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Edition 18 Monday, August 3, 2026

Skubal's Dodgers trade turns into merch overnight

A day after the Tigers dealt Tarik Skubal to Los Angeles, both a Topps NOW card and Nike jerseys were already on sale.

Topps NOW card live with parallels to 50/25/10/5 plus a 1/1; Nike Home Replica listed at $149.99, per SI, both within a day of the trade

Skubal gets a Topps NOW card and Dodgers jerseys within a day of his trade from Detroit

Less than 24 hours after the Tigers traded Tarik Skubal to the Dodgers, Topps issued a Topps NOW card for him: an action shot with his new Dodgers uniform superimposed over his old Tigers one, with Foilfractor parallels numbered to 50, 25, 10, and 5, plus a 1/1 and matching autographed versions. Nike and Fanatics turned the jerseys just as fast, with a Home Replica listed at $149.99 and Authentic ($420), Stadium ($200), and Limited ($175) tiers to follow. If you want the moment on your shelf or your back, both are buyable today.

Source: Sports Illustrated (Collectibles) · Published August 3, 2026
On sale August 12, confirmed by Footy Headlines

Adidas sets August 12 for Real Madrid's pink 26-27 third kit, its first pink shirt in six years

Adidas's Real Madrid 2026-27 third shirt goes on sale August 12: a dark pink base with a tonal geometric pattern of interlocking circles and diamonds, ivory trim on the collar, cuffs, and Three Stripes, and matching pink shorts and socks. It is only the club's third pink shirt ever and its first in six seasons, so expect the away-day crowd to notice.

Source: Footy Headlines
Releases August 6 at about $849 to $890 a hobby box, per Cardboard Connection

Topps releases its first NBA Chrome Update set August 6, boxes around $850

The Chrome Update concept comes to basketball for the first time on August 6, with hobby boxes running roughly $849 to $890. The draw is game-worn NBA Debut patches paired with on-card autographs from the 2025-26 rookie class, Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, Kon Knueppel, Ace Bailey, and Cedric Coward among about 90 rookies, plus a 200-card base refresh and Wave, Geometric, and Basketball parallels by box type.

Source: Cardboard Connection
Releases August 14; presale opened July 13 at $114.99 a hobby box, per Beckett

2026 Topps Stadium Club UFC lands August 14, presale opened at $114.99 a box

Stadium Club's UFC edition arrives Friday, August 14, with two guaranteed autographs per hobby box. The set runs four 100-card base checklists, two standard and two Chrome, plus new Main Stage Autographs and returning Stadium Club staples Beam Team and Triumvirates. Presale is already open if you want to lock a box before release.

Source: Beckett News · Published July 13, 2026
Posted August 1 by @the27guy on X

Adam Gray shows off the first Kobe Prizm Black 1/1 in hand at The National

The very first Kobe Prizm Black on the planet😳 2013 was the first time in basketball that Panini gave us the black 1/1 13 years later, just 5 Kobe Prizm blacks were made across the 6 seasons he was included in Prizm

Collector Adam Gray posted a PSA GEM MT 10 2013 Panini Prizm Kobe Bryant Black 1/1 at The National, calling it the first black 1/1 Panini ever made in basketball. He puts the count at just five Kobe Prizm blacks across the six seasons Kobe appeared in the product, the kind of card that stops a show floor.

Source: Adam Gray (X) · Published August 1, 2026
Posted August 1 by @CardsBoulevard on X

Best Cards Ever flags a new top public sale for Ben Shelton: a $14,400 Chrome Superfractor 1/1

🎾 NEW TOP SALE FOR BEN SHELTON 🎾 The 2024 Topps Chrome Tennis Superfractor Ben Shelton 1/1 PSA 8 just sold for $14,400 making it Ben Shelton's top public card sale.

Best Cards Ever posted that a 2024 Topps Chrome Tennis Superfractor Ben Shelton 1/1, PSA 8, sold for $14,400, calling it Shelton's top public card sale. Tennis is a thin card market, so a five-figure result for a rising American name is the kind of number the community passes around.

Source: Best Cards Ever (X) · Published August 1, 2026
Posted August 1 by @theMadridZone on X

Madrid Zone reports Real Madrid closing in on Rodri for around €65 million

🚨💣 BREAKING: Real Madrid are set to SIGN Rodri for a figure around €65 MILLION. @Rodra10_97

Madrid Zone posted that Real Madrid are set to sign Rodri from Manchester City for a fee around €65 million. Independent reporting has the clubs in advanced talks near that figure, though nothing was official as of that coverage, so treat it as a reported, in-progress move. For kit buyers it is one to watch: a Rodri Madrid shirt would be a print-run in waiting.

Source: Madrid Zone (X) · Published August 1, 2026

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