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August 20, 2026

First Look: 2026 Topps Flagship Football Jumbo Box — the First Topps Flagship Football in Over a Decade

CARDBOARD POLICE Topps has not made a flagship football set since 2015. As of this week it has, and the boxes are being opened on camera. The channel flon posted this jumbo hobby box break of 2026 Topps Flagship Football on August 20, 2026 — one of...

Video of the Day Football Topps NFL Rookie Card

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August 17, 2026

Grip n Rip Is 'Very Concerned' About 2026 Topps Flagship Football — Video of the Day

CARDBOARD POLICE Four days before licensed paper football comes back, one of the hobby's busiest daily channels has planted its flag: it is very concerned. Grip n Rip Sports Cards posted this on August 16. 2026 Topps Flagship Football reaches shel...

Video of the Day Football Topps Hobby Trends

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August 15, 2026

1966 Topps Superman #1 Krypton Is Doomed — The Card That Started a Legend — Card of the Day

Before Luke Skywalker, before Pokémon, before the modern non-sports boom, there was the Man of Steel — and this is the card that started it all for Topps. 1966 Topps Superman #1 "Krypton Is Doomed" is the first card of Topps' first Superman set, and ...

Card of the Day PSA Topps Vintage Non-Sports

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August 14, 2026

Video of the Day: What Topps and Fanatics Actually Think About the Market

CARDBOARD POLICE Everyone in the hobby has an opinion about the card market. The two companies that actually print the cards have data. Geoff Wilson's episode goes at the manufacturer side — what Topps and Fanatics think about demand, pricing and p...

Video of the Day Market Analysis Topps Hobby Trends Fanatics

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August 12, 2026

Video of the Day: The Break Format That Decided Who Owns the Flagg 1/1

CARDBOARD POLICE This is the shop that pulled the Cooper Flagg 1/1, running the exact format that decided who owns it. RhodyBreakers is the live-break division of Baseball Cards of Rhode Island, and on Monday night one of their breaks produced the ...

Video of the Day Basketball Topps Rookie Card

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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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August 10, 2026

Video of the Day: 2026 Bowman Chrome Preorders Are Open — What We Actually Know

CARDBOARD POLICE Preorders for 2026 Bowman Chrome Baseball opened today at noon Eastern. Grip n Rip Sports Cards put out this breakdown of everything known about the product ahead of the window — which makes it the right thing to watch before you c...

Video of the Day Baseball Topps Sealed Product Prospecting

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August 03, 2026

Video of the Day: Watch Before You Buy 2026 Topps Football

CARDBOARD POLICE Two weeks before 2026 Topps Flagship Football hits retail, Steel City Collectibles walks through everything you need to know before you buy. The video breaks down the chase cards, autographs, inserts and the new base set that defin...

Video of the Day Football Topps NFL

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August 03, 2026

Topps Flagship Football Returns August 21 With Mendoza on the Cover

Licensed paper football is back. Topps has locked in the release date and cover athlete for its first Flagship Football product since reclaiming the NFL license: 2026 Topps Flagship Football reaches retail Friday, August 21 — with pre-orders already ...

Hobby Article Football Topps NFL Rookie Card

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First Look: 2026 Topps Flagship Football Jumbo Box — the First Topps Flagship Football in Over a Decade

Grip n Rip Is 'Very Concerned' About 2026 Topps Flagship Football — Video of the Day

1966 Topps Superman #1 Krypton Is Doomed — The Card That Started a Legend — Card of the Day

Video of the Day: What Topps and Fanatics Actually Think About the Market

Video of the Day: The Break Format That Decided Who Owns the Flagg 1/1

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

Video of the Day: 2026 Bowman Chrome Preorders Are Open — What We Actually Know

Video of the Day: Watch Before You Buy 2026 Topps Football

Topps Flagship Football Returns August 21 With Mendoza on the Cover