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Topps is rewinding the clock to 1911 and doing it with care. After several years of T206 tributes, the company is pivoting to the T205 Gold Border look and shrinking the cards to true tobacco size, about 1 7/16 by 2 5/8 inches. The moment you hold one, the gold frame catches light, the portrait...

Immaculate returns to the pitch with a small-box, big-impact formula that soccer collectors know by heart. Each hobby box has seven cards, one pack per box. Five of those cards are autographs or memorabilia, the other two are base, inserts, or parallels. Cases are six boxes, so a full case break...

Some products feel like an unveiling, not a break. 2024-25 Panini Eminence Basketball lands in that category the moment you lift the lid. The cards are thick, the foils are clean, the photos breathe, and nearly everything you touch carries a signature or a premium piece of the game. It is only...

SPx is back to its 1990s roots with shiny, holographic finishes and a checklist that rewards both nostalgia and low-numbered hunts. Hobby boxes carry eight packs with three cards per pack and several numbered guarantees, so every rip has a real chance to reveal something that pops. The base set...

Eminence is back in football and the tone is luxury from the first card you lift from the box. Thick stock, clean foil, on card autographs and premium memorabilia share space with gemstones and even precious metal. The last time football saw Eminence was 2021, so this comeback arrives with a...

Artifacts sticks to what it does best. Hobby boxes spread eight notable cards across eight packs: three total autographs, memorabilia cards, or premium tech inserts; four serial numbered base or base parallels; and either one Rookie Redemption or one acetate insert. It’s a clean, predictable...

Mosaic returns as Panini’s first chromium football release of the year and it brings the familiar rainbow in force. Hobby boxes are stuffed with 150 cards and a steady stream of highlights: two autographs, five Silvers, fifteen Mosaic Prizms, and twenty inserts. With that mix spread over ten...

Topps brings Knockout back for a second straight year and leans into action. Each hobby box has four packs with eight cards per pack, and every pack delivers a hit. Across the box you can expect three autographs and one memorabilia card, which keeps breaks moving and gives singles hunters...

Wizards of the Coast has moved its next Banned and Restricted update to November 10, an early date that all but announces changes for Magic’s Standard format. The shift follows weeks of event results and community feedback pointing to a single strategy crowding out everything else. Wizards has...

There is only one card in the box, sealed and ready to be the whole story. Panini One sticks to its name, every hobby box delivers a single encased hit that can be an autograph, an autographed memorabilia card, or the case’s metal insert. The slow peel on the lid is half the fun, the other half...

Impeccable is back on the diamond with a tight, premium build that puts autographs front and center. Each hobby box is a single pack of nine cards, and five of those are on-card signatures. The rest of the box mixes three total base or base parallels plus one insert, so there is very little...

Stature is back in the NHL lineup with a twist, folding two seasons into one elegant release. The 100-card base set is split evenly between 2023-24 and 2024-25, each side built the same way with 25 veterans, five legends and 20 rookies. That dual-year approach gives player collectors twice the...

Stature is back in the NHL lineup with a twist, folding two seasons into one elegant release. The 100-card base set is split evenly between 2023-24 and 2024-25, each side built the same way with 25 veterans, five legends and 20 rookies. That dual-year approach gives player collectors twice the...

Mark Rosewater has made the picture much clearer. In a string of Blogatog posts, Magic’s head designer explained that the Spider-Man release is not a one off. It is the opening move in a multi year collaboration with Marvel, with another set already penciled in for 2026 and more to follow. The...

Phantasmal Flames is officially on the calendar and it’s built to keep the Mega Evolution momentum going. The Pokémon Company has set the launch for November 14, 2025 in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, with prerelease tournaments starting November 1 at participating shops. If you...