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Mars Attacks Trading Cards: From 1962 Controversy to Christmas 2026
Topps' 1962 Mars Attacks cards horrified parents, vanished from distribution, became a cult classic and inspired a Tim Burton movie. Now the…
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What Is a Debut Patch Card? From MLB’s 2023 Experiment to Champions League 1/1s
Topps and Fanatics started the modern Debut Patch program with MLB in 2023. Three years later, the idea spans baseball, basketball, soccer,…
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PSA’s Owner Bought SGC and Beckett. Now It Faces an Antitrust Lawsuit
Collectors now owns PSA, SGC and Beckett. A 2026 proposed class action says that consolidation created an illegal card-grading monopoly. Here is…
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Card History
Would You Cut Up a Classic Spider-Man Comic for a 1/1 Card? Topps Did
Topps turned pieces from 15 classic Spider-Man comic issues into 1/1 Comic Cut cards for 2026 Mint Marvel. We traced the source…
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2026 Topps Chrome x Jennie: Checklist, Odds, Autos & Relics
Topps Chrome x Jennie brings K-pop photocard culture into the traditional trading card hobby with Refractors, numbered parallels, on-card autographs and concert-worn…
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Baseball Cards
Find The Reggie: The 1990 Upper Deck Reggie Jackson Autograph Story
In 1990, Upper Deck hid 2,500 hand-numbered Reggie Jackson autographs inside High Series packs and told collectors to Find The Reggie. The…
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Baseball Cards
Did Topps Really Dump Millions of 1952 Baseball Cards Into the Ocean?
Sy Berger said Topps sent hundreds of cases of unwanted 1952 high-number baseball cards into the Atlantic, including cards from the series…
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Baseball Cards
1933 Goudey Nap Lajoie #106: The Card Nobody Could Pull
Collectors could pull Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig from 1933 Goudey packs, but card #106 was missing. Nap Lajoie #106 was printed…
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Beginner Guides
MTG The Hobbit 2026: Complete Collector & Player Guide
Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit released August 14, 2026. This updated guide covers HOB and HOC legality, products, mechanics, Dwarvish cards…
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