"Happy Hobby Sports Cards" Podcast!

Each “Happy Hobby Sports Card” podcast has a handful of great sports card subjects, helping sports card collectors working with limited budgets – like me!

The links in this newsletter are affiliate links with eBay and Amazon, which means we will make a commission on any purchases off those links. So, thank you! Also, all sports card images come courtesy of BuySportsCards.com.

🏈 5 UNDERVALUED FOOTBALL ROOKIE CARDS WE LIKE!

Quarterbacks are king in the football card-collecting world, so we found a few we think you’ll like in the coming weeks, months and years. A couple of these guys are players everyone else has given up on, despite being Heisman Trophy winners and former No. 1 overall NFL Draft picks!

We also shared a few likely Hall-of-Fame players who we think you can grab on the cheap right now!

🏈 ⚾ 🏀TRIVIA, FANATICS & CARDS THAT MAKE US HAPPY!

One of our newest features in our newsletter/podcast is our weekly Sports Card Trivia contest! Get involved in this one and you could win a cool sports card!

Patrick Imhoff also chimes in with another great change to the world of sports card collecting that he’d make, if he became the CEO of Fanatics!

Finally, we share a Bo Jackson card that everyone knows and loves, and we dip back into the history of its creation!… and the news that has since followed it!

***Important Card-Collecting Articles on DavidGonos.com***

* Best Baseball Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1956

* Best Basketball Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1948

* Best Football Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1956

* Best Hockey Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1951

* 23 Best Sports Cards Supplies To Buy

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Each “Happy Hobby Sports Card” podcast has a handful of great sports card subjects, helping sports card collectors working with limited budgets – like me!

🏈 2024 FOOTBALL CARD RANKINGS-PALOOZA!

We are so excited about the new NFL season, we decided to just rank a bunch of football card stuff!

We ranked the top-five rookie football cards from last year! We ranked the top-10 rookie football cards from the past decade! We ranked the best-looking football card designs from the past 70 years! We ranked the NFL team that we believe has the most football-card collectability!

We ranked our rankings! We’re insaaaaane!

The links in this newsletter are affiliate links with eBay and Amazon, which means we will make a commission on any purchases off those links. So, thank you! Also, all sports card images come courtesy of BuySportsCards.com.

Patrick Imhoff also checks in again with another great idea for how he would make Fanatics eeeeeeven better if he were the CEO once the manufacturer gets the baseball, football and basketball card licenses in 2026!

Some great hobby news dropped recently, also, as SGC now has a $12 grading special for all Topps Chrome cards! All. Not just baseball. Not just 2024. All. Sweeeet!

Also, check out Joe Posnanski’s new book, coming out Sept. 17 on Amazon, “Why We Love Football: A History in 100 Moments.” I’ve already preordered it and I’m very excited to read it!

Finally, I also share some great news about how Sports Cards Nonsense Newsletter was kind enough to add our “Happy Hobby Sports Cards” Newsletter to their “Recommended” list on their home page! Whaaaaat!?!?!? That’s some crazy sports cards nonsense right there!

***Important Card-Collecting Articles on DavidGonos.com***

23 Best Sports Cards Supplies To Buyhttps://davidgonos.com/sports-card-supplies/

Best Baseball Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1956https://davidgonos.com/who-are-the-best-rookies-from-each-topps-baseball-set/

Best Basketball Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1948https://davidgonos.com/who-are-the-best-basketball-rookie-cards-from-each-nba-season/

Best Football Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1956https://davidgonos.com/best-football-rookie-cards-from-every-nfl-year/

Best Hockey Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1951https://davidgonos.com/best-hockey-rookie-cards/

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Have a #HappyHobby !

Podcast Music: "I dunno" by grapes - 2008 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0)

Each “Happy Hobby Sports Card” podcast has a handful of great sports card subjects, helping sports card collectors working with limited budgets – like me!

The links in this newsletter are affiliate links with eBay and Amazon, which means we will make a commission on any purchases off those links. So, thank you! Also, all sports card images come courtesy of BuySportsCards.com.

🏈 9 GREAT ROOKIE FOOTBALL CARDS THAT NEVER WERE!

