Sports Cards Nonsense

Mike and Jesse are back and Mike has a sense of renewed enjoyment in the hobby after buying the lot last week. Fanatics has major news. Plus, we hit voicemails!

0:00 - Fans of the hobby will find something to be loving right now. For example, Mike combing through the lot he picked up and finding cards he loves.

8:30 - Pardon the Nonsense Debut

11:00 - Trying to call Papa Gio in prison

13:25 - Breaking news from Fanatics - Digital Rips are coming to Fanatics starting with Topps Chrome Black Basketball at $100 per pack. Cards are real, similar to Upper Deck ePack

17:15 - Topps is trying to be innovative in keeping costs down

23:10 - Opening the Voicemails

40:00 - Justin Steele calls back in and calling him back

47:30 - Wrap up calls

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Mike and Jesse dive into the non-sports market as concerns are starting to grow, even within the non-sports side. Are bad actors in the space pumping or shilling the non-sports sections? Could a market correction be coming for non-sports? Plus, looking at how the hobby is overly reliant on grading. Justin Steele of the Cubs joins to discuss his hobby journey!

0:00 - Best ways to move lots and use CardLadder

7:30 - Is the non-sports side in for a major correction soon?

10:00 - Gary Vee and Logan Paul are pumping cards?

19:50 - Should buyers be careful with non-sports right now?

30:00 - The hobby is way too reliant on grading

41:10 - Mike finally started buying watches on Arena Club

57:45 - SpongeBob to the Moon?

1:01:00 - Justin Steele of the Cubs

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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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