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Go GTS Live, January 30, 2025: Upper Deck Behind the Scenes, News, Breaks - Join hosts Rob Bertrand, former host of Cardboard Connection Radio, and co-host, Chris Steuber, for a fun-filled episode of the best trading card and memorabilia news and talk in #TheHobby! (Season 10, Episode 4, Master Episode 357)

We started the show, as we always do, with our #GoGTSLiveQoftheWeek poll question, which was prompted by a conversation last week. So, we wanted to know your thoughts on:

Here is this week's #GoGTSLiveQoftheWeekPoll

What new or less frequently used memorabilia would you most like to see in #TheHobby

Don't see your choice in the poll? Give us a reply!

— Go GTS Live (@GoGTSLive) January 30, 2025

As usual, the guys detailed the hobby's top stories during our weekly Hobby Happenings segment. Highlights include: crime news, Beckett expands to Europe, Goldin beta tests CT scanning for sealed wax authentication, and more!

Box Breaks

We went hunting for 💥💥💥 during our weekly Box Breaks segment with recent releases from Panini and Upper Deck!

🏀 2024 Panini Prizm Draft Picks Collegiate Basketball Cards

🏒 2023-24 Upper Deck Boston Bruins Centennial Hockey Cards

New Releases

We took a look at this week's other new product releases scheduled to hit hobby store shelves, online retailers and group breakers during the 🔥 Hot in the Shop 🔥 segment.  

🏀 2024-25 Panini Hoops NBA Basketball Cards

🏒 2023-24 Upper Deck Clear Cut NHL Hockey Cards

✨ 2024 Leaf Ultimate Sports Cards

🏈2024 Pulse Premiere Football Cards

⚽ 2024-25 Futera Club Live Soccer Cards

🏈 2025 Fanatics Under Wraps Authentic Autographed NFL Helmets

We featured an interview with Director of Sports Brands at Upper Deck, Paul Zickler.

Go GTS Live, January 23, 2025: Panini & Upper Deck Breaks, #RAK, Hobby News - Join hosts Rob Bertrand, former host of Cardboard Connection Radio, and co-host, Chris Steuber, for a fun-filled episode of the best trading card and memorabilia news and talk in #TheHobby! (Season 10, Episode 3, Master Episode 356)

We started the show, as we always do, with our #GoGTSLiveQoftheWeek poll question, and we trades in the air, we wanted to know your thoughts on:

Here is this week's #GoGTSLiveQoftheWeek Poll

A post from @filthbombbreaks got us thinking... (check it out in the replies)

How would YOU like to celebrate a veteran player's first year with a new team on trading cards?

Think Saquon on the Eagles or KAT with the Knicks. Sound…

— Go GTS Live (@GoGTSLive) January 23, 2025

As usual, the guys detailed the hobby's top stories during our weekly Hobby Happenings segment. Highlights include: crime news, Beckett lawsuit, PSA price increase, and more!

Box Breaks

We went hunting for 💥💥💥 during our weekly Box Breaks segment with new and recent releases from Panini and Upper Deck!

🏀 2024 Panini Prizm Draft Picks Collegiate Basketball Cards

🏀 2023-24 Panini Contenders Optic NBA Basketball Cards

🏒 2024 Upper Deck Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) Cards  (NEW RELEASE)

🤼‍♂️ 2024 Upper Deck Allure AEW Trading Cards (NEW RELEASE)

🎴 2024 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions Trading Cards (NEW RELEASE)

New Releases

We took a look at this week's other new product releases scheduled to hit hobby store shelves, online retailers and group breakers during the 🔥 Hot in the Shop 🔥 segment.  

⚽ 2024-25 Donruss Soccer Cards

🏁 2024 Panini Prizm NASCAR Racing Cards

🏒 2024-25 Topps NHL Sticker Collection

🎶 2024 Leaf Elvis Presley Icons Collection Trading Cards

🎬 2024 KAKAWOW COSMOS Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary Trading Cards

🏈 2025 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Footballs Logo Edition

We featured an interview with Eric Hecker, inventor of #thehobby #RAK.

All of this and MUCH MORE on #TheHobby's Web Show! Join us LIVE Thursday nights at our NEW TIME, 8:30pm EST on Twitch.tv/GoGTSLive where we always GIVE AWAY the big hits from our breaks!

