The Gordy Bonker Show

Gordy has Ryan Carey from Golden Age Auctions on to discuss the golf collectibles market. Why he started Golden Age Auctions. A fascinating story of how he tracked down a priceless piece of golf history at an art auction. Plus, what the future of the golf market looks like.

0:00 - Introducing Gordy’s Holme & Hadfield Partnership

3:00 - Gordy bought a new collection with a Tom Brady SPx Rookie PSA 10

3:50 - Ryan Carey, Golden Age Auctions, and backstory on the creation of Golden Age

10:50 - The different layers of golf collections 

16:50 - Tracking down a golf grail in an art auction

23:50 - Scotty Cameron Putters have become the new golf collectible

31:25 - Golf merchandise from exclusive courses 

38:25 - The key Bobby Jones cards that collectors need to own

54:40 - Sports cards are the ultimate hustle

56:35 - Event-used memorabilia is an underutilized asset in Golf

1:01:00 - The Tiger Woods card market

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Gordy is back and recaps the Philly Card Show, the difficulties he now has buying at card shows, but a great time was had, and he had a few big pickups. Coinbase is entering the repack space with Pokemon. Looking at the Nolan Ryan market. Plus, a comparison between the Shohei Ohtani market and Mickey Mantle's market.

4:00 - Gordy bought a big lot and also two Michael Jordan ‘86 Fleer cards

5:45 - Philly card show review and the frustrations with the current dealer mindset

8:50 - Coinbase is entering the re-pack space as the crypto exchange is going to start offering Pokémon cards

11:20 - Memory Lane auction house had some incredible sales for the high-end of vintage

17:00 - Looking at the Nolan Ryan card market

22:00 - Shohei Ohtani’s market vs. Mickey Mantle’s market

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Gordy is joined by Seth Gershenson from American University. He's a collector himself, but he's a Professor of Public Administration and Policy, focusing on Economics. He's also now an Associate Dean and has a class on Collecting Cardboard. We look at the economy as a whole and how that might reflect on cardboard in the coming months. Plus, we cover supply and demand for modern cards. Why does he focus on vintage? Plus, much more.

0:00 - Intro

4:00 - Seth Gershenson, Professor at American University, joins Gordy

17:00 - Gordy’s investment thesis with cards and how it differs from other high-end collectors.

19:00 - How the current economic indicators are impacting the current card market.

22:50 - If supply and demand determine prices, then the current market for modern cards is out of whack

28:05 - How can AI impact the hobby? It likely starts with grading. 

38:20 - Tracking trends around deaths and the players' card market

45:00 - Finding under-the-radar rookies for Hall of Fame players who aren’t fully appreciated

55:40 - Maybe the best thing for the hobby is that it doesn’t keep going up infinitely? Parallel fatigue and wax pricing is going to become a major issue.

56:30 - The lottery aspect of buying wax has turned into irresponsible gambling.

1:01:20 - There is something similar happening in the card world that we’re seeing in the sports betting space.

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Gordy is back as the first week of the NFL season kicked off. We look back at Week 1 of the SCN Challenge and why Gordy's fantasy football success has him confident he'll rebound in Week 2. Plus, we look at the top vintage football cards and rank them based on their importance in the hobby.

0:00 - eBay Live was awesome this weekend

6:00 - SCN Challenge Update

12:00 - Gordy’s vintage football top cards, starting with Bronko Nagurski

14:10 - Joe Namath tall boy rookie 

15:10 - Jim Brown’s 1958 Topps Football is a tough card to get in a high grade

19:15 - Jim Thorpe's 1933 Goudey Sport Kings is an unheralded 

24:30 - Looking forward, the football card side of the hobby will eventually have the same emotional attachment to cards as baseball does now.

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Gordy is joined by Joe Drelich, the owner of the Philly Card Show and one of the titans of the card show circuit. He's been in the hobby for decades and joins to discuss his journey into working in cards, the card market in general, and then dives deep into the vintage market. Plus, what is Joe collecting these days?

0:00 - Intro to Joe Drelich, owner of the Philly Card Show and part of the management team at The National. 

6:45 - Joe’s journey to being a big name in the hobby

16:30 - The future of CSA Show in Chantilly?

18:40 - What is Joe buying and selling these days?

25:30 - The difference between pen autos and Sharpie autos for vintage autographs. 

33:00 - The changes in grading over the years.

41:30 - The market is recognizing inefficiencies right now. Why is Shaq hot right now? Because he was undervalued for far too long. 

47:00 - Why TCG/Pokemon markets keep expanding

54:00 - Joe’s unique items in his collection

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Gordy got a special opportunity to sit down with Adam Gray and discuss a wide variety of hobby topics. He turned down the opportunity to start an investment fund in cards. Adam gave advice on getting started in hobby content. Plus, the one thing he does not do in his own content. Going through the most iconic cards in hobby history. Plus, wrapping up with the one card Gordy and Adam would own if money were no object.

1:30 - Adam Gray joins Gordy

6:30 - How Adam got into basketball as his main collecting

12:40 - Adam was given the opportunity to start an investment fund in cards, but turned it down.

14:30 - One tip to help learn about the hobby - Adam goes through big auction houses when they wrap up and then go through and find things he didn’t know about. 

21:15 - The best tip Adam has for creating content in the hobby

32:00 - Adam avoids talking about value so as to not influence the value of his cards and avoid speculation about propping his stuff up.  

37:30 - What is Adam looking for? Rare basketball cards from the early Panini era.

42:30 - Looking for cards with personal or historical significance.

47:30- The most iconic cards

52:30 - The one card Gordy and Adam could own

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Gordy opens the show, looking at the record-breaking weekend at Heritage Auctions, including the three biggest card sales of the week. Looking at 10 vintage markets, they all have one thing in common: they are up, big (with one notable exception). Wrapping up with Gordy's conversation with Gary Vee at The National!

0:00 - Intro

4:30 - Record-breaking Heritage Auction led by T-206 Wagner, ‘52 Mantle, and 1938 Goudey Babe Ruth.

12:00 - Looking at vintage markets of Mantle, Robinson, and more. 

18:30 - Willie Mays is up 44%, but still lagging behind other greats. 

22:50 - Ted Williams is seeing a market shift up, but his rookie is lagging behind other greats as well.

27:00 - Derek Jeter is only up 13%, lowest on the list by far. 

30:30 - The vintage non-sports and entertainment market is on fire, and it has to pull back at some point. 

35:45 - Gary Vee on the vintage side of non-sports

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The vintage market has stayed hot all summer, as evidenced by another huge auction at REA this week. Plus, Heritage is starting a huge auction this week. That, plus an interview with Drew Hester from Greg Morris Cards on this week's episode of The Gordy Bonker Show!

0:00 - Intro

7:15 - We’ve been in a bull market for the last 18 months and might be due for a correction

8:30 - REA had some massive sales at auction this weekend

12:45 - Heritage has a massive auction starting this week

19:20 - Drew Hester from Greg Morris Cards

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Gordy Bonker gave a presentation at The National on how sports cards have turned into an alternative asset class for higher-end clients. What types of cards are these investors looking at? What makes them appealing? Plus, Gordy takes questions from the crowd about collecting as investing.

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We have a short intro this week as Gordy looks back at his eBay Live show from last week and shares a few more post-National thoughts. Then we dive into an interview with Matt Cirulnick from Eye Appeal Inc.

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