Derek shares his Beckett Media experience especially BGS.
Chris questions current Panini distribution trends and we discuss those implications.
Comparing and contrasting two long-retired Hall of Fame center-fielders.
Michael Jordan advanced collector Chris McGill shares his knowledge.
Chris asks a pointed, analytical question about price guide methodology.
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.
Veteran collector and announcer discusses proper collecting etiquette when having close access to the players.
Scott shares his hobby origin story up to and including co-founding StarStock.
Jordan tells us about his excellent podcast, For The Hobby.
Dan and I exchange tricky, unedited and unscripted, questions and answers about the hobby and our experiences.
Grant and I bat some questions back and forth, dealing with the past, present, and future of our hobby.
Chris asks a provocative question about sub-grades with an excellent example showing the nuances of high grade cards and their values.
Chris of House of Jordans asks why people love to collect sports cards in particular.
Media pro John Clemens describes his long love affair with and on-going pursuit of the 1957 Topps baseball set.
Rich and I go another round of dueling questions.
Chris McGill's hobby origin story including his popular podcast House of Jordans.
Derek shares his origin story up to the point he joined Beckett Media in 2007.
A very brief recap of the past twenty episodes.
Out-takes from the Father's Day episode - a behind the scenes look at Burbank Sports Cards
We open a box from Upper Deck - their newly released SP authentic brand - good stuff!
Opening an O-Pee-Chee Platinum hockey box from Upper Deck and sharing the contents with you.
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.
Jordan and I discuss relative valuations for equivalently scarce cards - whether basketball or football - basketball is typically priced higher.
Grant is Upper Deck's Director of Product Development. He shares backstory on some of his favorite products.