Mountain State Cardboard

In this week's episode I talk about Juan Soto, why I hate the St. Louis Cardinals, MLB jersey sales and I stake my claim as the President of the Justin Herbert Fan Club.  In the main segment I recount the story of buying two beautiful vintage baseball cards in a diner parking lot.  The bigger takeaway, though, was not the cards themselves.  The experience served as a reminder, one that I feel we all need from time to time.

In this episode I talk about lovely Fall weather, cool pulls from a Topps Archive hobby box and how I'm rethinking my NFL strategies based on risk aversion.  I also talk about a couple of MLB legends nearing the end of their careers who I'm investing in now so that I'm prepared when they head to Cooperstown.

In content shoutouts I hype the following guys:

Sports Card Investigator

The Luka Show

All The Murrays

Sports Card Analytics

As always, find me on Instagram and Twitter, @wvcardboard.  And if you're so inclined, shoot me an email: [email protected]

This week I take a deep dive into the different elements of my investing and collecting strategies.  I take the "L" on Hakeem Butler, formerly of the Arizona Cardinals, I name check Jedd Gyorko, Steve Yeager and RJ Reynolds.  And, ultimately, I lay out all of the things I'm doing with my cards.  The whole thing takes about as long as an episode of Law & Order without the commercials.  Enjoy.

In this week's episode I talk about Donovan Mitchell, point out why Richard Jefferson is an idiot and eulogize Minor League Baseball.  

In the main segment I talk about the nuanced difference in investing in baseball as opposed to basketball and, most likely, football.  And I analyze rookie card prices of guys in all three major sports at four different stages of their careers - hype guy, promising player on the come up, veteran at the tail end of a great career and a Hall of Famer.  Some results were expected, but there are definitely opportunities to be had.

Disclaimer: This week's episode takes on a serious tone.  However, if you make it through I think you'll enjoy it.

In this week's episode I use the NBA work-stoppage and the death of Chadwick Boseman as a jumping off point to discuss race in America.  I tie it back to the hobby by sharing some pieces from my collection of first cards of the players who integrated each Major League team.  I talk specifically about four men: Hank Thompson, Bob Trice, Ossie Virgil Sr. and Pumpsie Green.

Content shoutouts to Jordan at Sports Card Analytics, Brett at Stacking Slabs, as well as the Cards Anonymous podcast and Wax Pack Hero.  This week's content MVP, though, was The Luka Show and G's take on bubble life.

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In this week's episode, I tell a story about meeting Justin Townes Earle, discuss Luka's game 4 performance and I debut brand new theme music for the show.  Unwrotten rules in baseball are stupid and Fernando Tatis Jr. is the real deal.

In the main segment, The American Dream Dusty Rhodes tells us about hard times and I put that into a hobby perspective.  

In this episode I talk about my weekend trip to a card show, my first in the COVID-19 era.  I talk about the trade I made and the things I saw.  I also make the first of what I can only assume will be hundreds of reference's to HBO's The Wire.

Content shout outs to @thesportscardpt on Instagram. The Luka Show on YouTube and the Wax Museum Podcast.

The main topic this week concerns Cardboard Curmudgeons, a phrase coined by Brett at Stacking Slabs.  The Hobby is a big tent, there's room for all of us underneath.  People will come and go, live and let live...but understand the landscape to better navigate it.

In this week's episode I talk about my high school chemistry teacher, Ernie Mills and DeAndre Jordan.  I talk about the emotional side of card collecting.  And I wade into the PSA/BGS/SGC debate and share my view on market forces and how we can influence them. 

Excited to sit down and record episode two of my new podcast...even if this is a re-recording from an episode I screwed up on Sunday.  In the main segment I break down who I'm investing in for the upcoming (hopefully) NFL season and why I think there's opportunity in Indianapolis.  Before that I shout out G from The Luka Show on YouTube (@the luckyshow05 on Instagram) and also talk about why I'm not in on TJ Warren or Caris LeVert.

In this episode, I introduce myself.  Everybody has an origin story, from Luke Skywalker to Lebron James.  This is mine.  I talk about how I got into collecting, how I got back in as an adult and what my goals are for the show.  I also shout out some of the content creators who've inspired me: @stackingslabs, @cahillcards, @thesportscardpt, @sportscard_analytics and @sportscardinvestigator.