Episodes

Saturday Sep 05, 2020
294B - Out-Takes with Tanner Jones
Saturday Sep 05, 2020
Saturday Sep 05, 2020
Tanner and I kept the recorder going and I have extracted this short exchange from his interview of me, which I thought you would like.

Saturday Sep 05, 2020
294A - Out-Takes on Market Manipulation with Adam Gray, The Basketball Card Podcast
Saturday Sep 05, 2020
Saturday Sep 05, 2020
On Adam's The Basketball Card Podcast last week (recommend that you listen to the whole episode) I was asked about historical market manipulation of the card hobby. My brief response recorded here is a small part of the show.

Friday Sep 04, 2020
294 - 1977 O-Pee-Chee Baseball (with Rich Klein)
Friday Sep 04, 2020
Friday Sep 04, 2020
The most interesting of the modern O-Pee-Chee baseball sets with all the subtle and not-so-subtle differences compared to the Topps set of the same year.

Thursday Sep 03, 2020
293 - Benefits of Instagram with Adam Gray, The Basketball Card Podcast
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Adam suggests that every serious collector should be on Instagram and gives his four reasons why.

Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
292 - Mega-Sorting with Mike Sommer, Wax Pack Hero
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
There is sorting and there is mega-sorting. Mike shares his on-going experience breaking down a largely-unsorted million-card inventory.

Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
291 - Origin: Jeff Heckman, Topps eCommerce Director
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Jeff shares his hobby journey and his current work at Topps directing their successful eCommerce efforts.

Monday Aug 31, 2020
290 - Bubbles and Balloons
Monday Aug 31, 2020
Monday Aug 31, 2020
How to think (and what to do) about the current hot state of the sports card industry.

Saturday Aug 29, 2020
289B - Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
Saturday Aug 29, 2020
Saturday Aug 29, 2020
Popular book summarized (and the book summary is recommended) - how and where do you get in the zone with respect to the hobby?

Saturday Aug 29, 2020
289A - Watters Creek Card Show Report
Saturday Aug 29, 2020
Saturday Aug 29, 2020
I "analyzed" and "quantified" this 300+ table weekend card show (and its contents) and share some of my conclusions.

Friday Aug 28, 2020
289 - Origin: Adam Gray, The Basketball Card Podcast
Friday Aug 28, 2020
Friday Aug 28, 2020
Adam shares his origin story, his essentially uninterrupted life-long passion for basketball cards, including the development of his excellent podcast, The Basketball Card Podcast, and his Top 100 Cards.

