Stories, updates, and discoveries from MONKEY MAN Sports.
2025-26 O-Pee-Chee Platinum Hockey is FINALLY here and we got our hands on it on RELEASE DAY! 🔥🏒 Today we’re ripping into 2 Hobby Boxes of one of the most anticipated hockey card products of the year to see if the hype is real. From insane rookie color and rainbow parallels to hard-signed autos a...
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After MONTHS of waiting… our PSA grades are FINALLY back. 😳(We sent these out in November of 2025 and just received them back in early May!) We sent in 20 cards that we thought had serious Gem Mint potential — including Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, Baker Mayfield, Lamar Jackson, Jayden Daniels, Bo Nix,...
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The BRAND NEW Fanatics Exclusive 2025 Topps Chrome Football Mega Boxes have officially arrived — and we had to rip them on RELEASE DAY! 🔥🏈 In this video, we open 4 x Fanatics Exclusive 2025 Topps Chrome Football Mega Boxes to see how they compare to the standard retail versions that you can find...
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It’s time for our first TAG submission return, and this batch has us fired up! 🔥 We’re revealing fresh grades, chasing the elusive TAG PRISTINE 10 and hoping to boost our GEM rate percentage in a major way. Will this submission deliver huge wins… or will our first attempt at grading with TAG be an...
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The BRAND NEW 2025-26 SPx Hockey has officially arrived and we’re opening 2x Hobby Boxes to see if this nostalgic throwback product still has what it takes in today’s hobby! 👀 SPx has always been known for its sleek 90’s-inspired design style and more budget-friendly hobby format, but does this ye...
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2025-26 Bowman Basketball is here, and we’re ripping into 4x Retail Value Boxes (blasters) to see what this brand-new release has to offer! We pulled a total of 3 x numbered cards, an on-card autograph and a top tier rookie refractor in this pack opening! Bowman is known for prospect and rookie ch...
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The BRAND NEW Costco Bundles of 2025-26 O-Pee-Chee Hockey have officially landed… and you can now find them at Costco all across Canada 👀 In today’s video, we’re putting it to the test by opening: 🔥 2 x Costco O-Pee-Chee Bundles ($49.99 each) 🔥 1 x O-Pee-Chee Hobby Box ($109.00) O-Pee-Chee has...
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We opened 2 Allure Hockey Hobby Boxes — one from 2024/25 and one from 2025/26 — and this rip did NOT disappoint 👀 If you’ve been curious about Allure Hockey, this is exactly what the product is all about… ✨ Color Flow inserts everywhere 🔥 Big-name players to chase in both years 🎯 And somehow… a...
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Welcome to Episode 1 of THE BREAK ROOM — where we sit down with fellow hobby channels to talk about what’s REALLY going on in the sports card world right now 🔥 In this episode, we dive deep into some of the biggest shifts happening in the hobby: 🏈 Panini vs Topps — What’s Changing? We break down...
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In this video we are opening 4 x HANGER BOXES and 2 x RETAIL VALUE BOXES of the BRAND NEW 2025 TOPPS CHROME FOOTBALL card set for our latest collectible trading card pack unboxing/product review. Topps Chrome is the most hyped and anticipated football card release of the year and we're trying to c...
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In this video we are opening 10 x HANGER BOXES of the BRAND NEW 2025 TOPPS CHROME FOOTBALL for our latest collectible trading card pack unboxing/product review. Topps Chrome is the most hyped and anticipated football card release of the year. Will it be worth the money? 🏈2025 Chrome Football -...
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In this video we are opening 2 x BLASTER BOXES of the 2025 PANINI ICON COLLECTION featuring Patrick Mahomes Football cards for our latest collectible trading card pack unboxing/product review. This set pays homage to the most successful NFL quarterback of the last decade and is perfect for any Kansa...
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