The CRAZIEST Scottie Pippen Collection Just Walked Into Our Card Shop?!

Pokémon’s 30th Celebration has officially arrived, and the hype is already getting wild. Ryan Alford and Bella break down the launch from inside Collector Station, where demand was hitting before product could even make it onto the shelves, and discuss the Blue Mew reportedly selling for $20,000 as collectors chase one of the biggest Pokémon releases of the year.

The grading market is also shifting quickly. Beckett has reopened with a $17.99 value option while PSA sits on a 9.9 million-card backlog and says value submissions will return once that number reaches five million. Ryan explains why Beckett may suddenly have a real opportunity to win submissions back from collectors who have been priced out or stuck waiting.

Plus, Ryan and Bella break down the football cards moving after the opening week, including Jackson Dart, Caleb Williams and Trevor Lawrence, react to a 1997 Metal Universe Michael Jordan PSA 9 jumping from $300 to $3,183, look at a massive Scottie Pippen insert collection that walked into Collector Station, and discuss the $3 million photo behind the iconic 1952 Mickey Mantle card, the 200,000th graded Griffey rookie and Cooper Flagg’s multimillion-dollar 1/1.

*Topics Covered*

• Pokémon 30th Celebration launch
• The reported $20,000 Blue Mew sale
• Pokémon flying off the shelves at Collector Station
• Beckett grading reopening
• Beckett’s $17.99 value option
• PSA’s 9.9 million-card backlog
• Where collectors should grade right now
• Jackson Dart’s card market
• Caleb Williams cards moving up
• Trevor Lawrence cards moving up
• Drake Maye and other football disappointments
• 1997 Metal Universe Michael Jordan
• A Jordan card jumping from $300 to $3,183
• The Scottie Pippen insert collection
• Why 1990s inserts are heating up
• The $3 million Mickey Mantle photo
• Ken Griffey Jr.’s 200,000th graded rookie
• Cooper Flagg opening a card shop
• Cooper Flagg’s 1/1 already reaching $2.4 million

*🔗 Links Mentioned in This Episode*

*Collector Nation*
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*Collector Station*
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*Ryan Alford*
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⭐ What’s the biggest story this week: Pokémon 30th, the grading shakeup or the football card market? Drop your take in the comments, .