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PSA continuing to reject Topps certified Messi autos

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Topps remaking more Lionel Messi autograph cards following its own ‘investigation’

Leading trading card grader PSA has now declined to authenticate Messi autograph cards from at least five different Topps sets

The latest on a situation we reported on in March:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6396627/2025/06/02/topps-lionel-messi-autographs-psa/

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Why Tom Brady, Derek Jeter, and Bobby Witt Jr. invested in the hobby

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How Tom Brady, Derek Jeter, and Bobby Witt Jr. turned sports card passion into business ventures

More and more athletes are investing in the sports card business, but Brady, Jeter, and Witt are three of the most prominent examples

Lots of athletes have gotten involved in the sports card business at this point, but we talked to three of the biggest names to find out why:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6320571/2025/04/29/tom-brady-derek-jeter-bobby-witt-cards-business/

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Fanatics’ new card shop in London offering more than just Topps products

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Fanatics begins U.K. trading card push with Lewis Hamilton and massive crowd at London store opening

The new shop marks the beginning of a big bet Fanatics Collectibles are making on the U.K. and Europe

One of our writers checked out the new Fanatics Collectibles shop in London yesterday. Here’s what he saw:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6311174/2025/04/26/fanatics-store-london-lewis-hamilton/

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Apr 14

One of the toughest football card sets to complete

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The 1977 Topps Mexican set: How a child conquered one of the greatest challenges for NFL collectors

It's one of the most difficult sets to complete, but a select few have done it — including one boy who had help from his grandmother

Fun story on a tiny but notable corner of the football card hobby.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6273767/2025/04/12/1977-topps-mexican-cards-nfl/

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The many autographs of Jackson Merrill

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Why Jackson Merrill, a model of on-field consistency, has many different autographs

The young Padres star shares the logic behind his variety of signatures and his side of an incident that drew the ire of card collectors

We talked to Jackson Merrill about his ever-changing autograph on cards and why he thinks collectors hate him.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6241057/2025/04/02/jackson-merrill-autographs-cards/

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