The Hobby Network · Buyer Guide

Never lose track of a card you're chasing

Tap the heart to watch any auction or listing, keep every saved card in one place, and know the moment you're winning — or the second you've been outbid.

❤️ Watch anything, free 📂 All in My Watchlists 🔔 Winning & outbid alerts
Step 1 · One tap

Tap the heart to watch anything

See a card you're not ready to bid on or buy yet? Tap the heart on any auction, marketplace item, reverse auction, or P2P listing. It saves the card so you can find it again — and the little counter shows how many other collectors are watching too.

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Tap "Watch" — it becomes "Watchlisted"

The button reads Watch with a watcher count. One tap and it flips to Watchlisted — the card is now saved. Tap again any time to stop watching. No commitment, nothing to buy.

☰ Active Auctions ▸ Auction
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2003 Topps Chrome LeBron James RC — PSA 9
Basketball · Cleveland Cavaliers · Rookie
Current bid $2,450.00
Place Bid 🤍 Watch · 12 watching
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After you tap, the button turns green and reads ❤️ Watchlisted. That's your cue the card is saved. The watcher count is just for interest — it doesn't change your bid or price.


Step 2

Find everything in My Watchlists

Everything you've hearted lives on one page: My Watchlists. It's neatly grouped so you always know what kind of listing each card is — auctions, reverse auctions, marketplace items, and person-to-person items each get their own section.

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Open My Watchlists from your dashboard

Your saved cards are split into four sections: Watched Auctions, Watched Reverse Auctions, Watched Marketplace Items, and Watched P2P Items. To remove one, hover its heart — it reads Remove from Watchlist.

☰ Auctions ▸ Watchlist
👁️ My Watchlists
Watched Auctions
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2003 Topps Chrome LeBron James RC — PSA 9
$2,450.00
Ends in 2h 14m
Watched Reverse Auctions
You are not watching any reverse auctions. Tap the heart on a reverse auction to save it here.
Watched Marketplace Items
You are not watching any marketplace items yet.
Watched P2P Items
You are not watching any P2P items yet.
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Empty sections tell you what to do. A section with nothing in it shows a friendly hint — like "Tap the heart on a reverse auction to save it here" — so you always know how to fill it.


Step 3

Know the moment you're winning or outbid

Once you're bidding, two pages keep you on top of every auction: currently winning and been outbid. And if someone tops your bid, we email you right away — with the card still open so you can jump back in.

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Winning vs. Outbid at a glance

Your bidding pages show exactly where you stand: cards you're currently winning and cards where you've been outbid. When you win, the card moves to My Won Auctions — with the Date Won right there.

☰ Auctions ▸ Won
🏆 Currently Winning
2003 Topps Chrome LeBron James RC — PSA 9Winning$2,450.00
1986 Fleer Michael Jordan RC — PSA 7Winning$1,900.00
⚠️ Been Outbid · ☰ Auctions ▸ Lost
2018 Panini Prizm Luka Dončić RC — PSA 10Outbid$1,100.00
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We email you the second you're outbid

No need to sit and refresh. The moment another collector tops your bid, you get an "You've been outbid!" email with the new high bid and a link straight back to the auction.

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Won a card? It lands on My Won Auctions with a Date Won column. Haven't won yet? You'll see "You have not won any auctions yet. Happy bidding!" — a clean slate to fill.


Good to know

Tips & common questions

Watch first, decide laterThe heart saves a card with zero commitment — a shortlist you can revisit any time from My Watchlists.
Four kinds, one pageAuctions, reverse auctions, marketplace, and P2P items each get their own labeled section so nothing gets lost.
Outbid emails are automaticYou don't have to enable anything — the "You've been outbid!" email goes out the moment someone tops you.
Wins are tracked for youEvery card you win appears on My Won Auctions with the date you won it.
Do I get an email when I'm outbid?
Yes. As soon as another collector places a higher bid, we send you a "You've been outbid!" email showing the new high bid, with a link back to the auction so you can bid again.
Where do my won auctions show up?
On the My Won Auctions page. Each win is listed with a Date Won column. Before your first win you'll see "You have not won any auctions yet. Happy bidding!"
Can I watch marketplace items too, not just auctions?
Yes. The heart works on auctions, reverse auctions, marketplace items, and P2P items. They're saved into their own sections on the My Watchlists page.
How do I remove a card from my watchlist?
Tap the heart again on the listing, or on the My Watchlists page hover its heart — it reads Remove from Watchlist — to take it off.
Does watching a card place a bid or hold it for me?
No. Watching only saves the card so you can find it again. It doesn't bid, buy, or reserve anything — you're always in control of when to bid or purchase.