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Art Academy Record Board: Every Big Pokémon Art Academy Sale We Can Source
Five public Art Academy sales since late September, from the $8.4M Raincoat Pikachu to this week's $4.88M Mudkip. The board, the patterns and a verify-before-you-buy checklist. Signals, not appraisals.
·By AOM Editorial Desk
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EducationTrophy Pikachu, Explained: Pokémon's Tournament Prize Cards
A PSA 8 Gold Trophy Pikachu just sold for $3,080,500. What the 1997 and 1998 tournament prize cards are, why they're scarcer than the Illustrator, and how to read the label. Signals, not appraisals.
EducationF1 Card Record Board: The Biggest Formula 1 Card Sales We Can Source
A Kimi Antonelli 1/1 just sold for $878,400, close behind Lewis Hamilton's $900,000 SuperFractor. The biggest F1 card sales we can trace to a source, public vs. private, and what the pattern says.
EducationSuperFractor 1/1s, Explained: How to Read, Comp and Verify One
A gold, checkered Topps Chrome card stamped 1/1 just sold for $878,400. Here's what SuperFractor means on a slab, why a one-of-one has no comps, and a verify-before-you-buy checklist.
EducationPSA Authentic + 9 Auto: Signed Pre-War Cards Explained
The signed 1932 U.S. Caramel Babe Ruth that sold for $976,000 reads 'Authentic' and 'Auto 9' on one label. That split is the story. Here's how to read a signed-card slab and comp it right.
EducationType I Vintage Sports Photos: Record Board 2026
The $945,500 Ty Cobb at Goldin wasn't a card. It was a Type I photograph. Here's what Type I means, why the Conlon Cobb slide leads the lane, and how the image's price has moved.
EducationGold Star Pokémon Cards: The 2026 Record Sales Board
A Torchic just outsold most houses. Here's what a Gold Star is, every verified 2026 record from $132K to $2.7M, and the grade-gap signal most buyers miss.