Because I'm Carlos

A recent Stacking Slabs podcast had Carlos inspired to return to the topic of hobby content and talk it over with Eric and Bobbles to see where they sit on it right now.

Slacking Slabs episode that inspired the discussion:

https://www.stackingslabs.com/episodes/the-state-of-hobby-content-with-dave-iowa_dave_sportscards

Cards & Comics episode on Clemente Collector's channel that was referenced:

https://youtu.be/mWjF9z4fsGI?si=ga0VcmP9wq3dioLK

Part 4 of the Collecting Pre-War Series from A Collectors Dream:

https://youtu.be/Y4xKZ0Q5vi0?si=ox9tTaABuAjTgbZ4

2022-23 UD Ultimate Case Break from AMG Collectibles Channel:

https://youtu.be/CSSlQCwq1QM?si=vlso_LDS6GgvE-BB

Thanks to @AMGCollectibles for supporting the podcast and channel. Here are some of their socials to see more of what's coming up for them:

Check out AMG's website:

https://amgcollectibles.ca

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/amgsportscards/

YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@AMGCollectibles

The Wrestling Card YouTube channel mentioned:

https://www.youtube.com/@BICWrestling

See Bobbles on their channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@bobblesandballcards

Follow Eric on his IG:

https://www.instagram.com/sanderson2orr/

Link to the YouTube version of the episode:

https://youtu.be/aslRl-76tqo

Link to Because I'm Carlos on Apple Podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/because-im-carlos/id1540871164

You can reach me in the comment section of the YouTube channel or on Instagram (@because_im_carlos).

Thanks for listening!

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Solo-pod as Carlos talks about the Dallas Stars advancing to the Western Conference Finals, what that got him looking at for his PC, and some quick hits on some recent hobby topics.

Thanks to @AMGCollectibles for supporting the podcast and channel. Here are some of their socials to see more of what's coming up for them:

Check out AMG's website:

https://amgcollectibles.ca

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/amgsportscards/

YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@AMGCollectibles

The Wrestling Card YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@BICWrestling

See Bobbles on their channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@bobblesandballcards

Follow Eric on his IG:

https://www.instagram.com/sanderson2orr/

Link to the YouTube version of the episode:

https://youtu.be/yrgXywNdtSs

Link to Because I'm Carlos on Apple Podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/because-im-carlos/id1540871164

You can reach me in the comment section of the YouTube channel or on Instagram (@because_im_carlos).

Thanks for listening!

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With Rattle Pokemon doing a video on TAG following a former CGC 7.5 Pokemon card that became a TAG 10, we discuss some new thoughts on where things sit with TAG at this point in time and on how this scenario played out.

Then Carlos outlines some thoughts following the acquisition of a long-time sought-after grail for his PC.

Lastly, the guys have fun looking at 2024-25 UD Series 1 WAY in advance as the mockups have been released.

Rattle Pokemon's video that started the discussion:

https://youtu.be/2G4jy1uXUbA?si=QWH6575fnXaaaCoH

Video from Dagreenshiz Collectibles that led to the topic coming up:

https://youtu.be/O0gPFPGlGHg?si=vu-3O1uq_ZBOpHK_

2024-25 UD Series 1 from Beckett:

https://www.beckett.com/news/2024-25-upper-deck-series-1-hockey-cards/

Sports Card Radio's video on Michael Rubin, Fanatics, and how things could look going forward for card shops:

https://youtu.be/gpAuIarYneo?si=6VdzmHp4sicF6g53

Thanks to @AMGCollectibles for supporting the podcast and channel. Here are some of their socials to see more of what's coming up for them:

Check out AMG's website:

https://amgcollectibles.ca

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/amgsportscards/

YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@AMGCollectibles

The Wrestling Card YouTube channel mentioned:

https://www.youtube.com/@BICWrestling

See Bobbles on their channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@bobblesandballcards

Follow Eric on his IG:

https://www.instagram.com/sanderson2orr/

Link to the YouTube version of the episode:

https://youtu.be/QwmY1pBzmH4

Link to Because I'm Carlos on Apple Podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/because-im-carlos/id1540871164

You can reach me in the comment section of the YouTube channel or on Instagram (@because_im_carlos).

