Trading Card News
Trading card and collectibles news for Canadian collectors: hockey and sports card releases, Pokémon TCG sets, grading, auctions and the market.
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Four Black & White era Pokémon cards bring about $600,000 in one Fanatics Collect weekly auction
PSA 10 copies of Registeel EX, Dialga EX, a Giratina promo and Deoxys EX sold for a combined $600,000 (USD) in Fanatics Collect's 251st Weekly auction, a sign that 2011 to 2013 era Pokémon cards are drawing serious money.
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Topps confirms Patrick Mahomes autograph cards, starting with Topps Chrome Football on November 18
Topps says Patrick Mahomes will sign autograph cards for its upcoming products, beginning with 2026 Topps Chrome Football on November 18. It would be his first certified Topps autograph; his earlier on-card autos came from Panini.
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Grey Cup Sunday: the CFL cards hobby writers call essential, from 1952 Parkhurst to JOGO
With the 113th Grey Cup kicking off today in Calgary, Sports Collectors Daily has published a list of essential CFL cards, from 1950s Parkhurst and Blue Ribbon Tea issues to the JOGO cards of Warren Moon, Doug Flutie and Anthony Calvillo.
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Sports card releases through November 24: Topps Chrome Football, Panini Absolute and more
Sports Collectors Daily's release calendar for November 12 to 24 lists Topps Chrome Football and Panini Absolute Football on November 18, Topps Five Star Basketball on November 19, plus several tennis, F1 and baseball products.
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Abraham Lincoln 1-of-1 cut autograph pulled from a $6.99 Allen and Ginter pack heads to Heritage
A collector found the only copy of the Abraham Lincoln cut autograph in 2026 Topps Allen and Ginter in a $6.99 fat pack bought at Target. The card is set to sell in Heritage Auctions' December auction.
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Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Magnificent Maestros arrives with 18 serial-numbered Grand Master Rare chases
Konami's Magnificent Maestros, the follow-up to Magnificent Monsters, reached general release on November 13. The 125-card set reimagines anime cards from six rival characters and adds Grand Master Rares numbered to 100.
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One Piece Card Game posts full card list for OP-18 The Dominance of God ahead of November 20 release
Bandai has published the card list for One Piece Card Game booster OP-18, The Dominance of God, which releases November 20 at US$4.99 a pack. It has 127+1 card types and themes from Water Seven and the Holy Knights.
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Pokémon 30th Celebration: top graded sales so far led by an $18,100 Crystal Lugia
A BGS Black Label 10 Crystal Lugia reprint sold for $18,100, the top sale so far from Pokémon's 30th Celebration set, according to Sports Illustrated Collectibles. Charizard and Mew cards round out the top five.
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Topps sold more than 110,000 Brewers World Series champions team sets
Topps produced 110,282 copies of its 15-card 2026 Brewers World Series Champions set at $69.99 each, close to the Dodgers' 2025 total and far above the Rangers' 2023 run, according to Sports Collectors Daily.
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Ontario Tim Hortons hosts award-winning hockey card trading night without the Stanley Cup
The Richmond, Ontario Tim Hortons, named host of Canada's best Tim Hortons/Upper Deck card trading night last fall, held its prize event on November 5. The Stanley Cup could not attend, but more than a thousand collectors still turned out.
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Trading card sales passed $1 billion in October, but high-end cards drove 40% of the total
Card Ladder data shows October trading card sales reached about US$1.075 billion. An SI Collectibles analysis finds sales of US$10,000 and up made about 40% of the dollars from just 0.12% of transactions.
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Topps Stadium Club Football returns after 18 years with a 300-card set
Topps is bringing Stadium Club back to the NFL for the first time since 2008. The 2026 set has 300 base cards, one autograph per hobby box, and preorders opened November 9 through Topps.
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Canadian collector pulls Matthew Schaefer 1-of-1 NHL debut jersey autograph
A collector in Canada pulled the one-of-one Black parallel of Matthew Schaefer's Upper Deck Extended Series debut jersey autograph. PSA has authenticated it and it has been consigned to COMC, with no sale date yet.
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Upper Deck names Wayne Gretzky its second Legacy Partner, renames Hall of Fame resource centre for Walter Gretzky
Upper Deck has made Wayne Gretzky its second Legacy Partner after Michael Jordan, renamed the Hockey Hall of Fame's resource centre after his late father Walter, and brought back a 250-copy Gretzky Master Collection.
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Topps releases Allen and Ginter X and Museum Collection Baseball on November 11
Topps is releasing two baseball products on its website on November 11: 2026 Allen and Ginter X at US$219.99 a hobby box and 2026 Museum Collection at US$419.99, according to Sports Illustrated Collectibles.
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2026 Topps Chrome Football adds two rookie classes of NFL debut patch autographs
Topps Chrome Football releases November 18 with PREM1ERE patch autographs, which use a patch from a player's first NFL game. They cover both the 2023 and 2024 rookie classes, according to Sports Illustrated Collectibles.
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McDonald's Pokémon Happy Meal with TCG cards launches in the U.S.; Quebec gets booster packs
McDonald's Pokémon Happy Meal launched across the U.S. on November 10 with 15 toys and two Pokémon TCG cards per meal. Canada is among the first countries to get it, and Quebec locations swap the toy for a four-card booster pack.
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Upper Deck Tableau Hockey debuts as a new premium NHL release
Upper Deck's first edition of Tableau Hockey, a high-end 2025-26 NHL product built on thick, unusual card stocks, is scheduled to launch November 11. Each box averages 27 cards, with two encased hard-signed autographs.