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Get a first look at new releases in the hobby

From new product releases to chase cards, cllct details everything trending in the hobby right now

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We've combed social media to find all the latest developments in the hobby.

Want a first look at upcoming product releases? How about a rundown of the latest chase cards ... and which ones have been pulled?

We've got you covered with everything that's trending right now in the hobby:

Finest

Jan. 21: Topps previews the first images for the upcoming Topps Finest set, with autographs from Kon Knueppel and former Heat legend Dwyane Wade.

What If?

Jan 14: The latest installment of Topps' "What If?" series lands with Bowman Draft Baseball and the prospect cards for former Kansas City Royals draft pick Dan Marino.

King of Patches

Jan. 12: Topps announces LeBron James will wear special "23" patches on his jerseys for hte rest of the season, with each going into a trading card.

Unrivaled

Jan. 9: Panini America previews the first official trading cards for the Unrivaled league.

NHL Debut

Jan. 8: Upper Deck is launching a new line of rookie cards that will feature special patches from the debuts of key players.

Year No. 75

Jan. 6: Topps reveals the cover of 2026 Topps Series 1 Baseball, which will be the 75th anniversary of Topps Baseball.

Snow Day

Dec. 24: Topps plans to drop the snowflake NBA logos into trading cards in 2026, adding a new spin to the coveted Logoman chase.

Impeccable

Dec. 23: Panini America previews the first cards for the debut of Impeccable WNBA — one of Panini's most high-end sets.

Fight Club

Nov. 5: Panini America has announced a new product, Combat Anthology, to celebrate the best of the best from the various combat sports.

Powered Up

Nov. 5: GameStop and PSA are expanding their Power Packs program to feature baseball and basketball repacks.

Auction Entrance

Nov. 5: Online marketplace StockX is finally entering the auction game for the first time.

Legendary Memorabilia

Nov. 4: Upper Deck has dropped new autographed memorabilia for three hockey legends — Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr, and Patrick Roy.

End of Pop

Nov. 3: PSA is ending its Funko Pop grading services after several years in the category.

Impeccable Timing

Nov. 2: One of Shohei Ohtani's best cards sold a little less than two hours before the Dodgers won the World Series.

Making the Grade

Nov. 1: GemRate tracked a record 2.7 million graded cards in October, including nearly 2 million from PSA.

Up for Sale

Oct. 31: Panini Group is exploring its options and a potential sale is one of them. Fanatics isn't interested in buying.

Record Breaker

Oct. 31: A complete set of 1st Edition Pokemon PSA 10s sold for a record $911,000 through fractinal marketplace Rally.

Return of the Living

Oct. 30: The NBA is back, this time as part of the Topps Living set. Card No. 1 features LeBron James.

Rated Rookies

Oct. 23: Panini America's Donruss brand lands in the WNBA for the first time with the long-awaited Downtown inserts for many of the game's top players.

Best of the Best

Oct. 21: Panini America's most high end brand returns to the NFL for possibly the final time with on-card autographs and game-used memorabilia.

Disney x Topps crossover

September 24: Topps drops its newest Chrome Disney set, with iconic characters suited up in MLB uniforms for the first time on licensed trading cards.

Artifacts preview

September 24: Upper Deck previews the new Artifacts Hockey set, which is packed with autographs and memorabilia.

Ice Trae

September 23: Panini America gives a behind-the-scenes look at Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young signing autographs for the upcoming One and One release.

ROY

September 16: Panini American previews some upcoming key cards for WNBA Rookie of the Year Piage Bueckers.

Off the chain

September 9: The Caitlin Clark Green Kaboom NFT sold for a record $175,000 on Panini Blockchain to become the most valuable NFT ever sold on the platform.

Morgan collection

September 4: Alex Morgan joins Upper Deck as a new spokesperson, and also lands her own autograph and memorabiia collection highligihtng her historic career.

Record breaker

July 9: A new record for a UFC card has been set with the private sale of the 2022 Ilia Topuria Black Prizm 1/1 for $101,000.

Hawk sighting

July 9: Upper Deck dropped a behind-the-scenes look at a recent Tony Hawk signing. Hawk is now a UD athlete with his own memorabilia collection.

New Mosaic Basketball

July 9: Panini drops its new Mosaic Basketball set, with an all-new lineup of Color Blast SSPs.

Dybantsa signs with Fanatics

July 9: Top-ranked prep basketball star AJ Dybantsa signed a trading card and memorabilia deal with Fanatics that extends beyond his collegiate career.

Kershaw 1/1

July 3: Topps will create a Dynasty Black 1/1 card with the MLB logo worn by Clayton Kershaw during his 3,000th career strikeout.

