Are We Manipulating Card Prices?! Disney 100 Doubles, $100K Harry Potter & Collectibles from Space
Hobby NonsenseShow Notes
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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