Brandon Harris

Built & sold @Playmaker for ≈ $54M. Now, breaking down finance & business stories with no filter or agenda.

$62.9M in one weekend. The biggest sports auction ever.

Aug 28, 2026

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7 min read

$62.9M in one weekend. The biggest sports auction ever.

Plus: NFL rookies get Debut Patches, eBay pulls leaked Pokémon 30th cards, and five Star Wars F1 helmets that don't exist anywhere else.

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$1.25M for a jersey that cost a transistor radio

Aug 21, 2026

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5 min read

$1.25M for a jersey that cost a transistor radio

Plus: Jay-Z buys into Tom Brady's card shops, and the 10 hottest things to collect right now.

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$515 for a break spot. $5 million for the card inside.

Aug 14, 2026

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6 min read

$515 for a break spot. $5 million for the card inside.

Plus: Michael Jordan signs a wax box into a $1.5 million collectible, and Bulbasaur finally beats Charizard.

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The $11 million card was sitting in a hobby box for a week

Aug 7, 2026

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6 min read

The $11 million card was sitting in a hobby box for a week

Plus: A California dad pulls the Judge 1/1 from a single box, and Mega Rayquaza's first prices are already wild.

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$1.86M for a Jackie Robinson graded 1 out of 10

Jul 31, 2026

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6 min read

$1.86M for a Jackie Robinson graded 1 out of 10

Plus: The biggest National ever is underway, and a $10M "Hand of God" ball is sitting in a Chicago display case.

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$3.75M for Luke Skywalker's lightsaber and severed hand

Jul 24, 2026

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6 min read

$3.75M for Luke Skywalker's lightsaber and severed hand

Plus: A $105K Pelé shirt just sold for $4.9M, and a $14K flea market egg worth $33M.

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The Wagner, the Mantle, and the Gretzky are all in one booth today.

Jul 17, 2026

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5 min read

The Wagner, the Mantle, and the Gretzky are all in one booth today.

Plus: PSA's $80 problem, Pokémon Center's seven-hour disaster, and a $3.18 million cautionary tale.

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Someone paid $300 for a Brunson card in 2019. It just sold for $312K.

Jul 10, 2026

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6 min read

Someone paid $300 for a Brunson card in 2019. It just sold for $312K.

Plus: Card grading hits an all-time high, LEGO reveals the first-ever Pokémon minifigures

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$2.93M for a LeBron card. $2.56M for an Ohtani. Same night!

Jul 3, 2026

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6 min read

$2.93M for a LeBron card. $2.56M for an Ohtani. Same night!

Plus: The Mantle, the Gretzky, and the Wagner walk into a booth...

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A $300 card. A 53-year drought. A 103,900% return.

Jun 26, 2026

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6 min read

A $300 card. A 53-year drought. A 103,900% return.

The No. 1 pick signs his first card live on TV, and fireworks holos are moving like it's 2002 again.

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$1.06 million for an SGA card that doesn't even exist yet.

Jun 19, 2026

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6 min read

$1.06 million for an SGA card that doesn't even exist yet.

Plus: The Knicks won a title, and the hobby is losing its collective mind

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The biggest One Piece set ever. The biggest LEGO Drama ever. The biggest Panini album ever.

Jun 12, 2026

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6 min read

The biggest One Piece set ever. The biggest LEGO Drama ever. The biggest Panini album ever.

Plus: The most expensive Boba Fett ever sold, and it almost didn't survive.

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10 BILLION Pokémon cards. Still sold out. 🟡

Jun 5, 2026

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6 min read

10 BILLION Pokémon cards. Still sold out. 🟡

Plus: The 8,278-piece LEGO Minas Tirith dropped this week

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$5.11M for a Wembanyama card. No autograph on it.

May 29, 2026

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4 min read

$5.11M for a Wembanyama card. No autograph on it.

Plus, 200,000 fake stickers, one bus, and the World Cup hasn't started yet

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$1.769M Pikachu just outsold your neighbor's house

May 22, 2026

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4 min read

$1.769M Pikachu just outsold your neighbor's house

"50 cards will cross $1M this year"

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GameStop just tried to buy eBay for $56 BILLION. 🎮

May 15, 2026

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4 min read

GameStop just tried to buy eBay for $56 BILLION. 🎮

Shinoda, Dybantsa, and Paul Newman

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LEGENDARY PULL: The $2M comic book that cost $8,000.

May 8, 2026

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4 min read

LEGENDARY PULL: The $2M comic book that cost $8,000.

7 of the most valuable comics ever printed

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May 1, 2026

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6 min read

May the 4th be with your wallet. 🌌

The $2.8M Gretzky, $1M Pikachus, and Star Wars grails.

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The $3.15 Million Kobe (and it’s only a PSA 5?!) 🐍

Apr 24, 2026

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7 min read

The $3.15 Million Kobe (and it’s only a PSA 5?!) 🐍

SOMEhow, the hobby is still accelerating

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The $20 Million Jordan jersey hiding in plain sight 🏀

Apr 17, 2026

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5 min read

The $20 Million Jordan jersey hiding in plain sight 🏀

Popeyes meals reselling for $400

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The $50 Masters Garden Gnome Reselling for $10,000

Apr 10, 2026

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12 min read

The $50 Masters Garden Gnome Reselling for $10,000

From gnomes to G.O.A.T.s

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A $300 Yoshi bobblehead & K-pop Demon McNuggets

Apr 3, 2026

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12 min read

A $300 Yoshi bobblehead & K-pop Demon McNuggets

Wildest crossovers yet

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🦕 $5.5M Triceratops, $16K Espresso Machine, and the Pokémon Cards That Sell Fastest

Mar 27, 2026

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11 min read

🦕 $5.5M Triceratops, $16K Espresso Machine, and the Pokémon Cards That Sell Fastest

The hobby is on pace to shatter every record in 2026

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😱 New TCG Breaks Kickstarter, O'Leary's $20M Card Chain, and Pokemon at the Oscars

Mar 20, 2026

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11 min read

😱 New TCG Breaks Kickstarter, O'Leary's $20M Card Chain, and Pokemon at the Oscars

The collectibles world did NOT take a day off this week

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Mar 13, 2026

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12 min read

LEGENDARY PULL: HobbyCrunch’s 1st Edition Newsletter

🗞️ Plus, key upcoming release dates

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