Hobby Nonsense

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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Is the non-sport card hobby experiencing a renaissance? 📈 Jesse and Ray look at the incredible growth happening across the market, including record sales for Fortnite and Simpsons cards — and why some of these rising prices may make more sense than they initially appear.

🎙️ Adam Gellman of the Book to Last podcast joins the show to discuss:

The controversy surrounding the John Cena WrestleMania 1/1 Patch currently at auction

Allegations involving CT scanning and what collectors should know

The upcoming WWE Universe release

Underrated wrestlers collectors may want to watch

Later in the show:

⚡ Ray shares some recent pickups he believes are still undervalued

🌎 The biggest Pokémon news coming out of Pokémon Worlds

🎲 Polymarket is taking bets on Pokémon card and product prices

🤔 Could prediction markets actually forecast where Pokémon prices are headed — or could they help create a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Plus, Jesse and Ray discuss why the current non-sport boom may be about more than hype, even as prices reach levels that deserve some caution.

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BREAKING NEWS on Hobby Nonsense! 🚨 Upper Deck President Jason Masherah joins Jesse and Ray to reveal a new agreement with Hasbro bringing Transformers, Power Rangers, G.I. Joe and more to Upper Deck trading cards!

Before the interview, Jesse and Ray discuss the explosive growth of the non-sport card market 📈 and whether collectors are witnessing a bubble or a long-overdue correction upward. While emphasizing the need for caution, they also look at what needs to change for this growth to remain sustainable long-term.

🎙️ Jason Masherah joins the show to discuss:

The newly announced Upper Deck x Hasbro partnership

🤖 What collectors can expect from Transformers, Power Rangers & G.I. Joe

👀 Other upcoming Upper Deck products collectors should be watching

Later in the show:

🏰 Jesse explains why he’s running a $20,000 break of 2023 Topps Disney 100 despite remaining bullish on the product long-term

⚡ Ray breaks down the print runs for the upcoming Pokémon Anniversary set

🎯 With a 1:20,000 packs pull rate, they discuss what could be one of the rarest pack-pulled Pokémon cards of the modern era

💰 Ray shares which upcoming Pokémon products are worth paying over retail for — and which aren't

From breaking industry news to Disney, Pokémon and the future of the rapidly growing non-sport market, there's plenty to unpack this week.

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Fresh off Disney D23, there is a TON of news for Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and Lorcana collectors — including a major change that could reshape the Lorcana market. 🏰✨

We start this week's Hobby Nonsense breaking down the biggest announcements from D23, including newly announced movies, TV shows, theme park additions and other Disney IP that could eventually find its way onto trading cards. We also look at the limited-edition Topps D23 cards, new Oswald the Lucky Rabbit promotional cards, and more.

But the biggest card news from D23 belongs to Disney Lorcana. 🃏

Ink from Digital Inkwell joins us fresh from D23 to break down the announcement that a new serialized card rarity is coming to Lorcana next year. We discuss:

🔢 What serialized cards could mean for Lorcana's collectability

🎮 Changes coming to the TCG and the game itself

🤔 Why Ray and other collectors think Lorcana may be jumping the gun

📈 How the announcement could affect the Lorcana market right now and over the next several months

🏰 What Ink actually saw and heard from collectors on the ground at D23

From there, we speculate about the potential for future Bluey and The Simpsons card products following news of new movies coming for both properties.

Then it's time for some HUGE non-sport sales 💰, including multiple cards reaching the $75,000 level, with major sales for both Elsa and Black Panther.

We also turn our attention to Pokémon and discuss what we believe is the REAL reason the Pokémon market has cooled, why it may not be what some collectors think, and when we believe the market could start heating back up. ⚡

Finally, Ray and Jesse address some recent criticism of the show and ask a question that's bigger than any comp:

❤️ Are we spending too much time talking about what cards are worth and not enough time talking about why they're worth collecting?

It's a conversation about the balance between collecting what you love and understanding the market around it — and what we want Hobby Nonsense to represent going forward.

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