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John Dudley

John Dudley

Joined: Sep 3, 2024

Aug 10, 2024; Paris, France; United States shooting guard Stephen Curry (4) and guard LeBron James (6) and guard Kevin Durant (7) celebrate with their gold medals.
Inside the Hobby

Giannis Ups the Bounty for Topps Now Triple Auto and Topps Now is in the Spotlight

In an unforeseen development, a Topps Now card has become the hottest card in the entire hobby and even NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo wants it offering a cool million-dollar bounty.

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Aug 13, 2017; London, United Kingdom; Usain Bolt (JAM) takes a farewell retirement victory lap.
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2024 Topps Allen & Ginter's Autograph Checklist Highlighted by Usain Bolt and Boy Meets World Cast

Topps has 2024 Allen & Ginter up for pre-order today. They also released the checklist, including the all-important autograph signers list, and it is a doozy highlighted by Usain Bolt, the Boy Meets World cast, and Jeff Probst.

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Sep 29, 2024; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) celebrates.
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Jayden Daniels is the Quarterback Football Card Collectors Have Been Searching For

Jayden Daniels quaterback play has the Commanders in first place and is causing his cards, like his Topps Now Auto, to increase in value greatly.

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Sep 27, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani .
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Top 10 Iconic Baseball Rookie Cards of the 2000s

These are the top ten iconic baseball rookie cards of the 2000s. Players include Ohtani, Pujols, Acuna, Ichiro, and Trout.

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Sep 6, 2024; Sao Paulo, BRA; Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) .
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Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry, and Jonathan Taylor Break Out: Can Their Cards Do the Same?

The hottest running backs in the NFL and the hobby aren’t rookies, but a trio of veterans collectors had probably thought were past their primes. How are their football card prices doing?

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Sep 26, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA;Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17).
Auctions

Who Owns the Ohtani 50/50 Ball? A Judge Rules Goldin Sale Can Go On

Yesterday, a Florida judge ruled that Goldin can go ahead with the sale of Ohtani’s 50/50 ball a Florida. While the ball is being sold by Goldin on behalf of Chris Belanski and Kelvin Ramirez, an eighteen-year-old, Max Matus, claims to have caught it.

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Baseball Cards
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The Hidden Reason PSA 9s Are Close to Raw Pricing

Premiums for PSA 9 and other modern 9s have plummeted to nearly raw level pricing and collectors are up in arms about it. While the drop is heavily covered on cardboard social media, the why of it all is often unexplored.

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Sep 15, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones.
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Quarterback Chaos: 3 Surprising Card Market Winners

Quarterbacks dominate the football card world, so it makes sense that the three players whose cards have increased the most this season are Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield, and Daniel Jones.

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Sep 14, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning (16) leaves the field.
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Arch Manning Mania Hits the Card Market

One of the hottest names in the football card market isn’t even in the NFL. Arch Manning introduced himself to college football in a big way last week.

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Aug 10, 2024; Paris, France; France power forward Victor Wembanyama.
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Topps Mercury: Victor Wembanyama Does Game-Used Right

Topps did all but roll out the red carpet with the upcoming Topps Mercury: Victor Wembanyama product. Each box has eight cards all numbered to /99 or less that look amazing, but the game-used cards has changes collectors will talk about.

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Sep 19, 2024; Miami, Florida, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17).
News

50/50: Ohtani's Big Night Causes Card Prices to Soar

Shohei Ohtani made MLB history last night becoming the first player in the 50/50 club and he did so in style with a 6-6 night that included 3 homers, and 10 RBIs! The hobby world is buzzing with a surge in Ohtani pricing and incredibly high demand for a c

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Sep 2, 2024; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll (7).
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Corbin Carroll Rebounds in MLB's Second Half. Can His Cards Do the Same?

Corbin Carroll was one of the bigger hobby disappointments of MLB’s first half along with Bo Bichette, Julio Rodriguez, and a slew of injured pitchers. Things still aren’t looking bright for the rest.

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