Sports Cards Nonsense

Mike and Jesse try out something new with the new studio today: voicemails. If you would like to participate in a future voicemails episode, you can leave one for Mike and Jesse at 413-342-5726. Leave a voicemail on any hobby topic, and it may be used in a future episode! Thanks to everyone that participated in the first Phoning It In!

0:00 - Intro

3:00 - Setting up the show for Voicemails

12:05 - 90s Inserts that have been overlooked

16:30 - Would Papa Gio do a Disney break with Jesse?

20:05 - Sourcing singles

31:45 - Shill Bidding

40:00 - What does Jesse think of the Marvel market?

46:40 - Buying Raw cards

53:40 - Looking at the Brady market

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Papa Gio joins Mike and Jesse this week in the new studio. Mike has an update on a story from last week about a big trade at The National. Why won't Theo Von book Mike on his show? Mike's favorite PC pieces, and Jesse thinks it might be time to take a few wins in the hobby.

0:00 - Athletes joining non-sports breaks and ripping cases.

9:00 - Mike’s update on a trade at The National

24:20 - Mike is trying to get booked on a podcast, and places are trying to charge him

44:00 - Mailbag

51:15 - SCN Buy/Sell/Trade Group coming

57:00 - Mike’s favorite PC pieces

1:04:30 - Jesse would buy Peyton Manning

1:09:00 - Jesse on taking a few wins right now

1:11:20 - People need to be so much smarter with their money in the hobby

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The corporatization of the hobby has its positives, for sure: better products, higher values, etc. However, if big names and bigger money keep coming into the hobby, people will be forced out. Mike and Jesse dive into the latest round of big names with deep pockets entering the space.

0:00 - Intro

4:30 - Big money in the hobby forces more and more people out.

6:00 - Everything is more expensive now

9:10 - This is not a doom-and-gloom situation, but we are reaching a breaking point

12:10 - Is now the time to sell and get money where you can? Can everything keep going up?

24:00 - Cooper Flagg debut patch auto-pulled, and the reactions were priceless.

32:00 - Prison vs. Jail

44:00 - Collectors vs. Speculators

52:00 - Emotional ties to a card

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Mike and Jesse are joined by Shep in the studio for the first guest on the new set. Football season is almost upon us and Mike and Shep look at what will be a disappointing rookie class for 2026 and where collectors will go. Plus, the new CAP program from Topps for Card Shops and why they need to focus on maintaining a healthy ecosystem for the LCS's. Wrapping up with Good Charlotte and Josh Luber at our SCN studio at The National.

0:00 - Intro

6:00 - Football Season is upon us. When is a good time to sell football cards?

9:30 - Who is a buy/sell before the season, and why does Shep want to sell Joe Burrow now

17:00 - 2026 NFL Rookie Class

27:00 - Theft in the hobby

32:50 - WhatNot raising money

35:10 - Topps’ Retail Reserve is now the Collector Access Program and how it works.

50:10 - The hobby is currently at a crossroads where they need to decide if they want to make as much money now or help the hobby long-term.

55:30 - Will CAP fix things for the LCS vs. corporatization? Mike takes some positives from Topps at least responding to people's concerns.

1:00:00 - Why won’t the market accept multiple high-end grading companies at a time?

1:07:10 - What will the lockout in MLB do to pricing?

1:10:30 - Good Charlotte Joined Josh Luber in the SCN Studio!

1:30:00 - Wrapping up!

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Some of our favorite moments from The National that didn't make it into other podcasts this week. We have a roundtable with some of the personalities from the network. Interviews with the youngest and oldest new shop owners at The National. Plus, an interview with Adam Ireland and Papa Gio opens a box of mob cards.

0:00 - Intro

2:10 - Roundtable featuring Jesse, Doug Plagens, Alex from CleverCubanCards, and Alex Tressler

31:30 - Mike interviews the youngest and oldest new shop owners at The National

37:30 - Adam Ireland from eBay Collectibles joins Mike to discuss eBay's investment into the space

48:00 - BJ is joined by Papa Gio to open a special box of Mob Cards

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