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The baseball card community is abuzz as one of the six autographed 1/1 Superfractors from the "2024 Topps 50/50: Shohei Ohtani" collection has been pulled.
The phrase "cardboard gold" has never felt more accurate, as the rise of baseball cards has helped propel Whatnot, the largest live-stream shopping network in North America and Europe, to unprecedented success. Armand Wilson, Vice President of Categories & Expansion at Whatnot, says the platform is thriving on the resurgence of sports card collecting, with a card sold every second on the site.
The trading card market, which saw a meteoric rise during the COVID-19 pandemic, continues to ride the wave of collector enthusiasm. While the market has stabilized in recent years, significant events still trigger spikes in demand—and the announcement of a new Superman movie is the latest example.
Topps is making waves in the trading card world with its latest venture into tennis, an often overlooked sport in the hobby. Following the reintroduction of Topps Chrome Tennis earlier this year, the company is set to release its first-ever tennis-specific brand, Topps Graphite Tennis, on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024.
Two men were sentenced Monday in connection to the theft of rare baseball cards worth $2.1 million from a Strongsville hotel earlier this year.
For Alec Word, December has been a month to remember. The recent University of Southern California graduate didn’t just celebrate earning his Business Administration and Finance degree—he also made waves in the sports card community with an extraordinary pair of pulls from 2024 Topps Update Jumbo and Breaker's Delight boxes.
For Yankees fans, the 2024 World Series was a painful chapter, with Aaron Judge’s dropped fly ball in Game 5 standing out as a particularly gut-wrenching moment. However, for one collector, that infamous piece of baseball history was worth a hefty price tag.
The latest Call of Duty League (CDL) trading cards for the 2022-23 season have officially been released and are now available on Upper Deck's website.
Lionel Messi has been named the 2024 MLS MVP, marking another remarkable achievement in his storied career. The announcement came on Friday, December 6, celebrating Messi's exceptional second season with Inter Miami CF.
