What's Buzzing: 2026 Topps, Tim Duncan, Nick Kurtz, Super Bowl reactions, grading the 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan and more.

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1 -- Talking 2026 Topps

2 -- A 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan question 

3 -- Timmah!

4 -- Nick Kurtz 

5 -- A question ...

6 -- Super Bowl LX reactions

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What's Buzzing: Waiting for the Super Bowl, offseason MLB chatter, NHL licensing, grading thoughts, 2026 Topps and Royal Rumble reactions in this Monday edition.

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1 -- Super Bowl chatter

2 -- Some NHL licensing chatter

3 -- Baseball is on the minds of many

4 -- Some grading thoughts 

5 -- Thoughts on the Royal Rumble

6 -- Still talking 2026 Topps

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What's Buzzing: Hall of Fame voting, graded card pop control, mystery ink, WWE, the Super Bowl and more.

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1 -- Always a fun one to chew on ... and they have for years

2 -- The Pro Football Hall of Fame and more on their minds

3 -- Some mystery ink

4 -- WWE reactions heading into the Royal Rumble

5 -- Super Bowl chatter

6 -- Still talking 2026 Topps

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What's Buzzing: NFL chatter, NBA breaks, non-sports cards, Allen & Ginter X, one to see and ... Wade Boggs or Tony Gwynn?

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1 -- Wade Boggs or Tony Gwynn?

2 -- All your football chatter is here

3 -- NBA breaks

4 -- Plenty of non-sports chatter

5 -- Reacting to Ginter X box changes

6 -- One to see

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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading ... so here's this month's grading diary.

MJ's MOMENT
The Card: Michael Jordan 2008 Goudey Hit Parade of Champions
The Reason Graded: This moment turns 35 this year and this insert card is one that ... came out of a box of baseball cards. It's a throwback to a 1951 set with stars from a little bit of everywhere in this Goudey version. These cards are smaller -- allowing for them to bounce around inside the wrappers -- but the only even close to deterring issue for grading with this copy was an irregular spot in the card stock itself ... but you can't even see it in this image. This finally made it into a grading submission of mine last year because it's an iconic moment for one of biggest names in sports history. The moment? This was Jordan's first championship.
The Grade: CGC 9

Reality Check: Behold! The worst of the four graded. Doesn't matter to me ... I just like the card and nines are fine.

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What's Buzzing: A good question, a must-see slab, a Steph Curry question, the FTC and much more.

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1 -- Good question 

2 -- All your MLB chatter is here ... and here's NFL chatter

3 -- A must-see slab

4 -- One more PSA talker

5 -- A Steph Curry question

6 -- Will the Federal Trade Commission look into the hobby?

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What's Buzzing: Tua Time to the bench, NFL Week 16 chatter, Shedeur Sanders, Drake Maye and more.

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1 -- Dolphins bench Tua Tagovailoa

2 -- NFL Week 16 chatter

3 -- Shedeur Sanders

4 -- Drake Maye

5 -- Reactions: PSA parent company to buy Beckett ... and more reactions

6 -- Still talking WWE and John Cena's finale

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What's Buzzing: PSA parent company to buy Beckett, NFL Draft chatter, MLB, vintage, John Cena's final match and more.

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1 -- Reactions: PSA parent company to buy Beckett ... and more reactions

2 -- NFL Draft chatter ... And everything else football 

3 -- Talking vintage

4 -- New MLB breaks are piling up

5 -- Philip Rivers return reactions

6 -- Still talking WWE and John Cena's finale

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Auction Buzz is a monthly look at some of the variety found out there on the auction block via for Dallas-based Heritage Auctions ... check 'em out.

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THE BIGGEST BATMAN
The Item: 1966 Topps Batman (Black Bat) No. 1 The Batman (PSA 9)
The Price: $90,000 after 61 bids (ends Dec. 11)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Are non-sports "rookie cards" a thing? They are to many and this one fits the bill as this first card in the first set for the iconic character -- and it's already delivering big on the auction block where it will end this week. "Norman Saunders' bold brushwork captures the Caped Crusader in motion, surrounded by bursts of color that defined the campy, kinetic energy of 1960s pop culture," reads the Heritage listing. "This stunner is one of the highest-graded examples known, with none higher on the PSA population report ... it embodies the unmatched quality and care behind this legendary collection. Simply put, this is the Batman rookie every serious collector dreams of owning."

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It's going to be a busy end of the year for Dallas-based Heritage Auctions with a number of regularly scheduled events as well as some showcase auctions with high-profile stuff all on the calendar. This time, we look at a few things from a few active sales this month.

