Episodes

June 20, 2020

239C - Veres Father's Day Episode Out-Takes (Burbank)

Out-takes from the Father's Day episode - a behind the scenes look at Burbank Sports Cards

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June 20, 2020

239B - 2019-20 SP Authentic Hockey Box

We open a box from Upper Deck - their newly released SP authentic brand - good stuff!

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June 20, 2020

239A - 2019-20 O-Pee-Chee Platinum Hockey Box

Opening an O-Pee-Chee Platinum hockey box from Upper Deck and sharing the contents with you.

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June 19, 2020

239 - Father's Day Appreciation (with Stephen, Rob, and Ryan Veres of…

Three generations of the Veres family behind Burbank Sports Cards give us a glimpse of their dynamic and why Burbank has been such a huge success.

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June 18, 2020

238A - Football Cards vs. Basketball Cards (with Jordan Hagedorn)

Jordan and I discuss relative valuations for equivalently scarce cards - whether basketball or football - basketball is typically priced higher.

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June 18, 2020

238 - Origin: Grant Sandground

Grant is Upper Deck's Director of Product Development. He shares backstory on some of his favorite products.

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June 17, 2020

237 - Tribute: Jackie Robinson (with John Newman)

Following up on my earlier Jackie Robinson Player episode, John and I discuss the totality of Jackie's impact on baseball, other sports, our culture, and hence on our hobby.

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June 16, 2020

236 - Origin: Dan Hitt

Dan Hitt, long-time Beckett Football Price Guide editor, sits down for a chat about his hobby journey from his earliest days.

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June 15, 2020

235 - Then and Now: Fat Packs (Eric Norton and Paul Wirth)

We discuss the history of Fat Packs, the long-running, successful weekly podcast, that is now morphing into Beckett Live Presents.

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June 13, 2020

234B - What If? Card Show Masked Robbery?

Wearing a mask hides your identity.  It seems every robber wears a mask, but obviously all mask-wearers are NOT robbers.

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June 13, 2020

234A - Investment Fallacies: New Money?

How is "new money" in our industry different from "old money"?

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June 12, 2020

234 - Upper Deck Product Development (with Grant Sandground)

Since immediately after graduating from college, Grant has held key positions at two hobby stalwarts, Beckett Publications first, and now Upper Deck as Director of Product Development.

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June 11, 2020

233 - Player: George Brett (with Tim Shepler)

Tim Shepler (aka Big Shep of About the Cards) discusses his favorite player, George Brett.

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June 10, 2020

232 - Origin: John Clemens

Sports media personality, announcer, and radio voice, John Clemens, shares his hobby origin story.

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June 9, 2020

231 - Interview: Kristina Thorson (House of Jordans)

Kristina, co-host of House of Jordans, tells us her hobby origin story.

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June 8, 2020

230A - Topps Project 2020 Trivia Answers

Listen to Episode #229A for the questions, but here are the answers as promised, plus my surprising (and perhaps unrealistic) 20th pick for the next selection group.

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June 8, 2020

230 - Set: 1967 Topps Baseball (with Rich Klein)

An excellent offering by Topps, considered by some to be the best baseball set of the decade.

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June 6, 2020

229B - Topps Project 2020 Next?

Who would you select for Topps if they were to do another 20 baseball players in the artistic format of Project 2020 next time?

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June 6, 2020

229A - Topps Project 2020 Player Trivia

Each of the 20 selected players from Topps Project 2020 is the answer to a trivia question.  See how many you can get.

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June 5, 2020

229 - Mortality (with John Newman)

John Newman's recent provocative episode on his shorter Hobby Quick Hits, IMHO deserved further consideration.  Please listen to his episode first, then we hope you enjoy our treatment of a subject that is not typically discussed, but should be!

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June 4, 2020

228 - Origin: Todd Westover

Todd Westover spent more than a decade successfully selling non-indigenous ads within this hobby/industry, while building his sports card and memorabilia collection.

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June 3, 2020

227 - Interview: Paul Wirth and Eric Norton (Fat Packs)

We interview Paul and Eric about their hobby experiences.

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June 2, 2020

226 - Topps Project 2020 Explosion (with John Newman)

John Newman of Sports Card Nation and Hobby Quick Hits discusses the exploding phenomenon, which is Topps Project 2020.

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June 1, 2020

225 - Origin: Tim Shepler (Big Shep)

Tim Shepler, co-host of the weekly "About the Cards" podcast shares his hobby origin story.

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