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Messi Breaks Topps NOW Sales Record, Unlocks First-Ever 1/1 White OpalFractor

First reported · latest coverage · 3 outlets, 3 items · lead: Sports Illustrated9

Messi Breaks Topps NOW Sales Record, Unlocks First-Ever 1/1 White OpalFractor — image from Sports Illustrated
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What happened

Sports Illustrated carries the lead headline, “Messi Breaks Topps NOW Sales Record, Unlocks First-Ever 1/1 White OpalFractor”. It was first reported in our feed on Oct 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM CT.

2 other outlets picked it up — Yahoo Sports and OTIA Sports. Coverage in our feed runs for 1h 07m from first to latest report.

Who’s covering it

Why it matters

  • Hit / Pull. Notable pulls and hits drive attention (and short-term prices) for the set and the player or character involved.
  • Sports. It sits in the sports-card side of the hobby, which Insider.Cards ranks first on the front page.
  • Lionel Messi. Soccer. The 2004-05 Panini Megacracks rookie is the key Messi card. All Lionel Messi coverage →
  • Topps Now. Topps Now: release news, checklists, chase cards and market coverage as reported by hobby outlets. All Topps Now coverage →

Coverage timeline

  1. first reportSports Illustrated Messi Breaks Topps NOW Sales Record, Unlocks First-Ever 1/1 White OpalFractor
  2. +momentsYahoo Sports Messi Breaks Topps NOW Sales Record, Unlocks First-Ever 1/1 White OpalFractor
  3. +1h 07mOTIA Sports Lionel Messi Sets New Topps NOW Sales Record and Unlocks the First 1/1 White OpalFractor

Topics in this story

Player Lionel MessiSet Topps NowTopic 1-of-1s & LogomenTopic Record SalesBrand ToppsTopic Hot Rips

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