We listed off 9 Great Rookie Basketball Cards That Never Were (and 13 Others) in a previous issue, and it was easily one of our most popular posts so far. It was a list of rookie cards we were robbed of seeing, for whatever reason, and now we’re turning our attention to the football card world, since the 2024 NFL season is about to launch! In some cases, these players got rookie cards, just not in the season they should have gotten them, or in the product that should have celebrated them!

We also go back to Patrick Imhoff for another way Fanatics can be fixed before they get all three major sports card licenses in 2026! Imhoff shares his thoughts on Redemption Cards this time, and how he’d make everyone happy – from collectors to Fanatics!

Ebay shares some of their football search stats with us, and gives us an preview on the four most-searched football players from last season, which should roll over into this year!

Finally, we look at yet another amazing entry into our list of “Cards That Make Us Happy!” with a football rookie card for the ages. We don’t want to spoil it – but the player’s name rhymes with Schmeyton Schmanning!

***Important Card-Collecting Articles on DavidGonos.com***

* 23 Best Sports Cards Supplies To Buy: https://davidgonos.com/sports-card-supplies/

* Best Baseball Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1956: https://davidgonos.com/who-are-the-best-rookies-from-each-topps-baseball-set/

* Best Basketball Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1948: https://davidgonos.com/who-are-the-best-basketball-rookie-cards-from-each-nba-season/

* Best Football Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1956: https://davidgonos.com/best-football-rookie-cards-from-every-nfl-year/

* Best Hockey Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1951: https://davidgonos.com/best-hockey-rookie-cards/

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Have a #HappyHobby !

Podcast Music: "I dunno" by grapes - 2008 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0)

Each “Happy Hobby Sports Card Newsletter” pack has a handful of great sports card subjects, helping sports card collectors working with limited budgets – like me!

The links in this newsletter are affiliate links with eBay, which means we will make a commission on any purchases off those links. So, thank you! Also, all sports card images come courtesy of BuySportsCards.com.

Which Sluggers Have the Most 21st Century Home Runs?

Who do you think are the five biggest home run hitters from this 21st century? I’m sure you can think of some of the more obvious sluggers, like those that came into the league right at the turn of the century, like Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera. But can you piece together the other three? They’re actually quite surprising!

We also share one of Patrick Imhoff’s Fanatics’ fixes, which are always entertaining and thought-provoking. (We really need Fanatics’ decision-makers to listen to these podcasts!)

Finally, I look at the active career home run leaders over at Baseball Reference, and start making some predictions over which active MLB players have a chance at reaching the 500-HR Club!

Important Card-Collecting Articles on DavidGonos.com

23 Best Sports Cards Supplies To Buy: https://davidgonos.com/sports-card-supplies/

Best Baseball Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1956: https://davidgonos.com/who-are-the-best-rookies-from-each-topps-baseball-set/

Best Basketball Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1948: https://davidgonos.com/who-are-the-best-basketball-rookie-cards-from-each-nba-season/

Best Football Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1956: https://davidgonos.com/best-football-rookie-cards-from-every-nfl-year/

Best Hockey Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1951: https://davidgonos.com/best-hockey-rookie-cards/

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* Email me: [email protected]

Have a #HappyHobby !

Podcast Music: "I dunno" by grapes - 2008 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0)

Each “Happy Hobby Sports Card Newsletter” pack has a handful of great sports card subjects, helping sports card collectors working with limited budgets – like me!

The links in this newsletter are affiliate links with eBay, which means we will make a commission on any purchases off those links. So, thank you! Also, all sports card images come courtesy of BuySportsCards.com.

Literally, hundreds of thousands of people are going to be drafting their Fantasy Football teams over the next couple weeks, which means there’s a lot of player evaluating going on out there!

That means there are ways sports card collectors can learn about what the crowd thinks about the incoming rookie class, as well as which players are believed to have breakout season — or disappointing seasons!

We share five ways Fantasy owners can help card collectors improve their collections!

What Else You Got!?!

Patrick Imhoff also shares another great nugget on how he’d fix Fanatics if he were CEO, before the unification of all the major sports card licenses in 2026.

