Is Topps Printing TOO MANY Cards?

August 27

40 mins

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Episode Description

The sports card market is seeing massive shifts in 2026, and we are breaking down exactly what these numbers mean for the hobby. We start by analyzing the colossal print run for the highly anticipated 2026 Topps Flagship Football. With an estimated 592 million cards hitting the market making it the largest release since the infamous junk wax era—we debate whether this level of retail accessibility is a win for collectors or a sign that Fanatics is flooding the market.

We also dive into the current PSA grading backlog, which continues to hover near 11 million cards. With PSA officially slowing their Regular service turnaround times from 30-40 business days to a sluggish 70-80 business days, we discuss what this means for submitters and if the suspended Value tiers have any chance of returning in 2026.

Plus, the pop culture and entertainment card market is on an absolute tear. We discuss the record-breaking $175,100 sale of a 1966 Marvel Heroes Spider-Man PSA 9, alongside major surges for Disney, Star Wars Galaxy Chrome refractors, and vintage Simpsons cards. Finally, we analyze the staggering $686,250 sale of the Shohei Ohtani 50/50 Topps NOW 1/1—and whether the addition of an MBA eye appeal sticker on a modern 1/1 PSA 10 actually influenced the final auction price.

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