To Data, Prices, and Beyond! Your 2018 hobbyDB Recap
Happy New Year from all of us at hobbyDB! 2018 was a stellar year full of fandom, from Jeff Goldblum Pops to celebrating Hot Wheels’ 50th Anniversary! We (plus our amazing squad of volunteer...
View ArticleToy Hunter Phil Chapman Lends Tinplate Expertise to hobbyDB Advisory Council
You might not expect someone who was a child in the 1980s to be a serious collector of tinplate toys. Phil Chapman, aka “The Toy Hunter,” defies that idea. We at hobbyDB are glad to have his extensive...
View ArticleTodd Coopee, Easy-Bake Oven Expert, Lights Up hobbyDB Advisory Council
Sometimes a light bulb goes off in your head, and you just have to chase an idea. For Todd Coopee, that light bulb was inside an Easy-Bake Oven. Coopee, who lives in Ottawa Canada, is the world’s...
View ArticleSinclair’s Auto Miniatures – a trip to the beginning of diecast collecting
Musings By Joschik Christian Braun obsesses over collectibles, antiques and toys more than the average person, but (he believes) in a productive way. Diecast was a special area of interest ever since...
View ArticleWhat about Ethics on the Web?
Harry L. Rinker is a leading national expert and consultant on toys, antiques, and collectibles and the author of numerous books on collecting. He writes a weekly news column, hosts a radio call-in...
View ArticleBlake Wright Remembers “Toys That Time Forgot”
Nostalgia for toys can be a funny thing. You may see a wind up tinplate car in an antique store and think, “Wow, I had that as a kid!” You hadn’t thought about that toy in decades, and suddenly, you...
View ArticlehobbyDB recognized as the most reliable Funko pricing resource
As many of you know, pricing is at the core of what we do. Providing trending values to people who collect all sorts of items from different fandoms is a passion of ours, as we know how important it is...
View ArticleAlways After Me St. Patrick’s Day Collectibles!
We’ve come to that time of year when everyone claims to be at least a tiny bit Irish, so this is as good a time as ever to look a St. Patrick’s Day Collectibles. There are a surprising number of them...
View ArticleWhen Collectible Websites die – does the Data die too?
Musings By Joschik Christian Braun obsesses over collectibles, antiques and toys more than the average person, but (he believes) in a productive way. Documenting collectibles has been a passion since...
View ArticleFrom Marvel to Marbles to Mar-Vell to Ms.: The Crazy History of Captain Marvel
The early audience reviews for the new Captain Marvel film were not very good. In fact, they pretty much trashed the movie. The problem was, those reviews came out before the film was even released,...
View ArticleThe Letter that was smuggled to the Moon and back – but did not sell
An auction of this letter just failed to reach its minimum of 22,000 Euro (almost $25,000). The astronauts of Apollo 15 Davis Scott, Alfred Worden and James Irwin took 100 letters to the moon and back...
View ArticleTopps’ Garbage Pail Kids and WWE Form Tag Team Collaboration
Think you have what it takes to climb in the ring with Savage Randy, the Unraveled Warrior or even C-Thru Cena? Now you can get rowdy with Ronda and other wrestling superstars-turned-Garbage Pail Kids...
View ArticleShowcase your Collection in your own Digital Gallery
Behind the scenes at hobbyDB, we’ve been working tirelessly on a new and improved way to show off and manage everything related to your collection. Whether it be sharing your wish list with a fellow...
View ArticleNow every Blog, Brand, Club, Forum and Licensor can have their own Archive
As collectors, we all have our favorite sites where we can connect with other like-minded people, show off our grails, and stay in the know. But, what’s usually missing from our favorite sites is a...
View ArticleHow do we keep the information on hobbyDB correct?
Musings By Joschik Christian Braun obsesses over collectibles, antiques and toys more than the average person, but (he believes) in a productive way. Documenting collectibles has been a passion since...
View ArticleGeePeeKay and hobbyDB Team Up for Garbage Pail Kids Exclusive
As hard as it is to keep a straight face while uttering the names Wrinkled Rita, Bad Breath Seth or Adam Bomb, we have to say that our latest collaboration with GeePeeKay is no laughing matter. Joining...
View ArticleMy Early Days of Automobilia
A Guest Blog Post by Rob Arnold This article was originally written for Rareburg which joined forces with hobbyDB to provide information about any type of collectibles. My first memory, my early days...
View ArticleGeePeeKay and hobbyDB Introduce: Adam Bomb Limited Edition “Art by John...
GeePeeKay and hobbyDB are pairing up, like Split Kit and Mixed-Up Mitch, to offer a unique piece of Garbage Pail Kids nostalgia. Powered by collectors throughout the world, collectible ecosystem...
View ArticleModel Cars That Look Weird in Certain Colors (But Nope, They Really Exist)
Over the past couple years, we’ve brought you lists of model cars that came in colors that made you scratch your head for one reason or another. Some of them, like the Hot Wheels Red Baron are strange...
View ArticleAirfix Expert Peter Allen: A Question of Scale
This is the first in a series of articles about the history of Airfix by hobbyDB Advisory Council member and life-long Airfix expert Arthur Ward. This one is an introduction to Peter Allen and an...
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