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Originally launched in 2023, Topps x Bob Ross: The Joy of Baseball blends MLB stars with Bob Ross’ iconic landscapes, turning trading cards into miniature works of art. The 2025 release expanded on the concept with new inserts and short prints, including the Happy Mistakes variation. This Shohei Ohtani Happy Mistakes SP swaps his cap for Bob Ross’ signature afro - a playful tribute to the painter’s famous philosophy that “there are no mistakes, only happy accidents.” It’s one of just 20 players

A PSA 10 2002 Legendary Collection Reverse Holo Pikachu card sold for $264,000 in our auction. That’s more than the price of a brand-new Mercedes AMG GT 63, making it one of the most valuable Pikachu cards ever sold.

@drawzee_art reimagined the Spider-Verse as traditional Japanese woodblock prints inspired by the ukiyo-e style that flourished during Japan’s Edo period. Every character somehow feels like they were meant to exist in this era.

Back in 2017, collectors had the chance to buy this PSA 10 Gold Star Mewtwo for around $600. Fast forward to now, and the same card just sold on Fanatics Collect for $108,000, setting a new all-time record for any Mewtwo card. (📸: devinellekurtz/IG)

During Saturday’s Mariners game, a young fan offered Julio Rodríguez a Monkey D. Luffy One Piece card. Julio accepted and sent him home with a signed, game-used bat in return. The trade was especially fitting for J-Rod, who’s a huge anime fan and has previously named One Piece among his favorites. He’s even talked about bringing his love of anime into the Mariners clubhouse and getting teammates to watch with him. (via axmode_cards/IG)

In Kohler, Wisconsin, a town with just over 2,000 residents, you’ll find this giant statue of Red and Pikachu. It was created by artist Daniel Arsham as one of six large scale installations for his Arsham in Kohler public art project. The statue sits in the Greenspace next to The Shops at Woodlake and has become a popular stop for Pokémon fans making the trip to see it in person.

Someone managed to collect the complete SpongeBob’s Wallet insert set from Topps Chrome SpongeBob SquarePants. Now, they’re asking $50,000 for it 🤝 (via cardboardny845/IG)

Pokémon artist Saya Tsuruta has become one of the most recognizable illustrators in the TCG, but there’s one detail many collectors never notice. She hides a tiny Poké Ball somewhere in nearly every card she illustrates. Sometimes it’s out in the open, other times it’s cleverly worked into the environment, turning each artwork into its own little scavenger hunt.

When this collector was 9 years old, his dad was deployed to Baghdad, Iraq. Before he left, he gave his dad five Yu-Gi-Oh! cards to keep him safe while he was away. The kind of collection you could never put a price on ❤️

A fan surprised "Obsession" star Inde Navarrette with a rare copy of Call of Duty 🥹 Before her movie career took off, Navarrette spent time streaming games on Twitch and has said gaming helped her get through a difficult stretch between acting roles, making this gift feel even more personal. Safe to say this is one collectible she’ll never forget.

In 2015, this collector wandered into a garage sale in Seattle and bought what he thought was a custom Xbox. When he posted it online, a former Microsoft employee who worked on the project confirmed that Microsoft had only made three orange prototype consoles during early Xbox Live testing… and of those, only one ever got the Halo graphic. The console had never gone through final production, no stickers on the bottom, no retail packaging, but it still powered on, complete with game saves from ye

A young Pokémon collector named Rocky lost his entire collection in a fire, but his dad promised they’d rebuild it pack by pack. Recently, Rocky opened a Prismatic Evolutions pack and pulled a rare God Pack - the pure joy on his face showed the magic of the hobby is alive again. (via rockys_pokedex/IG)