Videos

John Bello and Bill Chandler sit down with me over Zoom and discuss the original boom in football cards (actually non-baseball sports cards).

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-pi6fc-1187296 The third and final installment of my interview with Ryan - I was curious about his business model and his technical prowess and where he will be a in a few years - thanks Ryan and keep up the good work.

Hobby Hotline usually deals with the positive breaking news in the sports card hobby - but this time we talked about how we (should) process the occasional bad news.

Brad, Rich, and I discuss our suggested reasons for the meteoric rise in prominence of the Dallas Card Shows over the past two years.

Opening boxes is always fun and insightful (at least the way I do it) - this was the most one-sided battle I have conducted so far - thanks Upper Deck!

We knew he would eventually retire, however what will happen to Brady's cards now that he will not be adding to his record-breaking career stats?

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-ezjje-1197ab2 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!

This is the eighth panel of the Wall and we are still in the B's. I am trying to release these systematically and periodically - thanks for your comments and suggestions.

Each player on the Wall is there for a reason - however presence on the Wall may not be permanent and that is explained as well. Next year's iteration may look a little different as it's a work in progress.

My Wall is composed of panels of eight, and this is the sixth out of 80 panels in alphabetical order by player's name (regardless of sport, although more baseball than any other sport).

Another narrated panel from my multi-sport Card Wall of Fame, starting with Rick Barry to Chuck Bednarik - across sports, across brands, across eras, enjoy!

Dustin and I traded hobby questions - mostly hypotheticals from me and mostly history from him - enjoyed it and hope you do too - thanks Dustin!

John and I asked this distinguished panel of young collectors many questions - afterwards I realized that they had evoked some fresh thinking in me - thanks!

Ted and I brainstormed about Fanatics dramatic entry splash into our sports card category and how we think that might play out - thanks Ted!

I enjoyed being on Off Centered with Brad and Dustin - they made it fun and drew out some insights that were obviously worth sharing - thanks guys!

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-bqueg-1187238 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.

The last four weeks (approximately) of daily episodes (brief synopses) in case to want a refresher - plus sometimes I add something I missed at the time - thanks listeners and viewers.

Ted explains how two annual big Las Vegas events, the Beckett Industry Summit and the MINT Collective are complementary - hopefully both making for a healthier, more robust hobby/industry.

YouTuber Dustin has been on before, but this was our first structured Dueling Questions episode - I had saved up some personal finance hypotheticals for him and he was prepared for me. Thanks Dustin.

Hobby Hotline is fast moving but this was a topic we camped on for a while - no hard and fast rules but some principles (I think) for whether to open or not.

Rich and I break down 1981 Donruss Baseball from a historical perspective, having been there at the time for this ground-breaking set, that had a rough take-off.

Ryan's GemRate, only founded by him in 2021, is gaining traction and acceptance - we hear some of Ryan's story - you are encouraged to sign up for GemRate - it's free and helpful - great job, Ryan.

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-hagtw-1184daa 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.

The second part of my interview with Ryan Fagan, senior baseball writer for The Sporting News, and a serious baseball card collector as well. Thanks Ryan.