A shop pulled a 1/1 Topps Dynasty Ohtani a few years back. It came back a PSA 9.
The owner turned down a big offer at the National and held it.
Then the card got caught in a dispute. Slab stomped and thrown in a bonfire.
Nine months later it turned up in the ashes and got re-slabbed as authentic, with "Fire Ohtani" on the label.
It sold at auction for more than that first offer.

Is the burned one worth more than the clean PSA 9 ever was, or did the story just get lucky?

Source: Bleacher Nation

Cavan Sullivan's Green Wave auto /99 sold for $1,100 on 10/6.
It was $575 on 9/20, and $120 to $150 back in May.
He's now the youngest guy ever to score for the USMNT, in the 3-0 win over Mexico.
Julian Hall's Topps Chrome MLS Blue auto /150 went from $31 to $149.99 after he scored 3 goals this break.

Would you sell that Sullivan auto at $1,100 today, or hold it for the next jump?

Source: Sports Illustrated

Ben Rice is hitting .389 with 4 homers and 8 RBIs through four playoff games.

In the wild card game against Boston on September 29 he had two homers, one a grand slam, and drove in six.

He hit 41 homers in the regular season.

A 2025 Topps Dynasty signed patch numbered to 10 sold for $6,700 on 42 bids.

Holding Rice cards: sell now while he's hot, or bet he's the next Yankee everybody chases?

Source: Sports Collectors Digest

A 2000 Bowman Chrome Refractor Tom Brady rookie in SGC 10 sold for $292,800 at Goldin.
An Elway 2005 UD Ultimate shield patch auto 1/1 went for $111,691.
A Brady Contenders auto in BGS 9 did $72,000, and there are 257 more of those in a 9.
A Mahomes Encased gold auto 1/1 rookie in BGS 8 sold for $64,660.

A Brady refractor beat a Mahomes 1/1 rookie auto by 4x. Does Mahomes ever catch Brady's card market, yes or no?

Source: Sports Illustrated

Upper Deck launched Moments: e-Pack cards of big NHL plays, out almost as soon as they happen.
First one is Evan Bouchard's 5 point night, the first time a defenseman ever did that in a season opener.
$6.99 a pack. You get the card plus a shot at a Gold parallel, about 1 in 10.
There's a Black Auto 1 of 1 coming later, and you can ship any of them to your house as a real card.
PWHL gets it next.

Print-on-demand hockey cards: something you'd actually collect, or Topps Now all over again?

Source: Sports Illustrated

Jordan's Game 3 jersey from the 1998 Finals just sold for $12.26 million.
That's a new record for an NBA jersey.
The old one was his Game 1 jersey from the same Finals, $10.1 million at Sotheby's in 2022.
This one went on Joopiter, Pharrell's auction site.
Bulls won that game 96 to 54.

$12 million in a jersey or $12 million in graded cards: which one holds up better in 10 years?

Source: ESPN

Pete Crow-Armstrong's 1 of 1 debut patch auto just sold for $1.098 million on Goldin.
It's the 2024 Topps Chrome Update MLB Debut Patch, PSA 10 with a 10 auto.
That's $12,000 short of Paul Skenes' debut patch record.
He just finished with 45 homers and 41 steals, the first Cub ever to go 40/40.

Is PCA a million dollar guy for the long run, or did somebody just buy the top of a career year?

Source: Sports Illustrated Collectibles

A 1955 Topps Sandy Koufax rookie in PSA 9 sold for $604,736 at Memory Lane.
The old public record was $396,000 back in 2022.
A signed 1986 Fleer Jordan rookie, PSA 5, went for $146,579 in the same sale.
The whole auction did over $7.5 million.

Over $600K for a Koufax 9: smart money, or did someone overpay by $200K?

Source: Sports Collectors Digest

A 2007 Exquisite Kobe and LeBron dual Logoman auto just sold for $6,501,840 on Alt.
It's a 1 of 1. Both patches game-worn, both guys signed it, LeBron added a "23".
Biggest sale Alt has ever had.
The Jordan, LeBron, Kobe triple auto went for $3 million back in February.

Kobe and LeBron on one card for $6.5 million: bargain in 10 years or top of the market?

Source: Sports Illustrated

Neymar Jr. is now exclusive to Topps on a multi-year deal.
It covers cards, stickers and trading card games.
Autographs and match-worn memorabilia are part of it.
First up: 2025-26 Topps Dynasty and Definitive Collection UEFA Club Competitions.

Would you pay up for a Neymar auto in 2026, or has his market already peaked?

Source: Sports Illustrated