Hoops Hobby Hangout

This week we discuss the recent NBA finals and go over rookie cards. How do you determine which RCs to add to your collection, what is a true RC, and more..

This week we discuss listener questions we received from IG and go over hobby updates from the group.

This week we talk about jersey #'d cards, why we chase them, and how they fit into our collections.

From 1989 through 2026, the Hoops brand has been a mainstay of basketball cards, evolving over time into the recent 2025-2026 release from Topps. This week we discuss the history and legacy of Hoops and share our thoughts about basketball cards’ only league owned brand of cards.

This week, we discuss how the playoffs and finals influence our collecting. We share finals and playoff themed cards, as well as general pickups we purchased because we were influenced by a team's or player's performance. 

This week we discuss topics we've covered in past episodes. We revisit 1/1's, buying and selling, and even some Pokémon talk..

Do you have any cards that mean more to you than simply the card itself and its place in your collection? From a meaningful sports memory to important life events, we talk about the cards that we own for more...sentimental reasons.

This week we discuss what we would change if we got the chance to redo our hobby existence. What would we do if we went back in time with the vast wisdom and experience we've gained, or jump in for the first time in the 2026 collecting climate.

This week we discuss our favorites 1/1's, our least favorites, and if 1/1's are actually worth the prices we pay for them. We also answer a bunch of questions that came in from our IG poll asking the community about their thoughts on 1/1 cards.

There's no doubt that there are "tiers" of cards: products, brands, parallels, and more. But is the discrepancy too much? Should the gap be as big as it is? We talk about that and more in this weeks episode.