Hello hobbyists! Here are today’s links:
🏟️ Sports Cards
⚾ Baseball Cards
Notes: Kurtz Debut Patch Sells; Man Jailed After Using Vehicle to Break in to TN Shop; ECHL All-Star Auction (Sports Collectors Daily) — A roundup led by the Nick Kurtz Rookie Debut Patch sale plus additional “around the hobby” items, including a shop break-in update.
Nick Kurtz 2025 Topps Rookie Debut Patch card sells for $516k: 2nd highest ever (Sports Illustrated Collectibles) — Kurtz’s Debut Patch sale jumps near the very top of the modern patch market, underscoring how strong the “Debut Patch” chase remains.
Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa Together in History: These 3 Dual Cards (Sports Illustrated Collectibles) — A nostalgia-focused look at notable dual/paired cards featuring McGwire and Sosa and why they remain popular collector targets.
3 Bowman 1st cards to buy before Opening Day 2026 (Sports Illustrated Collectibles) — A short watchlist of Bowman 1sts positioned as “buy before the hype” targets heading into the 2026 season.
🏀 Basketball Cards
Topps Will Limit 1952 Redux to Flagship Rookies Starting This Year (Sports Collectors Daily) — Topps is changing how it uses the 1952 “Redux” concept, tightening it to flagship rookies beginning with 2026 Series 1.
🏈 Football Cards
Brady, Peyton, and Eli Manning Selling Personal Cards In Super Bowl Auction (Sports Illustrated Collectibles) — A Super Bowl–timed auction centers on cards from the Mannings and Tom Brady, with details on timing and where bidding will run.
🏒 Misc. Other Sports Cards
A Year’s Worth of Grading Numbers for the Most Popular Sports Cards (Sports Collectors Daily) — A data-driven look at what the grading population trends say about which iconic cards collectors sent in most during 2025.
📌 Sports Cards (General)
Mantel’s new ‘SLAM’ metric aims to make buying, selling cards easier (cllct) — Mantel introduces a “SLAM Score” designed to express card liquidity/desirability, aiming to help buyers and sellers find fairer price ground.
Sports Card Release Calendar: 1/21/26 – 2/1/26 (Sports Collectors Daily) — A schedule-style post tracking what’s releasing soon and a rolling list of auctions closing that day.
🧩 TCG
Logan Paul’s Pikachu Illustrator reholdered by PSA, still grades a 10 (cllct) — PSA reholdering kept the PSA 10 grade intact, and the Goldin auction price is already above Logan Paul’s previous record purchase price.
LCS Thefts Surging: Advanced Tactics Used to Steal TCG & Sports Cards (Sports Illustrated Collectibles) — A reporting-style piece on card-shop thefts, describing methods thieves are using and why higher values are changing shop security needs.
🏆 Sports Memorabilia
Ex-Heat security guard sentenced to three years in prison after theft of game-used items (cllct) — Sentencing in the Miami Heat memorabilia case ties a legal outcome to the ongoing risks around game-used supply chains.
John Riggins, Joe Jacoby Redskins memorabilia headlines Super Bowl Live Auction (Sports Collectors Digest) — A preview of Super Bowl Live auction highlights focused on Washington legends and headline items.
Novak Djokovic’s 2012 Australian Open racket could set all-time record (cllct) — A high-profile tennis artifact heads to market with record-level expectations, reflecting continued momentum for elite game-used pieces.
Amid rumors of NFL uniform changes, Fanatics discounts jerseys for five NFL teams (cllct) — Fanatics’ discounting ties into uniform-change rumor cycles, which can influence jersey demand (and secondary-market behavior) ahead of redesigns.
🌐 General Collectibles
Original Apple Computer document sells for $2.51 million (cllct) — A major result in the broader collectibles world, showing continued strength for top-tier historical documents at auction.
🧾 Pre-sales / Pre-orders / Product “Dropping Soon”
Dropping Soon: 2026 Topps Chrome® Premier League (Topps Ripped) — A product preview framing the release and what collectors should expect from the new Chrome Premier League edition.
2025–26 Topps UEFA Club Competitions | What Box is Best? (Topps Ripped) — A buyer-oriented breakdown aimed at helping collectors choose the right configuration for Topps UCC.
2025–2026 Topps UEFA Club Competitions Checklist Spotlight (Topps Ripped) — Checklist/structure overview highlighting what to chase across the product.
Topps Chrome® Premier League Product History (Topps Ripped) — A historical look at the line positioning and how it’s evolved for collectors.
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