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Edition 41 . Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Heritage's Summer Platinum sale totals a record $62.9 million

Heritage auction #50087 closed at $62.9 million, the largest sports auction total on record, with a T206 Wagner at $5.856 million and a PSA 8 Mickey Mantle at $3.721 million.

Release date of August 27 listed on Collector Nation's tracker, corroborated by Topps RIPPED and Beckett; preorders opened July 28.

2025-26 Topps Chrome Black Basketball releases August 27, with preorders open since July 28

Chrome Black is the shadow-heavy, autograph-driven corner of the Chrome line, and the 2025-26 basketball edition lands tomorrow. Collector Nation's release tracker has August 27, and Topps' own RIPPED hub and Beckett both list the same release, with preorders that opened July 28. The checklist spans stars, rookies, and legends, with a numbered-parallel run over the top of it.

Source: Collector Nation . Published August 26, 2026
August 28 listed on Collector Nation's tracker; other retailers reported August 19, both marked subject to change.

2025-26 Panini Origins Basketball is listed for August 28, but the date has moved around

Collector Nation's tracker has Origins Basketball on August 28. Other listings put it at August 19, and both were flagged subject to change, so treat the date as unsettled until Panini says otherwise. What is not in dispute: hobby boxes carry two autographs and a memorabilia card each, the base set runs at least 100 subjects across current NBA veterans, rookies, legends, and NIL players, and the parallels run from Tessellated up to Black 1/1.

Source: Collector Nation . Published August 26, 2026
General release stated as September 28 by Topps, subject to change; presales opened July 20 at $124.99 per box.

Topps sets September 28 for the general release of its 60-card KAWS MLB set, $124.99 a box

Topps built the set with KAWS, Fanatics, and Complex.com: 60 cards, three packs of four per box, mostly Yankees and Dodgers, on a 1990-inspired multicolor border carrying KAWS' XX symbol. An early limited release at Fanatics Fest NYC from July 16 to 19 sold out on site, so September 28 is the first shot most collectors get at it. Presales opened July 20 at $124.99 a box, and Topps lists the general release date as subject to change.

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Source: Topps (RIPPED) . Published August 26, 2026
$62.9 million total for Heritage auction #50087, held August 21 to 23, reported by Sports Collectors Digest and matched by the same total in secondary coverage.

Heritage's Summer Platinum sale totals $62.9 million, a sports auction record, per Sports Collectors Digest

Auction #50087 closed August 21 to 23 and brought $62.9 million, which Sports Collectors Digest reports as the largest sports auction total ever held, past the record set in 2024. The named results behind it: the T206 Piedmont Honus Wagner in SGC Authentic at $5.856 million, a 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #181 in PSA 9 at $1.5 million, a 1963 Sandy Koufax game-worn Dodgers jersey graded MEARS A8.5 at $1.3 million, and a 2006 Fleer buyback of Michael Jordan's 1986 rookie, BGS NM-MT+ 8.5 and numbered 11/23, at $1.2 million. Heritage's own results pages are not reachable from here, so every figure above is exactly as Sports Collectors Digest reported it.

Source: Sports Collectors Digest . Published August 25, 2026
$3.721 million sale price and the PSA 8 MBA Silver grade reported by Sports Collectors Digest, with the $1.83 million Goldin comparison corroborated by Heavy.com and AuctionReport.com.

A 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle in PSA 8 sells for a record $3.721 million at Heritage

The #311 Mantle, graded PSA NM-MT 8 with an MBA Silver designation, sold on August 21 for $3.721 million, a public record for the card in that grade. Heritage describes the Silver tag as putting it among roughly the five strongest of the 35 examples graded PSA 8, and that is the whole argument for the price: a different PSA 8 Mantle sold at Goldin about two months ago for $1.83 million. Same card, same number on the flip, and a spread of nearly $1.9 million between them, decided by centering, print quality, and eye appeal. Our August 23 report had the bidding at $2,165,000, a figure from partway through Heritage's three-day sale.

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Source: Sports Collectors Digest . Published August 25, 2026
$100,000 current price, 93 bids, and 397 watchers shown on Cardboard Connection's live tracker, which links out to the eBay listing itself; in-progress auction, not a completed sale.

