In this 44th edition of The 615 Collector, it's mail day!  We did a fair amount of buying this week and share the pick ups we made.  We also debate the best player to wear jersey #44 - this is a big number worn by a number of legendary players.  Next, we get you caught up on the latest hobby news in our Halftime Report, including grading company news, fractional platform buyout offers, upcoming card releases, and more.  Finally, in our Film Study segment, we touch on several milestones achieved by players like Albert Pujols and Shohei Ohtani and some nice achievements from young prospects such as Chandler Redmond and Vaughn Grissom.  We also explain why Paul Goldschmidt is making a strong case for the MVP and reveal the amazing stat line of Padres hitters behind Juan Soto in the batting order.  Finally, we touch on the WNBA playoff race including some bad news for Phoenix and then we highlight a couple of milestone achievements from Candace Parker and Sabrina Ionesco.  We hope you enjoy the show and thank you for listening!

In this 43rd edition of The 615 Collector, we recap our experience at the National, touch on a couple of significant rumors in the hobby, and provide evidence to show how our thesis about which cards will perform better in the near term is playing out.  Also, football is back!  So we offer up a couple of potential under the radar picks.  We also give our take on the Derek Jeter documentary and get you caught up with all of the latest hobby news in the Halftime Report.  Unfortunately, there was some sad news this past week as Vin Scully and Bill Russell passed away.  Both were larger than life legends that will be greatly missed.  We pay our respects and provide a few cards that you may want to add to your personal collection in honor of their legacy.  In Film Study, we review the playoff race in the WNBA and also discuss a significant achievement from Diana Taurasi that only 2 others, men or women, have achieved, putting her in the company of Michael Jordan and Dirk Nowitzki.  Finally, we cover all of the latest in MLB including the winners from the trade deadline, why you should be watching those that hit behind Juan Soto, how Justin Verlander is defying the laws of aging, and the Angels 7 home run losing effort.  It's a pack show that we hope you enjoy.  Thank you for listening!

In this 42nd edition of The 615 Collector, we are headed out to the National!  But before we leave, we are joined by Sean Heberer for a short, but fun interview.  We had no script for this interview and just let the conversation take us wherever we wanted to go.  We quickly learned that Sean is a sort of Forrest Gump of sports - he seemingly knows or has a connection to just about everyone.  We talk baseball and how his promising career was cut short due to injuries, collecting cards and memorabilia (he has a great story about how he won a Sandy Koufax jersey), and we offer condolences for his recent experiences as a Lakers and Colts fan.  Sean is a great guy and has a lot of fun stories.  We hope you enjoy this early edition of The 615 Collector and we'll be back next week on our normally scheduled day and time with hopefully many tall tales from our adventures at the National.  Thanks for listening!

In this 41st edition of The 615 Collector, we recap our experience at the Nashville Card Show and review a couple of potential arbitrage opportunities in fractional ownership vs. recent auction results.  We also break down recent card market performance and highlight how our recent thesis is playing out now.  Then we get thrown into the Penalty Box with a rant on breakers and the price of wax.  We cover all of the latest hobby news in the Halftime Report, including card releases, recent auction results, Panini redemptions, grading company news and much more.  Finally, in Film Study, we cover a lot of ground in the MLB including the MLB Draft, the HR Derby, the All-Star Game, Juan Soto, Derek Jeter, Yordan Alvarez, Shohei Ohtani, and why we believe MLB is in good hands for years to come.  We hope you enjoy the show and thank you for tuning in!

In this 40th edition of The 615 Collector, we welcome back our favorite guest host, Dale Plumb.  Dale joins us as we talk about mail days, tips for the National, Wimbledon results, and the best athletes to wear jersey #40.  We also get thrown into the Penalty Box with a rant about streaming services and then we cover all of the latest hobby news in the Halftime Report including some record card sales.  In Film Study, we talk about Shohei Ohtani, MLB All-Star snubs, Juan Soto, WNBA All-Star weekend, Candace Parker, Sabrina Ionesco, rule changes and offseason moves in the NBA, and offseason moves in the NHL.  We always have a good time when Dale joins the show.  We hope you enjoy it and thank you for tuning in!

In this 39th edition of The 615 Collector, did you know Joey Chestnut has cards?  We'll give you the low down on those as well as provide our take on the latest NFL trade news (spoiler alert...even though there could be some near term upside, we wouldn't chase Baker Mayfield cards).  Then we cover the best athletes to wear jersey #39.  Next, we cover all of the latest hobby news in the Halftime Report, including the latest card releases and a bunch of updates from the major grading companies (and why having patience could save you money in grading).  In Film Study, we cover the NHL draft, some significant achievements in the WNBA, the latest on Chet Holmgren, and in baseball, we discuss why Juan Soto needs more lineup protection, how Julio Rodriguez could see an increase in production, and how every time Shohei Ohtani takes the field, there's a chance you will see something that's never been seen before.  Finally, we talk Wimbledon and why you need to get your popcorn ready for the finals this weekend.  Lots of good information in this show that we hope you will enjoy.  Thank you for listening!

In this 38th edition of The 615 Collector we discuss the so-called 4th out rule in baseball, the latest auction results, an interesting opportunity on the Collectable fractional ownership platform, a mail day, and the best athletes to wear jersey #38 (spoiler alert...it's an under-represented number).  Next, we cover all of the latest hobby news, including the latest card releases, in the Halftime Report and then we are joined by Card Ladder co-founder, Chris McGill.  We talk with Chris about the market and the indexes that track the market and what collectors and investors can glean from those indexes.  We also debate Steph Curry's standing among the NBA all-time greats.  Finally, in Film Study, we cover MLB storylines and players to watch, we get you caught up on all the latest moves in NBA free agency, and discuss the Avs Stanley Cup win as well as the NHL 2022 Hall of Fame inductees.  It's a packed show that we hope you'll enjoy!  Thank you for listening!

In this 37th edition of The 615 Collector, we have a hodge podge of sports card talk.  We start with some interesting opportunities developing in the fractional ownership space, then we talk about what some popular sports card indexes are telling us.  Next, we discuss the best athletes to wear jersey #37 (same as our show #).  We have an Historic Moment in Sports from June 24, 1992 and then we touch on all of the latest hobby news in our Halftime Report.  Finally, in Film Study, we cover all the latest in the MLB, the NBA Draft, and the NHL Finals.  Lots of good stuff that we hope you enjoy.  Thanks for listening!

In this 36th edition of The 615 Collector, we discuss why we think the sale of the LeBron triple logo man card could be a marker for the hobby and what to expect in the market over the next several months.  We also talk about what we're buying and selling and the best athletes to wear jersey #36.  Next, we have an historic moment in sports that involves a feat not likely to ever be achieved again.  We also cover all of the latest hobby news in the Halftime Report and then we talk a lot of baseball, basketball, and hockey in our Film Study segment.  Lots of card talk, lots of sports talk, it's a good show that we hope you'll enjoy.  Thank you for listening!

In this 35th edition of The 615 Collector, we are joined by our favorite guest host, Dale Plumb.  We have several mail days and a PSA grade reveal!  We also look at the top athletes to wear jersey #s 34 and 35 and cover all of the latest hobby news in the Halftime Report.  Then in our Film Study segment, we cover baseball, basketball and hockey, covering players like Hunter Greene, Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto, Ronald Acuna Jr., Jayson Tatum, Klay Thompson, Nikita Kucherov, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Maker, Connor McDavid, and Andrei Vasilevskiy.  It was a really fun show that we think you will enjoy.  Thank you for listening!