Comic grading prices

July 2: PSA announces its pricing for comic book and magazine grading as it jumps into the category. Submissions begin July 14.

July events

July 1: PSA shows off its drop-off and other in-person events for the month of July. Use these as opportunities if you don't want to mail in your submissions.

Alcaraz record

June 27: A key Carlos Alcaraz card from the Topps Royalty Tennis set sold for a record $222,000 on Fanatics Collect.

Pope sale

June 27: The Pope Leo XIV Topps NOW Superfractor 1/1 sold for $16,500 at auction.

Rookie Royalty

June 26: Panini teases a new ultra high-end WNBA set called Rookie Royalty, featuring on-card autographs of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese.

PSA in Chicago

June 24: PSA announces its planes for the 2025 National Sports Collectors Convention in Rosemont, Illinois, outside Chicago.

A-Rod goes card hunting

June 24: Now a part owner of the Timberwolves, Alex Rodriguez went hunting for Anthony Edwards and Kevin Garnett cards at Fanatics Fest.

The Cup Hockey drops

June 4: The Cup Hockey lands with an all-new authentication program to help protect the set's top-tier RPAs.

Shrimp Inscription

June 3: An MLB reporter gets the story on one of the most unique inscriptions in an upcoming Topps product.

Lou Gehrig cards

June 2: Topps announces a partnership with MLB and Sarah Langs for a set of Lou Gehrig trading cards with proceeds going to the Sean M. Healey Center for ALS.

Topps Exchange cancelled

June 2: Fanatics has announced that the Topps Exchange Program will no longer be at Fanatics Fest NYC. Collectors should look for it again at this summer's National Convention.

Frank Miller sketches

June 2: Iconic comic artist Frank Miller will have sketches in an upcoming Topps Marvel set — they are expected to be among the top chases.

Pope sets record

June 1: A Pope Leo XIV Topps NOW card is now the most expensive card of any Pope to sell at public auction.

More Cactus Jack

May 30: Topps announced another Fanatics Fest-exclusive set with Travis Scott's Cactus Jack brand.

Kaboom Revolution

May 23: Revolution Basketball comes back this year and it brings the popular Kaboom! insert with it.

Grand Opening

April 25: Formula 1 legend Lewis Hamitlon helps open the first Fanatics flagship hobby store in London on Friday.

Spotlight preview

April 24: Topps shows off the new design for 2025 Bowman's Spotlight inesert, which has been a popular chase for collectors in recent years.

Flawless preview

April 24: Panini America previews the new Flawless Basketball set, which is expected to be one of the top basketball products in 2025.

March grading records

April 1: Third-party grading tracker GemRate released the final totals for March, and it was a second straight record month for the hobby.

Flagg heads to auction

April 1: One of Cooper Flagg's best cards heads to auction at Goldin, and has already set a record for any Flagg card to date.

PSA April grading

March 31: PSA announces its April schedule for events and drop-off submissions.

Viral Torpedo bats

March 31: As expected, the viral Torpedo bats that have taken over baseball got their own trading card from the Topps NOW program.

Season 50

March 25: The Seattle Seahawks showed off the patch the team will wear in 2025 to celebrate the franchise's 50th season.

Bowman Anime

March 22: Topps shows off a first look at the new Bowman Anime insert, which has become a fan-favorite among collectors and a top chase in the Bowman set.

1 million cards

March 20: GameStop recently announced that it was closing in on 1 million cards graded with PSA, a staggering total in a limited time.

New Bowman

March 13: Topps released the first images for the new Bowman design that drops alter this year.

Stained Glass

March 6: VeeFriends announces a new stained glass-style insert that will be included in the new VeeFriends Topps Chrome drop later this May. The set will have 20 cards featuring fan-favorite characters.

Carroll Collection

March 5: Arizona Diamondbacks star outfielder Corbin Carroll talks about some of his favorite cards while visitng the PSA offices.

Chrome variations

March 5: The new Topps NOW card featuring John Cena, The Rock and Travis Scott is expected to hit a print run of 50,000-plus, meaning additional chrome parallels will be added to orders of the card.

50,000 points

March 5: Topps has acquired the shooting sleeve worn by LeBron James during the game where he scored his 50,000th career point — combined between the postseason and regular season. One Topps NOW 1/1 card will have the Nike Logo included.

Liquid Gold

March 4: The Shohei Ohtani Liquid Gold 1/1 has been pulled — the new Liquid parallels were introduced for this cycle's Diamond Icons set, and uses technology that is normally found on the outside of sealed product boxes.