Every toy-industry item we collected, newest first.
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A PSA 10 graded Rain Hat Pikachu card sold for $8.4 million at auction. The card was created in 2015 as part of a drawing contest and is one of approximately 100 cards produced.
A federal judge dismissed a 13-count antitrust class action on Sept. 29, ruling plaintiffs failed to prove personal harm. Fanatics' acquisitions and exclusive deals were not substantively reviewed in this ruling.
A PSA 10-graded 'Raincoat Pikachu' card sold for $8.4 million at auction. The card was created for a 2015 art contest and is limited to about 100 copies.
A PSA 10 Raincoat Pikachu card sold for $8.4 million at auction, setting a new record. The card originated from a drawing contest to promote the Pokémon Academy of Fine Arts.
A PSA 10-graded 'Raincoat Pikachu' card sold for $8.4 million at auction. The card was created in 2015 from a submission for a drawing contest, with an original run of approximately 100 cards.
A Pokemon TCG card known as Raincoat Pikachu sold for $8.4 million at auction, setting a new record for the card. Graded PSA 10, it was produced in 2015 as a prize for the Pokemon Art Academy contest, with only 100 copies made. Previous PSA 10 sales in 2024 and 2025 were $12,600 and $19,200 respectively.
A Raincoat Pikachu Pokémon trading card sold for $8.4 million at auction, setting a new record for the franchise. The card, featuring Pikachu in a raincoat and holding an umbrella, received a perfect PSA 10 grade from a professional grading service.
Coinbase hints at a new on-chain Pokemon trading card offering backed by real cards.
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The Pokémon TCG Perfect Order Booster Bundle is back under $45 at Amazon, saving $15. Walmart and TCGplayer are offering competing deals.
Mashable lists low prices on Pokémon cards, Lego, and Switch games before Prime Big Deal Days, including the 30th Celebration Elite Trainer Box, Lego Eevee, and Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
Pokemon's 30th-anniversary raffle resulted in no stock for winners, with items resold at high prices by scalpers. The '390 yuan collector display box' is now double its retail price on the secondary market, selling for 650-700 yuan, with some cards valued at over 10,000 yuan.
Pokémon TCG announced a new policy to strengthen anti-scalping measures following the launch of 30th Celebration. The new rules target scalpers.
The set after Pokémon's 30th Anniversary release is not one to sleep on for TCG collectors or fans looking for a good deal on Delta Reign.
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At Card Expo Sweden, a 2006 Alakazam Gold Star card sold for 1 million SEK and was resold to a British collector for 1.2 million SEK within a week.
Tom Brady launches CardVault, betting big on the trading card boom. He hopes to go the whole nine yards with the card collecting phenomenon.
The Pokémon TCG's 30th Celebration tech sticker collection is now under $55 on Amazon, saving over $15.
While veteran collectors worry that the convenience of digital cards might impact the scarcity perception and pricing mechanism of physical cards, the market reality shows that physical cards remain resilient. On February 16, 2026, a 1998 Illustrator Pikachu card sold for $16.492 million at a professional auction, setting a new high for similar items.
This weekly report lists best-selling blind boxes, figures, and AI toys on Tmall, Douyin, and JD. Top blind box sellers include POP MART's CRYBABY Vacation Mode On and Twinkle Twinkle's Good Dream Weather Bureau. The figure chart-topper is QueenStudios' Black Myth: Wukong Great Sage Golden Armor Set.
After the launch of the Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration series, higher pull rates for high-rarity cards caused prices for cards like Mewtwo ex and Mew ex to crash from pre-release quotes of 850 to 3,000 dollars to around 120 dollars. Some resellers, feeling deceived by the lack of disclosed print runs, are considering legal action against Pokémon.
Trading cards likely generated well over $1 billion in sales in August alone, pushing the once sleepy hobby into uncharted waters.
The SAMR released six cases of illegal blind box operations, including false advertising and gambling violations. Reporters noted many cases involved livestreams with undisclosed secret probabilities and illegal gameplay like number stepping.
On September 20, a netizen reported buying a full set of 12 blind boxes from POP MART's official flagship store for 828 yuan, only to find all 12 boxes contained the same figure. Customer service stated this is unusual and offered exchanges, but no refunds are available.
The '2026 Xianyu Card Ecosystem Observation' shows card trading volume on the platform grew nearly 20% from January to July 2026, surpassing anime merch and designer toys in scale.
Japan’s online marketplace Mercari saw its shares swing sharply after announcing a temporary listing ban on Pokémon’s 30th‑anniversary cards. The stock fell 6.4% on Wednesday, recovered 1.4% on Thursday, and jumped more than 4% on Friday, outpacing the Nikkei 225.
The SAMR released 6 typical cases of illegal blind box operations, including false ads for recharge, private payments after livestream referrals, blind box apps used for gambling, and sales of unverified blind bags near schools.
A card show in the Chicago suburbs drew many collectors, with organizers calling the current market 'boiling hot' due to sports seasons and investment appeal.
The SAIC released 6 cases involving false advertising, private domain fraud, and unqualified products, setting compliance boundaries for the industry.
The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced six cases of illegal blind box operations, involving false advertising, counterfeit products, and high spending by minors.
