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Rayquaza and Charizard: High-End Pokemon Stability

HobbyCardIndex Editorial · 8 hours ago · 4 min read
That Rayquaza VMAX from Evolving Skies hitting $1,055.07 with a +$109.71 jump, that really tells a story about where the high-end Pokemon market is right now. It's not every card, of course, but the foundational pieces are absolutely showing some ser
Vintage Goudey Ruth & Modern Rookies: Your Next MovesMarket Analysis

Vintage Goudey Ruth & Modern Rookies: Your Next Moves

HobbyCardIndex Editorial · 22 hours ago · 6 min read
That 2022 DAKA Barcelona Holocene Purple Lamine Yamal rookie, a CGC 10, just sold for $900.00 this morning. It's a clear signal. The soccer card market, especially for top-tier new talent like Yamal, is seeing some serious money move into it, a trend
Vintage Cards Lead Market Surge: Mantle, Ruth, Aaron UpVintage

Vintage Cards Lead Market Surge: Mantle, Ruth, Aaron Up

HobbyCardIndex Editorial · 1 day ago · 4 min read
That 1956 Topps Willie Mays #130 PSA 5 going for $850.00 this morning, that's just one data point in what feels like a flood of vintage sales. We've been seeing this trend for a while now, this move towards stability, and it's really picking up steam
Football Card Market: Brady, Rookies, & Value PlaysFootball

Football Card Market: Brady, Rookies, & Value Plays

HobbyCardIndex Editorial · 2 days ago · 4 min read
That $2.9 million Tom Brady 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Ticket Auto PSA 9 sale from June 2024 really set a tone, didn't it? It's a clear signal that the "flight to quality" we've been talking about is very much alive in football, probably ev
Vintage Cards: Why The 1950s Still MatterVintage

Vintage Cards: Why The 1950s Still Matter

HobbyCardIndex Editorial · 2 days ago · 4 min read
The 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 1.5 that went for $76,250 in a July 2026 Heritage auction, or the SGC 3 version hitting $146,523 that same month at Goldin, those sales really tell you something. We've talked a lot about the K-shaped market, with the
Brady's Enduring Value & Football Card GrowthFootball

Brady's Enduring Value & Football Card Growth

HobbyCardIndex Editorial · 4 days ago · 4 min read
That Tom Brady 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Ticket Auto PSA 9 selling for $2.9 million in June 2024, it really showed us what's possible for a foundational piece. We've been talking about the "flight to quality" for a while now, and sales lik
Navigating 2026 Topps Series 2: Rookies & ProductionBaseball

Navigating 2026 Topps Series 2: Rookies & Production

HobbyCardIndex Editorial · 5 days ago · 5 min read
The 2026 Topps Series 2 Baseball release is out, and we've been watching it pretty closely. This isn't just another flagship set; it's got a 350-card base set, some interesting parallels, and it's hitting the market right in the middle of Topps' 75th
Basketball Market: Jordan, Wembanyama, & Rookie SurgesBasketball

Basketball Market: Jordan, Wembanyama, & Rookie Surges

HobbyCardIndex Editorial · 6 days ago · 5 min read
The basketball card market has been doing some interesting things this week, showing us once again that the K-shaped market we've been talking about for a while now is definitely here to stay. We're seeing real money move for those foundational piece
Q3 2026 Sports Card Market: Stabilizing, High-End Pulling AwayMarket Analysis

Q3 2026 Sports Card Market: Stabilizing, High-End Pulling Away

HobbyCardIndex Editorial · 6 days ago · 6 min read
The 2020 Panini Select Randy Arozarena Carolina Blue #59 in raw condition, currently sitting around $16.52, is probably not where we'd put our money if we're chasing a quick flip. Look, the market's cooled on a lot of that mid-tier modern stuff, and
Basketball Sealed Product: Picking the Right BoxesBasketball

Basketball Sealed Product: Picking the Right Boxes

HobbyCardIndex Editorial · 7 days ago · 5 min read
That $5.11 million sale for Victor Wembanyama's 2023-24 Panini Prizm Black 1/1 card in April, that’s a number that gets collectors talking. And Michael Jordan cards are up 93% over the last year, with his 1997-98 Upper Deck Game Jersey card hitting $
Vintage Legends Driving Record SalesVintage

Vintage Legends Driving Record Sales

HobbyCardIndex Editorial · 7 days ago · 4 min read
That signed 1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson rookie card, a PSA 1 with a PSA/DNA 8 autograph, selling for $1.86 million at the Fanatics Premier Auction on July 23rd, that wasn't just a big sale. It was a record. It's now the most expensive on-card autograph
Q3 2026 Market: High-End Thriving, Fanatics Takes OverMarket Analysis

Q3 2026 Market: High-End Thriving, Fanatics Takes Over

HobbyCardIndex Editorial · 8 days ago · 5 min read
That T206 Jake Thielman Louisville SGC 4 Piedmont Back, selling for $103.50 this morning, it's a small reminder that even with all the big money flying around, there's still room for interesting, affordable vintage. The overall market, though, it's d