Episodes

Sy Berger, who helped build Topps into the hobby power that it became, is missed by all who knew him.

Recapping the past twenty episodes in rapid fire form in case you missed one.

A further prioritization and reflection on yesterday's Mortality episode, which you should listen to before this follow-up episode.

There is more to the story than just whether a particular card has low population report status.

Hockey cards in your will?

The popular Facebook Group and website is de-mystified by Drew Herndon (Lemme Get That Podagraph).

Rich and I discuss the relative merits of these iconic sets.

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.

What is a Grail or Holy Grail card?  What does that mean?

How important is Positive Cash Flow to your collecting experience?

Out-Takes from the interview with Scott Greenberg, co-founder of StarStock.

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.

Todd's successful hobby ad sales career at Beckett spanned all three regimes.

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.