Few, if any, sports cards arrived with the same level of hype as the 2024 Topps MLB Debut Patch Autograph Paul Skenes did with the release of 2024 Topps Chrome Chrome Baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates wanted it, offering a package headlined by seasons tickets for 30 years. Others put bounties on it. Collectors went searching…
The famed Paul Skenes MLB Debut Patch autographed card sold for $1.11 million early Friday morning, ending with 64 bids in Fanatics Collect’s March Premier auction. The buyer’s identity is not yet known. The 11-year-old boy from Los Angeles who originally landed the one-of-a-kind Skenes card from a pack of 2024 Topps Chrome Update baseball…
PublishedMarch 20, 2025 4:29 PM EDT|UpdatedMarch 20, 2025 5:26 PM EDT Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link An 11-year-old kid who found a rare 1-of-1 autographed Paul Skenes rookie card is already at least $900,000 richer with a few hours left in the auction. The payday could be more than Skenes’ entire 2025 contract! The unnamed…
Image: Sony Interactive Entertainment | Published: Mar 19, 2025 10:07 am Playing regular matches in MLB The Show 25 is great. But, if you’re reading this, chances are that you love Diamond Dynasty more than any other game mode. Ever since its debut in 2012, the trading card game format has been a hit among…
A card of Larry David has already fetched more than $10,000. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images) When you open a pack of baseball cards, you expect to find today’s stars like Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge and, uhm, Larry David? Yep, that Larry David. The creator of “Seinfeld” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” You didn’t miss David…
This 880-card set features Triple A cards of CMC and lower classification cards from ProCards. Both the CMC and ProCards , feature color player shots with the player’s name, team name and position appearing on the card fronts. The CMC cards have a green and yellow combination border with the team logo in the lower…
The first installment in this series looked at five Hobby firsts and traced them back to their surprising beginnings. In this installment, we take a look at five more, ranging from the first baseball cards with stats on the back to an early precursor to Topps NOW. Stat Backs Today we take it for granted…
Topps Project 70 introduced the card-collecting world to a slew of talented artists, exposing many collectors to the world of card art for the first time. Artists like Lauren Taylor, Blake Jamieson, Efdot, Andrew Thiele, and one of my favorites, Distortedd, showcased their talents to a new audience. And here is the original teaser video…
The two-way star has rookie cards featuring him as a pitcher and hitter, and some collectors have a preference. Shohei Ohtani is already considered one of the most dynamic baseball players ever, so novice collectors and experienced hobbyists alike can’t get enough of the two-time MVP’s rookie cards. Trouble is, there is a large selection…
1995 Flair Baseball was split into two series, each with 216 base cards. Those base cards, as advertised on the box, feature “100% Etched Foil.” Each card also has foil player and team names as well as large player initials, not something you see often. While the cards certainly feel high-end with their thicker card…