Sports Card Lessons Podcast

This episode I talk about an attendee that waisted a good amount of my time at a show and walked away without a deal, I also talk about setting up at a mostly Pokemon show and buying sports cards. SCL S8E22

This Live episode we talk about TOPPS Football, the 2025 rookie class and will downtowns hold their value. We also discuss low pop obscure Messi cards. Thursday Night Live 4/2/2026 SCL HC S8E21

This episode I ask are we right back to 2021 in the hobby, out of control and hoping it never ends? I recap my trip to the Quincy Card Show. SCL S8E20

This episode I share my frustration trying to buy Bowman Basketball on pre-order, Too much shill bidding online & we say goodbye to Panini and share what we will & won't miss. Thursday Night Live 3/26/26 SCL HC S8E19

This episode I talk about changing up the game plan on The National inventory. Keeping the original plan but also adding in more raw RPA's, Auto's, and numbered cards with higher value from $50-$350 because the value is there right now and these cards are in abundance.. SCL S8E18

This episode Topps announces Bowman Basketball and we talk about what it means for the hobby, WNBA Season on, and Big Ken's Big Announcement Live Thursday Night 3/19/2026 SCL HC S8E17

This episode I talk about the last 2 market corrections and in my opinion what prevents it from happening again. SCL S8E16

This episode we debate who's cards we'd want to own Ohtani or Mahomes, We talk about hobby winners & losers when it comes to buying and selling cards, we also talk about whose card markets will see a bump after the dust settles in NFL free agency. Thursday Night Live 3/12/26 SCL HC S8E15

This Episode I recap The Philly Show. Massive attendance, huge sales, & big pickups. SCL S8E14

This episode Ken talks about preparing all week for the Philly Show, We ask how fraudulent it is when these eBay envelopes never show up, and March Madness is Ken's selling Super Bowl with Bowman Chrome U Basketball.. Live Stream 3/5/2026 SCL HC S8E13

This episode I discuss trying different options grading at PSA and share with you how to leapfrog bulk orders for a minimal expense per card. SCL S8E12

This episode we answer listener questions Live 2/26/2026 SCL HC S8E11

This episode I recap the Causeway Card Show, I talk about a new strategy building a box for The National buying autographed cards at deep discounts, I share all my pickups from the last week including my Paige Bueckers Downtown PSA 10 that just arrived from PSA. SCL S8E10

This episode we give our 2026 player predictions, we talk about who we are looking to buy, March madness quick flips, & Is Fanatics shopping or a grading company. SCL HC S8E9

This episode I talk about record breaking attendance & sales at recent card shows. Full recap the EC3CON show at Mohegan Sun Casino. Recent massive grading return SCL S8E8

This Episode we talk about what is more desirable in the TOPPS Chrome product and back it up with data. PSA raising prices good or bad for the hobby? My 15K surprise inside a case of Prizm WNBA blasters. Thursday night live 2/12/26 SCL HC S8E7

This episode I talk about grading delays forcing people to continue putting out more money into the hobby waiting for grading orders to return. SCL S8E6

This Thursday Night Live 2/5/26, we talk abut Ohtani's market surging even higher, should we worry or keep riding the wave to WBC.. Is it fair for auction houses to be selling cards with no flaw descriptions, and our Super Bowl predictions. SCL HC S8E5

This episode I talk about the work needed in between the actual buying & the selling of collections and why it's not for everyone. 2 weekend show recaps & pickups SCL S8E4

This episode we talk about Shohei Ohtani cards and weather or not they're a bad investment in 2026. SCL HC S8E3

This week we bring on Adam & Dan from Cardboard Association talking about what it takes to build an online hobby community, keeping it active, and growing. Their rolls as Admins, and lessons learned and some great stories along the way. Thursday Night Live 1/22/2026 SCL HC S8E2

This episode I recap the White Plains Card Show, Talk about being called a collector like it was a bad thing, share my weekend pickups. S8E1

