Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-y657i-12282b3 Frank (and his surviving wife Vivian) founded and ran Baseball Hobby News, a very influential publication, which Rich and I, and many others, greatly enjoyed.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-9bm22-1220ead I describe my auction winnings, namely a group of seven not-so-new football hobby boxes - I am a card collector, not a box collector - so I opened all the boxes!
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-22tj5-1220e9d The last four weeks of individual daily episodes summarized along with further commentary (in case something was missed ... by me).
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-nxzgy-121c0ce Shwe is a journalism student and podcaster on assignment and we had a discussion about the exciting chase (that has always been) central to the sports card hobby.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-4f7ym-121c0c0 Thanks to my co-hosts (John Newman and John Keating) and the live call-ins, another robust Saturday morning hobby discussion -listen to the whole hour either live next week or on your favorite podcast app - thanks!
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-gevj3-11e5b90 Skepi (not his real name) has sent me many insightful questions about sports cards and this hobby - this episode is about the pros and cons of re-packs, for your consideration.
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-bjyiw-11d1c27 Ryan and I traded sports card hobby questions and answers - I think I represent the past and Ryan represents the future - but Ryan is a vintage guy at a young age and you gotta love that!
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-yugwz-1212334 John is the co-founder of the mobile (free) card identification app, Center Stage, which is surprisingly fast, due to their clever approach - thanks John!
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-w723m-11eded4 Another eight different listener questions worth addressing - from eight different thoughtful listeners - send me your sports card questions about the past, present, or future - thanks!
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-ydb6z-11d1c38 Most of Ryan's show involved my "show and tell" of a few interesting cards - this is a brief segment more suited to our audio format as our conversation was wide-ranging. Thanks Ryan!
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-gzk9b-11d00e1 Rich and I talk about the re-birth of Fleer baseball (current player) cards back in 1981 (not a terrible start all things considered) and how Fleer handled the junk wax era before its eventual demise almost 25 years later.
Rich now works for COMC - which is an interesting option and venue for selling smaller more obscure sets card by card - we discuss our strategies - thanks Rich!
Grayson came all the way from Australia to the MINT Collective in Las Vegas - we sat down twice - this portion was recorded in the show area - please forgive the poor audio quality - and thanks Grayson.
I accumulated several questions from my German (Shaq collector) friend, Torsten Bauer, and rolled them into this interesting episode - put on your thinking caps - and thanks Torsten.
I accumulate good sports card questions sent in by viewers and listeners - thank you - this time it's eight diverse questions - keep them coming!
Kirt challenged me on my claim that sports card collecting is the greatest hobby in the world - the verdict - it is for me!
Jeff and I had some creative ideas about marketing sports cards to kids - and we brainstormed about birthday party ideas (that I wish were around when I was a kid).
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-rfme6-11e5ba6 A couple of topics we thoughtfully considered - both of which can have a huge impact on the high-end sports card hobby/industry - thanks Skepi!
Brad Bethune and Chris Harris were my co-hosts last month on Hobby Hotline - listen to the whole show as this was only a small portion of what we discussed that Saturday morning - thanks!
Kirt had some sports card hobby/industry questions accumulated for me - there were also some constructive criticisms, which I enjoyed hearing and responding to the best of my ability or recollection - thanks Kirt.
Jeff is filling Tracy Hackler's shoes in his new role at Panini, but he brings some additional capabilities which Panini will likely eventually tap into - thanks Jeff!
Paper shortages and supply chain disruptions - but is there more to the story? We discuss on Hobby Hotline last month - thanks co-hosts!
I am honest, but am I brutally honest? Enjoy Kirt's approach to buying and selling - seems to work for him but perhaps not all - thanks Kirt!
Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-5exu4-11e5b9c Skepi and I discuss Card Ladder with a special focus on the future, of what it is now and what it could become. The fact that it started out basketball-centric may be a distant memory in five years - we'll see! Thanks all!