(Learn how to use your Amazon Prime membership to subscribe to our Twitch channel  for FREE. We do monthly exclusive breaks for Twitch subscribers).

On Tuesday, January 21, 2025, the Detroit Red Wings lost to the Philadelphia Flyers in overtime, 2-1. Red Wings star Dylan Larkin had an assist in the loss and talked to the assembled media, including our own Russ Cohen, after the game. Larkin discussed what went wrong in the defeat, as well as the things they did well in the game and on their current road trip.

Join hosts Rob Bertrand, former host of Cardboard Connection Radio, and co-host, Chris Steuber, for a fun-filled episode of the best trading card and memorabilia news and talk in #TheHobby! (Season 10, Episode 1, Master Episode 354)

We started the show, as we always do, with our #GoGTSLiveQoftheWeek poll question, and we wanted to talk about eye appeal.

#GoGTSLiveQoftheWeekPoll – When it comes to "eye appeal" 👀 for trading cards, what’s most important to you? #thehobby

— Go GTS Live (@GoGTSLive) January 16, 2025

As usual, the guys detailed the hobby's top stories during our weekly Hobby Happenings segment. Highlights include: 2024's top card sales, PSA delays, Did You Know?, new sports collectibles documentary,  and MUCH more!

Box Breaks

We went hunting for 💥💥💥 during our weekly Box Breaks segment with new and recent releases from Keepsake, Leaf and Upper Deck!

🎮 2022-23 Upper Deck Call of Duty Trading Cards 

🏒 2024-25 Upper Deck Synergy NHL Hockey Cards (NEW RELEASE) 

👊 2024 Keepsake Bruce Lee Collection Kaleidoscope Edition 

🦅 2024 Historic Autographs The 1800s Trading Cards 

✨ 2025 Leaf Metal Sports Heroes Trading Cards (NEW RELEASE) 

New Releases

We took a look at this week's other new product releases scheduled to hit hobby store shelves, online retailers and group breakers during the 🔥 Hot in the Shop 🔥 segment.  

🏈 2024 Wild Card 7 Card Studs "High Stakes" Quarterbacks Metal Edition

🏈 2024 Onyx Vintage Football Cards

🎶 2024 Leaf Elvis Presley Icons Collection Trading Cards

⚾ 2025 Fanatics Under Wraps MLB Jerseys

Special video segments included a conversation with the crew at Collect Media about game-used authentication.

Happy New Year! We're LIVE with an Upper Deck Break-A-Palooza! Come watch and chat with hobby friends. #TheHobby

We're LIVE with a BRAND NEW episode of #TheHobby's Web Show! Tonight's show is LOADED with boxes from Panini and Bo Jackson Battle Arena. Tune in LIVE and you can WIN CARDS from these boxes. Come watch and chat with hobby friends!

We opened the WORLD DEBUT box of A Christmas Story trading cards from ‪@CryptozoicEntertainment‬ on our latest show. Check out what we hit and gave away to some lucky live viewers! #TheHobby

Tune in to our live show every Thursday at 8PM EST / 5PM PST. We cover all of the latest hobby news and we preview the latest products by opening them right on the show. Instead of selling the hits, or selling spots into the break, WE GIVE THEM AWAY! All you have to do is watch us on YouTube or Twitch and follow our instructions during the broadcasts. It’s easy, not hard!

Do you need help subscribing to our Twitch channel for FREE with an Amazon Prime account? Follow this handy link: https://gogts.net/subscribe-to-gogts-...

GTS Distribution is proud to introduce The Hobby’s first LIVE web show dedicated to the sports and entertainment collectibles. Inspired by the quality content of the Cardboard Connection Radio Show, that stopped airing late in 2014, this interactive, video talk show will serve as the go-to resource for hobby related information.

Viewers will be treated to the latest product information, news, trends and guest interviews. This web show will be the perfect platform to not only discuss the hobby and products, but also to see the latest offerings from each manufacturer. The show promises to be a positive, entertaining, informative and constructive resource for The Hobby.

