Tony Hawk Autos, Blood Meowth & Street Fighter Cards?! Plus Kakawow’s Market Opportunities
Hobby NonsenseShow Notes
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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