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HOBBYWAVES MEDIA KIT

The independent newsroomfor the collectibles industry.

HobbyWaves covers the people, products, companies and markets shaping the hobby. Partner with us to reach the operators, creators and collectors driving the category.

Who reads HobbyWaves

HobbyWaves is built for a working audience — the people who buy, sell, launch, grade, break, and collect. Detailed engagement metrics are shared with prospective partners under NDA.

Shop owners & operators

The people moving product across LCS/LGS floors and online storefronts.

Manufacturer & brand execs

Decision makers at card, comic, TCG, and collectible companies.

Auction & marketplace leads

Directors and buyers at grading, auction, and secondary marketplaces.

Breakers & creators

Content-first sellers with owned audiences across live and social.

Serious collectors

High-intent enthusiasts tracking releases, grades and market moves.

What we cover

News

Breaking industry news, features, and analysis across categories.

Markets

Prices, trends and bounties for cards, comics, coins, memorabilia and props.

Releases

Product-release intelligence pulled directly from manufacturer channels.

Events

Verified shows, conventions and live event calendar in local time.

Video

Long-form and short-form video across YouTube, TikTok, Twitch and native.

Directory

Companies, people and products — the reference layer of the industry.

Sponsorship formats

Every placement on HobbyWaves is clearly labeled. We only run partners that fit our editorial standards and audience.

Homepage Leaderboard

Top-of-page brand placement on the highest-traffic surface in HobbyWaves.

Category-exclusive weekly / monthly flights
Article Inline

Native-styled sponsor unit inserted between paragraphs of every article.

Rotates across every published story in a vertical
Newsletter Sponsorship

Dedicated placement in the HobbyWaves daily/weekly email digest.

Verified opt-in subscriber base — read metrics shared under NDA
Custom / Branded Content

Editorial-quality features produced with our newsroom and clearly labeled.

Ongoing distribution across web, newsletter, social and video

Rate cards and audience reporting are shared under NDA. Request the full media kit below.

Download the HobbyWaves media kit

Four-page PDF covering audience, editorial coverage, the five sponsorship formats and our advertising standards. Live rates and brand assets are sent on request below.

Media kit (PDF)

Request rates & brand assets

Tell us who you are and what you need — current rate card, audience reporting, our logo pack, brand guidelines or the editorial calendar. Requests land in the HobbyWaves newsroom inbox and we reply within one business day.

What should we send?
We reply within one business day.

Prefer email? hello@hobbywaves.com