The 46th National is in the books.  In this episode i discuss my pickups, experiences and thoughts in candor.  The Great, the not so great and more!


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Dave Schwartz keeps it real while being one of the nicest guys the hobby has to offer.  He's recently cut back on content and we delve into what led to that decision.


Talking Points may include:

*Sunsetting "The Shallow End".

*Making content for all.

*Does podcasting change how you colllect.

*Current hobby thoughts.

*Most and least fun of content creation.

*Creators too big for britches.

*Future plans.


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Joe Hollywood has made a name for himself in the hobby but he also is very philantrophic as well.  I enjoyed getting to know more about him through our conversations for the pod.   I hope you do as well.


Talking Points may include:

*Growing up in NYC & the hobby influence.


*Where the "Hollywood" moniker came from.


*Hustling as a young kid.

*Working on Wall Street and the hobby comparisons. 


*Topps controlling 75%+ of the major sports.  


*Doing 24 live streams. The how and why.

*Hobby Pet Peeves. 




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Joe Hollywood has made a name for himself in the hobby but he also is very philantrophic as well.  I enjoyed getting to know more about him through our conversations for the pod.   I hope you do as well.


Talking Points may include:

*Growing up in NYC & the hobby influence.


*Where the "Hollywood" moniker came from.


*Hustling as a young kid.

*Working on Wall Street and the hobby comparisons. 


*Topps controlling 75%+ of the major sports.  


*Doing 24 live streams. The how and why.

*Hobby Pet Peeves. 




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Joe Hollywood has made a name for himself in the hobby but he also is very philantrophic as well.  I enjoyed getting to know more about him through our conversations for the pod.   I hope you do as well.


Talking Points may include:

*Growing up in NYC & the hobby influence.


*Where the "Hollywood" moniker came from.


*Hustling as a young kid.

*Working on Wall Street and the hobby comparisons. 


*Topps controlling 75%+ of the major sports.  


*Doing 24 live streams. The how and why.

*Hobby Pet Peeves. 




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I seen a lot of stuff through the years. Today I talk about the transactions of the hobby on different levels, Is there a Caste System in the hobby and to be careful.  


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*New Product Release Schedule


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Most will agree Mike Baker is one of the most experienced people when it comes to the grading space.  He was PSA's 1st employee and now is the force behind MBA.  He returns for the conclusion of our conversation.


Talking Points may include:

*How it all started

*How grading has changed through the decades.


*Junk Slab era?

*Future of SGC

*What's the deal with MBA

*Thoughts on altering and cleaning 

*Do the diamonds make a difference 

*The subjectiveness of grading 




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Most will agree Mike Baker is one of the most experienced people when it comes to the grading space.  He was PSA's 1st employee and now is the force behind MBA.  He joins us for the 1st time.


Talking Points may include:

*How it all started

*How grading has changed through the decades.


*Junk Slab era?

*Future of SGC

*What's the deal with MBA

*Thoughts on altering and cleaning 

*Do the diamonds make a difference 

*The subjectiveness of grading 




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There are more card shows than ever before and I attend as both a dealer and consumer. On this episode I share my observations and thoughts about the current state of card shows. 


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*New Product Release Schedule

*Hobby News



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Part II with Matthew and Garrett Weaver. They invented a baseball card game that can be played with your own cards, build your own teams,etc.  It's not just the run of the mill roll the dice type game.  Yes there's dice but built on formulas that should bring similar results to real life matchups. Want Griffey jr to play along side Lou Gehrig.  Now you can! We talk about it.


Talking Points may include:

*Hobby starts and what you enjoy

*Base cards matter!

*Inventing a game with Baseball cards

*Getting through 20 versions to perfect it.


*Game play- How long per game. How it works.


*Long term goals


https://www.baseballcardgm.com



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