The 2025 Topps Chrome MVP Gold Logoman Shohei Ohtani autograph card sold for $3 million early Friday in a Fanatics Collect Auction that stretched past 2 AM Eastern time. It's the most ever paid for a card of the LA Dodgers two-way superstar, the most expensive post-COVID era card and set a record for the biggest auction sale on Fanatics Collect (surpassing the 1933 Babe … [Read more...] about Notes: Record Price for Ohtani Card; IL Shop Burglary Suspect Nabbed; Panini’s Texas Set; Global Series Jersey Auction
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From Michael Jordan to Caitlin Clark: eBay’s Top 5 Most-Searched Athletes by Sport in 2025
Shohei Ohtani, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Jayden Daniels and Caitlyn Clark were the names most often atop the minds of eBay users during the first nine months of 2025. In a year-end collectible report, the company offered up its top five most searched athletes across multiple sports and which saw the biggest growth in search year-over-year. More than 30 seasons after … [Read more...] about From Michael Jordan to Caitlin Clark: eBay’s Top 5 Most-Searched Athletes by Sport in 2025
Notes: Flagg, Ohtani 1 of 1s at Auction; New Releases; Kobe Last Year Jersey; Ray Schulte Joins Front Row; Giannis’ Card Collab
One of the top rookie cards to surface from Topps’ first basketball set since 2009 is up for auction. The 1980-81 style Rookie Autographs Cooper Flagg Superfractor was pulled from a bonus silver pack and has been listed via Fanatics Collect. The 1-of-1 card has been authenticated by PSA but without a numerical card for the grade. Bidding is open here. Also on … [Read more...] about Notes: Flagg, Ohtani 1 of 1s at Auction; New Releases; Kobe Last Year Jersey; Ray Schulte Joins Front Row; Giannis’ Card Collab
Rare Kobe Bryant Autographed Set, Ohtani Items Top Weekend Auction
A complete, 42-card set of autographed Kobe Bryant cards from a special set issued by Panini in 2017 sold for $384,300 Saturday night. The All-Time Buckets Diamond Autographs set commemorated Bryant’s scoring prowess and was issued after his retirement. Each card, autographed in gold ink, was numbered to 10 and with an embedded diamond component. Bryant … [Read more...] about Rare Kobe Bryant Autographed Set, Ohtani Items Top Weekend Auction
No Pain, No Gain: Fan Who Dove on Shohei Ohtani’s 55th Home Run Ball Puts it Up for Auction
A Seattle Mariners fan used his head to grab a collectible of a lifetime in late September. Sort of. “It’s close to that,” Tory Jelinek said. The home run ball hit by Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani — his 55th of the season that broke the franchise record he set last year — is part of Heritage Auctions’ Winter Sports Catalog Auction that is now live … [Read more...] about No Pain, No Gain: Fan Who Dove on Shohei Ohtani’s 55th Home Run Ball Puts it Up for Auction
No Slowing Down For Ohtani, Yamamoto Cards After Epic World Series
Rob Veres is blunt when he says the 2025 World Series has done more for the hobby than any other World Series in baseball history. Sure, there is a local effect. Veres is the owner of Burbank Sportscards, widely considered the largest hobby shop in America. Their walk-in customers are largely Dodgers fans. But the effect the World Series has had has been global. “As a … [Read more...] about No Slowing Down For Ohtani, Yamamoto Cards After Epic World Series
Sotheby’s to Showcase High-End Game-Used Items in NYC
A collection of sports memorabilia valued at approximately $30 million will go on public view beginning Tuesday, November 25 at Sotheby’s new headquarters in the Breuer Building, 945 Madison Avenue in New York City. The free exhibition includes game-worn jerseys, championship rings, signed basketballs, and other artifacts from basketball, baseball, and other sports. A … [Read more...] about Sotheby’s to Showcase High-End Game-Used Items in NYC
Topps MLB MVP Collection is All Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge
Topps is creating a high-end product centered on baseball’s two biggest superstars. The 2025 Topps MLB MVP Collection will include serial numbered cards of National League MVP Shohei Ohtani and American League winner Aaron Judge—some with game-used memorabilia and/or autographs. Last week, Ohtani was honored as a league MVP for the fourth time while Judge won his third, … [Read more...] about Topps MLB MVP Collection is All Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge
Notes: Ohtani Dominates October eBay Sales; Florida Man Jailed for Card Thefts; Courageous Young Collector Honored
Collectors bought $163 million worth of single sports cards on eBay last month, up from $156 million in September. That’s according to Gem Rate, which tracks grading numbers and eBay sales. At least $126 million worth of sports cards have sold on the platform in every month of 2025. Not surprisingly, the biggest riser was Shohei Ohtani. Nearly $11 million … [Read more...] about Notes: Ohtani Dominates October eBay Sales; Florida Man Jailed for Card Thefts; Courageous Young Collector Honored
Dual Ohtani-Judge Autograph Card Part of Topps MVP Award Release
Topps has launched a new on-demand trading card featuring Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge, commemorating the pair as the first duo in MLB history to win back-to-back MVP awards. One collector who orders it will wind up with a one-of-a-kind dual autographed relic card of the slugging pair for $12 --or less. The base card is available for purchase on the Topps website for … [Read more...] about Dual Ohtani-Judge Autograph Card Part of Topps MVP Award Release