Episodes

I won the lot in their latest auction and had great fun opening 60 blasters, hangers, and jumbos.  I got a big surprise in one of the packs - that's why we all love opening packs!

The third and final part of our enjoyable conversation.  Look forward to seeing him (and many of you) at the National in Chicago next summer (2023).

The final (for now) exchange of sports card hobby questions between Michael and me - we are both looking for constructive ways to make the hobby better.

Mike's chance to turn the tables on me with his hobby questions - but we both saw the hobby up close for the past three decades and more.

Some collectors keep better records than others - some know how much profit they have made on a collection they bought and others have no idea - be careful - the IRS may have ideas.

Jobs in the industry are now more available that they have ever been - we are all happy where we are, but see this as a good thing.

Ray had apparently saved up 45 years of questions going back to the earliest days of the organized sports card hobby in the Dallas area - fond reminiscences.

Our extended conversation ran afield covering many topics of our shared experiences in the hobby and academic worlds.

Michael and I kept going - it was difficult to separate and segment our interview as it was flowing - thanks Michael for your sports card insights.

Among other topics I asked Mike about his experience in the '90's with Fleer before they went sideways - the brands and designs were really good, but what went wrong?

Dallas hobby veteran set collector Ray Cherry joins for his origin story as he has just recently retired from a long successful career in the security industry.

Brad and Rich were over here and Brad had saved up a number of sports card hobby questions for us - thanks Brad - and Rich too!

Clemente is a Journalism Professor in New York City at King's College and an avid soccer fan and collector - we had even more in common as you listen in to our discussion - thanks Clemente!

I typically enjoy interviewing other content creators - Michael has also commented on my content (as well as others) - we had free-wheeling exchange about what's right and wrong about the hobby.

Mike and I sat down (over Zoom) and discussed his success path in the hobby having worn the many hats that the really good hobby executives have either experienced or have on their leadership teams - thanks Mike.

Every sport has a farm system of sorts.  Minor League hockey coexists along with college hockey and junior hockey as a showcase for young hockey talent.  UD's hockey coverage via AHL includes this chance to get them while they are young.

Recap and reconsideration of the past 25 episodes over the last five weeks, including before and after the successful National in Atlantic City.

I guested on Herman and Kin's live YouTube evening show for almost an hour but this is a small portion - go check their show out each week.

Herman and I have been co-hosts on Hobby Hotline together so I gave him advance notice to come up with some good questions for me - thanks Herman!

Brian and I got on a roll - turns out we had more than one episode's worth of dueling questions - thanks Brian!

Each dueling questions episode is different depending on the backgrounds of those involved - thanks Brian for your great questions.

Brad Bethune, Rich Klein, and Victor Roman were co-hosts with me on this recent edition of Hobby Hotline - watch the whole show - it is live twice a week for an hour - this is just an excerpt.

Braves fan Herman Bryant shared his hobby origin story - his two faves are Dale Murphy and Freddie Freeman.  Hope to see you Herman at next year's National in  Chicago!

Four different products from three different sports - all four hobby boxes around the $200/box price on the secondary market - enjoyed opening them and picking (my) winner - thanks Panini!