This episode we talk about the best place to sell cards, NFL playoff predictions, we answer listener questions & Repack debut Thursday Night live 01/15/2026

This episode I talk about buying cards for a repack with a new buying strategy. Buying with no margins or percentages but for liquidity and value. I also talk about some upcoming collaborations and weekly hobby wins. SCL S7E49

NFL Playoff Card Market - Playoff Predictions - Whose market is up/down We also break down our new repack This Thursday Night Live 01/08/2026 SCL HC S7E48

This episode I talk about my hobby plan for success over the next 7 months leading up to The National. When to buy & grade. What I'll be selling month by month and a list of shows I'll be attending and setting up at. SCL S7E47

This Sunday night live episode we discuss buying percentages and what variables changes that number. I recap my hobby weekend, and we make a big announcement for the new year. Sunday Night Live 12/28/25 SCL HC S7E46

This episode I bring on Steve Morse AKA Mr. Minty to talk about everything grading, everything you need to know before grading your cards, & products and services his company offers. S7E44

This live episode I bring back Corey @Collect4Good To recap his 1st year selling on whatnot, We talk about short and long term holds, WNBA contract troubles, & looking ahead to 2026. SCL S7E43

This episode we bring on Scott Dimay @ec3con to give us a the show promoter & organizers perspective running The East Coast Collectibles Convention, a quarterly 300 plus table sports & non-sports card show at The Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut and what it takes to be successful. SCL HC S7E42

The hobby gods have shinned down upon me this week!! Received news I secured a table at the 2026 NSCC in Chicago, I recap the Causeway Card show, and share a huge pickup. S7E41

This episode we look at the current card markets. We talk about Youtube card content, & NCAA Basketball Men & Women. SCL HC S7E40

This episode I talk about no case hits guaranteed in blasters & mega box cases. 2026 NSCC VIP passes on sale and Hotel rooms selling out. PSA buyback scandal. SCL S7E39

This episode we talk about new buying strategies moving forward, Playing the market cycles, 2022 NSCC Zerocool Stranger Things promo cards, Celebrity cards from Allen & Ginter, & The NFL playoff picture. SCL HC S7E38

This episode, I talk about why I think value boxes are losing their value, I share recent mail day cards, & talk about staying true to yourself in the hobby and buying and selling what brings you joy. SCL S7E37

This Holiday week combined episode we talk about Rick Probstein shutting down Snype after 3 weeks after a cyber attack and allegations of shilling fraud and moving operations back to eBay. We recap EC3con and talk about different grading strategies after PSA announcement of longer grading times. SCL HC S7E36

Wednesday Night Live 11/19/25 This episode - TOPPS Chrome Basketball release, NCAA Mens Basketball Players to watch, BGS Updates, EC3con Trade night SCL HC S7E34

This episode I bring on Corey Donahue ⁨@Collect4Good⁩ to talk about his hobby journey, his WhatNot channel, selling singles & breaking sports cards using the profits to give back to his community to help end homelessness. SCL S7E33

Tuesday Night Live 11/11/25 This episode we bring on Kristina from Card Ladder, she's talking about what it takes to keep Card Ladder running & why they're the best in the business. She answers all of our and the chat questions, shares her hobby story, & we give an EC3con Trade Night Update SCL HC S7E32

This episode I talk about a recent video of stolen cards shipped USPS, problems I've had in the past and what I do now to avoid the Post Office shipping. I re-cap the Titan show in NY and share recent pick-ups SCL S7E31

This episode we bring back Pop it or Chop it on NFL & NBA players, We also debate Downtowns & Kabooms. Zip compares Caitlin Clark to Joe Burrow SCL HC S7E30

This episode I talk about my stellar hobby weekend!! Tons of pickups, making a deal off of eBay, Shriner's show recap & Hitting 2 Downtowns in 6 Donruss Football blaster boxes. S7E29