New on Dugout Vault: Release Dates, Lockout News & Pull Odds in One Place
Release dates, a lockout countdown, grading prices and pack odds. Refreshed data for up to date hobby data - all found now at Dugout Vault
Allen Hamric
October 16, 2026
Hey everyone,
Quick one outside the usual Saturday issue.
Over the last couple of weeks I rebuilt a big chunk of dugoutvault.app so it's worth checking more than once a week. Most of it now updates itself, daily or weekly, so the numbers are current when you get there.
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The top of the home page now has a strip that updates itself: the next few releases, how many card shows are on this weekend, the lockout countdown, and the cheapest grading tier open right now. One look and you're caught up. Each piece links to the full tool below.
The four tools behind it:
Every upcoming baseball release from Topps, Bowman, Panini and Leaf, with confirmed dates kept separate from retailer guesses. 18 on the board right now, starting with Pro Debut on Monday and Holiday on the 21st. Updated daily.
The CBA expires December 1. The tracker counts it down (46 days as of this morning), shows the Kalshi odds of a deal before then (6%, which is not great), and lines up both sides' proposals issue by issue. If you're sitting on current-player cards this winter, keep it open.
PSA, SGC, CGC, Beckett and TAG side by side: cheapest open tier, turnaround, and which tiers are paused. PSA's backlog is 8.2 million cards. If you have 25 cards ready, CGC Bulk at $17 is the cheapest way in right now. Checked weekly.
Pick a set, a box type and how many boxes you're opening. It gives you your real chance at a specific auto or parallel off Topps' official odds, plus how many boxes it takes to get to a coin flip. Five 2026 sets so far: Update, Bowman Chrome, Topps Chrome, Series 2 and Finest.
A few smaller things too. The Southeast card show calendar now refreshes weekly (111 shows across six states, 18 this weekend alone). The grading ROI calculator pulls live grading prices from the tracker.
Bookmark dugoutvault.app.
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I’m finalizing Issue #26 now, which should still land on Saturday morning.
Allen