Hobby Addicts

Hobby Addicts is an independent hobby shop in Livermore, California, built around trading card games, RC cars and board games. It sits at 1569 Olivina Avenue, Suite 121, and opened its storefront in April 2025 after four years as a home-based business. It suits card players who want a nine-game shelf and a daily tournament calendar, and RC drivers who want a hobby counter under the same roof.

What's on the shelves

The card lineup covers Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece Card Game, Disney Lorcana, Flesh and Blood, Digimon Card Game, Dragon Ball Super Card Game and Weiss Schwarz. Beyond those nine, the catalog includes Gundam, Riftbound, Star Wars, Sorcery, Universus, Grand Archive and several smaller games. Pokémon gets the deepest breakdown, with singles, packs, booster boxes, booster bundles, elite trainer boxes, box sets, tins, decks and Japanese product. Magic stock includes boosters and Secret Lair drops, and One Piece is sold as booster packs and special collections. Supplies run from binders, deck boxes, playmats and sleeves to toploaders.

The shop also stocks a wide RC range, with car and truck brands such as Traxxas, Tamiya, Kyosho, Axial, Losi and Team Associated, plus electronics, batteries, chargers, bodies, wheels, tires, parts and tools. Drones, board games and props round out the non-card side. Everything is sourced from authorized dealers.

Events and play

Tournaments run Tuesday through Saturday at the store, in a space meant for people to play, learn and connect. The calendar changes with the release cycle, and the store has hosted prerelease events for Pokémon, including a Delta Reign prerelease on October 10, 2026.

Policies and perks

Trading card game products are final sale: sealed and opened TCG product cannot be returned or exchanged, and orders can be canceled only before they ship. RC products, board games and TCG supplies can be returned within 15 days if they are brand new, unused, factory sealed and in original packaging, with prior authorization required.

Pre-orders come with a full refund if the store cannot fill them, and they can be canceled before shipment, though a 3% fee may apply to cover payment processing costs. Pre-orders ship to arrive on or after the release date.

Military members and first responders get a 6% discount through GOVX ID verification. The Smile Rewards Program earns points that convert into $5, $15 or $30 coupons.

Most orders over $99 ship free within the continental United States, and orders placed before noon ship the same day Monday through Friday. Local pickup is not available.

Hours and getting there

The store is in Suite 121 at 1569 Olivina Avenue in Livermore.

History

Hobby Addicts began in 2021 as a home-based business, started to source the cards, RC gear and board games the owner liked at reasonable prices. Community support turned the side project into a full-time job, and in April 2025 the brick-and-mortar shop opened in Livermore. The owners run it together with their dog Marley, the shop dog, who is a regular presence on the floor. The store sponsors a drone pilot and an RC team driver, and the long-term hope is a space that pairs a race track with a game room.

The local scene

Livermore has several other game and card stores nearby. Wolf Pack Games is in the same area, Fantasy Books and Games is about 0.6 miles away, Custom Sports Cards is 2.2 miles out, and Games of Livermore is 3.8 miles away. King Kong Comics and Games in Pleasanton is about 5.5 miles from the store. For a larger event, The Grind Card Show runs November 7, 2026, roughly 54 miles away.