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Topps Heritage Football 2026 hobby box beside a 1976 Topps Walter Payton #148 rookie in a PSA 10 slab and a Jadarian Price Heritage Rookie Autographs Gold card

October 22 2026

Topps Heritage Football: A Payton Rookie Lesson

2026 Topps Heritage Football hides 34 graded 1976 Payton rookies. Sales show why PSA 7s trade almost daily while the PSA 10 rarely sells.

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October 22, 2026

Topps Heritage Football: A Payton Rookie Lesson

Fanatics Collect unpaid bids collage: PSA 10 Art Academy Pikachu, Plasma Storm Lugia EX and Great Encounters Cresselia slabs

October 21, 2026

Fanatics Collect Unpaid Bids: A Comp Checklist

Black Lotus collage showing an Alpha Black Lotus scan, a PSA Gem Mint 10 Alpha Black Lotus slab, and a white-bordered Unlimited Black Lotus scan

October 20, 2026

Black Lotus: Why the Record Isn’t the Market

Late October sports card drops collage: 2026 Topps Heritage Football Jadarian Price Seahawks rookie auto, 2026 Panini Obsidian Football Julian Sayin Ohio State card, and 2025-26 Panini Select Dirk Nowitzki card without NBA logos

October 16, 2026

Late October Sports Card Drops: The License Split

Konnor Griffin Topps Update Gold lesson: 2026 Topps Update Series hobby box beside 2011 Topps Update Mike Trout #US175 base and Gold /2011 PSA 10 slabs

October 15, 2026

Konnor Griffin Topps Update Gold: A Trout Lesson

Pokémon PSA 10 vs raw collage: raw Prismatic Evolutions Umbreon ex 161/131 beside PSA 10 Great Encounters Cresselia and PSA 10 Southern Islands Mew slabs

October 14, 2026

Pokémon PSA 10 Holds as Modern Raw Softens

1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr Star Rookie card front, PSA 10 slab, and card back in a three-panel collage for grade-driven liquidity

October 13, 2026

1989 Upper Deck Griffey: Grade-Driven Liquidity

October TCG prereleases collage: Hyperia City, Radiance, Delta Reign, and Radiance box art

October 12, 2026

October TCG Prereleases: Mid-Budget Pick

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03 — Drops

Upcoming Drops

October 16, 2026

Late October Sports Card Drops: The License Split

October 12, 2026

October TCG Prereleases: Mid-Budget Pick

Collage of official October 14 sports card art: Topps Update Series hobby box, Panini Select Crown Jewels sample, Donruss Optic NWSL Downtown sample, and Donruss Optic NWSL hobby box

October 9, 2026

October 14 Sports Card Drops: Update, Optic NWSL (Select Hobby Oct 23)

October TCG drops collage: Lorcana Hyperia City booster display, Riftbound Radiance cards, Pokémon 30th Celebration Pikachu, and MTG Reality Fracture Bloodline Recollector

October 5, 2026

October TCG Drops: Dual Street Week Ahead

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04 — Market

Market News

October 22, 2026

Topps Heritage Football: A Payton Rookie Lesson

October 21, 2026

Fanatics Collect Unpaid Bids: A Comp Checklist

October 20, 2026

Black Lotus: Why the Record Isn’t the Market

October 15, 2026

Konnor Griffin Topps Update Gold: A Trout Lesson

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05 — Guides

Collector Guides

October 22, 2026

Topps Heritage Football: A Payton Rookie Lesson

October 21, 2026

Fanatics Collect Unpaid Bids: A Comp Checklist

October 20, 2026

Black Lotus: Why the Record Isn’t the Market

October 15, 2026

Konnor Griffin Topps Update Gold: A Trout Lesson

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