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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 ...

Hobby Article Market Analysis Topps Rookie Card Soccer

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 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 27, 2026

Card of the Day: 1962 Topps #90 Fran Tarkenton RC — Zero PSA 10s in 1,820 Graded

Forty-seven thousand passing yards. Three hundred and forty-two touchdowns. And zero PSA 10s. The 1962 Topps #90 Fran Tarkenton rookie is the only recognized rookie card of a quarterback who retired holding nearly every major passing record in NFL h...

Card of the Day Football Topps Vintage Hall of Fame Rookie Card

CASE #0195 Informational

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July 26, 2026

Card of the Day: 1985 Topps WWF #1 Hulk Hogan — The Most Important Wrestling Card Ever Made

The most recognizable wrestler in history. A red and yellow color scheme that toddlers still point at from across the room. A card that lives in the long boxes of every collector who was alive in the 1980s, whether they chased wrestling or not. Th...

Card of the Day Topps Vintage Non-Sports

CASE #0190 Informational

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July 23, 2026

Shohei Ohtani's Dual Gold Logoman Leads Topps Chrome's Newest Super-Chase

Topps Chrome has turned consecutive award seasons into a new one-of-one super-chase. Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, and Tarik Skubal are the subjects of 2026 Topps Chrome Baseball’s Back-to-Back Dual Gold Logoman Autograph Relics, according to an ...

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CASE #0185 Misdemeanor

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July 17, 2026

Fanatics Fest 2026 Takes Over NYC — Exclusive Topps Products, Star-Studded Lineup, and the Summer's Biggest Hobby Event

The Javits Center has become ground zero for the sports collectibles world this weekend as Fanatics Fest 2026 takes over New York City from July 16 through 19, bringing together the biggest names in sports, entertainment, and card collecting under on...

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CASE #0173 Informational

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July 14, 2026

I Opened the NEW Home Run Derby Packs!!! — Video of the Day

CARDBOARD POLICE Topps releases special Home Run Derby packs every year during All-Star week, but the 2026 edition just got a whole lot more interesting. Barely hours after Jordan Walker's walk-off Home Run Derby victory — six straight do-or-die ho...

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CASE #0169 Informational

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July 14, 2026

Jordan Walker's HR Derby Win Sparks a Card Market Moment — 2026 All-Star Week Hobby Analysis

Jordan Walker stood in the batter's box at Citizens Bank Park with one swing left and everything on the line. The crowd in Philadelphia — 44,000 strong, most of them rooting for hometown hero Kyle Schwarber — was already celebrating. And then Walker ...

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CASE #0168 Informational

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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

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

Card of the Day: 1962 Topps #90 Fran Tarkenton RC — Zero PSA 10s in 1,820 Graded

Card of the Day: 1985 Topps WWF #1 Hulk Hogan — The Most Important Wrestling Card Ever Made

Shohei Ohtani's Dual Gold Logoman Leads Topps Chrome's Newest Super-Chase

Fanatics Fest 2026 Takes Over NYC — Exclusive Topps Products, Star-Studded Lineup, and the Summer's Biggest Hobby Event

I Opened the NEW Home Run Derby Packs!!! — Video of the Day

Jordan Walker's HR Derby Win Sparks a Card Market Moment — 2026 All-Star Week Hobby Analysis