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$2.35M for a Pikachu card and the auction hasn't even opened yet.

Oct 9, 2026

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6 min read

$2.35M for a Pikachu card and the auction hasn't even opened yet.

Plus: PSA's backlog falls to 8.2 million, Pokémon cards reach the Space Station, and Collectibles.com on the $708,000 map that sold Walt on Disneyland.

Brandon Harris, +1

$8.04M for a Cooper Flagg card. The guy who pulled it paid $515.

Oct 2, 2026

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8 min read

$8.04M for a Cooper Flagg card. The guy who pulled it paid $515.

Plus: an Ohtani Gold Logoman brings $2.85 million, a childhood card box holds 13 cards no grader will touch, and Collectibles.com on the collector who left a PSA 9 in a plastic bag for years.

Brandon Harris, +1

$5M for a Pikachu. $2.8M for the same card with a different label.

Sep 25, 2026

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7 min read

$5M for a Pikachu. $2.8M for the same card with a different label.

Plus: the Flagg Debut Patch and Kobe-LeBron Logoman both close, 30th Celebration has the friendliest pull rates ever, and Collectibles.com on the 10 things worth money in your closet.

Brandon Harris, +1

$3,225 for a Sylveon card in August. It sells for $280 now.

Sep 19, 2026

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6 min read

$3,225 for a Sylveon card in August. It sells for $280 now.

Plus: Arch Manning dumps Panini for Topps, Fanatics' London flagship gets smashed, and Collectibles.com's beginner's guide to the $440,000 One Piece card.

Brandon Harris, +1

A $2.4M Kobe-LeBron card that sat raw in a drawer for 20 years

Sep 11, 2026

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7 min read

A $2.4M Kobe-LeBron card that sat raw in a drawer for 20 years

Plus: Arch Manning dumps Panini for Topps, Fanatics' London flagship gets smashed, and Collectibles.com's beginner's guide to the $440,000 One Piece card.

Brandon Harris, +1