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October Philly Non-Sports Show Plans

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The next Philly Non-Sports Card Show is set and will be another big event for Garbage Pail Kids collectors. The 85th show is scheduled to take place October 24 & 25 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA, Hall E.

The highlight at the show for collectors is always the artists and GPK collectors will be familiar with all four invited artists. The lineup includes Mike Stephens, Eddie Rhodes III, “Big” Adam Edwards, and Magic Marker Inc. owner Mark Pingitore. 

As always there will be promo cards at the show. Collectors entering the show will receive a different promo pack each day of the show, while supplies last. Saturday attendees will receive 1a Celebrate Todd, while Sunday attendees will receive 1b Big Bang Ben. The Wacky Philly String card will be given both days of the show. Artwork for the cards was done by Neil Camera. There will be other non-sport promo cards announced closer to the show. 

The customary Saturday night dinner will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn Valley Forge/Oaks. Tickets for the dinner can be purchased at the Philly Non-Sports Show website. The dinner is sponsored by Legends Collectibles, Phantom Trading, Saturday Morning Clubhouse, and SideKick.

The show will be open from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM on Saturday 10/24, and 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM on Sunday 10/25. Individual day or weekend tickets can be purchased in advanced from the Philly Non-Sports website. Tickets will also be available at the door. This show is not to be missed from anyone in the area. Collectors can support their favorite artists, meet their fellow collectors, and add to their collections from the dozens of dealers on hand.

Garbage Pail Kids Return in 2026 Bowman Chrome Baseball

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Update 9/9/26: Today is the release date for 2026 Bowman Chrome Baseball Hobby and Breaker’s Delight boxes. Topps  posted the odds for the set on their launch page for the set. The odds for the Bowman GPK inserts are:

  • Hobby
    Base – 1:304
    Red Refractor (/5) – 1:6,064
    Superfractor (1/1) – 1:29,307
    Black Auto (/10) – 1:4,554
  • Breaker’s Delight
    Base – 1:52
    Red Refractor (/5) – 1:1.043
    Suoerfractor (1/1) – 1:5,002
    Black Auto (/10) – 1:374
  • Mega
    Base – 1:4,568
    Red Refractor (/5) – 1:91,925
    Superfractor (1/1) – 1: 441,241

The format follows the typical format for GPK inserts in sports sets. Player autographs are only found in Hobby and Breaker’s Delight boxes. Based on the odds, there are a total of 100 of each of the GPK base cards throughout the release. This also matches what Topps has done in the past with print runs. As always these cards are very rare. Collectors can expect 1 GPK base card in every 4.2 Hobby cases, or 1 in 8.6 Breaker’s Delight cases, or 1 in 38 Mega Box cases! Hobby and Breaker’s Delight boxes are out now, while Mega boxes launch 9/23/26.


Once again Garbage Pail Kids are set for a major appearance in 2026 Bowman Chrome Baseball. This will be the third year in a row with GPKs in the set. Topps today launched preorders for the product via their website. The checklists for both Hobby and Mega boxes was also posted today by Topps on the Bowman Chrome Baseball Launch page. Both checklists show there are 50 cards in the Bowman GPK Insert base set. The checklist features a mix of current stars, past players, and up and coming rookies. The Hobby checklist also lists 40 of those cards that will be autographed by the players. Longtime GPK artist David Gross did all the artwork for the set. Topps has not released odds yet, so information on parallels is not available. It’s expected these will once again be SSPs and case hits in the product. Below are pictures of the cf the checklists. 2026 Bowman Chrome Baseball Hobby boxes are set to launch on 9/9/26, while Mega boxes launch 9/23/26.

Topps Reveals Print Run for 2026 Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Competitions Week 6

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The latest six week GPK series is over, with sales for the final set ending last Thursday. Topps has now revealed the print run for 2026 Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Competitions week 6. The set sold a total of 1,585 copies. Sales fell for the first time since week two. The set sold just over 200 less than week 5. However, sales were still strong, only a couple below week one. This will.not be the final online release of 2026, collectors can look for more coming soon.