Finally, we share another edition of “CARDS THAT MAKES US HAPPY!” We highlight all the reasons that the 1991 Upper Deck Baseball Michael Jordan #SP1 card was a big deal back then — and still a big deal now

Important Card-Collecting Articles on DavidGonos.com

23 Best Sports Cards Supplies To Buy: https://davidgonos.com/sports-card-supplies/

Best Baseball Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1956: https://davidgonos.com/who-are-the-best-rookies-from-each-topps-baseball-set/

Best Basketball Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1948: https://davidgonos.com/who-are-the-best-basketball-rookie-cards-from-each-nba-season/

Best Football Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1956: https://davidgonos.com/best-football-rookie-cards-from-every-nfl-year/

Best Hockey Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1951: https://davidgonos.com/best-hockey-rookie-cards/

Connect with David Gonos on:

* Twitter/X @DavidGonos https://twitter.com/davidgonos

* Instagram @DavidGonos https://www.instagram.com/davidgonos/

* Facebook https://www.facebook.com/davidgonoswriter/

* TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@davidgonos.cards

* Link Tree https://linktr.ee/gonos

Email me: [email protected]

Have a #HappyHobby !

Podcast Music: "I dunno" by grapes - 2008 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0)

Each “Happy Hobby Sports Card Newsletter” pack has a handful of great sports card subjects, helping sports card collectors working with limited budgets – like me!

The links in this newsletter are affiliate links with eBay, which means we will make a commission on any purchases off those links. So, thank you! Also, all sports card images come courtesy of BuySportsCards.com.

This is the FREE version of the “Happy Hobby Sports Cards” Newsletter, with the PAID version coming again next week.

⚾LESSONS LEARNED AT THE NATIONAL SPORTS CARD CONVENTION

Josh Scarberry of MJ Family Time Cards took his family, including his card-collecting son Micah, to The National Sports Card Convention in Cleveland a couple weeks ago.

First, he shared how he prepared to go to the convention, and in this podcast, he’s sharing all the new things he learned, which he hopes will help him – and others – for the next time he goes!

He talked about the freebies and all the cool corporate stuff that was handed out, including some random free stuff given to his family by other card collectors!

Josh also discussed some of the cards he picked up, as well as some of Micah’s best pickups.

Finally, he shared some tips and suggestions that should help others who might be thinking of going in 2025.

We also discuss the 10 most-graded cards according to GemRate.com during the month of July!

There are five basketball cards atop the list, with just a couple baseball and a couple football cards. Can you think of who they might be?

We move on to list the best rookie cards of all four sports from the year 1997! Of the 12 great rookies we listed, nine of them are in their respective sports’ Halls of Fame!

Finally, we look over all the things happening across the Happy Hoppy Sports Card world, including our current giveaways (like a graded card carrying case from OnlyGreats.com), our most popular videos, articles, and podcasts from the month of July!

⚾Important Card-Collecting Articles on DavidGonos.com!

* 23 Best Sports Cards Supplies To Buy

* Best Baseball Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1956

* Best Basketball Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1948

* Best Football Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1956

* Best Hockey Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1951

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* Facebook https://www.facebook.com/davidgonoswriter/

* TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@davidgonos.cards

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Email me: [email protected]

Have a #HappyHobby !

Podcast Music: "I dunno" by grapes - 2008 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0)

Each “Happy Hobby Sports Card Newsletter” pack has a handful of great sports card subjects, helping sports card collectors working with limited budgets – like me!

⚾🏈🏀5 UNDERVALUED ROOKIE CARDS THAT DON’T MAKE SENSE TO ME!

We look back at some rookie cards from the past couple decades we believe are currently undervalued, and have room to rise! We touch on baseball rookie cards, football rookie cards, and even a basketball rookie card you should consider adding if you haven’t already!

Also, go to the David Gonos YouTube channel and watch the video we did about our Graded Card Case giveaway from the people at OnlyGreats.com! Learn how to become eligible to win this baby for free!

Patrick Imhoff shares another interesting nugget on how he would fix Fanatics if he became the CEO before they get all three major sports card licenses in 2026!