Go GTS Live, The Hobby’s Web Show can be seen LIVE on Twitch and YouTube at /gogtslive

Read the Go GTS Blog here: http://gogts.net

Go GTS Live, December 5, 2024: Christmas Movies, Catching Up on Breaks - Join hosts Rob Bertrand, former host of Cardboard Connection Radio, and co-host, Chris Steuber, for a fun-filled episode of the best trading card and memorabilia news and talk in #TheHobby! (Season 9, Episode 28, Master Episode 352)

We started the show, as we always do, with our #GoGTSLiveQoftheWeek poll question, with a little bit of a twist. In celebration of the Christmas season, we are hosting a Go GTS Live Christmas Movie Bracket Challenge!

As usual, the guys detailed the hobby's top stories during our weekly Hobby Happenings segment, which was once again, absolutely LOADED! Highlights include: November's Top 10 Card Sales, COMC Top Selling Player Lists of 2024, DA Card World Bounty Card pulled and MUCH more!

Box Breaks

We went hunting for 💥💥💥 during our weekly Box Breaks segment with newer releases from Cryptozoic Entertainment, Leaf and Upper Deck!

🏈 2024 Leaf Trinity Football Cards

🦇 Cryptozoic CZPlus Dark Nights: Metal Trading Cards

🎄 Cryptozoic A Christmas Story: Marquee Trading Cards

🎴 2024 Marvel Allegiance: Secret Wars Trading Cards

🤼‍♂️ 2024 Upper Deck Black Diamond AEW Trading Cards

New Releases

We took a look at this week's new product releases scheduled to hit hobby store shelves, online retailers and group breakers during the 🔥 Hot in the Shop 🔥 segment.  

🏈 2024 Panini Certified NFL Football Cards

🤼‍♂️ 2024 Panini Three Count WWE Trading Cards

🏀 2024-25 Tristar Hidden Treasures Autographed Basketballs – Season Edition

💫2024 Super Break Signed Jersey Edition

🖊️ 2024 Historic Autographs Celebrity Quads Trading Cards

Special video segments included the story of a collector's 9-year collecting quest and an interview with actor Scott Schwarz of 'A Christmas Story'.

All of this and MUCH MORE on #TheHobby's Web Show! Join us LIVE Thursday nights at our NEW TIME, 8pm EST on Twitch.tv/GoGTSLive where we always GIVE AWAY the big hits from our breaks!

STAY TUNED NEXT WEEK AS WE CATCH UP ON PANINI RELEASES WITH A PANINIPALOOZA SEGMENT!!

(Learn how to use your Amazon Prime membership to subscribe to our Twitch channel  for FREE. We do monthly exclusive breaks for Twitch subscribers).

On Thursday, December 5th, Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk netted a five-point game against the Philadelphia Flyers in the Panthers' 7-5 win. After the game, our own Russ Cohen, and the other assembled media, talked to Tkachuk about the ups-and-downs in the game, as well as some of his teammates being chosen for the upcoming Four Nations Tournament.

We're LIVE with a BRAND NEW episode featuring all of the latest Hobby Happenings, a look at some videos from around the web, Hot in the Shop previews and BOX BREAKS!!

This week we have NEW boxes from Upper Deck! Come watch and chat with #TheHobby friends!

Tune in to our live show every Thursday at 8PM EST / 5PM PST. We cover all of the latest hobby news and we preview the latest products by opening them right on the show. Instead of selling the hits, or selling spots into the break, WE GIVE THEM AWAY! All you have to do is watch us on YouTube or Twitch and follow our instructions during the broadcasts. It’s easy, not hard!

Do you need help subscribing to our Twitch channel for FREE with an Amazon Prime account? Follow this handy link: https://gogts.net/subscribe-to-gogts-...

GTS Distribution is proud to introduce The Hobby’s first LIVE web show dedicated to the sports and entertainment collectibles. Inspired by the quality content of the Cardboard Connection Radio Show, that stopped airing late in 2014, this interactive, video talk show will serve as the go-to resource for hobby related information.

Viewers will be treated to the latest product information, news, trends and guest interviews. This web show will be the perfect platform to not only discuss the hobby and products, but also to see the latest offerings from each manufacturer. The show promises to be a positive, entertaining, informative and constructive resource for The Hobby.

Go GTS Live, The Hobby’s Web Show can be seen LIVE at:

/ gogtslive

Read the Go GTS Blog here: http://gogts.net

On Saturday, November 16th, Philadelphia Flyers rookie goaltender Ivan Fedotov got his third win of the season in a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres. In this audio, which was captured by our own Russ Cohen, the big Russian talked about his improved play and how he's been able to prepare for games.