Collector Recon https://collectorrecon.xyz/ Know the market. Collect with conviction. Graded TCG, video games and anime art: big sales, auctions and news. en-us Newsletter Issue 004: Christie’s anime sale returns after a $1.44M debut https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-14/ https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-14/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Newsletter Also: the $1,037,000 Art Academy Pikachu, the $1,549,690 red-dot Typhlosion, and cels vs genga explained. Christie's second anime sale is live through Oct 22. https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-14/articles/christies-anime-sale-2-live-2026-10-14.html https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-14/articles/christies-anime-sale-2-live-2026-10-14.html Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Anime A collector's guide to what is on the table: cels, genga, and why the cel supply stopped growing. The second PSA 10 Art Academy Pikachu sold for $1,037,000 at Goldin. https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-14/articles/raincoat-pikachu-2-goldin-1037k.html https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-14/articles/raincoat-pikachu-2-goldin-1037k.html Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 TCG Bidders priced it off the paid comp, not the $8.4 million headline. A PSA 10 red-dot Typhlosion sold for $1,549,690 at Alt. https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-14/articles/typhlosion-red-dot-psa10-alt-1549690.html https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-14/articles/typhlosion-red-dot-psa10-alt-1549690.html Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 TCG The dot carried the premium, and PSA's label doesn't record it. A sealed early-print Famicom Zelda sold for $32,500 at Heritage. https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-14/articles/famicom-zelda-yellow-disk-system-cgc92-heritage-32500.html https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-14/articles/famicom-zelda-yellow-disk-system-cgc92-heritage-32500.html Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Video Games The yellow text on the box is the premium. Newsletter Issue 003: Four e-Reader Pokémon 10s sell for $780,000 https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-12/ https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-12/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Newsletter Also: the $156,000 Zorua promo a six-year-old drew, and Pokémon games led the graded-game charts five weeks of six. Four e-Reader-era Pokémon 10s sold for $780,000 at Fanatics Collect. https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-12/articles/ereader-psa10-records-fanatics.html https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-12/articles/ereader-psa10-records-fanatics.html Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 TCG The smallest populations jumped the most. A Zorua promo drawn by a six-year-old sold for $156,000. https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-12/articles/zorua-design-contest-psa10-156k.html https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-12/articles/zorua-design-contest-psa10-156k.html Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 TCG Its last reported PSA 10 sale was $8,700. Pokémon games took the top graded-game sale in five of the last six weeks https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-12/articles/anchor-graded-games-pokemon-weeks-2026-10-10.html https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-12/articles/anchor-graded-games-pokemon-weeks-2026-10-10.html Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Video Games The Graded Games Report, which tallies settled graded video game sales on eBay each week, counted 728 sales for September 29 to October 6, up 12% from 648 the week before. Newsletter Issue 002: A PSA 8 Trophy Pikachu is bid to $2.35M before live bidding opens https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-09/ https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-09/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Newsletter A one-copy Trophy Pikachu is bid to $2.35M before Goldin’s live bidding. Plus the convicted hacker who spent about $3M on Magic and Pokémon cards, and the $8.4M Raincoat Pikachu. A PSA 8 Trophy Pikachu is bid to $2.35M, past the record for any Trophy Pikachu https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-09/articles/trophy-pikachu-passes-record-prebid.html https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-09/articles/trophy-pikachu-passes-record-prebid.html Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 TCG One day into pre-bidding, the top lot in Goldin's 2026 Pokémon 30th Anniversary auction stood at $1,925,000, or $2,348,500 with the buyer's premium. Prosecutors say a convicted crypto hacker spent about $3M on Magic and Pokémon cards https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-09/articles/spalletta-conviction-cards.html https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-09/articles/spalletta-conviction-cards.html Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 TCG On October 7, a federal jury in Manhattan convicted Jonathan Spalletta, 36, of Rockville, Maryland, of computer fraud and money laundering after a six-day trial, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced. A PSA 10 "Raincoat" Pikachu sold for $8.4M. https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-09/articles/raincoat-pikachu-8-4m.html https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-09/articles/raincoat-pikachu-8-4m.html Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 TCG The last public high was $156,250. Newsletter Issue 001: One copy. Seven figures. Auction not open yet. https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-08/ https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-08/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Newsletter A census-of-one Trophy Pikachu passes $1M before Goldin’s auction opens. Plus Christie’s anime round two and Delta Reign’s date. One copy, seven figures, and the auction hasn't opened yet https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-08/articles/goldin-trophy-pikachu.html https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-08/articles/goldin-trophy-pikachu.html Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 TCG Goldin's 2026 Pokémon 30th Anniversary auction opens on October 15. Christie's runs it back: anime and manga, round two https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-08/articles/christies-anime-sale-2.html https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-08/articles/christies-anime-sale-2.html Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Anime Christie's second anime and manga sale goes live online on October 9 and runs through October 22. Delta Reign lands November 6 https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-08/articles/delta-reign-release.html https://collectorrecon.xyz/issues/2026-10-08/articles/delta-reign-release.html Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 TCG Delta Reign, the next English Pokémon TCG expansion, releases on November 6.