Some Thoughts On The Hobby Today, CGC & MBA, Shaq vs Kobe, Buying Large Collections, and MoreBaseball Card Collector Investor Dealer · YouTube
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What the hobby is talking about more than normal across the Wire’s source network.
● Updated Oct 4, 7:06 AM
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Who’s Talking About It?
The Collector Nation4
NEO Cards & Comics2
Junk Wax Hero2
Baseball Card Collector Investor Dealer1
Sports Cards & A Cup of Joe1
Sports Card Clubhouse1
Droidtrader's Sports Memorabilia1
Hockey Card Haven1
LOTG Auctions1
Sports Card Strat Show1
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YouTube6
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Blogs1
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15 matches / 30dRecent Coverage: CGC
Episode 119 Cooper Flagg $8 Million PSA 10Sports Cards & A Cup of Joe · Podcasts
Rumors Are Swirling: Could CGC Be For Sale? Who Could Buy Them?NEO Cards & Comics · YouTube
Counterfeit Topps Chrome cards, dcsports87, and is CGC for sale?Sports Card Clubhouse Youtube · YouTube
Another CGC/JSA return and 10 autographed cards I'm sending!Junk Wax Hero · YouTube
CGC Bulk Grading: $17 Per Card, $425 Minimum, 150-Day WaitThe Collector Nation · Media
Card Grading Turnaround Times: PSA, CGC, SGC, BeckettThe Collector Nation · Media
Which Grading Company Is Right for Your CardThe Collector Nation · Media
Beckett, PSA, CGC and SGC Grading Prices Right NowThe Collector Nation · Media
8 great autos (and 1 fake!) and my first pedigree! CGC / JSA return!Junk Wax Hero · YouTube
Updates After Being Distracted For a WhileDroidtrader's Sports Memorabilia · Blogs
PSA Raises Grading Prices AGAIN! What It Means for Hockey Card CollectorsHockey Card Haven · Podcasts
EP 6: The Origin of Scrapps Tobacco + Guest Andy BroomeLOTG Auctions Podcast · Podcasts
CGC vs PSA: Is the Resale Gap Closing?NEO Cards & Comics · YouTube
Who Is The Next Generational Sports Card Hobby Athlete? SGC Is The New Hobby Turd!Sports Card Strat Show · Podcasts
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Uncanny X-Men #130N CGC 8.5 Newsstand 1980 4716072001 1st app. Dazzler eBayPrice: $260.002016 Upper Deck Marvel Masterpieces Epic Purple 78/199 Moon Knight CGC 8.5 0h9o eBayPrice: $126.60Uncanny X-Men #144D CGC 8.5 1981 4573858001 eBayPrice: $41.00
CGC 9 Arceus 005/017 Arceus Lv.X Deck Grass & Fire Holo Japanese eBayPrice: $55.00
2005 Pokemon EX Emerald Reverse Holo / Rev Foil Milotic #8 CGC 10 GEM MINT eBayPrice: $25,000.00
AGS 9 Tyrunt 070 Me: Mega Evolution Full Art ETB Promo BGS PSA CGC TAG eBayCurrent bid: $25.00
CGC 9 Arceus 005/017 Arceus Lv.X Deck Grass & Fire Holo Japanese eBayPrice: $55.002005 Pokemon EX Emerald Reverse Holo / Rev Foil Milotic #8 CGC 10 GEM MINT eBayPrice: $25,000.00AGS 9 Tyrunt 070 Me: Mega Evolution Full Art ETB Promo BGS PSA CGC TAG eBayCurrent bid: $25.00METHODOLOGY
How Hobby Pulse Works
Hobby Pulse measures coverage, not popularity. Its foundation is unusual coverage over the last seven days compared with the topic’s expected seven-day activity based on the preceding 30 days. Headline mentions receive full scoring weight, while description-only mentions receive half weight; each article can contribute only once to a topic. Sustained topics need at least two independent sources when the topic appears in a headline, or at least three sources when discovered only in descriptions. A separate 24-hour signal detects breaking coverage and can boost a sustained trend or admit a new breaking topic, requiring at least two independent sources.
The Pulse Score combines mention volume, deviation from baseline, independent-source breadth, publication-type breadth, and recent acceleration. Topics are labeled Sustained, Breaking, Surging, or Sustained + Rising to show why they are appearing. It is designed to surface unusual coverage rather than permanently rank large companies or famous players at the top. All results are generated deterministically from the Wire archive; AI is not used to calculate the rankings.