Deep dives on indices, methodology, and cross-segment comparisons.
GameStop's June 2 release put collectibles at $348.9 million — 41.8% of revenue, past hardware for the first time in company history. The record $389.6 million profit owed more to its eBay position than to anything on a shelf.
Between May 21 and June 8, the supply side rolled out government-ID verification in Japan, banned slab vendors from sanctioned events, capped a US drop at one per guest, and flooded one retailer with 50,000 Elite Trainer Boxes. The interventions are now policy, not posture.
TPC's record fiscal year put hard numbers on both sides of the hobby's defining tension: the largest print run in TCG history, and a demand wave that jammed grading queues anyway.
A PSA 10 1998 Kamex Mega Battle trophy card — the only copy graded above PSA 8 — set a public-sale record at Goldin on May 18. The 2026 ledger now reads five sales past $1 million.