Topps #537 Pete Rose Rookie

1968 Topps #247 Johnny Bench / Ron Tompkins RC — The Shared Rookie of a Catching Standard — Card of the Day