hobbyDB Owners Posts

The Banker’s Toy moved up a league, R.I.P. Richard

The Banker’s Toy moved up a league, R.I.P. Richard

I got the sad news that one of our Squad Members passed away on December 8.  Richard AKA The Banker’s Toy.  His wife Rosie reached out with the sad news and I did go to my inbox to read some of the many emails we exchanged. Richard was a banker for more than 30 years […]

Round 4 of Crowdfunding Now Open! Own a Piece of hobbyDB!

Round 4 of Crowdfunding Now Open! Own a Piece of hobbyDB!

  Whether you collect what you love or simply love to collect, there will always be a place at hobbyDB for you to call your collectibles home. Fostering a vibrant community of collectors has always been a primary goal of ours ever since we embarked on our mission to document 100 billion collectibles… eventually. We’re […]

Get to Know – M2 Machines VP of Design Sean Taylor

Get to Know – M2 Machines VP of Design Sean Taylor

As car fans, we explicitly know what drives our fandom. But what about those who help fuel that fanaticism? What are their favorite castings, real-life cars and more? We decided to find out via our Q&A series where we ask icons and veterans from the world of model cars about the automobiles that helped shape their […]

Meet Mischief Toys’ Ghastly NYCC Exclusive “Gargoyle Gastley”

Meet Mischief Toys’ Ghastly NYCC Exclusive “Gargoyle Gastley”

In 2019, Chris and Heather of the Gastlecast YouTube channel created a character hoping to win a mascot contest, however their character was not selected. Not all was lost because this gave them the idea to turn their newly created character into die-cut stickers that would be given away to viewers of their channel. Over […]

ICYMI – Potential Record Sales for Funko Iron Man, Mickey Mantle Rookie and Michael Jordan “Last Dance” Jersey

ICYMI – Potential Record Sales for Funko Iron Man, Mickey Mantle Rookie and Michael Jordan “Last Dance” Jersey

I am Iron Man! That’s what one Funko Pop! collector is yelling today. Back in May, we had the privilege of announcing the largest sale of a Funko Pop! ever, when hobbyDB member and shareholder GrailMonster purchased a rare Willy Wonka Golden Ticket (2-pack) for an eye-popping $100,ooo. Now, we’re excited to proclaim that the […]