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Sports Cards
⚾ Baseball Cards
Golden Age Collection Part 2 Heads to Auction — A second wave of autographed vintage baseball cards from a notable “golden age” collection heads to the block, with a wide range of signed pre-war/post-war stars. Sports Collectors Daily
🏀 Basketball Cards
Air Jordan still reigns as Michael Jordan cards continue to soar entering 2026 — A look at year-end online sales that shows Jordan still driving the top of the basketball card market. Sports Collectors Digest
Panini Announces Exclusive Trading Card Partnership with Unrivaled Basketball — Panini inks an exclusive, multi-year licensed card deal tied to Unrivaled Basketball. Sports Collectors Daily
🏒 Misc. Other Sports Cards
Upper Deck to create NHL cards with rookie debut jerseys — Upper Deck launches a program using game-worn rookie debut jerseys to create new NHL card hits. Cllct
Upper Deck brings back game-used jersey cards with new Debut Game Jersey Program — Sports Collectors Digest breakdown of the NHL rookie debut jersey concept and how it’ll be inserted into future products. Sports Collectors Digest
🃏 Sports Cards (General)
The year in collectibles: Are high-end cards propping up market? — A market-focused piece on how headline million-dollar cards and high-end buying may (or may not) be supporting broader hobby health. Cllct
7 Spectacular Jaylen Brown cards, including an affordable case hit — A player-collecting list spotlighting a mix of accessible and premium Jaylen Brown cards. SI
Top 40 online sports card sales of 2025 — Year-end roundup of the biggest eBay sales, featuring familiar hobby blue-chips (Jordan, Mantle, Brady, Ohtani, etc.). Sports Collectors Digest
Brady, Ohtani Rookies Join Vintage Greats in REA January Auction — Preview of REA’s January sale highlighting high-grade vintage plus marquee modern rookies (including Brady and Ohtani). Sports Collectors Daily
Sports Memorabilia
Bills selling off seats, turf, goalposts from historic Highmark Stadium — The Bills begin selling stadium seats, turf, and goalpost pieces from Highmark Stadium as memorabilia items. Cllct
Aaron Judge, Kevin Durant, Rhea Ripley headline Fanatics Fest 2026 lineup — Cllct rundown of major names announced for Fanatics Fest 2026 in New York. Cllct
Fanatics releases Fanatics Fest NYC lineup—WWE-style — Sports Collectors Digest take on Fanatics’ lineup reveal and the event’s collectibles-focused spectacle. Sports Collectors Digest
General
No Dry January here: Million-dollar whiskey collection goes to auction — Sotheby’s “Great American Whiskey Collection” heads to auction with hundreds of bottles, many rarely seen publicly. Cllct
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