Episodes

Feb. 4, 2022

680 - Interview: John Bello, Former President, NFL Properties

John Bello presided over the spectacular growth in the football card category back in the late 1980's and early 1990's - he gave Lud Denny his shot with Pro Set!

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Feb. 3, 2022

679 - Dueling Questions 2.0, with Dustin Cooley, Personal Finance Dad

Dustin and I kept going with our sports card hobby questions - many what-if's and hypotheticals from me - and his several questions for me were not too tricky - thanks Dustin!

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Feb. 2, 2022

678 - Aftermath: Breaking Cardboard, with John Newman and young frien…

This Breaking Cardboard show featured young teen and pre-teen collectors (and future of the hobby): Brody the Kid, Jacob Burris, BlakeDown, and Max and Owen Gotcher.  Those conversations stimulated many thoughts I wanted to share - thanks guys!

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Feb. 1, 2022

677 - Fanatics Decisions, with Ted Barker, Beckett Media

It's not second-guessing if decisions have not been made yet.  Based on our combined hobby experiences, Ted and I project the impact of Fanatics on our whole category and we are optimistic.

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Jan. 31, 2022

676 - Out-Takes from Off Centered, with Brad Jarryd and Dustin Cooley

Dustin and Brad invited me to be on their hour-long live YouTube show - catch the whole thing, but this is just a short excerpt of how it went - they made it fun - thanks guys!

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Jan. 29, 2022

675 - Recap: Podcast Episodes 649-673

A brief synopsis of the past twenty-five episodes - I get a chance to reflect on what I'd like to add and some of you get a chance to hear a little about an episode you may have missed - thanks.

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Jan. 28, 2022

674 - Interview: Ryan Stuczynski, GemRate, Part 2

GemRate has earned a place in the hobby in a short time - by bringing data analytic capabilities to pop reports - thanks Ryan for your free GemRate e-newsletter.

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Jan. 27, 2022

673 - Industry Events with Ted Barker, Beckett Media

Industry veteran Ted Barker discusses exciting current trends in trading card industry events - not just card shows any more - lots more to offer!

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Jan. 26, 2022

672 - Dueling Questions with Dustin Cooley, Personal Finance Dad

Dustin has been a guest here before and has his own YouTube show - but this was a chance for us to exchange questions with each other about the hobby - thanks Dustin!

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Jan. 25, 2022

671- Out-Takes on Opening Unopened from Hobby Hotline 011522

Should you open your box of sports card product immediately or wait a while? - or flip it unopened?  This dilemma repeats itself every day in the modern hobby - we discussed this  on Hobby Hotline with Val Marz, Adam Palmer, plus live call-ins and commen...

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Jan. 24, 2022

670 - 1981 Donruss Baseball, with Rich Klein

Rich and I break down the enigmatic 1981 Donruss baseball card product, which was rushed to market, and hence not their best product in hindsight, and yet by 1984 Donruss was riding high.

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Jan. 22, 2022

669 - Interview: Ryan Stuczynski, GemRate

Ryan Stuczynski shares his hobby origin story, resulting in his founding of GemRate, which has been steadily gaining traction in the world of making sense of pop reports and grading capacity/velocity.  Thanks Ryan.

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Jan. 21, 2022

668 - Origin: Ted Barker, Beckett Media

Industry veteran, Ted Barker, shares his sports card hobby journey experience, having worked for many of the key players in the industry, now serving visibly at Beckett Media.

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Jan. 20, 2022

667 - 1987 Topps Baseball, Part 2, with Ryan Fagan, The Sporting News

Ryan and I continued our discussion of the mysterious allure of 1987 Topps baseball cards, and how that product has played some role in the renaissance of the hobby in the past two years.  Thanks Ryan.

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Jan. 20, 2022

663 - The Sporting News, with Ryan Fagan

Ryan Fagan, senior baseball writer for The Sporting News, joins me for a discussion of the historical importance of that weekly tabloid, to which I was faithfully subscribed in my early days in this hobby.

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Jan. 19, 2022

666 - Dueling Questions with TS O’Connell and Rich Klein

We had a three-person question session that was fun with three old-timers reminiscing about the good old days of the hobby (when it really was a hobby) - thanks TS and thanks Rich!

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Jan. 18, 2022

665 - Dueling Questions 4.0, with Dane Coenen, Dynasty Breaks

Dane and I don't seem to run out of questions for each other.  I am curious about his Dynasty Breaks business and he wants to know about the good old days of Beckett Publications.  Thanks Dane.

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Jan. 17, 2022

664 - 1998-99 Pacific Hockey Brand Analysis, with Rich Klein

Rich and I break down the various Pacific hockey products that year: Aurora, Crown Royale, Dynagon Ice, Pacific (their flagship), and Paramount.  Unfortunately missing info were Omega and Revolution.  Thanks Mike Cramer!

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Jan. 14, 2022

662 - Dueling Questions with Kin Kinsley

Kin and I trade questions about the sports card hobby we have both pursued intensely for many decades - thanks Kin!

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Jan. 13, 2022

661 - Dueling Questions 3.0 with Dane Coenen, Dynasty Breaks

Dane Coenen of Dynasty Breaks is back for a third round of Dueling Questions with me about the sports card hobby and more specifically the business aspects.  Thanks Dane!

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Jan. 12, 2022

660 - Tribute: Bob Lemke, with TS O’Connell and Rich Klein

Hobby icon and pioneer Bob Lemke has been gone (but not forgotten) for the past five years.  We discuss his three huge contributions to the growth of our great hobby.

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Jan. 11, 2022

659 - 1987 Topps Baseball, with Ryan Fagan, The Sporting News

Rich Klein introduced me to Ryan, who has had a long-time special interest in 1987 Topps baseball cards - which is apparently shared by many who follow him - find out why?

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Jan. 10, 2022

658 - 1998 Pacific Football Brand Analysis, with Rich Klein

Rich and I review and explain the Pacific official production and distribution spreadsheets for the following 1998 Pacific football sub-brands: Aurora, Crown Royale, Omega, Paramount, and Revolution.  We were surprised and you probably will be too.

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Jan. 8, 2022

657 - Tribute: Dan Reeves

Popular player and coach, Dan Reeves has passed away, due to complications with dementia - his rookie card is a proud member of my Card Wall of Fame for my visitors to see and have memories evoked.

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