Episodes

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 scarce.  Thanks Robin.

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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 COVID...

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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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Oct. 27, 2021

594 - DuelingQuestions with Jacob Burris, Sports Card Second

Thirteen-year-old Jacob Burris and I had a simulcast where we went back and forth with questions for each other - way to go Jacob!

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Oct. 26, 2021

593 - Out-Takes on Investment Grade from Mike Moynihan, Golden Age, B…

I drove over to Mike's house and he gave me the grand tour of his baseball card collection and "The Beast."  Thanks Mike, look forward to having you over here soon.

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Oct. 25, 2021

592 - Out-Takes on Track Cards from Cloud 259 with Brenn Jones, Part 2

I was a guest on Brenn's Cloud 259 podcast.  Brenn's a collector and has hopes that track cards can really catch on.  These are excerpts from his podcast where he is asking me fresh  questions from his unique perspective.

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Oct. 23, 2021

591 - Free is not always Free, with Rich Klein

Most gifts and freebies are to be accepted - but is there a catch? - especially in the sports card hobby?

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Oct. 22, 2021

590 - 1998 Pacific, Omega, and Paramount Baseball with Rich Klein

Pacific's Founder Mike Cramer shared with Rich and me the actual production summary spreadsheets for these three baseball card products - very interesting!

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Oct. 21, 2021

589 - Out-Takes on Kids COVID from Hobby Hotline 100921

Brad Bethune and Jeff Dinson were my co-hosts on Hobby Hotline this month and one of the questions was about the hopefully positive impact of kid's getting COVID vaccinations.

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Oct. 20, 2021

588 - Basketball Dueling Questions 2.0 with Kyle, Wax Museum

Actually a continuation of the basketball-related questions that Kyle and I started last week - check out Kyle's Wax Museum podcast for all things basketball.

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Oct. 19, 2021

587 - Out-Takes on Track Cards from Cloud 259 with Brenn Jones

Will track and field cards ever be mainstream?  That's how Brenn and I started and we took off from there with what it would take for that to happen in this new dynamic collecting environment.

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