A 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 3 crosses $100,000 on Cardboard Connection's most-watched board

The #311 Mantle in PSA 3 is now at $100,000 with 93 bids and 397 watchers, holding the top spot on Cardboard Connection's live most-watched eBay tracker for a third day. It sat at $90,100 yesterday and $85,500 the day before, so it has added about $14,500 in two days. This is where the bidding stands, not a completed sale, and the tracker does not show a close date.

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Source: Cardboard Connection (eBay most-watched tracker)
$148,150 current price, 41 bids, and 233 watchers shown on Cardboard Connection's live tracker, which links out to the eBay listing itself; in-progress auction, not a completed sale.

A 1984 Star Michael Jordan #101 in MBA 8 reaches $148,150, the priciest card on Cardboard Connection's board

This MBA 8 copy of the 1984 Star Michael Jordan #101 sits at $148,150 with 41 bids and 233 watchers, the highest price of anything on Cardboard Connection's most-watched eBay tracker even though it only ranks tenth by watcher count. It was not on the board when the desk checked it on August 24 or August 25, so it has arrived and gone straight to the top of the price column. The auction is open, not settled.

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Source: Cardboard Connection (eBay most-watched tracker)
Posted August 25 by @CardsBoulevard on X.

Best Cards Ever posts a $20,740 sale for a 1-of-1 Owen Wilson Topps Chrome Disney SuperFractor

WOW! An Owen Wilson Top Sale 🔥 The 2026 Topps Chrome Disney Authentic Autographs SuperFractor Owen Wilson 1/1 PSA 9 sold for $20,740 making it the top selling Owen Wilson card.

Topps Chrome Disney puts Hollywood autographs into a format card collectors already know how to price, and this PSA 9 SuperFractor is a 1-of-1. Best Cards Ever calls it the top Owen Wilson sale on record.

Source: Best Cards Ever (X) . Published August 25, 2026
Posted August 25 by @CardsBoulevard on X.

Best Cards Ever posts a $26,840 sale for a Nolan Ryan rookie signed by both Ryan and Jerry Koosman

This Nolan Ryan rookie is signed by Nolan Ryan AND Jerry Koosman 👀 A 1968 Topps Nolan Ryan/Jerry Koosman Rookie Dual Signed PSA 8 sold recently for $26,840.

The 1968 Topps #177 Mets Rookie Stars card carries Ryan and Koosman together, so a dual signature puts two Mets arms on one piece of cardboard instead of the usual one. This copy graded PSA 8.

Source: Best Cards Ever (X) . Published August 25, 2026
Posted August 25 by @SportsCardInv on X.

Sports Card Investor posts a $500.2K record sale for a 1-of-1 Yoshinobu Yamamoto Bowman Chrome rookie auto

🚨 NEW RECORD FOR YOSHINOBU YAMAMOTO 🚨 The 2024 Bowman Chrome Rookie Autograph SuperFractor Yoshinobu Yamamoto just sold for $500.2K on Heritage Auctions. This makes it Yoshinobu Yamamoto's most expensive trading card ever 🤯

The 2024 Bowman Chrome Rookie Autograph SuperFractor is the 1-of-1 at the top of that set's rookie ladder, and this one went through Heritage Auctions. Sports Card Investor calls it Yamamoto's most expensive card ever.

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Source: Sports Card Investor (X) . Published August 25, 2026
Posted August 25 by @MarketMoversApp on X.

Market Movers tracks the first 2026 Topps Flagship Football sales, led by a $10,000 Fernando Mendoza rookie auto

The first 2026 Flagship Football sales are here! 👀📈 No surprise here: Fernando Mendoza has the top public sale so far, with his Rookie Real One Auto Gold bringing $10,000. The All Kings insert is also making an early impact, with Josh Allen leading the way with a sale of $6,500 🔥 - Rookie Real One Autograph Gold Fernando Mendoza Redemption - $10,000 - NFL Materials RPA Gold /50 Auto Fernando Mendoza - $7,700 - All Kings Josh Allen - $6,500 - Foilfractor 1/1 Jeremiah Love - $6,200

Topps' first Flagship Football set since 2015 landed August 21, and the early public sales are stacking behind the 2026 draft class. Mendoza takes the top two at $10,000 for a Rookie Real One Autograph Gold redemption and $7,700 for an NFL Materials RPA Gold /50, with an All Kings Josh Allen at $6,500 and a Jeremiah Love Foilfractor 1/1 at $6,200.

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Source: Market Movers (X) . Published August 25, 2026

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