My pal Tony De Marzio returns to recap the year that was 2025. We cover a lot of hobby ground and give our candid opinions on many hobby topics.  

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Shill Bidding...right now the hobby's hottest topic. I debated doing the episode but my opinion is too strong and topic too important to not.  I share some personal experiences of me declining to partake in shill bids.  


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*Hobby News



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Tim Virgilio does yeomans work for the hobby charity "Signatures for Soldiers", it's been double digit years and he's shattered his own goals for the organization which helps wounded and disabled veterans. 

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Tim Virgilio does yeomans work for the hobby charity "Signatures for Soldiers", it's been double digit years and he's shattered his own goals for the organization which helps wounded and disabled veterans. 

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As we head towards the end of 2025 I weigh back in on what the future may hold for SGC and some observations I've made from the trenches.  


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Gemrate's Ryan Stuczynski returns for the conclusion of our great hobby and grading conversation.


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*The evolution of Gemrate.

*What's new and what's coming.

*Dealing with the grading companies themselves...good, bad or both.  


*Thoughts on the SGC acquisition then and now.


*Top graded athletes.

*Caitlin Clark thoughts.

*"Junk Slab" era?



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It's been a bit since we caught up with Gemrate's Ryan Stuczynski so we do just that on this week's episode.


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*The evolution of Gemrate.

*What's new and what's coming.

*Dealing with the grading companies themselves...good, bad or both.  


*Thoughts on the SGC acquisition then and now.


*Top graded athletes.

*Caitlin Clark thoughts.

*"Junk Slab" era?



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It's been covered ad-nauseum but I'm tackling from a bulk-subber and collector perspective. Part of my job is calling submitters and informing them of the bad/good news that their card has been upcharged and they owe me more money.  How's does that look and feel and what reactions do I incur? 


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Frank/Sports Card CPA returns for Part II of our great conversation. I think you'll enjoy it as much as I did.


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*Why Autographs?

*When did he decide to try to get every Hall of Famer.


*Stories of acquisitions.

*Advice to avoid fakes.

*CPA Hobby advice

*Common tax mistakes.

*What can be written off.

*Claiming losses.



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Frank/Sports Card CPA has arguably the greatest baseball Hall of Fame autograph collection and he's our guest this week.  


Talking points on this episode may include:


*Why Autographs?

*When did he decide to try to get every Hall of Famer.


*Stories of acquisitions.

*Advice to avoid fakes.

*CPA Hobby advice

*Common tax mistakes.

*What can be written off.

*Claiming losses.



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