
Hello hobbyists! Here are today’s links:
Sports Cards
⚾ Baseball Cards
History in the Making: The Art of the 1953 Topps Baseball Card Cartoons — A deep dive into how 1953 Topps helped popularize cartoons on card backs, spotlighting the set’s place in hobby history and design evolution.
🏀 Basketball Cards
Iconic Michael Jordan Topps Card Sets New Record — A PSA 10 1992 Topps Stadium Club Beam Team “Members Only” Michael Jordan reportedly sold for a new high of $15,000 (sale dated Jan. 18), underscoring continued strength in elite 1990s inserts.
Top Selling 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball Image Variation Cards — Beckett runs down which image-variation cards from 2025-26 Topps Chrome Basketball have been moving at the top of the market.
🏈 Football Cards
Fernando Mendoza Rare Superfractor Card Pulled Days Before National Championship — SI reports a 1/1 Bowman Chrome U dual relic auto superfractor of Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza was pulled and surfaced via social media just ahead of the title game, with speculation it could set a Bowman Chrome U benchmark if sold.
⚽ Misc. Other Sports
Top Chase Cards in UCC Match Attax Extra 25/26 — Topps RIPPED spotlights the biggest chases in Match Attax Extra, including 100 Club, Black Edge, Chrome X, jersey relics, and ultra-limited numbered hits (down to 23 and 100 copies on select cards).
Sports Memorabilia
Mike Ditka's iconic Bears sweater from Super Bowl XX hits auction block — Ditka’s coach-worn Bears sweater vest from Super Bowl XX is highlighted as nearing $100k in bidding, with the piece tied to the 1985 Bears title run and offered via Goldin.
Over on my YouTube channel I’ll have some details on this amazing find on Friday.
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