Hobby Article — Cardboard Police

August 19, 2026

A Macklin Celebrini 1/1 Sold for $1,281,000 — the Highest-Selling Non-Gretzky Hockey Card Ever

A one-of-one Macklin Celebrini rookie card sold for $1,281,000 at Goldin's Elite Auction #7, which closed on August 16. Sports Illustrated reports it is now the highest-selling non-Wayne Gretzky hockey card of all time. The card is a 2024-25 Upper D...

Hobby Article Market Analysis Hockey Million Dollar Cards

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August 18, 2026

A 40-Cent Brick of 1952 Topps Packs Just Sold for $1,107,000 — and Only 32 Packs Have Ever Been Authenticated

Eight wax packs that retailed for a nickel apiece just sold for $1,107,000. A cellophane-wrapped "brick" of eight unopened 1952 Topps five-cent packs — 40 cents of product on the store shelf — closed as Lot 1 in Robert Edward Auctions' Summer Catalog...

Hobby Article Market Analysis Sealed Product Vintage Million Dollar Cards

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August 17, 2026

The Flagg 1/1 Has an Owner — and a $3.1 Million Bounty Auction He Hasn't Agreed To

A week ago the most-hunted card in the hobby was an anonymous pull. It now has an owner with a name, a face, and a decision to make — and a bounty auction sitting at $3.1 million that he has never agreed to. Jason Williams, 50, a machine shop owner ...

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August 16, 2026

Esports World Cup Launches Its First Official Trading Card Set — And Magnus Carlsen Is Signing

Magnus Carlsen is signing trading cards, and it is happening inside an esports product. That sentence would not have parsed five years ago, and it is the most interesting thing about the Esports World Cup's first official trading card collection. Wh...

Hobby Article Market Analysis Hobby Trends Sealed Product

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August 15, 2026

StockX Live Launches Trading Cards Sunday — Replay Sports Cards Debuts With a Pokémon Sealed-Pack Stream

StockX — the marketplace that built its name on verified resale — is finally entering the trading card live-selling race, and its first dedicated trading card seller goes live Sunday night with a stream built around Pokémon sealed packs. Replay Spor...

Hobby Article Pokemon Market Analysis Hobby Trends Industry Consolidation

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August 14, 2026

Jay-Z, Aaron Judge and Dana White Just Invested in Tom Brady's Card Shop Chain

Jay-Z, Aaron Judge, Connor McDavid and Dana White are now investors in a chain of card shops. CardVault by Tom Brady announced its first strategic investor group on Thursday, August 13 — and the list runs well past the celebrity names into institutio...

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August 13, 2026

Whatnot Raised $545 Million at a $20 Billion Valuation — Double Its Price From Ten Months Ago

Whatnot is now valued at $20 billion. The live-selling platform where a large share of the hobby's breaks, singles, and sealed product changes hands announced on Friday, August 7 that it closed a $545 million Series G — nearly doubling the $11.5 bill...

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August 12, 2026

A Restored T206 Wagner Sold for $1,337,263 — the Record for a CGC-Certified Card

A T206 Honus Wagner that was cut apart, lost most of its original card, and later rebuilt with donor material just sold for $1,337,263. It is the highest price ever paid for a CGC-certified sports card — and reading that sentence precisely matters, b...

Hobby Article Market Analysis Grading Vintage Million Dollar Cards

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August 12, 2026

A $515 Team Slot Won the Cooper Flagg 1/1 — and What Came Out Was a Redemption

The most-hunted card in basketball has been found — and nobody is holding it yet. On the night of Monday, August 10, a live break at a Rhode Island card shop produced the one-of-one Cooper Flagg Rookie Debut Patch Autograph from 2025-26 Topps Chrome ...

Hobby Article Basketball Topps Million Dollar Cards Card Investing

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August 10, 2026

The Mavericks Offered 32 Years of Season Tickets for a Cooper Flagg Rookie Card

The Dallas Mavericks are not bidding on a trading card. They are offering to trade for one. On August 6, the franchise made a public offer for the one-of-one Cooper Flagg Rookie Debut Patch Autograph from 2026 Topps Chrome Update Basketball — and str...

Hobby Article Basketball Market Analysis Topps Rookie Card

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the cardboard chronicle

Tagged: Hobby Article

A Macklin Celebrini 1/1 Sold for $1,281,000 — the Highest-Selling Non-Gretzky Hockey Card Ever

A 40-Cent Brick of 1952 Topps Packs Just Sold for $1,107,000 — and Only 32 Packs Have Ever Been Authenticated

The Flagg 1/1 Has an Owner — and a $3.1 Million Bounty Auction He Hasn't Agreed To

Esports World Cup Launches Its First Official Trading Card Set — And Magnus Carlsen Is Signing

StockX Live Launches Trading Cards Sunday — Replay Sports Cards Debuts With a Pokémon Sealed-Pack Stream

Jay-Z, Aaron Judge and Dana White Just Invested in Tom Brady's Card Shop Chain

Whatnot Raised $545 Million at a $20 Billion Valuation — Double Its Price From Ten Months Ago

A Restored T206 Wagner Sold for $1,337,263 — the Record for a CGC-Certified Card

A $515 Team Slot Won the Cooper Flagg 1/1 — and What Came Out Was a Redemption

The Mavericks Offered 32 Years of Season Tickets for a Cooper Flagg Rookie Card