Hello hobbyists! Here are today’s links:
Featured Article of the Day
🏀 Basketball Cards
Steph Curry, Michael Jordan cards set records in Goldin 100 Auction (Sports Collectors Digest)
Goldin’s Winter 100 sale was led by a Stephen Curry Logoman card topping $1 million, while Michael Jordan material continued to post major prices in the same event.
🃏 Sports Cards
⚾ Baseball Cards
Rare Ken Griffey Jr. Card Sets Yet Another Record (Collectibles on SI)
A lesser-known Ken Griffey Jr. card, rather than his usual 1989 Upper Deck rookie, set a fresh benchmark, adding another headline to Griffey’s already elite market.Rare 1909 Ramly Cards Discovered in Old Cigar Box Tell Tale of Red Sox Pitcher and Baseball's Hidden Color Line (Sports Collectors Daily)
A newly surfaced group of 1909 Ramly cards connected to pitcher Doug Smith doubles as both a vintage-card discovery and a deeper historical story about early baseball and race.
🏈 Football Cards
Malik Willis Signing Sparks Immediate Reaction in Football Card Market (Sports Collectors Daily)
Willis’ move to Miami quickly sparked collector response, with the story focusing on how quarterback news still drives instant movement in the football-card market.
🏒⛳ Misc. Other Sports
Tarik Skubal Gears Up For Another Cy Young in 2026 - His Best Cards (Collectibles on SI)
This collectible-focused profile highlights Skubal’s key cards as he heads into a season where he is being framed as a serious Cy Young storyline again.
🃏 General Sports Cards
Why Are So Many Breakers Losing it Online? (Mantel News)
Mantel looks at a recent run of breaker meltdowns and livestream drama, framing it as a broader reflection of pressure and behavior inside the modern breaking ecosystem.
🏆 Sports Memorabilia
Larry Bird Dream Team Jersey Tops $6.2 Million Scottie Pippen Collection Auction (Sports Collectors Daily)
A signed, game-worn Larry Bird 1992 Dream Team jersey led the Scottie Pippen collection sale at more than $6.2 million, underlining how elite Olympic and NBA gamer material keeps climbing.Historic Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth signed checks headline new Memory Lane Marketplace (Sports Collectors Digest)
Memory Lane’s latest marketplace is built around a Lou Gehrig-signed 1936 check used to buy a new Packard, plus additional Ruth material and vintage cards.Lou Gehrig Check for New Car, Ruth Memorabilia, Vintage Cards Among Memory Lane's “Own it Now” Marketplace (Sports Collectors Daily) —
Sports Collectors Daily also covered the same Memory Lane offering, spotlighting the Gehrig check alongside Ruth memorabilia and vintage-card inventory.
🚨 Crime
Thieves targeting Pokémon card sellers in WA (FOX 13 Seattle)
A Washington shop was hit for thousands of dollars in Pokémon inventory, with local reporting emphasizing that card shops are increasingly being targeted because of how liquid and valuable sealed and single-card stock has become.Pokémon cards are a hot commodity, and B.C. thieves aren’t playing around (Global News)
Global reported on an Abbotsford-area shop burglary centered on Pokémon cards, reinforcing how TCG theft continues to spill into mainstream local-news coverage.Pair accused in $1,300+ trading card theft from Manitowoc store (FOX 11 Wisconsin)
Police say two suspects stole football and Pokémon card boxes from a Meijer, another example of retail theft centered on sealed trading-card product.Pittsburgh reverend accused of stealing baseball trading cards from Walmart (CBS Pittsburgh)
CBS Pittsburgh reported that a cathedral administrator is accused of stealing baseball trading cards in what police described as a multi-day spree totaling more than $1,000 in product.
🛒 Pre-Sales
Judge, Skenes, and WBC Team USA Topps NOW Sets on Sale for One Week (Collectibles on SI)
Topps’ WBC Team USA NOW offering is available for a limited window through March 16, with one hit per set and Aaron Judge and Paul Skenes among the biggest cards.2026 Panini Stars & Stripes Prizm USA Baseball Upgrades Amateurs to Prizm (CardLines)
CardLines breaks down the 2026 Stars & Stripes USA Baseball release, noting the continued prospect-and-amateur focus as well as pricing/value concerns around the new configuration.First Buzz: 2026 Pieces of the Past Wartime Edition (Blowout Cards)
Blowout’s preview spotlights a new non-sports release centered on wartime-history content, making it one of the few March 10 non-sports product-preview items to surface.First Buzz: 2026 Leaf Baseball Nation baseball cards (Blowout Cards)
Blowout previewed Leaf Baseball Nation, a new baseball product release entering the market with the site’s usual checklist-and-box-breakdown treatment.
Card company creates insert
Insert becomes wildly popular
Card company mass produces it moving forward, ruining what made it popular
It’s a tale as old as time.
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