Josh Luber, co-founder and chief vision officer of the newly formed Fanatics Trading Cards, penned a must-read analysis on sports card history, current state, and where we may be headed.

CollectableU interviews Brian Drent, President of Mile High Card Company, covering Babe Ruth rookies, high end sales, and what’s hot in game-used memorabilia.

“Card grading companies PSA and Beckett have been digging out of a huge backlog of submissions during the sports card boom. After months of work, they are starting to see light at the end of the tunnel.”

Industry experts suggest that if properly authenticated, the 446-foot home run ball hit by Jorge Soler could fetch up to $250k in auction after one fan found the ball lodged between a chain-link fence.

“A 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth pre-rookie card purchased privately earlier this year is going back on display at the Ruth Birthplace and Museum in Baltimore. The Baltimore News reports that it will leave its current home with a private collector in Florida via armored truck and arrive at the museum around the holidays. The card is generally considered to have a value of more than $6 million.”

A popular LA card shop, The Bullpen, was broken into and robbed of over $1M of wax and cards continuing a disturbing trend in recent local card shop robberies.

Barry Bonds’ 500th Home Run ball was one of the premier items at SCP’s fall Auction selling for $303,277. Suddenly, the $500k estimates on Tom Brady’s 600th touchdown ball don’t sound all that high.

The Athletic (paywall) breaks down some scenarios on what could come next for Topps now that they are set to lose their MLB license to produce trading cards.