Hobby Trends — Cardboard Police

September 14, 2026

Fifteen Uploads in Twelve Days: Inside the Feed Behind the Weekly Non-Sports Market Update

CARDBOARD POLICE This channel has published fifteen videos in twelve days. Fourteen of those titles name a non-sports property; not one of the fifteen names a sport. The video above is Weekly Non-Sports Card Update: Just When You Thought It Couldn...

Video of the Day Market Analysis Hobby Trends Non-Sports

CASE #0322 Informational

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September 14, 2026

Beckett Has Been Offline for Five Days, and Its Grading Reopening Is Scheduled for Tomorrow

Beckett Collectibles is scheduled to reopen its two cheapest grading tiers tomorrow. As of today, collectors cannot reach any Beckett website to submit a card at any price. Since 7 p.m. Central on September 9, every Beckett site and the company's mo...

Hobby Article Grading Hobby Trends Hobby Health

CASE #0320 Informational

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September 13, 2026

Grip n Rip Filed Its Allen & Ginter Pre-Order Guide Two Days Before the Window Opened — Video of the Day

CARDBOARD POLICE Allen & Ginter went up for pre-order on Tuesday, September 8 at noon Eastern. Grip n Rip Sports Cards had filed its guidance on the product two days earlier. The video above, WATCH BEFORE YOU PREORDER 2026 TOPPS ALLEN & GIN...

Video of the Day Baseball Topps Hobby Trends

CASE #0319 Informational

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September 13, 2026

PSA Opens a $59.99 Standard Tier on September 14 — and Its Own Reopening Target Is Still 4.9 Million Cards Away

PSA is reopening a door on September 14 — just not the one collectors have been waiting at since June. The company announced on September 9 that a new service level called Standard will open that Monday at $59.99 per card, with an estimated 90 to 100...

Hobby Article PSA Grading Hobby Trends

CASE #0317 Informational

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September 08, 2026

Pick and Pop Cards Files Its 2026 Bowman Football Information Video the Day Before Pre-Orders Open — Video of the Day

CARDBOARD POLICE Pick and Pop Cards published HUGE NEW Football Product! 2026 Bowman Football Information! on September 7 — the day before the product went up for pre-order at Topps.com. It is the channel's second video about this release, and the ...

Video of the Day Football Topps Hobby Trends

CASE #0313 Informational

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September 03, 2026

SGC Triples Its Base Grading Fee to $50 — and Left the $85 Tier Above It Alone

On August 7 this blog published a piece on Beckett closing its two cheapest grading tiers and left one question open in its analysis: none of the sources addressed whether SGC or CGC had changed its entry-level pricing or availability. Twenty-six day...

Hobby Article Market Analysis Grading Hobby Trends

CASE #0303 Misdemeanor

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September 01, 2026

Card Curiosity Asks If Topps Is Off to a Slow September — Video of the Day

CARDBOARD POLICE Card Curiosity has posted a weekly Topps release rundown all summer, and until last night every one of them ended in exclamation marks. The video that went up on August 31 is titled "A SLOW START FOR TOPPS IN SEPTEMBER?! Topps New ...

Video of the Day Market Analysis Topps Hobby Trends

CASE #0301 Informational

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August 31, 2026

Gongshow Previews UD Premier Week as Hockey Gets Its First $20 Million Man — Video of the Day

CARDBOARD POLICE The hockey card season turned over this morning, and it did so three days after the sport handed out the largest contract in its history. The Hockey Cards Gongshow Podcast posted "2026-27 Hockey Hobby Breakout Candidates, 2025-26 U...

Video of the Day Market Analysis Hobby Trends Hockey

CASE #0298 Informational

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August 29, 2026

WPRI Follows the Flagg 1/1 From a North Kingstown Shop to a September Auction

CARDBOARD POLICE "Cooper Flagg debut patch card going to auction" went up on WPRI's channel at 10:12 p.m. Eastern on Friday, hours after Fanatics Collect confirmed the consignment. The card left Rhode Island a long time ago. The station that was st...

Video of the Day Basketball Hobby Trends Fanatics

CASE #0295 Informational

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August 27, 2026

A Full Case of Fanatics-Exclusive 2026 Topps Chrome Baseball, Opened on Camera — Video of the Day

CARDBOARD POLICE A full case. Not a box, not four boxes — a case of the Fanatics-exclusive 2026 Topps Chrome Baseball configuration, opened on camera by Stryker Breaks on August 25. The Retail SKU Nobody Was Talking About 2026 Topps Chrome Baseba...

Video of the Day Baseball Hobby Trends Topps Chrome

CASE #0289 Informational

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Fifteen Uploads in Twelve Days: Inside the Feed Behind the Weekly Non-Sports Market Update

Beckett Has Been Offline for Five Days, and Its Grading Reopening Is Scheduled for Tomorrow

Grip n Rip Filed Its Allen & Ginter Pre-Order Guide Two Days Before the Window Opened — Video of the Day

PSA Opens a $59.99 Standard Tier on September 14 — and Its Own Reopening Target Is Still 4.9 Million Cards Away

Pick and Pop Cards Files Its 2026 Bowman Football Information Video the Day Before Pre-Orders Open — Video of the Day

SGC Triples Its Base Grading Fee to $50 — and Left the $85 Tier Above It Alone

Card Curiosity Asks If Topps Is Off to a Slow September — Video of the Day

Gongshow Previews UD Premier Week as Hockey Gets Its First $20 Million Man — Video of the Day

WPRI Follows the Flagg 1/1 From a North Kingstown Shop to a September Auction

A Full Case of Fanatics-Exclusive 2026 Topps Chrome Baseball, Opened on Camera — Video of the Day