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Featured Article of the Day
Local card shops report break-ins as trading card values increase (KSNV / News 3 Las Vegas) — Vegas-area shop owners describe attempted break-ins and rising security costs, tying theft risk to the increased value and liquidity of trading cards.
🏀 Sports Cards — Basketball
2025–26 Topps Finest Basketball Review: Odds Breakdown, Checklist And More (Cardlines) — Deep dive into the product’s tiered base structure, insert/autograph lineup, and key hobby-box odds, with a particular focus on how the rookie class (headlined by Cooper Flagg) drives the chase.
🧢⚾ Sports Cards — Baseball (General)
Notes: MHCC and The Topps Rip Party, PSA National, Auction Results and More (Sports Collectors Daily) — Roundup touching on show/industry notes and auction results items (site access may restrict full viewing).
📰 General
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (Feb. 25) (Blowout Buzz) — Curated list of active forum threads (2026 Topps chatter, new NBA pulls, spring training talk, 2026 Topps Heritage reactions, and more).
Big Train, Air Jordan Photos Among RMY Auction Lots (Sports Collectors Daily) — Highlights notable photography lots tied to Walter Johnson (“Big Train”) and Michael Jordan in an RMY Auctions sale.
2026 Topps Series 1 Baseball Celebration Mega Box Details (Beckett) — Product-detail post for the Celebration Mega Box configuration/what to expect.
🧙♂️ TCG
After Amber Glenn's Olympics, Magic: The Gathering is truly having a moment (Cllct) — Looks at MTG’s pop-culture/sports crossover, spotlighting Olympian Amber Glenn (and other athletes) openly collecting/playing and pushing the game further into the mainstream.
🚨 Crime
One Piece trading cards valued at thousands of dollars stolen, NYPD reports (FOX 5 New York) — NYPD says One Piece cards worth thousands were stolen in Queens incidents, including a Facebook Marketplace meet-up robbery and a separate package theft involving high-value cards.
🧾 Pre-Sales (earliest article per product)
A Review Of Pokémon Mega Evolution Perfect Order (Cardlines) — Early guide for the upcoming set (release details, format breakdowns, and what’s in the product).
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