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In 1961, Nu-Cards combined movie monsters, perforated panels, invisible Ghost Gum, a strange wrapper-redemption program and mysterious blue-border cards. The deeper research…
Read more →CARDS MANIA / WEEKLY · OCTOBER 3-9, 2026 New pack formats, familiar faces and a smaller grading queue lead this week's trading…
Read more →Cards Mania documents market-specific grading access in at least 78 of 250 markets under a strict primary-source evidence standard—and explains what that…
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Read the latest guidesFor decades, collectors argued over whether Prerelease Raichu even existed. Then CGC used provenance, specialized imaging and XRF testing to authenticate two…
Read more →National Chicle printed “one of 240 football players” on its 1935 cards, yet the numbered checklist stops at 36. Here is what…
Read more →Cooper Flagg’s $8.04 million debut patch, an $8.4 million Art Academy Pikachu, Beckett grading delays, new card releases and Upper Deck Moments.
Read more →Topps' 1962 Mars Attacks cards horrified parents, vanished from distribution, became a cult classic and inspired a Tim Burton movie. Now the…
Read more →Topps and Fanatics started the modern Debut Patch program with MLB in 2023. Three years later, the idea spans baseball, basketball, soccer,…
Read more →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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