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Feb. 3, 2023

Ep.217 w/ Scott Wright of NextGem..An app for Collectors

Scott Wright is first and foremost a collector and he knew if he did an app it would be geared towards collectors. That's just what he did with his NextGem App which has many bells and whistles to make it …

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Jan. 30, 2023

Hobby Quick Hits Ep.145 Stop Labeling Hobbyists!

Most of us have been guilty of it one time or another, it's easy to do but most of the time it doesn't have a positive connotation. I am trying & will be doing it less. Also: *New Product Release …

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Jan. 27, 2023

Ep.216 Football Card Hall of Fame Candidate Review w/ Ray Fonio, Scot…

Ray Fonio has established the Baseball Sports Card Hall of Fame as something we look forward to voting in every year, he's expanding it now to football and has brought on Scott Nathan & Bart Bartholomew to spearhead it. All …

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Jan. 23, 2023

Card Mensches E4 Sneaky Grail Cards & NFL Divisonal Playoff Picks

Danny Black and John Newman talk cards, sports, life and sports betting every other week. You never know where the conversation may lead... Catch us on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@SportsCardNationPodcast Follow us on Social Media at:...

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Jan. 20, 2023

Ep.215 w/ Clemente Lisi-World Cup Wrap Up & Hobby Impact

Clemente Lisi went to Qatar and witnessed possibly the greatest World Cup Final in history, he joins us to share his experience, the effect on the hobby. He also shares a personal story of meeting recently passed goat Pelé Follow …

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Jan. 16, 2023

Hobby Quick Hits Ep.144 Q & A Episode(1st Ed)

We asked you & you delivered by asking us. We asked for questions for a Q & A episode and many came in. We selected a handful for this episode. There will be more.... Also: *New Product Release Schedule *Hobby …

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Jan. 13, 2023

Ep.214 w/ Andy Friedman-Topps Spotlight 70 & highlighting the underdo…

Andy "Sunday" Friedman loves the underdog. He is a writer, musician and an artist but he'll tell you he's just an artist. Bottom line he's Uber talented. He joins us to discuss his career and how he got involved in …

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Jan. 9, 2023

Card Mensches E3 Do You Like It Raw?

"Card Mensches" Brought to you by SGC and waxstat.com A new format for Sports Talk and Sports Cards!" linktr.ee/cardmensches linktr.ee/sportsbalt https://linktr.ee/Sportscardnation

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Jan. 6, 2023

Ep.213 w/Les Wolff-Autographs,Memorabilia & Hobby Tips

Les Wolff has been in the hobby a long time and specializes in autographs & memorabilia including working directly with many athletes/celebrities, who is his dream client, what percentage of autograph items are probably fugazis, why insuring &...

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Jan. 2, 2023

Hobby Quick Hits Ep.143 Content Mantras

As we head to our 5th year of podcasting, we get asked sometimes what works in content creation, I share some of my mantras/rules. Some of these I also apply to life. Also: *New Product Release Schedule *Hobby News *Ask …

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Dec. 30, 2022

Ep.212 w/Lyn Lake-Show Promoter "Putting on a card show"

What goes into running a show..getting autograph guests..making dealers & consumers happy, it's not as simple as you think. Longtime show promoter Lyn Lake joins us to discuss it. Yes we discuss the sign that went viral too. Follow us …

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Dec. 26, 2022

Card Mensches E2 Beckett:Behind the Deal w/ Dr.James Beckett

Special Episode: Fellow Mensch Dr.James Beckett joins us to discuss selling Beckett Media, the company he started and built, does he have any regrets, would he change anything? He discloses some things not shared prior. As always great insight from...

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Dec. 23, 2022

Ep.211 w/ Dylan Davis/Double D Vintage-Having fun in the hobby

Dylan Davis of Double D Vintage loves collecting cards, from great displays in his card room with protective measures in place. Vintage is where it's at for him. His energy is tough to match and his passion is easy to …

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Dec. 19, 2022

Hobby Quick Hits Ep.142 Megashow Review/SGC Bulk Debut

We did our last card show for 2022 & it was the big 248 table Megashow at the New York State Fairgrounds. We also debuted as an SGC bulk subber. We talked about the event and how it went. Also: …

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Dec. 16, 2022

Ep.210 w/ Michael Gibbons of the Babe Ruth Birthplace & Museum

Michael Gibbons has been involved with the Babe Ruth Birthplace & Museum for 40 years, he joins us to share some rarely heard Babe stories, how the 6 million dollar Baltimore News Babe rookie is protected, how the building was …

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Dec. 12, 2022

Card Mensches The Debut!

"Card Mensches Premier episode. Brought to you by SGC and waxstat.com A new format for Sports Talk and Sports Cards!" linktr.ee/cardmensches linktr.ee/sportsbalt https://linktr.ee/Sportscardnation

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Dec. 9, 2022

Ep.209 w/ Rob Valenti (Grading Landscape)

Rob Valenti of Iron Sportscards is back. Topics discussed include how he got through the pandemic as a bulk subber, how low will prices return to, the "I" word and more! Follow us on Social Media: Website: https://www.sportscardnationpodcast.com...

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Dec. 5, 2022

Hobby Quick Hits Ep.141 Upper Deck Reviews

We review a couple boxes courtesy of Upper Deck. This is a shorter quicker version than the video that is on our YouTube channel. Also: *New Product Release Schedule *Hobby News *Ask me a question Follow us on Social Media: …

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Dec. 2, 2022

Ep.208 w/ Ezra Levine-CEO of Collectable

It's been over a year since Collectable CEO Ezra Levine was on the show but he's back, we cover the new partnership with eBay, how the company has weathered the current market, the logistics of putting on a great event …

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Nov. 28, 2022

Hobby Quick Hits Ep.140 w/ Danny Black(Special announcement)

Danny Black joins HQH to talk about some upcoming hobby goings on. Also: *New Product Release Schedule *Hobby News *Ask me a question Follow us on Social Media: Website: https://www.sportscardnationpodcast.com Facebook:...

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Nov. 25, 2022

Ep.207 w/ Darren Garnick from CardsFortheDR

Darren Garnick is a man on a mission, he started CardsfortheDR to get cards of Dominican baseball players to the poverty stricken kids of the Dominican Republic. They have no access to them otherwise and it makes their day. Want …

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Nov. 21, 2022

Hobby Quick Hits Ep.139 The "Thanks-Giving" episode

It's been a great year, not all ups but more ups than downs. We try to go chronologically and review everything we did and also thank people along the way. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Also: *New Product Release Schedule *Hobby News …

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Nov. 18, 2022

Ep.206 w/ Chris Fitzjarrald-Director of "Behind the Card"

Chris Fitzjarrald just directed a full-feature hobby film "Behind the Card" with a large cast of hobby dignitaries, I was fortunate to be able to screen the film. Chris joins us today for a behind the scenes look at the …

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Nov. 14, 2022

Hobby Quick Hits Ep.138 Ticket Collecting..the next frontier?

Is there an aspect of the hobby with ceiling left, I think so and it's a niche I just started to enter...Ticket Collecting, we talked about what is is, the different ways to do it and why I feel like …

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