Thanks for listening!

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With Boston and Dallas advancing, the guys discuss their team's respective Game 7s.

After the contractually mandated "hockeys," they discuss the 2024 Topps Chrome Wemby card and specifically talk about where they stand on the unlicensed cards.

Sports Collectors Digest article on Topps Football Cards:

https://sportscollectorsdigest.com/cards/butch-jacobs-and-his-work-on-topps-football-cards

@true_rcs 's video on the Wemby Card:

https://youtu.be/qdHZ1I25mfU?si=zrah_B56Bgyr30SO

Thanks to @AMGCollectibles for supporting the podcast and channel. Here are some of their socials to see more of what's coming up for them:

Check out AMG's website:

https://amgcollectibles.ca

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/amgsportscards/

YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@AMGCollectibles

The Wrestling Card YouTube channel mentioned:

https://www.youtube.com/@BICWrestling

See Bobbles on their channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@bobblesandballcards

Follow Eric on his IG:

https://www.instagram.com/sanderson2orr/

Link to the YouTube version of the episode:

https://youtu.be/Km-qFvtpIF8

Link to Because I'm Carlos on Apple Podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/because-im-carlos/id1540871164

You can reach me in the comment section of the YouTube channel or on Instagram (@because_im_carlos).

Thanks for listening!

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Back to a regular episode as the guys have a post-2024 Toronto Spring Expo discussion. Carlos fills them in on what he saw, some stories and observations from the show, and some general takeaways.

Thanks to @AMGCollectibles for supporting the podcast and channel. Here are some of their socials to see more of what's coming up for them:

Check out AMG's website:

https://amgcollectibles.ca

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/amgsportscards/

YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@AMGCollectibles

The Wrestling Card YouTube channel mentioned:

https://www.youtube.com/@BICWrestling

See Bobbles on their channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@bobblesandballcards

Follow Eric on his IG:

https://www.instagram.com/sanderson2orr/

Link to the YouTube version of the episode:

https://youtu.be/i3y9wIsG4Xc

Link to Because I'm Carlos on Apple Podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/because-im-carlos/id1540871164

You can reach me in the comment section of the YouTube channel or on Instagram (@because_im_carlos).

Thanks for listening!

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Solo Pod follow-up as Carlos looked at a past Brady signing to put together some more thoughts on the "signing gone wrong" discussed in the Live Episode 71.

From there a few minutes on the Expo as it approaches hours away.

Cllct article on the Tom Brady signing discussed:

https://www.cllct.com/sports-collectibles/memorabilia/tom-brady-autograph-signing-sparks-uproar-he-defaced-our-stuff

Darren Rovell tweet on March Tom Brady Private Signing:

https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/1750014359760228413?lang=en

Thanks to @AMGCollectibles for supporting the podcast and channel. Here are some of their socials to see more of what's coming up for them:

Check out AMG's website:

https://amgcollectibles.ca

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/amgsportscards/

YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@AMGCollectibles

The Wrestling Card YouTube channel mentioned:

https://www.youtube.com/@BICWrestling

See Bobbles on their channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@bobblesandballcards

Follow Eric on his IG:

https://www.instagram.com/sanderson2orr/

Link to the YouTube version of the episode:

https://youtu.be/kMk8_Bp_Ews

Link to Because I'm Carlos on Apple Podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/because-im-carlos/id1540871164

You can reach me in the comment section of the YouTube channel or on Instagram (@because_im_carlos).

Thanks for listening!

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Live podcast episode while the guys talk some Spring Expo and shameless glance over at the hockey games in progress. The conversation then moves to an in-depth talk on a Tom Brady signing gone wrong.

