Hobby Happenings: Walmart Breaks?, UD Introduces RPA Database, KABOOM! – Here is a look at hobby stories from around the web over the last week. Find out the latest in business news, player spotlights, vintage, grading, auctions, sports memorabilia, legal/crime news and much more.
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Hobby Happenings: Walmart Breaks?, UD Introduces RPA Database, KABOOM!
🏆 Hall of Excellence Scheduled to Open Next Month
Tom Brady, together with broadcaster Jim Gray and his wife are behind a new sports and entertainment attraction in Las Vegas that’ll be filled with historic memorabilia and stories >>> https://t.co/lMXO0cIY2B pic.twitter.com/fY3wyL9Nyg
— Sports Collectors Daily (@SportsCollector) May 23, 2025
Additional Info – Sports Collectors Daily
🖋️ Leaf Signs Top Football Prep Recruits to Exclusives
What if you could collect the next Mahomes or Brady?
— Leaf Trading Cards (@Leaf_Cards) May 27, 2025
Leaf just locked in both of the top-ranked recruits in the 2027 class—Peyton Houston and Elijah Haven—as exclusive signers.
Invest now before the rest of the world catches on 👀https://t.co/Wmr9Gdzyra
Additional Info – ESPN
💥 KABOOM! Inserts Exploding on the Secondary Market
Kabooms have finally landed in Panini Revolution Basketball💥
— Market Movers (@MarketMoversApp) May 27, 2025
We haven’t seen this cartoon-style design since 2016, and now it’s back and pulling big $ on the resale market. One Matas Buzelis Gold /10 sold for $9.5K already 😳
Are you hyped to see the cartoon Kabooms return? pic.twitter.com/eg4kFzXIJB
Additional Info – NA
🤛Topps’ Debut Patch program coming to UFC cards
JUST IN: Debut Patches are coming to UFC.
— Topps (@Topps) May 28, 2025
UFC athletes will now wear a Debut Patch on their gear for their first fight. After the bout, the patch will go into a 1/1 signed trading card.
Andreas “Bane” Gustafsson will be the first athlete in history to wear a UFC Debut Patch. pic.twitter.com/GzmU0UjDjM
Additional Info – Sports Collectors Digest
🏒 Upper Deck Unveils Public Database to Authenticate Rookie Patch Autographs
Upper Deck Unveils Public Database to Authenticate Rookie Patch Autographs >>>https://t.co/uskEHS3lD3 pic.twitter.com/DEe8quvYCv
— Sports Collectors Daily (@SportsCollector) May 28, 2025
Additional Info – Sports Collectors Daily
🚨 Stolen Credit Card Purchases Leaves Two Shops Paying the Bill
Stolen Credit Cards Cost Florida Hobby Shops Thousands of Dollars >>> https://t.co/WHT1VoVOSo pic.twitter.com/lHHXTt9kXZ
— Sports Collectors Daily (@SportsCollector) May 29, 2025
Additional Info – Sports Collectors Daily
✅ PSA Gauges a Wide Array of Add-on Services
PSA’s new customer survey explores potential add-ons: card cleaning ($2.99), grader notes ($7.99), PSA-branded sleeves ($1.99), and premium images ($4.99). They’re also gauging interest in a $24.99 submission kit with all necessary materials.
— Sports Card Investor (@SportsCardInv) May 29, 2025
Would you be open to buying any of… pic.twitter.com/qcfvAJrTlK
Additional Info – NA
📢 Wal-Mart Enters Breaking Market in Partnership with We The Hobby
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
— The Collectibles Guru (@ericwhiteback) May 29, 2025
Walmart is officially entering the trading card box breaking scene.
The retail giant has partnered with @WeTheHobby and will be streaming their very first break this Friday at 5 PM EST, on Walmart Live.
Team slots are already available on their site for… pic.twitter.com/YjNZxEScRg
Additional Info – Collect Media