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AS SUPER AS IT GETS
The Item: Superman No. 1 (DC, 1939) -- CGC 9.0
The Price: $2,850,000 after 97 bids (ends Nov. 20)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This is one of those finds that makes headlines early on and then will make an even bigger one once it's sold -- and that's happening later this month. Only 209 copies of this iconic and massive first issue have been graded by CCG and only 93 of those are un-restored or without other grading caveats. Of the 93 graded, nothing tops this copy. It's the lone CGC 9 and there's only one 8.5, one 8.0, two 7.0s and everything else is single-digits until you get down to CGC 1.5 ... so this one is as elite as it gets. "This copy represents the pinnacle of comic collecting," reads the Heritage listing. "Not only is this the highest-graded unrestored copy Heritage has ever offered, but it also holds the top position on the CGC census, outranking the likes of several esteemed pedigreed copies including the Mile High and Davis Crippen copies." The 8.0 sold for $5.3 million in 2022 and Heritage sold a 7.0 copy for $2.34 million last year. It survived all these years in an attic of a California home and will easily set a new sales record before it finds a new home.

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What's Buzzing: NFL Week 10, chewing on the Hall of Fame ballot, a grading question, deep thoughts and much more.

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1 -- Attention turns to NFL Week 10

2 -- Chewing on the Hall of Fame committee ballot

3 -- All your MLB chatter is here

4 -- A grading question 

5 -- A lot of thoughts here

6 -- Even more NFL talk here

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What's Buzzing: World Series resumes tonight, NFL injuries and reactions, Nick Mangold and more in this Monday edition.

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1 -- World Series chatter as we await Game 3 ... still talking Yamamoto

2 -- NFL Week 8 reactions

3 -- NFL collectors remember Nick Mangold ... and Doug Martin

4 -- Ripping new MLB boxes 

5 -- A PSA grading thought or two

6 -- Topps NBA continues to spark discussion

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What's Buzzing: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and MLB postseason chatter, an old Michael Jordan card, a PSA question, NFL Week 7 and still talking Topps NBA.

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1 -- NLCS chatter ... ALCS chatter

2 -- NFL Week 7 is here

3 -- Checking in on the Vladdy Jr. thread

4 -- Talking up an old Michael Jordan card ... 

5 -- A PSA question ...

6 -- Still talking Topps NBA

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What's Buzzing: NFL Week 6 reactions, MLB postseason chatter, Topps NBA and more in this Monday edition.

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1 -- NFL Week 6 reactions

2 -- All your MLB postseason chatter is here

3 -- Some PSA thoughts ... 

4 -- A possible reminder of something on patch cards ... 

5 -- A lesson on earlier ink and cardboard

6 -- Still talking Topps NBA ... and Topps Holiday

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What's Buzzing: Blue Jays rout Yankees again, NFL Week 5 reactions, MLB chatter, Topps NBA and more in this Monday edition.

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1 -- Blue Jays keep pouring it on vs. Yankees ... and more Jays chatter here

2 -- NFL Week 5 reactions

3 -- More MLB threads

4 -- A PSA question

5 -- Mark Sanchez reactions

6 -- Topps NBA chatter

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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading ... so here's this month's grading diary.

A HIGH-GRADE DOMINATOR
The Card: Paul Skenes 2025 Topps Heritage
The Reason Bought: I'll fully admit I'm a sucker for high-grade Heritage Rookie Cards and, while this isn't an RC, this one captured my attention just like one as I've ripped my fair share of Heritage this year and, well, not much of the cards that matter that I pulled could have checked in at a perfect grade. All that perfection, the clean photo and the color scheme here got me to bite.
The Grade: CGC 10 (Pristine)

Reality Check: I didn't check the pop report before grabbing it, so it was an extra bonus to see that it's the lone card in the top slot with a decent number of cards below it -- and that goes as low as a CGC 7. That reinforces that Heritage isn't the easiest grade. That makes this one even more of a win in my book.

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Auction Buzz is a monthly look at some of the variety found out there on the auction block ... check 'em out.

It's going to be a busy end of the year for Dallas-based Heritage Auctions with a number of regularly scheduled events as well as some showcase auctions with high-profile stuff all on the calendar. This time, we look at a few things from a few active sales this month.

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ANOTHER BIG JORDAN
The Item: Michael Jordan Oct. 26, 1984 (NBA Debut) Chicago Bulls season-ticket stub (PSA 4)
The Price: $65,000 after 25 bids (ends Sept. 27)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Last month, a Michael Jordan (and Kobe Bryant) card sale via auction re-wrote some hobby history and, while we're confident this one won't fetch $12.9 million, this one is in some rare air. It has already hit its estimated price from the auction house and while its grade is low there are only three higher. "The most important athletic debut of the post-war era?" asked Heritage in its listing. "A strong argument could be made. Perhaps only Wayne Gretzky could challenge Michael Jordan in balloting seeking to identify the most dominant figure of his respective major sport, but once you step outside the sports arena and into the wider popular culture, M.J. leaves The Great One in his dust. He remains one of the most recognizable humans on the planet two decades after his retirement from the NBA." Jordan scored a modest 16 points in a 109-93 win over the Washington Bullets on this night and only 14 of these have been grade overall.

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Minor league baseball cards from the past can include some weird stuff ... sometimes stuff you wouldn't imagine to be found on a baseball card. Here are some some new fun cards and oddities in this latest edition of MiLB Madness. 

