Establish The Collection

Gary recaps his weekend at The National and talks about his experience as a seller at the world’s largest gathering of collectors. He explains which cards were most sought after and why modern NFL quarterbacks were the talk of The Hobby in Atlantic City.

Then the guys walk through their process as they make their FIRST ever ETC investment for the 2022 NFL season after identifying two underpriced, dynamic QBs with big upside.

Gary and Cody are back to recap all of the biggest storylines both on and off the field that are impacting current card prices. Gary reacts to Panini’s release of NBA Prizm and National Treasure and dissects the biggest basketball offseason news. He also gives an update on the state of the baseball market as prices remain strong for the game’s brightest stars heading into the second half of the MLB season. Cody analyzes the UFC market fresh off Paddy Pimblett’s win at UFC Fight Night before Gary wraps up with an F1 update in a segment of Winning Formula.

The boys are back! Gary returns from a three week long honeymoon across the pond to join Cody as they catch up on the NBA offseason storylines impacting the basketball card market and what to expect as baseball hits the MLB All Star break. Then they dive into a BBMIII draft on Underdog discussing how on-field expectations can shift the football card market.

Stocks have entered a bear market, crypto is down and NFT sales have cooled off. Gary and Cody take a high-level view of the sports card world that has dealt with a bear market of it’s own and talk through whether or not collectibles are a good place to store your money in the current economic climate.

The guys also recap the NBA Finals and discuss the biggest impacts to the basketball card market, including thoughts on the Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and what's next for Andrew Wiggins.

Few on-field achievements have bigger impacts on a player's card market than winning an award. Gary and Cody sit down with Establish The Run's awards market maven, Ryan Reynolds to look at the market for this upcoming season. The guys highlight some offseason buying opportunities on cards who could benefit from being in the MVP, OPOY, DPOY and Comeback Player of the Year discussion. 

An offseason that saw Davante Adams end up in Las Vegas and Tyreek Hill packing his bags for South Beach sent shockwaves through the NFL sports card market. Now that the dust has settled from the 2022 Draft, Gary and Cody look back at the biggest winners and losers from a frantic football offseason. Which cards will soar to new heights this season and beyond and which ones should we be selling before they get back on the field?

Gary and Cody review round one of the NBA Playoffs with a focus on the surging card markets of top performers. They also preview what the offseason markets may look like for teams who have been eliminated, identifying the best time to buy low. 

Back from a brief hiatus, Gary and Cody catch up on the latest happenings in the sports world through a collectibles perspective. 

In this episode, we discuss:

- F1 season heating up

- UFC 273 fallout

- What's going on with baseball's top prospects

- Biggest risers in the NBA Playoffs

TIMESTAMPS:

3:29 - Winning Formula with Gary Hartman

7:49 - UFC with Cody Main

18:18 - Baseball’s Hottest Prospects

25:24 - NBA Playoffs and Cards update 

Gary and Cody get together to recap last week’s 2022 UFC release looking at some of the product’s biggest names and early returns for budding stars like Paddy Pimblett, Umar Nurmagomedov and Shavkat Rakhmonov. Then they dive deep into America’s pastime with a comprehensive look at the games biggest stars, up-and-coming prospects and Gary’s sleepers to invest in now before Opening Day.

TIMESTAMPS:

2:49 - Winning Formula with Gary Hartman

9:35 - UFC Hobby Boxes releases

18:49 - The return of Baseball

28:58 - Shohei Ohtani

32:47 - Mike Trout

36:25 - Wander Franco

38:48 - Jasson Dominguez

41:11 - Ronald Acuña

43:34 - Fernando Tatis