Episodes

Nov. 24, 2021

618 - Out-Takes on Security Measures from Hobby Hotline 111321

Last Saturday the crew from Hobby Hotline, including Rich Klein and John Newman, along with our call-in guests, discussed preventive security measures to thwart thieves attacking card shops.

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Nov. 23, 2021

617 - Out-Takes on Music from Radar, Evan Toth, Part 2

Evan and I continue on with our discussion of music vs. sports as collectibles - taken from his Radar podcast where he interviewed me - thanks Evan.

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Nov. 22, 2021

616 - Soccer Cards, with Torsten Bauer

Soccer is extremely popular worldwide and especially in Germany where Torsten lives - when will soccer cards go into hyper-drive in America?

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Nov. 20, 2021

615 - Dueling Same Questions 2, with Rob Girard, Sports Card Therapist

Rob and I extended our sports card question and answer session to include his final question about balance in life and hobby life.

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Nov. 19, 2021

614 - Out-Takes on Rose and Bonds with Mike Moynihan, Baseball Collec…

My baseball card vintage discussion with Mike turned toward our opinions on the Hall of Fame prospects of Pete Rose, Barry Bonds, and others.

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Nov. 18, 2021

613 -Out-Takes on Music from Radar, with Evan Toth

Evan's podcast, Radar, interviewed me as a guest, and we drew parallels between record vinyl album collecting and sports card collecting. Thanks Evan!

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Nov. 17, 2021

612 - Pareto Principle (80/20 Rule), with Torsten Bauer

The Pareto Principle applies to sports cards! Torsten and I discuss how and why in our quest to better understand the sports card market.

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Nov. 16, 2021

611 - Dueling Same Questions with Rob Girard, Sports Card Therapist

Rob, the Sports Card Therapist, sent me an interesting list of hobby and life questions, which we both answered on this show - thanks Rob!

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Nov. 15, 2021

610 - 1962 Post Cereal Football, Part 2, with Robin Pauls

Robin's exhaustive work on the intricacies of the 1962 Post football set is impressive - I wish I had access to his research back in the day (but it did not exist yet) - Thanks Robin!

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Nov. 13, 2021

609 - Interview: Jesse Craig, PWCC, Part 2

PWCC's Director of Development Jesse Craig fielded my questions and explained some of what made and makes PWCC formidable in the high-end auction and sales space for sports cards.

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Nov. 12, 2021

608 - Out-Takes on Vintage from Mike Moynihan, Baseball Collector, Go…

Guest appearing at Mike Moynihan's house for his YT channel - here are some excerpts of our vintage baseball card conversation.

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Nov. 11, 2021

607 - Interview: Jeremy Allen

Caught up with Jeremy again at the latest Dallas Card Show at Watters Creek - Jeremy was (fractionally) serving four corporate clients all at the show with his marketing and graphic expertise.

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Nov. 10, 2021

606 - Out-Takes from Card Time, with Brad Bethune

These were some of Brad's sports card questions for me excerpted and taken from his show - check it out - Card Time.

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Nov. 9, 2021

605 - Voluntary (Self) Regulation, with Jason Granet

Wall Streeter Jason Granet has concerns about our hobby and our need and opportunity to regulate ourselves before other entities decide to do so for us.

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Nov. 8, 2021

604 - Dueling Questions 2, with Jacob Burris, Sports Cards Second

Young Jacob and I continue asking each other questions about the hobby we both love - looking forward to meeting Jacob at the next National! Check out his podcast, Sports Cards Second.

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Nov. 6, 2021

603 - 1962 Post Cereal Football, with Robin Pauls

Robin Pauls has done extensive research on this very challenging set from almost 50 years ago - he literally wrote the book on these cards and how they were distributed and why some of the cards and panels are so …

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Nov. 5, 2021

602 - Interview: Jesse Craig, PWCC

Jesse Craig, Director of Business Development, discusses the latest at PWCC as they are sharpening their auction platform in this dynamic sports card hobby/industry.

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Nov. 4, 2021

601 - E Words, with Rich Klein

Rich and I riff on words beginning with E that contribute to a memorable podcast: energy, emotion, engagement, efficiency, experience, enthusiasm, etc.

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Nov. 3, 2021

600 - Recap: Podcast Episodes 579-598

A brief recap of the past four weeks worth of episodes in case you missed some - additional insights or further reflections - thanks!

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Nov. 2, 2021

599 - Gini Coefficient of Inequality Applied to Cards, with Torsten B…

My German collecting friend Torsten Bauer and I discussed the esoteric parallels between the distribution and inequality of income and card values - Torsten's graphs show how the inequality of both has similarly increased over the past two years of …

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Nov. 1, 2021

598 - Private Equity Inquiry

I got a call from a private equity group inquiring about the investibility of our sports card hobby - as I am a pro bono consultant, I was happy to oblige - here is my half of the conversation.

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Oct. 30, 2021

597 - Out-Takes on Top Tier QB‘s from Hobby Hotline 100921

We discuss Kyler Murray, Dak Prescott, Josh Allen, Tom Brady, Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes, Matt Stafford - but NOT in that order!

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Oct. 29, 2021

596 - Hobby Vaults, with Rich Klein

If "vault" is more broadly defined, there are many vaults in this great hobby - many safe places to keep your precious cards.

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Oct. 28, 2021

595 - Disincentives to Sell, with Jason Granet

Jason and I wanted to talk about regulation and aspect of chance and skill-based gambling, but our conversation meandered based on his Wall Street experience. Thanks Jason!

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