Bam Boom, Jordan Frenzy, Gunnar Grails

Demand for Bam Adebayo cards increases by 13,000% after historic 83-point game (cllct) — Bam Adebayo’s monster game immediately spilled into the hobby, with cllct reporting a sharp spike in sales volume and average prices for his cards on eBay.

Top Bam Adebayo Rookie Cards to Buy After His Historic 83-Point Game (Sports Illustrated Collectibles) — SI followed the performance with a buyer-focused look at Bam’s key rookie cards, highlighting the cards most likely to draw collector and investor attention after the surge.

Jokic vs Shai: Valuing Cards & Trends of the NBA's MVP Frontrunners (Sports Illustrated Collectibles) — SI compares the hobby cases for Nikola Jokić and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, framing the MVP race as both an on-court debate and a card-market story.

Michael Jordan gems spark more frenzied card collecting (Sports Collectors Digest) — Jordan remains the hobby’s gravitational force, with SCD highlighting multiple recent high-dollar sales and continued strength in both iconic rookies and scarcer inserts/autographs.

WBC Superstar: Gunnar Henderson and His Top Grail Cards (Sports Illustrated Collectibles) — SI spotlights Gunnar Henderson’s card market as his star continues to rise, focusing on the grail-tier cards collectors are chasing.

Panini Lands NWSL Trading Card Deal (Sports Collectors Daily) — Panini’s new multi-year NWSL agreement expands the women’s soccer card footprint with trading cards and stickers tied to the league and players’ association.

2026 Upper Deck Allure Golf Tees Up a Colorful Chase With Korda, Daly, and More (Sports Illustrated Collectibles) — SI flagged Upper Deck Allure Golf as a notable new release, emphasizing its colorful design and checklist appeal for golf-card collectors.

Collectors' Dozen: 12 Players to Watch as Spring Approaches (Sports Collectors Daily) — Jeff Morris identifies a dozen athletes whose March performances could move their rookie-card and autograph markets. It’s a forward-looking hobby watchlist built around performance-driven speculation.

Monkey D. Luffy Card Prices Surge 215% as One Piece Demand Explodes (Sports Illustrated Collectibles) — SI reports that One Piece demand continues to build, with Monkey D. Luffy cards posting major price acceleration.

2026 Breakout Pokémon Grail Cards So Far (Sports Illustrated Collectibles) — SI rounds up the Pokémon cards that have stood out most in the franchise’s anniversary-year market, focusing on the grails drawing the strongest collector attention so far in 2026.

Larry Bird jersey, Michael Jordan sneakers top $6.2M Scottie Pippen Collection at Sotheby’s (Sports Collectors Digest) — Sotheby’s sale results from the Scottie Pippen Collection topped $6.2 million, with standout prices for Bird, Jordan, and multiple Pippen pieces.

UConn auctioning off pieces of Gampel Pavilion (New Haven Register) — UConn is turning arena renovations into a memorabilia opportunity, offering authenticated pieces removed directly from Gampel Pavilion.

Head priest of Episcopal Church accused of stealing baseball cards from Walmart (Associated Press) — AP reported that the dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Pittsburgh was charged after allegedly stealing more than $1,000 in baseball cards from a Walmart. The report says police found 27 packs concealed on his person and in a box when he was arrested.

2026 Topps Brooklyn Collection | Behind the Design (Topps RIPPED) — Topps unveiled the 2026 Brooklyn Collection’s first non-baseball expansion, built around Captain America and Brooklyn-themed design cues.