Hobby Nonsense

More than $940 MILLION was spent on cards and sealed wax in September — while Pokémon recorded its biggest month ever for five-figure sales. 📈 Jesse and Ray break down the numbers and ask what collectors should be watching next.

This week’s hobby rundown includes:

⚡ A record 3,034 five-figure Pokémon sales in September

🃏 Understanding Kakawow products, IPs and pricing

👀 Why Black & White-era Plasma/blue-border cards could be next to move

🩸 Blood Meowth, red tape and what it could tell collectors about foil supply

🥊 Topps x Street Fighter 2026

🏰 Disney Mint, including new NYCC exclusives

✨ Magic: The Gathering introducing God Packs

📱 Topps Digital and the Disney, Marvel & Star Wars Collect apps

📦 USPS shipping slowdowns and what they mean for collectors

Plus, Jesse and Ray cover Mars Attacks out of this world autos, Smurfs, upcoming Pokémon products and some of the biggest Topps non-sport sales of the week.

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Disney cards are up 512% over the last six months… so what could be NEXT? 👀 Matt Hathorn, aka Funcle, joins Jesse and Ray in studio to break down the Disney boom and another overlooked corner of non-sports that may deserve collectors' attention.

The guys compare six-month card index growth — Disney +512%, Star Wars +106% and Marvel +82% versus +12% for the S&P 500 — before debating 2023 vs. 2024 Topps Disney, recent dips, and why these sets have separated themselves from previous Disney releases.

Then it's time to look for what's next:

🎮 Are video game and Nintendo cards being overlooked?

🏎️ Why the 1997 Nintendo Mario Kart 64 set has their attention

💰 A Mario Kart 64 game sold for $187K, while some related cards can still be found around $20

⚡ An update on Pokémon 30th Anniversary prices

❤️ Why collectors still need to buy cards they love regardless of what the market says they're worth

Plus, Funcle has a special giveaway for the Hobby Nonsense YouTube audience!

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A $2,500 Simpsons card is suddenly selling for $25,000?! 🤯 Jesse and Ray break down the explosion of the 1990 Topps Simpsons market, why Bartman has jumped roughly 10X in such a short period, and the warning collectors need to hear about what could happen next.

🎙️ Cary Williams of American Arbitrage joins the show to talk about making a living finding overlooked collectibles, his success ripping retail packs on social media, and the unbelievable story of pulling a $40K card from a FREE pack at his first National.

Also this week:

⭐ Why Star Wars Unlimited could be a sleeper ahead of serialization and Star Wars' 50th anniversary

🏰 The biggest Disney card sale ever at $600K — and why it could actually signal a market pullback

📦 Jesse and Ray prepare for their biggest Disney break ever

⚡ How Pokémon 30th Anniversary RGB Mew presale prices compare to today's market

🎬 A forgotten comedy card set has collectors asking: What other hidden gems are still out there?

🛒 A look at some of the obscure TCGs and hobby packs hiding on the shelves at Target and Walmart

From forgotten cards suddenly becoming five-figure collectibles to products hiding in plain sight, Jesse and Ray look at where collectors might be searching next.

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Are non-sport card prices exploding because collectors are finally recognizing their value — or are collectors themselves helping create the hype? 📈 Jesse and Ray discuss Pokémon 30th Anniversary prices, accusations of market manipulation, and 2023 Disney 100 boxes doubling from roughly $10K to $20K in just one month.

🎙️ Coby Bell of Edition One joins the show to discuss the future of high-end collecting, show off his recently acquired $150K Spider-Man comic, and share an incredible collection ranging from a NASA Snoopy Space Pin and Winston Churchill memorabilia to a James Earl Jones signed Darth Vader helmet.

Also this week:

🐭 A $91K Mickey /50 sale

🕷️ A $44K Spider-Man /50 sale

🧽 SpongeBob reaches $61K

⚡ Pokémon 30th Anniversary hype vs. actual rarity

⚔️ The new Panini Zelda set and a potential must-own rookie

🎬 Forgotten card sets from childhood — and why aren't there Fast & Furious cards?!

🏆 PSA's 10 most-graded subjects in August included just three athletes

Plus, Jesse, Ray and Coby debate whether the rise of Disney, Marvel and other major IPs is just getting started — and if the biggest non-sport cards could eventually become more valuable than any sports cards.

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Which Marvel cards are actually worth collecting? 🕷️ This week, Jesse and Ray are joined by Justin Underwood of Hobby Hits (Spidey Hits) to break down the Marvel card hobby for new and longtime collectors.

Justin dives into the history of Marvel cards, why certain sets stand above the rest, lower-print-run products collectors may be overlooking, and the story behind acquiring his grail Spider-Man comic that eventually sold for $150,000.

Also this week:

👟 Roman Reigns has his own Air Jordans — could WWE be the next evolution of the celebrity sneaker market?

🦸 Upcoming DC Platinum, Topps Marvel Neon & Marvel Vault

🏰 A $33,000 Disney sketch card sale that comes with an important warning for new collectors

🃏 Why recent changes to Yu-Gi-Oh have sent the newest release soaring

⚡ Multiple Pokémon record sales

📦 Is the Pokémon 30th Anniversary ETB worth buying on Amazon?

Plus, Justin shares what has made Hobby Hits successful and reveals which upcoming Marvel product has him the most excited.

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