Lucas Mast is a writer based in California’s Bay Area, where he’s a season ticket holder for St. Mary’s basketball and a die-hard Stanford athletics fan. A lifelong collector of sneakers, sports cards, and pop culture, he also advises companies shaping the future of the hobby and sports. He’s driven by a curiosity about why people collect—and what those items reveal about the moments and memories that matter most.
For more than a quarter century, Harry Potter has proven to be one of the most durable franchises in modern pop culture. Today they partner with Upper Deck.
At the center of Goldin’s 2026 Winter Hollywood Memorabilia Auction is a Disney artifact that transcends collecting: an original, hand-drawn Mickey Mouse sketch
Liv Morgan card sales spiked in 2025 as her WWE visibility, headline storylines, and growing WrestleMania momentum translated directly into higher prices
By the end of 2025, it was no longer accurate to describe non-sport cards and trading card games as a side lane of the hobby. Pokémon continued to dominate grad
Topps Inception UEFA Club Competitions is returning just in time for New Year’s ripping, and the 2024–25 edition doubles down on everything that’s made the line stand out
Season 3 of King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch hit Netflix on December 23, 2025, arriving at a moment when both the hobby and Goldin’s partnership with eBay have never been bigger.
eBay is closing out 2025 with a holiday charity event built for both the hobby and reality-TV fans: a full mystery shipping container, packed with collectibles
The latest Topps Cosmic Chrome drop brings new rookies, bold refractors, and eBay Live breaks that puts the release in the center of the collectors universe.
