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in Releases Topps’ return to licensed NFL cards felt slightly incomplete in 2025. The company regained the NFL and NFLPA licenses, but the timing meant its first fully licensed products arrived well after the season had begun. Collectors were excited to see NFL uniforms and team logos on Topps cards again, but the delayed rollout prevented the releases from capturing the usual preseason excitement surrounding a new rookie class. That will not be the case in 2026.

in Releases Leaf Metal Draft Baseball is back for the first time since 2021. As you’d expect, the product puts the focus on youth, with a heavy dose of recent draft picks. The exciting hook? Every card in the product is autographed! What will collectors find inside 2026 Leaf Metal Draft Baseball? Which of all those autographs are worth chasing? And is this prospect-driven, autograph-packed product worth a break?

Mega Darkrai ex headlines Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Pitch Black, arriving worldwide on July 17, 2026, and it comes in four prints, topped by a Special Illustration Rare from Akira Egawa that collectors are already calling one of the best Darkrai cards ever made. If you chase one card out of this set, it will be this one. Shop for Mega Darkrai ex cards on eBay However, this piece is not about pull rates (this comes later) or prices.

2025 Topps Chrome Black Football is a good-looking product. That part is not really in question. The cards have the dark, dramatic chromium style collectors expect from Chrome Black. The format is simple. The autograph chase is clear. The product has veterans, rookies, inserts, parallels, and enough star power to create some big hits. But the bigger question is not whether 2025 Topps Chrome Black Football looks good.

The Pokémon 30th Celebration set is nearly here, and as the last Celebrations set, it brings back a collection of classic cards to celebrate the game’s history. This time, it is thirty reprints, one for every corner of Pokémon’s thirty-year run. It is the same idea that made 2021’s Celebrations set so beloved, scaled up by five and stretched across three full decades. When you line the thirty cards in order, they start looking like a timeline you can hold in your hands.

in Pokemon Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration is the set the entire hobby has been waiting for, and with the full product lineup now revealed, we can finally take a proper look at the anniversary set itself. Thirty years after the first Japanese cards hit shelves, The Pokémon Company is marking the milestone with the most ambitious special set it has ever produced. Shop eBay for Pokemon 30th Celebration products on eBay The headline features are genuinely special.

in Releases July is shaping up to be one of the busier sports card release months of 2026, with major products across baseball, basketball, soccer, hockey, golf, wrestling and even WNBA cards. As always, release dates are subject to change, but the current July calendar gives collectors plenty to watch. The biggest headline is baseball.

in Investing 2026 Topps Chrome Baseball is one of the most anticipated products of the year, with the popular product adding premium chrome touches to the flagship Topps design. The product also combines the best rookie cards of 2026 Topps Series 1 and Series 2 (and beyond) into a single product. This ensures an even more potent rookie class and should offer collectors lots of young players to chase. But what are the rookie cards in 2026 Topps Chrome Baseball?

in Releases 2026 is a landmark year in the history of Topps. Not only is the brand itself celebrating its 70th anniversary, but it also marks the 30th anniversary of Topps Chrome, the popular Chromium product that helped bring the hobby into the 21st century. But what will collectors find inside 2026 Topps Chrome Baseball? What are the release formats? What are the hits? And is this shiny product still worth a break as it turns 30?

in Investing The 1980’s and 1990’s were an iconic time for the sport of baseball and the baseball card hobby. Stars of that era continue to loom large over the hobby, and today’s subject is no different. As one of the most popular players of his era and an all-time great hitter, his popularity remains high today. Tony Gwynn was known as “Mr. Padre” and a hobby favorite. But who was Tony Gwynn? What are his rookie cards? What other early Tony Gwynn cards are worth exploring?