REMEMBER ME?
The Card: Keith Comstock 1989 ProCards Las Vegas Stars (CGC 10)
The Buzz On This: This classic prank photo appears on just a standard baseball card -- it's not an error/variation and it's not one that was pulled from production at any point because of its joke photo. It's one that's been out there all these years, isn't super rare and it has had its moments of fame when reporters found it again and again over the years, telling its story and helping pump up interest to where it's definitely a cult classic. I've graded this one more than a few times with good results -- I own top marks in slabs from PSA (a 10), BGS (two 9.5s) and CGC now. This was a recently graded copy of mine that I had planned to use in my monthly Making The Grade series here, but I realized just today that my lineup for MiLB stuff for this series this month was depleted ... so here we are. Only three PSA 10s exist, six BGS 9.5s and three CGC 10s ... none have checked in higher via any company with a decent volume graded between all of them.

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Update: The card sold for $12,932,000 -- an all-time record for any sports card -- at 1:45 a.m. Sunday morning.

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It's already topped the $7-million mark with time to go before the auction ends tomorrow night, but there's no telling the heights this card might reach.

There's a realistic chance that the Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autographs card will become the priciest sports card of all time -- not just priciest basketball card ever -- when the dust settles at ends Heritage Auctions on Saturday and it's really only got two rivals.

Right now, with its buyer's premium attached, this card sits at $7,015,000 after 46 bids (click to view) and that already gives it the title of the biggest basketball card of all time. The previous NBA high was for a similar modern card, a 2009-10 Panini National Treasures Steph Curry Logoman auto, that sold privately for $5.9 million to an investment fund July 2021.

And there aren't too many past auctions that top that.

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Auction Buzz is a monthly look at some of the variety found out there on the auction block ... check 'em out.

It's going to be a busy second half of the year for Dallas-based Heritage Auctions with a number of regularly scheduled events as well as some showcase auctions with high-profile stuff all on the calendar. This time, we look at a few things from a few active sales this month.

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AS BIG AS IT GETS
The Item: Michael Jordan & Kobe Bryant 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autographs (1/1) -- PSA 6
The Price: $4,150,000 after 32 bids (ends Aug. 23)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This one has plenty of time remaining but as you can tell it's already one of the biggest monsters to ever hit the auction block -- and that's with the grade that, well, would be a bummer on any other card from the modern era. But, with game-used NBA logos from two of the game's all-time greats and their ink? Well, it's all about the card, not that dinged corner. "Do you hear that rumbling? It's the sound of the standing world record price for a basketball card getting ready to fall," Heritage said in its listing. "For five years, the 2009-10 National Treasures Steph Curry logoman autograph card has enjoyed the view from the top of the heap, the $5.9 million private sale to an investment fund in July 2021 demonstrating the virtually unlimited elasticity of the market's upper edge. ... We're proud and privileged here at Heritage for the opportunity to take the title back for the auction world," Heritage continued, "providing the manner of competition and high drama that private transactions lack, and which serves as a far more fitting tribute to the iconic subjects this remarkable trading card celebrates." ... This one is estimated by Heritage to top the $6-million mark when it's sold.

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What's Buzzing: Shohei Ohtani or Aaron Judge? That's the question leading the way in this midweek edition.

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1 -- Ohtani or Judge?

2 -- Still talking 2025 Topps Series 2

3 -- This thread is kind of a big deal

4 -- New MLB pulls are here

5 -- A slab question

6 -- NBA Finals chatter

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What's Buzzing: Jac Caglianone debuts tonight, more MLB chatter, new pulls, inside an Indiana Pacers fan cave and more in this Tuesday edition.

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1 -- Inside a new golf case

2 -- All your MLB chatter is here

3 -- Inside an Indiana Pacers fan cave

4 -- NBA Finals thoughts ... and more here

5 -- A lot of grading "takes" here ... that might be wrong

6 -- Jac Caglianone debuts tonight

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What's Buzzing: NBA Finals chatter, cornering the market, new pulls, PSA ponderances and more in this Saturday edition.

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1 -- NBA Finals chatter

2 -- "If you corner the market will it raise value?"

3 -- Building a team's Hall of Famer checklist 

4 -- New baseball pulls are here

5 -- Sigh ...

6 -- Reactions to possible new options from PSA + Wondering where the 10s went?

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What's Buzzing: Reactions to PSA considering new services, NBA Finals, James Wood and more in this Friday edition.

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1 -- Reactions to possible new options from PSA ... Wondering where the 10s went?

2 -- NBA postseason chatter

3 -- Check out baseball breaks here 

4 -- More grading chatter

5 -- James Wood is on their minds

6 -- Check out all of the new pulls here

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What's Buzzing: Talking Panini Prizm Deca NFL, big flips, 2025 Topps and more in today's edition.

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1 -- Talking big flips

2 -- Still talking 2025 Topps

3 -- New MLB pulls

4 -- A worry for PSA card-holders?

5  -- Thoughts on Prizm Deca NFL

6 -- Winning form from 2025 Topps

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