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July 14, 2026

WWE CARDS TOOK OVER!! | Top 10 Sports Card Break Hits (June 2026) — Video of the Day

CARDBOARD POLICE Wrestling cards have existed since the 1980s — WWF stickers, Topps WCW sets, and the occasional oddball release — but they've never been a primary hobby category. That may be changing. In a new video from break channel RunGoodLife...

Video of the Day Topps Hobby Trends Non-Sports

CASE #0166 Informational

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July 14, 2026

Topps Experiments with Unsealed Boxes — Removing Factory Seals to Combat Flippers

Topps is done just printing more product to fight flippers. The company announced a radical new test this week: it will ship 2025-26 Topps Chrome Update Basketball Mega Boxes without factory seals — a move designed to eliminate the speculative premiu...

Hobby Article Basketball Market Analysis Topps Hobby Trends

CASE #0165 Informational

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July 10, 2026

1973 Topps #615 Mike Schmidt RC (Rookie 3rd Basemen) — The Shared Rookie That Launched a Hall of Fame Legend — Card of the Day

Before there was "Mike Schmidt, Hall of Fame third baseman," there was "Mike Schmidt, rookie third baseman on a shared card." The 1973 Topps #615 Rookie 3rd Basemen card is one of the most unusual rookie cards in baseball history — a three-player hor...

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

CASE #0155 Misdemeanor

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July 08, 2026

1977 Topps Star Wars #1 Luke Skywalker — The Card That Launched a Galaxy — Card of the Day

Before there were Pokémon cards, before the modern non-sports trading card boom, there was 1977 Topps Star Wars — and at the top of the set sits card #1: Luke Skywalker. This is the card that launched the most culturally significant non-sports tradin...

Card of the Day Topps Hobby Trends Vintage Non-Sports

CASE #0151 Misdemeanor

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July 08, 2026

Michael Jordan Extends Upper Deck Partnership — Signed 1986 Fleer Packs Mark 40th Anniversary of His Rookie Card

Michael Jordan has extended his exclusive partnership with Upper Deck, becoming the company's first-ever "Legacy Partner" — a designation that formalizes what had been a decades-long relationship into what appears to be a lifetime commitment. To mark...

Hobby Article Basketball Topps Hobby Trends Fanatics

CASE #0149 Misdemeanor

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July 07, 2026

NEW TOPPS RELEASES! 2nd Week of July 2026 Breakdown — Video of the Day

CARDBOARD POLICE Topps Finest Baseball launches tomorrow, July 8 — the single biggest product drop of the second week of July — and Card Curiosity's latest weekly breakdown provides a street-level view of what collectors can expect. The video cover...

Video of the Day Topps Hobby Trends Topps Chrome

CASE #0147 Informational

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July 06, 2026

Four Events Converge in July 2026 — The Most Packed Month on the Hobby Calendar

July 2026 is shaping up to be the single most consequential month of the year for sports card collectors, with four major events compressing into a 28-day window that runs from the Fourth of July weekend straight through to The National in Rosemont. ...

Hobby Article PSA Topps Hobby Trends Donruss Panini

CASE #0145 Informational

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July 03, 2026

2026 Topps Finest Baseball Preview — New Super Rare Tier, 2 Autos Per Box, and a Packed July Release

Topps Finest Baseball returns on July 8 with the 2026 edition of the chrome premium staple, bringing significant structural changes including a new Super Rare tier and a revised box configuration. With checklists now live and the release just five da...

Hobby Article Topps Hobby Trends Topps Chrome

CASE #0142 Informational

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July 03, 2026

Watch Before You Buy 2026 Topps Finest Baseball — Buyer's Guide Breakdown

CARDBOARD POLICE Steel City Collectibles, one of the hobby's largest licensed Topps retailers, has released a comprehensive buyer's guide to 2026 Topps Finest Baseball ahead of its July 8 launch. The video walks through the new box configuration, i...

Video of the Day Topps Hobby Trends Topps Chrome

CASE #0140 Informational

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July 02, 2026

Video of the Day: New Topps Releases — First Week of July 2026 Breakdown

CARDBOARD POLICE July is shaping up as one of the busiest release months of the 2026 baseball card calendar, and Card Curiosity's latest breakdown helps make sense of what's hitting shelves this week. The video walks through every Topps product dro...

Video of the Day Topps Hobby Trends

CASE #0139 Informational

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WWE CARDS TOOK OVER!! | Top 10 Sports Card Break Hits (June 2026) — Video of the Day

Topps Experiments with Unsealed Boxes — Removing Factory Seals to Combat Flippers

1973 Topps #615 Mike Schmidt RC (Rookie 3rd Basemen) — The Shared Rookie That Launched a Hall of Fame Legend — Card of the Day

1977 Topps Star Wars #1 Luke Skywalker — The Card That Launched a Galaxy — Card of the Day

Michael Jordan Extends Upper Deck Partnership — Signed 1986 Fleer Packs Mark 40th Anniversary of His Rookie Card

NEW TOPPS RELEASES! 2nd Week of July 2026 Breakdown — Video of the Day

Four Events Converge in July 2026 — The Most Packed Month on the Hobby Calendar

2026 Topps Finest Baseball Preview — New Super Rare Tier, 2 Autos Per Box, and a Packed July Release

Watch Before You Buy 2026 Topps Finest Baseball — Buyer's Guide Breakdown

Video of the Day: New Topps Releases — First Week of July 2026 Breakdown