Sports Collectors Digest

A rash of recent robberies and break-ins are plaguing card and hobby shops around the country.

Rash of robberies, break-ins plague hobby, card shops As the sports card hobby continues to boom, it has let to a rash of robberies and break-ins at card shops across the country.

Splendor is back after an eight-year hiatus, and it arrives September 30. Every box holds one card, and that card is always an autograph, a relic, or an autograph relic. Learn more https://bit.ly/4AAj3qk

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Fanatics has won another court case alleging that it has a monopoly with its MLB, NBA and NFL card licenses. A U.S. District court denied those claims and dismissed the Jones vs. Fanatics case that Fanatics calls the closest copycat case to Panini vs. Fanatics. It is the second monopoly case that Fanatics has won this year.

Who will win this year's Calder Cup as NHL Rookie of the Year? Sal Barry of Puck Junk takes a look at every Calder Cup winner and their top rookie cards.

https://sportscollectorsdigest.com/first-year-phenoms-a-look-at-every-nhl-rookie-of-the-year-and-their-top-rookie-cards

The 2026-27 NHL season is here and these are the new Young Guns to watch and the rookie cards to chase.

https://sportscollectorsdigest.com/10-nhl-rookies-to-watch-as-collectors-target-new-young-guns

There may not be a better bargain in sports cards than the new Tim Hortons NHL card set from Upper Deck. The 2026-27 set features new stars like Macklin Celebrini, a new card design and some sweet prizes for Canadian hockey fans.

https://sportscollectorsdigest.com/new-upper-deck-tim-hortons-nhl-card-set-features-celebrini-new-stars-and-sweet-prizes-for-hockey-fans

Panini is expanding its baseball card presence with a new minor league trading card deal. Look for minor league stars and MLB prospects in future Panini and Donruss products.

https://sportscollectorsdigest.com/panini-expands-baseball-card-presence-with-minor-league-card-deal

Sandy Koufax was one of the greatest pitchers in World Series history. The Hall of Fame left-hander is also turning heads on the sports card market.
A 1955 Topps Koufax rookie card shattered a record in the Summer Rarities Auction at Memory Lane Inc. The iconic card was one of several vintage gems to score big sales.

https://sportscollectorsdigest.com/sandy-koufax-rookie-card-shatters-record-in-memory-lane-auction

The popularity and demand for unopened wax packs and boxes has never been higher. Examining the market for sealed wax.

https://sportscollectorsdigest.com/popularity-demand-for-sealed-boxes-of-wax-packs-has-never-been-higher

NBA star Cooper Flagg has now joined Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James with one of the most valuable NBA cards of all time. A look at the three top-selling basketball cards in hobby history.

https://sportscollectorsdigest.com/breaking-news-cooper-flagg-nba-rookie-debut-card-sells-for-record-8-million