Cllct article on the Tom Brady signing discussed:

https://www.cllct.com/sports-collectibles/memorabilia/tom-brady-autograph-signing-sparks-uproar-he-defaced-our-stuff

Thanks to @AMGCollectibles for supporting the podcast and channel. Here are some of their socials to see more of what's coming up for them:

Check out AMG's website:

https://amgcollectibles.ca

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/amgsportscards/

YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@AMGCollectibles

The Wrestling Card YouTube channel mentioned:

https://www.youtube.com/@BICWrestling

See Bobbles on their channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@bobblesandballcards

Follow Eric on his IG:

https://www.instagram.com/sanderson2orr/

Link to the YouTube version of the episode:

https://youtube.com/live/miYcX_qMSxU

Link to Because I'm Carlos on Apple Podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/because-im-carlos/id1540871164

You can reach me in the comment section of the YouTube channel or on Instagram (@because_im_carlos).

Thanks for listening!

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A discussion-heavy episode as the guys discuss the strange happenings in the 1979-80 OPC Case sale as it remains in limbo. Then, in the main segment, they revisit Kurt's card care topic after his most recent interview and the continued controversy surrounding him.

Article from Sports Collectors Daily on $3.7 Million 79 OPC Case sale:

https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/3-7-million-hockey-card-case-not-fully-paid/

Video from @ClementeCollector on Kurt's Card Care for another perspective:

https://youtu.be/9badYsGaCU0?si=KB8LrO6izID4yQOs

Thanks to @AMGCollectibles for supporting the podcast and channel. Here are some of their socials to see more of what's coming up for them:

Check out AMG's website:

https://amgcollectibles.ca

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/amgsportscards/

YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@AMGCollectibles

The Wrestling Card YouTube channel mentioned:

https://www.youtube.com/@BICWrestling

See Bobbles on their channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@bobblesandballcards

Follow Eric on his IG:

https://www.instagram.com/sanderson2orr/

Link to the YouTube version of the episode:

https://youtu.be/C0cmDmAKC18

Link to Because I'm Carlos on Apple Podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/because-im-carlos/id1540871164

You can reach me in the comment section of the YouTube channel or on Instagram (@because_im_carlos).

Thanks for listening!

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A mix of many small topics including Carlos having probably too much fun riling up some Wrasslin' fans with some Wrestlemania 40 takes, Bobbles briefly touching on the UFL before going into Beckett's latest run of announcing announcements and then announcing that they are changing nothing in their grading scale.

Beckett IG announcement on the Grading Scale:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5bGHxlsX3q/

Thanks to @AMGCollectibles for supporting the podcast and channel. Here are some of their socials to see more of what's coming up for them:

Check out AMG's website:

https://amgcollectibles.ca

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/amgsportscards/

YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@AMGCollectibles

The Wrestling Card YouTube channel mentioned:

https://www.youtube.com/@BICWrestling

See Bobbles on their channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@bobblesandballcards

Follow Eric on his IG:

https://www.instagram.com/sanderson2orr/

Link to the YouTube version of the episode:

https://youtu.be/xQBNrhSdgqM

Link to Because I'm Carlos on Apple Podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/because-im-carlos/id1540871164

You can reach me in the comment section of the YouTube channel or on Instagram (@because_im_carlos).

Thanks for listening!

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Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Intro

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Regular crew on this episode as we discuss this past week on the channel, including Eric's affinity for knives, some thoughts on the latest Gemrate numbers, and then a discussion on Cllct from Darren Rovell and content in general at this stage in 2024.

Latest from Gemrate on IG:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5PEwp-uE45/?img_index=1

Darren Rovell's new venture:

https://cllct.com/

Thanks to @AMGCollectibles for supporting the podcast and channel. Here are some of their socials to see more of what's coming up for them:

Check out AMG's website:

https://amgcollectibles.ca

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/amgsportscards/

YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@AMGCollectibles

The Wrestling Card YouTube channel mentioned:

https://www.youtube.com/@BICWrestling

See Bobbles on their channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@bobblesandballcards

Follow Eric on his IG:

https://www.instagram.com/sanderson2orr/

Link to the YouTube version of the episode:

https://youtu.be/oHgW9jdh0rs

Link to Because I'm Carlos on Apple Podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/because-im-carlos/id1540871164

You can reach me in the comment section of the YouTube channel or on Instagram (@because_im_carlos).

Thanks for listening!

#SportsCards #TheHobby #sportscardpodcast

Disclaimer: The channel is partnered with AMG Collectibles