The great minds over at FantasyPros.com have ranked the Top 20 Dynasty Quarterbacks heading into the 2024 NFL season, and we discuss them — along with collectability!

We also look back at another one of the greatest Cards That Make Us Happy, which is a rookie card of one of the greatest running backs in NFL history!

Finally, we head over to Patrick Imhoff’s Substack to discuss his curiosity if the Mike Trout rookie card is overvalued or not!

Let us know if you have any ideas for the podcast and/or the newsletter! Email me at [email protected]!

Have a Happy Hobby!

Visit DavidGonos.com for more sports card stories!

The Dandy Dozen Video Series – Best Players to Collect in Each Sport, in Each Era!

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Podcast Music: "I dunno" by grapes - 2008 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0)

Each “Happy Hobby Sports Card Newsletter” pack has a handful of great sports card subjects, helping sports card collectors working with limited budgets – like me!

⚾🏈🏀Top 25 Most Graded Athletes According to GemRate.com⚾🏈🏀

We look closer at GemRate.com’s list of the top 25 players from all sports whose cards have been graded and slabbed the most among all the top sports card grading services!

You can read see this list on Instagram here:

And in some cases, we discuss some of the specific cards that have been graded the most by each of these athletes. You can read that chart here on GemRate.com.

⚾TOP 21 ROOKIE CARDS FROM 2024 TOPPS CHROME BASEBALL

Finally, I share the list I posted on DavidGonos.com where I rank the best rookie cards to get out of any 2024 Topps Chrome product! You can read more about that article here!

Let us know if you have any ideas for the podcast and/or the newsletter!

Have a Happy Hobby!

Visit DavidGonos.com for more sports card stories!

The Dandy Dozen Video Series – Best Players to Collect in Each Sport, in Each Era!

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Each “Happy Hobby Sports Card Newsletter” pack has a handful of great sports card subjects, helping sports card collectors working with limited budgets – like me!

One of the most exciting times of the baseball season is the possible player movement before the MLB Trade Deadline — which is Tuesday, July 30, at 6pm ET.

Our Patrick Imhoff looks at seven six players who might get traded before the deadline, which means different things for collectors. Some players’ rookie cards will get a little boost, depending on where they land, but some prospects who get traded back for a star might become more valuable because of an increased chance of starring in the majors sooner than later.

Randy Arozarena was already traded from Tampa Bay to Seattle, for Aidan Smith and two other players! What do we think of that!?!

Patrick Imhoff’s newsletter can be found here — check it out when you can! He does some great Thrifty Thursday articles to help us know which prospect and rookie cards we should target!

In this podcast, we also go over how we feel about great youngsters who get busted for Performance Enhancing Drugs! Do we still target their cards? Do we avoid them?

Finally, we head to Pittsburgh to see another great Card That Makes Us Happy — 1973 Topps Roberto Clemente!

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Have a #HappyHobby !

One of our Happy Hobbyist partners, MJ Family Time Cards, led by Josh and his son Micah, are taking over the podcast with their prep for The National! Happy Hobby. indeed!

Josh and his young son Micah, along with Josh’s wife and daughter are headed to Cleveland this week for The National Sports Card Convention, the largest card show in the world!

This is their first visit, but they’ve done a lot of preparation and watched plenty of videos to know how to attack it! They share all their tips with us, which we can use — even if we’re going to a much smaller card show near us! Here’s the newsletter issue where they list all their tips out!

Also, our Patrick Imhoff shares another nugget on how he would make Fanatics even better if he became CEO before their 2026 unification of the three major sports card licenses. This time, he shares which products he would keep producing — and which cards would be found on the cutting room floor!

Finally, we share one of our all-time favorite Cards That Make Us Happy — the 1971 Topps Thurman Munson All-Star Rookie Cup card!

Have a Happy Hobby! And don’t forget to listen to our Happy Hobby Sports Cards Podcast on Apple or Spotify!

Visit DavidGonos.com for more sports card stories.

The Dandy Dozen Video Series – Best Players to Collect in Each Sport, in Each Era!

Connect with me on:

* Twitter @DavidGonos

* Instagram @DavidGonos

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Email me: [email protected]

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