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Edition 24 Sunday, August 9, 2026
Mover of the Day

Cooper Flagg's Unpulled 1-of-1 Rookie Draws a $5 Million Valuation

The one-of-one Rookie Debut Patch Auto is still sitting in a pack somewhere, and between the Mavericks' bounty and a valuation jump to $5 million, the whole hobby is hunting it.

Cooper Flagg's one-of-one Rookie Debut Patch Autograph, from 2025-26 Topps Chrome Update Basketball, went into packs on August 6 and still has not surfaced, which is exactly why the hobby cannot stop talking about it. The Mavericks have piled on a bounty for whoever pulls it: two premium lower-level season tickets for 32 years, a signed game-worn rookie jersey, a practice facility tour and a private session for 10, a package ESPN reports at high six figures to over $1 million. Sports Cards Investor's Geoff Wilson has since revised his valuation from $1.5 million to $5 million, calling it Flagg's best card and comparing it to Paul Skenes' 1-of-1 Rookie Debut Patch Auto that sold for $1.11 million last year. Three days in, nobody has hit it, so the chase is still on.

ESPN's report
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Source: ESPN · Published August 6, 2026

Drop Radar

Release confirmed for August 13, 2026, per Footy Headlines.

Adidas dates its MLS 'Archive Collection' third kits for August 13, eight clubs confirmed

Adidas has locked August 13 for its 2026 MLS Archive Collection third kits, a run of bespoke designs pulled from each club's history and finished with the modern Performance logo rather than the Trefoil. Eight teams are in: Austin FC, Chicago Fire, Houston Dynamo, Montreal CF, Orlando City, Philadelphia Union, Real Salt Lake and Vancouver Whitecaps. Nearly all of the designs have already leaked, so the one real surprise left is Orlando City's dark red kit.

Footy Headlines' rundown
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Source: Footy Headlines
Official launch confirmed for August 12, 2026, per Footy Headlines.

Liverpool's black 26-27 third kit gets an official August 12 launch date

Liverpool's 2026-27 third kit now has an official launch date of August 12: a mainly black design with a maroon pattern that reads like waving flags, finished with silver logo accents. Adult sizing was confirmed back in May and kids' images surfaced on July 30, so the full range is close. It lands barely two weeks after Liverpool's away kit dropped, the next release in the same Adidas cycle.

Footy Headlines' look at the kit
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Source: Footy Headlines
Presales open August 10, 2026, per Checklist Insider.

Topps opens 2026 Universe WWE presales August 10 with a new 'Echoes' insert line

Topps opens presales for 2026 Universe WWE on August 10. The 300-card set pairs 200 base cards with a 100-card Peak Performance subset, adds a new Echoes insert series alongside returning Alias and Grand Entrances, and runs autographs, autograph relics and event-used memorabilia through its Title Marks Relic Signatures line. For a price marker, last year's hobby boxes carried two autos and one relic and ran $169.99 to $179.99.

The Checklist Insider breakdown
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Source: Checklist Insider
On shelves now at Target, $29.99 per box, per Blowout Cards.

Panini Decades '90s hits Target shelves at $29.99 with EnFuego and Crusade designs revived

Panini Decades '90s is on Target shelves now as a retail exclusive at $29.99 a box, six six-card packs with four parallels, two inserts and autographs in the mix. The set leans hard on '90s nostalgia, reviving classic designs like EnFuego, Crusade and The Elite Series across multiple sports. The checklist runs legends including Ken Griffey Jr., Hakeem Olajuwon, Mike Tyson and Dan Marino, plus current prospects Dylan Crews and V.J. Edgecombe.

Blowout Buzz's first look
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Source: Blowout Cards (Blowout Buzz)

Live Heat

1984 Star Michael Jordan rookie, PSA 7, crosses $100,000 on eBay's most-watched board

$100,100
BID · AUCTION OPEN
324 watchers · checked August 9, 2026
The eBay listing
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Source: Cardboard Connection (eBay auction tracker)

LeBron James Alter Egos SSP tops eBay's most-watched board

$12,401
BID · AUCTION OPEN
449 watchers · checked August 9, 2026
The eBay listing
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Source: Cardboard Connection (eBay auction tracker)

2000 Upper Deck Michael Jordan jersey autograph, BGS 8.5, draws 47 bids

$52,300
BID · AUCTION OPEN
301 watchers · checked August 9, 2026
The eBay listing
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Source: Cardboard Connection (eBay auction tracker)

From the Feed

Posted August 9, 2026 by Fabrizio Romano on X.

Fabrizio Romano posts preseason Premier League title odds: Arsenal 37%, Manchester City 30%

🚨🏆 Preseason Premier League champion odds on Polymarket: 37% - Arsenal 30% - Manchester City 12% - Liverpool 12% - Manchester United

Romano's odds card puts Arsenal clear at the top of the Premier League title market ahead of the new season, with Manchester City the nearest challenger and Liverpool and Manchester United level behind. The post carries X's paid partnership label, so it is sponsored Polymarket content.

The post
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Source: Fabrizio Romano (X) · Published August 9, 2026
Posted August 9, 2026 by Fabrizio Romano on X.

Fabrizio Romano posts LaLiga title odds a week from kickoff: Barcelona 54%, Real Madrid 41%

🇪🇸 One week to go until LALIGA kicks off. Current favourites to win the title on Polymarket: 54% - Barcelona 41% - Real Madrid.

With LaLiga a week out, Romano's odds card has Barcelona a clear favorite over Real Madrid for the title, the two clubs pulling well ahead of the rest of the field. Like his Premier League post, this one carries X's paid partnership label, so it is sponsored Polymarket content.

The post
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Source: Fabrizio Romano (X) · Published August 9, 2026
Posted by OneFootball on X, roughly 18 hours before it was captured on August 9, 2026.

OneFootball shares Opta's Power Rankings, with Arsenal topping the Top 100 and Coventry City up to 34th

👑 Champions Arsenal lead the pack as English sides are in a world of their own in the Top 100 clubs in Opta's latest Power Rankings, as the new season approaches 😔📊 🇮🇹 44th-placed MIlan have a lot of ground to make up 😳 Recently-promoted Coventry storm into 34th 🏆 Saudi's

OneFootball surfaced Opta's latest Power Rankings of the top 100 clubs in the world, with Arsenal at number one, Bayern Munich and Manchester City close behind, and English sides dominating the top of the list as the new season nears. The eye-catcher lower down is recently promoted Coventry City storming to 34th, with AC Milan at 44th.

The post
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Source: OneFootball (X)
Posted by OnlyRips LLC on X, roughly 6 hours before it was captured on August 9, 2026.

OnlyRips LLC posts a $2.25 million cash bounty for Cooper Flagg's unpulled Debut Patch 1/1

We’re back at it again...OnlyRips will be offering a $2.25MM bounty for the Cooper Flagg Debut Patch 1/1! @CardPurchaser @WeTheHobby @SportsCardInv

OnlyRips LLC has put a $2.25 million cash bounty on Cooper Flagg's Debut Patch 1/1, a private dealer's buy offer stacked on top of the Mavericks' non-cash package for the same still-unpulled card. It targets the exact 1-of-1 unveiled at Fanatics Fest, and the promo graphic behind the offer carries X's Made with AI label, so read the artwork as AI-generated promotion and the post as a bounty offer, not a completed sale.

The post
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Source: OnlyRips LLC (X)

Community posts surfaced by the editor from public feeds. Posts may not be independently confirmed.