Episodes

July 28, 2020

266 - Dueling Questions 2.0 (with Drew Herndon)

Round two for Drew and me with back-and-forth questions about the hobby.

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July 27, 2020

265 - Tribute: Tom Reid (with Rich Klein

National sports collectibles dealer Tom Reid had great stuff and was a great guy. He is missed.

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July 25, 2020

264C - NBA Playoff Predictions

A chance to predict who will win and potentially why, although many basketball stars seem to already be fully priced.

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July 25, 2020

264B - 2020 Panini Football Dueling Box Breaks: Luminance vs. Chronic…

Comparing and contrasting these two recent football card releases from Panini.  Listen to find which one I prefer, as they are ironically the same price on the secondary market at this time.

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July 25, 2020

264A - 2020 Panini Baseball Dueling Box Breaks: Diamond Kings vs. Opt…

Thanks Panini for putting out and sending over for review two excellent baseball card products, each with its own merits.

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July 24, 2020

264 - Origin: The Card Shop with Mike and the Big Dog

Shawn Barker and Mike Fruitman are co-hosts of the popular podcast, The Card Shop with Mike and the Big Dog.

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July 23, 2020

263 - Origin: Grant Wescott (COMC)

Grant is COMC's Director of Business Development. He shares his hobby origin story.

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July 22, 2020

262 - Football Cards: 1968 and 1969 Topps (with Rich Klein)

Rich and I compare and contrast 1968 Topps football and 1969 Topps football cards.

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July 21, 2020

261 - Tribute: Sy Berger

Sy Berger, who helped build Topps into the hobby power that it became, is missed by all who knew him.

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July 20, 2020

260 - Recap: Podcast Episodes 239-258

Recapping the past twenty episodes in rapid fire form in case you missed one.

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July 18, 2020

259B - Follow-Up: Mortality (Hockey)

A further prioritization and reflection on yesterday's Mortality episode, which you should listen to before this follow-up episode.

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July 18, 2020

259A - Investment Fallacies: Low Pop Cards

There is more to the story than just whether a particular card has low population report status.

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July 17, 2020

259 - Mortality (Hockey Card Collection)

Hockey cards in your will?

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July 16, 2020

258 - Sports Card Scammers Exposed (with Drew Herndon)

The popular Facebook Group and website is de-mystified by Drew Herndon (Lemme Get That Podagraph).

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July 15, 2020

257 - 1984 Fleer and Fleer Update Baseball (with Rich Klein)

Rich and I discuss the relative merits of these iconic sets.

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July 14, 2020

256 - Football Cards From 1960-67 (with Dan Hitt)

Dan and I discuss the relative merits of the mainstream sets put out by Fleer, Philadelphia, and Topps during the competition between the AFL and NFL.

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July 13, 2020

255 - Grail(s)?

What is a Grail or Holy Grail card?  What does that mean?

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July 11, 2020

254B - Investment Fallacies: Positive Cash Flow

How important is Positive Cash Flow to your collecting experience?

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July 11, 2020

254A - Out-Takes from Scott Greenberg (StarStock)

Out-Takes from the interview with Scott Greenberg, co-founder of StarStock.

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July 10, 2020

254 - Photo-Bombed Cards (with Rich Klein)

Rich and I discuss the many cards which have celebrities or superstars in the background of the front photo and how that can drive value.

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July 9, 2020

253 - Then and Now: Beckett Publications/Media Advertising (with Todd…

Todd's successful hobby ad sales career at Beckett spanned all three regimes.

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July 8, 2020

252 - Then And Now: Beckett Media (with Derek Ficken)

Derek shares his Beckett Media experience especially BGS.

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July 7, 2020

251A - Panini Basketball Card Distribution (Chris McGill Out-Takes)

Chris questions current Panini distribution trends and we discuss those implications.

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July 7, 2020

251 - Players: Richie Ashburn and Earl Averill (with Rich Klein)

Comparing and contrasting two long-retired Hall of Fame center-fielders.

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