Hot Topic Launches GPK x WWE T-shirts

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Can’t get your hands on the latest rare Garbage Pail Kids WWE cards in WWE Chrome? Now you can own some of the artwork in tshirt form. Hot Topic is now selling four new GPK x WWE t-shirts. The shirts feature David Gross’ artwork from the recent WWE Chrome release with the wrestlers John Cena, CM Punk, Rhea Ripley, and Jay Uso. The shirts retail for $28.00, but the website is always offering sales. Purchase your’s from the Hot Topic website here.

Garbage Pail Kids Entering the NFL as Part of 2026 Bowman Football

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Topps has released the checklist for their upcoming presale of 2026 Bowman Football. For the first time Garbage Pail Kids will be part of an NFL release. GPK have been proven hits in MLB, NBA, and WWE sets the past few years, Topps is bringing that same formula over to their Bowman Football brand. Much like the NBA release, the set will feature current and retired stars, along with NIL college players. Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes highlight the nine card Bowman GPK NFL checklist. Meanwhile, Arch Manning and CJ Carr highlight the seven card. Bowman GPK NIL checklist. See complete checklist below. All artwork for these was done by David Gross. There are no autographs listed on the checklist for this release. Odds also have not yet been released. No released date has been revealed yet by Topps, but boxes will go on preorder on Topps.com on 9/8/26.

Topps Reveals Print Run for 2026 GPK Bizarre Competitions Week 5

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After ending last Thursday, Topps has revealed the print run for 2026 Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Competitions week 5 set. The set sold a total of 1,803 copies. The sales are over 100 more than the previous week. This is also the highest selling week of the series so far. The sales continue to buck the trend and are increasing each week. Collectors seem to be enjoying this set the longer it continues. One more week of sales results left as the week 6 sets ends this Thursday.

GetAGrip Launches Garbage Pail Kids Boneyard Brigade Skateboard Decks

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GetAGrip are back with what the company does best. The company today launched the final installment in their GPK Multiverse series, Garbage Pail Kids Boneyard Brigade skateboard decks. Three new decks all by different articles with a boneyard theme. The artists for this round are Lowell Isaac, Greg Treize, and Mike Stephens. Each deck comes with an autographed triptych card, plus two other unsigned cards. Decks are limited to /85 each, with the possibility of getting a Blood Red parallel deck /8. Decks can be purchased from GetAGrip’s website for $169. Decks are scheduled to ship in September.

Topps Launches 2026 Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Competitions Week 6

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Today Topps launched 2026 Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Competitions week 6 set. This marks the final set of the six week series celebrating all the outrageous and wacky competitions from around the world. The set contains 10 base cards, 5 new characters with a/b versions. Each set purchased comes with either a Wrapper, Gold Foil Wrapper /25, or SSP Gold Medal Award Winner card. All artwork for the sets was done by Joe McWilliiams and Brent Engstrom. Sets can be purchased for $19.99 each or in a lot of 10 for $189.99. Sets will be available on Topps.com for 7 days. Topps will reveal the print run at the end of the sale. Here in this week’s checklist along with pictures of the cards.

  • 26A Tug O. WARREN
  • 26B Strain PAYNE
  • 27A MAX Magma
  • 27B Erupt SHAIN
  • 28A Drained DWAYNE
  • 28B PHIL D. Diaper
  • 29A Sprinting SPENCER
  • 29B Hissy MISSY
  • 30A Crispy CRISPIN
  • 30B Fried-Up FRANCIS

Topps Teases 2026 Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Competitions Week 6

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We are at the end of the sets based on all the outrageous and wacky competitions from around the world. Topps shared with GPKNews a teaser for 2026 Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Competitions week 6 set. Once again the set will contains 10 base cards, 5 new gags with a/b versions. Each set purchased also will contain either a Wrapper, Gold Foil Wrapper /25, or SSP Gold Medal Award Winner card. All artwork for the sets was done by Brent Engstrom and Joe McWilliams. The final set on the series will go on sale tomorrow, Thursday 8/27/26, on Topps.com.

Topps Reveals Print Run for 2026 GPK Bizarre Competitions Week 4

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After ending last Thursday, Topps has revealed the print run for 2026 Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Competitions week 4. The set sold a total of 1,690 copies. Sales were up over 200 more from the previous week, and over 100 more than the first week’s sales. It’s very rare for sales to increase as the series goes on. It’s even more rare for a set to sell more than the first week of sales. It’s clear collectors are enjoying the artwork and gags more and more as the series progresses. Sales for the final set in the series will begin this Thursday.