Sports Cards Nonsense

Mike and Jesse are joined in the studio by Shep and Mike Sterk for the first four-man booth. Mike revels in his reverse-mush working on Drake Maye. He also spent the weekend buying every Paul George rookie card he could find. Shep discusses how shops get athletes in the store. Plus, he dives into allocation and MSRP to dispel some myths. Mike has a product idea for Topps that could be a game-changer. Wrapping up with voicemails!

0:00 - Intro and the Gio reverse mush is alive and well

4:45 - Gio spent an ungodly amount of money on Paul George rookies

11:00 - A big weekend for Shep

15:00 - How card shops can work on getting athletes in the shop

18:00 - Do tax and shipping come into play as a comp for a card

28:00 - Allocation for card shops

32:00 - Are Shops required to sell at MSRP?

41:00 - Mike’s New Idea for a Product “Topps Juiced”

56:00 - You never want to be the person holding the bag

1:01:00 - Educating Sterk about Disney

1:14:00 - The LCS remains the backbone of the hobby

1:25:00 - Trade everything away for one grail

1:33:00 - Not a junk wax era

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We kick off the show with Sterk's Starting Five, the five most important players left in the postseason in real-life baseball and cardboard. Gio takes a look at the MLB postseason market. Then we get into our inaugural SCN Trivia Challenge! Find out who wins. We also get an update on PSA's vault and on Mike and Jesse's charity stream on eBay Live. Wrapping up with voicemails from Mt. Rushmore.

0:00 - Intro

1:00 - Sterk’s Starting Five

19:00 - MLB Postseason Market Update

22:25 - The Realest Ohtani Promotion

25:15 - SCN Trivia

54:20 - PSA Update

57:20 - Upcoming eBay Live charity stream

1:00:00 - SCN Challenge Update

1:04:00 - Mt. Rushmore Voicemail

1:10:45 - Will we solve the riddle before the next show?

1:12:20 - What was Franco’s gift for Papa Gio?

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Mike has company today, as Jesse is back off the IL (Gout). We get into Jason Kelce's $30k hobby adventure and how he was completely misled about the boxes he bought. Mike has a bone to pick with the shipping from Fanatics Instant Rips. Plus, how much would you need to give up a misprinted 1-of-1 card?

Plus, we hit voicemails and have a new member of the SCN Mt. Rushmore.

0:00- Intro

9:15 - SGC 9.5 vs. PSA 9 market price differences

13:55 - Buying SGC or BGS 9s is a nice little hack for PC cards

15:00 - Jason Kelce spends $35,000 to chase Brady rookie cards

29:30 - Shipping for the Fanatics Instant Rips has been a disaster. Shipping has to be secure.

39:00 - Topps offers $400 fancash for a 1/1 Ronnie Lott Tecmo Bowl; Gio says to turn it down and ask for $5k

1:10:25 - 2000s eTopps Cards have gone up massively

1:18:00 - Checking in with a 5th grade teacher about what kids are collecting

1:33:30 - WNBA Investing Update

VOICEMAIL MT RUSHMORE:

Larry

Beefcake

Hans Gruber

Franco, Not Wander

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In this episode, we find out how many Mike's are too many without Jesse, who is out sick. Mike Gio and Mike Sterk look at the hobby values of the players who won so far in the MLB Playoffs. Plus, Mike and Mike share their misery about the Red Sox and Cubs being out. Looking at the Mantle and Ohtani markets.

Then we are joined by Michael Katz from Trove, making it four Mikes on the show. We get his hobby backstory and his Mt. Rushmore of Boston Sports.

We wrap up with the news that Larry is confirmed to be coming to town, which begs the question: should Sterk and Brendan come as well?

0:00-Intro + MLB Playoffs

8:00 - Looking at the hobby value of playoff winners

13:30 - Mantle vs. Ohtani in the market

24:00 - Michael Katz interview, CEO/Founder of Trove

33:05 - What was his education process getting back in the hobby?

45:00 - Boston Sports Mt. Rushmore

48:55 - Mike hits Gio about his eBay Live

1:07:30 - Gio has no interest in Nate Bargatze coming on the show

1:12:15 - Sterk wants to buy PSA 8s vs. Raw

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Mike and Jesse are joined by Funcle in the studio today (and Papa Gio, kind of) to look back at most of Week 3 in the NFL. Why it might be too late to sell some of your non-rookies for football. Funcle's guide to buying and grading in the current market. The Cooper Flagg Debut Patch wrapped up at auction, and Mike thinks people have too much money. Plus, are cards now status symbols? Wrapping up with the Mt. Rushmore of non-sports cards.

0:00 - Intro and Funcle in studio

12:30 - NFL Buy/Sell after Week 3

14:30 - Better to sell football before the season starts, as guys will sell more in preseason than once the season starts

17:25 - What is Funcle buying to grade these days?

29:15 - Differences between the major sports as investment pieces

37:35 - The Cooper Flagg Debut Patch Auto sold for $8M, but how outrageous is that sale?

42:00 - Are cards turning into status symbols?

47:15 - Why aren’t Bowman Chrome U more popular for football and basketball like Bowman prospects for baseball?

1:05:00 - Tips for vending at a card show

1:13:40 - Are PED suspensions a death sentence for hobby value?

1:36:00 - Who is the most underrated athlete?

1:39:45 - Mount Rushmore for Non-Sports

Voicemail Mt. Rushmore:

Larry

Beefcake

Hans Gruber

Caleb

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