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August 02, 2026

PSA's Backlog Swells Back to 12.4 Million as The National Demand Overwhelms Grading

The PSA backlog story flipped this week. After months of progress that brought the pile down to 11 million cards, PSA announced the backlog has climbed back to 12.4 million — and the scene at The National suggests the number may keep moving the wrong...

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CASE #0211 Informational

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August 01, 2026

16-Year-Old Cavan Sullivan's 1/1 Rookie Card Sets MLS Auction Record at $90,158

One 1/1 autograph patch just reset the ceiling for Major League Soccer cards — and it belongs to a 16-year-old who hasn't set foot in Europe yet. Cavan Sullivan's 2025 Topps Chrome MLS "Rookie Arrival" Autograph Patch — the gold-parallel 1/1 — sold ...

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CASE #0208 Informational

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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...

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CASE #0205 Felony

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July 30, 2026

Baltimore Man Sues PSA for Federal RICO Violations in Explosive Class-Action Lawsuit

A Baltimore man has filed a federal class-action lawsuit against PSA alleging violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act — a legal approach that has been used against the company before, but arrives at a moment of pea...

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CASE #0202 Felony

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July 29, 2026

Video of the Day: Can We Trust the $10M Ohtani Bounty?

CARDBOARD POLICE Is a $10 million preemptive bounty on an unpulled trading card a sign of a healthy market or a speculative fever dream? Boston Card Hunter breaks down the Grade10 announcement, compares it to the competing $6.5 million offer from S...

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CASE #0200 Informational

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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...

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CASE #0199 Felony

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July 28, 2026

Video of the Day: Will the Market Go UP or Crash? (Fanatics Fest)

CARDBOARD POLICE Fanatics Fest NYC has come and gone, and the question on every collector's mind is the same: where does the market go from here? Market Movers by Sports Card Investor tackles that question head-on in this timely analysis. The vide...

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CASE #0197 Informational

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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...

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CASE #0196 Informational

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July 27, 2026

PSA's Backlog Falls to 11 Million as Value Tiers Stay Paused

PSA's grading backlog has fallen to 11 million cards. That number comes straight from the company's own Backlog Tracker, updated July 14, and it marks the second consecutive decline since the queue peaked in early June. It is progress. It is also, b...

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CASE #0193 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. ...

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CASE #0192 Informational

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PSA's Backlog Swells Back to 12.4 Million as The National Demand Overwhelms Grading

16-Year-Old Cavan Sullivan's 1/1 Rookie Card Sets MLS Auction Record at $90,158

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

Baltimore Man Sues PSA for Federal RICO Violations in Explosive Class-Action Lawsuit

Video of the Day: Can We Trust the $10M Ohtani Bounty?

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

Video of the Day: Will the Market Go UP or Crash? (Fanatics Fest)

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

PSA's Backlog Falls to 11 Million as Value Tiers Stay Paused

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