Haley from Slab Mania joins us this week to give us an insight into her hobby life! Haley has been extremely successful creating content for her social media platforms, and now has become a prominent name in the hobby world! There’s no denying the role social media plays in todays society, and we all can learn a lot from Haley’s success.

Now that the NHL season is officially over, this is a great time to start watching markets! As hobbyists start to focus on other sports, hockey collectors/investors can jump at the opportunity to buy some cards at great value!

As we enter the summer months of baseball, we start to see which prospects are possibly ranked too low. Prospects like Lazaro Montes, Starlyn Caba, and Jacob Wilson are having terrific starts to the season. However, their rankings and card markets don’t reflect their current play. Can we see these markets increase as they rise through the rankings?

Can you buy rare modern Pokémon cards today, with low pop counts (population reports from grading companies), and profit from them in the future? John thinks you can, but is it too risky of an investment? Do you have the patience to wait 20 years for these cards to accrue value over time?

When you search for sports cards to invest in, do you typically buy into higher markets or lower markets? Lower markets might seem like the less risky investment, but how much value can be made? Higher markets carry a lot more risk, but you’re taking a risk on a star in the league which could give you a nice size return!

The future looks bright for the Chicago Cubs! This episode we discuss some of the Cubs top prospects, and dive into their current card markets.

A PSA 10 Lamar Jackson Prizm rookie sold for how much in 2020?!? These are the markets we will be going over in this episode! Players like Lamar Jackson, Luis Robert, and Luka Doncic were selling for crazy amounts in 2020 and 2021, but where do those same card prices sit now?

Is the NFL Draft a time to be selling cards? With the releases of Bowman University cards, these are chances a hobbyist can pull future NFL stars at a reasonable price! Is this set worth the buy though? John and I take a look at sold prices for some of the top draft picks in 2024. Also we look ahead at some potential NFL players who may be worth the investment this off-season!

The MLB has made several changes to the game, and some players are beginning to voice their concerns. Are these changes good for the future of baseball? Are MLB injuries happening more frequently because of these changes? Also can Shohei Ohtani be the first player to win MVP only playing the DH position? Players have won WS MVP from the DH position, but never the season MVP. Will this be another accomplishment Ohtani has in his baseball career?

Big hobby news was released last week, and this can only mean one thing…the hobby is striving! The announcement that eBay will be acquiring Goldin Auctions, and PSA will be acquiring the eBay vault took the hobby world by surprise! What does this mean for the future of sports/TCG cards? Is this going to be good or bad for the hobby?