Hobby Heros

Exploring the hobby one collectible at a time. Rookie cards • Oddities • History • Hidden gems

[Tony Sheffler @tonysheffler]

Which do you prefer? Topps Chrome Cinderella or First appearances?

@CardPurchaser

[Hobby Heros @hobbyheros]

There are a lot of kids at the National walking around being recorded by another kid.

[Hobby Heros @hobbyheros]

The National felt slightly smaller, with less tables than last time in Chicago. Maybe I’m wrong but that’s how it felt to me today.

[Hobby Heros @hobbyheros]

Not a fan of @eBay continuing to change the app around. Moving search to the bottom is not a great experience. I would also like to remove live from the bottom row and go back to how it was.

@CardPurchaser

[Hobby Heros @hobbyheros]

@veefriends What’s the best way to learn about VeeFriends @garyvee? I will definitely stop by the booth at the National this week. Would love to pick some up.

[VeeFriends @veefriends]

Will you be in the house at @nsccshow? If so, you have a first chance to collect Super Stickers: Farm Fights!

Here’s everything you need to know 🧵

[Tony Sheffler @tonysheffler]

Not bad for just turning 6

[Hobby Heros @hobbyheros]

@natsturner Cool store indeed! Will you be at the national all week?

[Hobby Heros @hobbyheros]

One tip for first-time National attendees: if you find a card you really want, don’t assume you’ll be able to come back later.

The show is massive, and finding that same table again can be harder than you think. If the deal makes sense, make it.

[VeeFriends @veefriends]

Keep going. Dream bigger. Stay different. 💜

[PSAcard @PSAcard]

To continue expanding our grading capacity, we’ve opened up a new grading facility in Plano, Texas.

The location will immediately increase our daily grading totals to meet surging global demand. Learn more here: https://t.co/V27kadd7nL

[Will Stern @Will__Stern]

I looked at 418 sales of PSA 10 Jordan RCs across 21 years and tracked certs for 91.6% of them.

This was the most flipped copy, with 6 sales:

$23,700 / September 2016
$37,651 / May 2018
$276,000 / May 2022
$252,000 / March 2023
$192,000 / October 2023
$214,124 / December 2023

[The Breaks @WatchTheBreaks]

Ahead of the National, @shopmeelypops shared this restriction from the Hyatt Regency for both TRADING & Loitering

[Fanatics Collect @Collect]

Someone just pulled this 1-of-1 Shohei Ohtani Ultra Violet Superfractor 🤯

(via huntbreaks/IG)

[Sports Card Investor @SportsCardInv]

He bought a hanger box while he was at the Yankees game and ended up pulling a Barry Bonds auto /99 from it 🤯

He didn't have any sleeves or toploaders so he had to carefully put it back in the plastic, then into the box, and held it in his hands the whole ride home 🤣

📸: u/Ana-wish

[Best Cards Ever 🏆 @CardsBoulevard]

👀 MASSIVE COOPER FLAGG SALE 👀

The 2025 Bowman Chrome Rose Gold Mojo Cooper Flagg Rookie Auto 1/1 sold for $240,000.

That makes it the 2nd highest public Cooper Flagg sale of all time.

[The Collectibles Guru @gurucollects]

Pete Crow-Armstrong has been gaining ground on Shohei Ohtani in the MVP race, and his card market has seen some huge sales along the way 📈

With The National in Chicago this week, here are five of the biggest recent sales for one of the Windy City’s biggest stars:

🥇 $16.8K — 2024 Topps Chrome Superfractor 1/1
🥈 $14.4K — 2024 Topps Chrome Cosmic Red Flare Auto /5
🥉 $7.6K — 2020 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Auto /25
4️⃣ $7.0K — 2024 Topps Transcendent Rookie Auto 1/1
5️⃣ $6.8K — 2024 Topps Gilded Gold Storm SuperFractor 1/1

[Darren Rovell @darrenrovell]

Absolutely massive Disney piece just sold at @UAarchives.

First year train and monorail access pass for five years signed by Disney.

Someone stole this piece for $25,000.

[Tony Sheffler @tonysheffler]

I had a great time coaching the All Star Game today! Thanks to @TheJK_Kid for coming out! You grew up playing Northbrook baseball and these boys are some of the next generation.

[Tony Sheffler @tonysheffler]

Users of @happywork_ai are waking up to a new menu button called Recruiting!

We're working behind the scenes on a really cool way to help companies integrate inbound/outbound recruiting and communication into their HappyWork dashboard - all via SMS.

More to come on this soon.