Episodes
362
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).
358
July 15, 2020
257 - 1984 Fleer and Fleer Update Baseball (with Rich Klein)
Rich and I discuss the relative merits of these iconic sets.
331
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.
364
July 11, 2020
254B - Investment Fallacies: Positive Cash Flow
How important is Positive Cash Flow to your collecting experience?
355
July 11, 2020
254A - Out-Takes from Scott Greenberg (StarStock)
Out-Takes from the interview with Scott Greenberg, co-founder of StarStock.
356
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.
315
July 9, 2020
253 - Then and Now: Beckett Publications/Media Advertising (with Todd Westover)
Todd's successful hobby ad sales career at Beckett spanned all three regimes.
348
July 8, 2020
252 - Then And Now: Beckett Media (with Derek Ficken)
Derek shares his Beckett Media experience especially BGS.
353
July 7, 2020
251A - Panini Basketball Card Distribution (Chris McGill Out-Takes)
Chris questions current Panini distribution trends and we discuss those implications.
311
July 7, 2020
251 - Players: Richie Ashburn and Earl Averill (with Rich Klein)
Comparing and contrasting two long-retired Hall of Fame center-fielders.
347
July 6, 2020
250 - Player: Michael Jordan (with Chris McGill)
Michael Jordan advanced collector Chris McGill shares his knowledge.
352
July 4, 2020
249B - Price Guide Methodology (Chris McGill Out-Takes)
Chris asks a pointed, analytical question about price guide methodology.
351
July 4, 2020
249A - Looking at Sports Cards vs. Looking at Sports on TV (Chris McGill Out-Takes)
Chris asks "Would I rather look at cards or look at sports on TV"? I give a surprising answer and an explanation of the "tell" as to how someone might answer.
346
July 3, 2020
249 - Media Professional Collecting Etiquette (with John Clemens)
Veteran collector and announcer discusses proper collecting etiquette when having close access to the players.
354
July 2, 2020
248 - Origin: Scott Greenberg (StarStock)
Scott shares his hobby origin story up to and including co-founding StarStock.
336
July 1, 2020
247 - Interview: For The Hobby (Jordan Hagedorn)
Jordan tells us about his excellent podcast, For The Hobby.
332
June 30, 2020
246 - Dueling Questions (with Dan Hitt)
Dan and I exchange tricky, unedited and unscripted, questions and answers about the hobby and our experiences.
329
June 29, 2020
245 - Dueling Questions (with Grant Sandground)
Grant and I bat some questions back and forth, dealing with the past, present, and future of our hobby.
350
June 27, 2020
244B - BGS Sub-Grades (Chris McGill Out-Takes)
Chris asks a provocative question about sub-grades with an excellent example showing the nuances of high grade cards and their values.
349
June 27, 2020
244A - Why People Love to Collect Cards (Chris McGill Out-Takes)
Chris of House of Jordans asks why people love to collect sports cards in particular.
345
June 26, 2020
244 - Set: 1957 Topps Baseball (with John Clemens)
Media pro John Clemens describes his long love affair with and on-going pursuit of the 1957 Topps baseball set.
309
June 25, 2020
243 - Dueling Questions 2.0 (with Rich Klein)
Rich and I go another round of dueling questions.