Home Record Sales Tracker Record Sales Tracker: headlines in the Insider.Cards archive that use record language (“record-breaking”, “most expensive”, “shatters record”…) together with a dollar figure, plus the largest sale figures quoted in headlines. Everything here is taken from published headlines — amounts are parsed as written, not verified. Click through to the outlet for the real details.
4 record headlines with a figure13 record headlines without a figure8 six-figure+ sale headlineshighest figure in a record headline: $16.50M Record headlines with a dollar figure Biggest sale figures in headlines Six-figure-and-up amounts in sale/auction headlines that do not use record language.
Figure Headline (as published) Date $450M $450M in headline Blaquier-Arrieta Collection: $450M Sotheby’s Sale 2026 Salon Prive Magazine · source ↗ Oct 5, 2026 $1.02M $1,016,000 in headline Watch Auction Results October 2026: A Steel Voutilainen 28Sport Leads at $1,016,000 Haute Time · source ↗ Oct 9, 2026 $1M $1 million in headline Pete Crow-Armstrong reaches another level of stardom with staggering $1 million card sale Cubbies Crib · source ↗ Oct 5, 2026 $780K $780,000 in headline 4 Stunningly Rare Perfect 10 e-Reader Pokémon Cards Nab a Combined $780,000 at Auction ComicBook.com · source ↗ Oct 9, 2026 $625,250 $625,250 in headline A Michael Jordan Baseball Card Just Sold for $625,250. Social Security Can Ignore the Gain While the IRS Uses a 28% Collectibles Rate AOL.com · source ↗ Oct 6, 2026 $329,400 $329,400, in headline John Cena Reacts To Topps Card Of Him Selling For $329,400, Hopes The Person Isn’t Attempting To Flip It For A Higher Price Fightful · source ↗ Oct 6, 2026 $156K $156,000 in headline Holy Grail Fan-Designed Pokemon Card Fetches Massive $156,000 Price Tag (& It Has a Great Story) ComicBook.com · source ↗ Oct 9, 2026 $156K $156,000 in headline 6-Year-Old Designed Pokemon Card That Sold for $156,000 GameRant · source ↗ Oct 10, 2026
Record-language headlines without a figure Figure Headline (as published) Date no figure Some of 'Magic: The Gathering’s Most Expensive Decks Are Officially Getting Reprints IMDb · source ↗ Oct 11, 2026 no figure The Most Expensive Gundam Card Game Cards Right Now TCGplayer Infinite · source ↗ Oct 9, 2026 no figure John Cena admits 'mixed feelings' after eyewatering trading card sale breaks all time record Female First · source ↗ Oct 9, 2026 no figure Top 10 Most Expensive Cards From Magic: The Gathering Reality Fracture TCGplayer Infinite · source ↗ Oct 9, 2026 no figure Most expensive Star Wars Unlimited cards Dexerto · source ↗ Oct 8, 2026 no figure Topps celebrates 20 years of Match Attax with record-breaking London half-term event Yahoo Sports · source ↗ Oct 8, 2026 no figure 5 most expensive Pokémon cards and what they sold for qz.com · source ↗ Oct 7, 2026 no figure Most expensive basketball cards ever sold, ranked qz.com · source ↗ Oct 7, 2026 no figure The Top 10 Most Expensive Manga-Style Yu-Gi-Oh Cards From Japan's Original Artwork Collection TCGplayer Infinite · source ↗ Oct 7, 2026 no figure The 29 most expensive Yugioh cards and prices Wargamer · source ↗ Oct 6, 2026 no figure Top 50+ most expensive rare Pokémon cards of all time Wargamer · source ↗ Oct 6, 2026 no figure The 16 rarest and most expensive MTG cards in the world Wargamer · source ↗ Oct 5, 2026 no figure The 15 Most Expensive 30th Celebration Pokémon Cards Joseph Writer Anderson · source ↗ Oct 5, 2026