Microsoft marked 25 years at its June 7 showcase with a translucent OG-green Series X25, a Duke-faced controller, the first new mainline Spyro in 18 years, and statue Collector's Editions for Halo, Gears, and Fable.
TPCi has reportedly told partnered vendors they can no longer sell graded slabs at official Play! Pokemon events, alongside a $1,000 price cap and most Japanese Pokemon Center products. Reported, not officially confirmed.
eBay's $1.2B Depop acquisition missed its Q2 close. A disruption-fee clock starts June 15 and tops out at $136M. The real story for collectors: eBay keeps buying the resale backbone.
The candy industry's biggest US show hit Las Vegas for the first time in 2026, and PEZ brought an exclusive most collectors will never own. It opens into the wider world of tiny-mintage convention pieces and one-of-a-kind art PEZ.
On Sony's own stage, a maintenance-mode Destiny hijacked the Marathon segment while Bungie rolled out a free week and a 30% discount. The Collector's Edition is the part collectors should watch.
From the CIA's Cold War art games to NFT wash trading and the latest card-auction shill scandal, a hard look at whether high-end collectibles are passion markets or money-movement machines.
Secrets of Strixhaven hit shelves April 24 with the first Mystical Archive since 2021. Force of Will and Vampiric Tutor are back in print, and six weeks in the cheapest playable copies are still settling.
OP-16 brings the Marineford war to the One Piece Card Game. The three original Marine Admirals are the chase. English releases June 12, the same week as Japan's afterglow.
Shamrock Capital led a growth investment in CardsHQ and merged it with Geoff Wilson's Sports Card Investor. Terms were not disclosed. The signal is institutional money, not a card sale.
Coins figured out universal grading in 1949. Cards graded 26.8 million units in 2025 across competing, incompatible scales. The hobby deserves better.
Everything you need to know about PSA, BGS, and CGC grading. Costs, turnaround times, and when it's worth submitting.
Read GuideLearn to read the patent numbers, country codes, and stem markings that reveal exactly when and where your PEZ dispenser was made.
Read GuideCounterfeit PSA and BGS cases are flooding the market. Here's how to identify fakes using UV light, weight tests, and cert verification.
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