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ESPN: Rare rookie card of Pirates' Paul Skenes fetches $1.11M at auction
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes' 2024 Topps Chrome Update MLB debut patch autograph card sold for a stunning $1.11 million, including buyer's premium, on Thursday.
SPORTICO: MLB Tokyo Series Marks Biggest-Selling Event in Fanatics History
The Shohei Ohtani (and more) effect was strong for Fanatics during MLB’s two-game, season-opening Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs.
TMZ: Shohei Ohtani Signs Special Murakami Cards... Ahead Of Tokyo Series
Shohei Ohtani and Takashi Murakami teamed up to autograph some highly coveted baseball cards ahead of the MLB Tokyo Series ... and it goes without saying, these pieces of cardboard are going to be insanely valuable.
THE ATHLETIC: Shohei Ohtani, other award winners to wear gold MLB logo patches that will go into trading cards
Major League Baseball, Topps, Fanatics and Nike are collaborating on a new way of celebrating individual award winners through the MLB logo patches on their jerseys.
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: USC Women's Basketball Superstar Makes NIL History with Fanatics Partnership
USC all-everything guard JuJu Watkins — a leading contender for National Player of the Year — continues to dominate on the hardwood and in NIL for the Women of Troy, setting a new standard for athlete marketing.
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: How Topps is using the Tokyo Series to build its passionate baseball card-collecting community in Japan
Steps away from Shibuya Crossing, known as the busiest crosswalk in the world, the Topps logo is branded across the entrance to a building, bracketed by images of baseball cards featuring some of the most notable Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers players.
CLLCT: Fanatics enters repack market with 'Instant Rips'
Fanatics Collectibles is officially entering the card repack market with the launch of its new “Instant Rips” product Tuesday.
AP: One-of-a-kind card featuring jersey patch of Pirates star Paul Skenes is heading to auction
Paul Skenes has been in the major leagues for less than a year.
AP: Topps’ debut patch cards have become a sought-after collectible for some young major leaguers
Cam Booser’s bumpy road to the major leagues included arm and back injuries, along with a stint as a carpenter in his native Seattle.
THE ATHLETIC: Topps, Fanatics announce Tokyo Series trading cards and merchandise as demand grows in Japan
Ahead of MLB’s 2025 Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs on March 18-19, Topps and parent company Fanatics have announced a merchandise collection and trading card sets created in collaboration with one of Japan’s most famous artists, Takashi Murakami.
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: 2025 Topps Rip Night has Jayden Daniels and The Miz as Early Highlights
2025 Topps Rip Night is rolling along, and we want to keep you up to date on all The Hobby action!
TMZ: Larry David Signed 1-Of-1 Topps Baseball Card Sells For $10K At Auction
Sure, it might not be as valuable as the T206 Honus Wagner or a 1956 Mickey Mantle, but Topps' '25 signed Larry David card, which just sold for over 10 racks at auction, is MUCH COOLER!
CHICAGO SUN TIMES: Bears QBs Caleb Williams, Jim McMahon featured in Topps ad
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams teamed with Bears Super Bowl-winning quarterback Jim McMahon on an ad for Topps Chrome trading cards.
FORBES: Ahead Of 2025 MLB Season, Topps Releases Flagship Baseball Series 1 Trading Cards
Topps has been in the baseball card business since 1951, with its first release in 1952.
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: Topps Unveils New, Ultra-rare 'Liquid' Parallels
Topps never fails at design ingenuity, and their latest iteration comes in the yet-to-be-released 2024 Topps Diamond Icons. Images released on the official Topps X (formerly Twitter) account show two new parallels, liquid silver, and the 1/1 liquid gold.
THE ATHLETIC: Meeting the 11-year-old collector who pulled the Paul Skenes MLB Debut Patch: ‘I was shocked’
The father of the 11-year-old boy from Los Angeles who pulled the Paul Skenes MLB Debut Patch autographed card thought it was either a checklist or a Topps promotional card.
YAHOO! SPORTS: 'It hasn’t even scratched the surface': Inside Topps and WWE's new trading card partnership
Weeks after shaking up the streaming landscape with its debut of "Monday Night Raw" on Netflix, WWE is altering the collectibles marketplace as it releases its first set of new trading cards in four years.
FORBES: Fanatics Trading Card Store To Debut In London In Global Growth Push
If you thought that collecting sports cards was kids’ stuff, then Fanatics Collectibles is to open its first-ever store in the spring of 2025 in a bid to set you straight.
THE ATHLETIC: Duke’s Cooper Flagg signs multi-year trading card and memorabilia deal with Fanatics
Fanatics and Fanatics Collectibles announced on Friday an exclusive, multi-year deal with Duke basketball standout Cooper Flagg, who is widely expected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.
THE ATHLETIC: Topps invents trading card holiday celebrated by everyone from Emma Roberts to a rival company
The first day of the year seems like such an obvious day to create the trading card hobby given how Jan. 1 signifies the imprint every collector dreams of holding: 1/1.
