Sports Card Lessons Podcast

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

This episode Zip talks about his Jordan sale on Fanatics Collects auction, We talk about using PSA buyback when buying and selling, We take a look at current Card Ladder Indexes. Hobby Chop makes a big announcement for EC3con Trade Night 11/22/25 Tuesday Night Live - 10/28/2025 SCL HC S7E28

This episode I explain why I shipped all my inventory to consignment and decided to rebuild my inventory and rebuild my hobby excitement. I share rip hits & PSA sub returns. SCL S7E27

This episode We discuss How bad PSA can be but we keep sending cards because they're the best game in town. We also compare Topps Chrome first year vs Panini Black final year and the importance of Basketball 1st Bowman cards. Tuesday night live 10/21/25 SCL HC S7E26

This episode I talk about no new wax, pulling the trigger on some bigger cards and share mail day cards & PSA order return. SCL S7E25

This episode we talk about a reprint insert sale of an Aaron Judge RPA , BGS gaining traction on PSA changes, End of year hobby slow down or finishing strong, players were looking at to prospect. on. SCL HC S7E24

This episode I travel the northern US into Canada for a family gathering in Winnipeg Manitoba stopping at LCS's along the way. Sharing pickups & observations. SCL S7E23

This episode we bring on friend of the show Chris McGill from card ladder, he talks about what the recent hobby numbers look like, whose market is hot and who is heating up, the state of the card market & pre-season basketball. SCL HC S7E22

Whatnot's New Sealed Products Policy, Leveling up at Fanatics, & PSA player Population control S7E21

"Catalina Wine Mixer" Everything you need to know about grading your cards.. SCL HC S7E20

This episode I talk about buying quality over quantity when it comes to your PC and player prospecting. When is the time to sell off low end to level up to higher end cards. SCL S7E19

Hobby Chop Live 9/23/25 TOPPS Basketball announces a 2025 release date Where & What to sell for maximum return What is involved in buying and selling a collection PSA announces price hike starting 9/25/25 SCL HC S7E18

This episode I talk about grading and preparing for my hobby winter. I also warn about buying the over hyped and over priced Donruss WNBA and NFL cards . S7E17

The Hobby Chop Live 9/16/2024 This week we talk about the PSA buy back program, What QB's are left to prospect on since the 2020draft not named Hurts, Too many QB injuries hurting the card market SCL HC S7E16

This episode I bring on Jonathan ⁨@HomersSportsCards⁩ to recap the Northeast Sports Card Expo & share some pickups SCL S7E15

The Hobby Cop Podcast Live 9/9/2025 Who is America's new team, A new segment called POP it or CHOP it, Zip's big announcement SCL HC S7E14

This episode I bring on Rob G formerly of The Sports Card Therapist Podcast. He talks about his abrupt exit from the hobby spotlight 2 years ago, what he's been up to and how he's been participating in the hobby. S7E13

This episode I talk about creating hobby currency and trying to make the hobby self sufficient or even turn a profit over and beyond the re-investment S7E12

Sunday Night Live 8/31/2025 Better returns with BGS - Keeping the hobby fresh not getting stale - When is the best time to take a hobby break - 2025-26 NFL Predictions SCL HC S7E11

This episode I recap traveling to California and setting up at the WCCS. What went right, what didn't, some surprises, meeting listeners, and my overall experience.. S7E10

As Big Ken prepares to travel across the country to the WCCS and setup as a dealer, we break down the costs and what it takes to recoup some of the expenses. SCL HC S7E9

This episode I recap East Coast National and 1 other local show. I talk about taking all my inventory to WCCS and selling everything for a complete hobby reset.

The Hobby Chop | Thursday Night Live 8/14/2025 Current Hobby Events, Hobby relationships & Bowman Chrome University Cards

Sunday Night Live 8/10/2025 With Jonathan @homerssportscards & Craig @newyorkcitysportscards

A slower day today | Some empty Tables on the show floor | Black Box Redemption | Lunch with the fellas

Show recap | SOCO Recap | Ripping More National packs

Day 2 show & trade night, Pickups & ripping National silver Packs

Day 1 recap.. Not a great start but a great finish..

This episode we share our wish list of cards we're hunting for at this Year's National.. SCL HC S7E5

The 2025 National Pre-Game show Everything you need to know for the 2025 National Sunday Night Live 7/2/2025 with Big Ken @sportscards_lessons | Scott @ wcocards | Jonathan @basketballcardguy | Jonathan @ homerssportscards

Hobby Chop Live 7/24/2025 Being vigilant and avoiding fake cards & scams, are there too many 1/1's ? Optic rookie QB market? SCL HC S7E3

Making the hobby more accessible, engaging, and interactive Sunday Night 7/20/2025 Live w/ Jonathan @HomersSportsCards ​

The secrets to his success: The Hobby Chop Live with special guest Troy @trikecards Buying Big | Grading Smart | High Volume Sales |Setting up at shows | Creating Content S7E1

300th episode, better option to selling your cards at The National, weekend shows recap & pickups S6E50

7/9/2025 Live This episode we go live and talk about eBay will begin offering extended bidding | PSA announces shorter return service on bulk orders | Bo Nix signing licensed cards SCL HC S6E49

This episode I talk about a shortage of ultra modern football cards right before the biggest card shows of the year. Reports of Re-Packers paying up to 100% at major shows. I also talk about a Record $305 million spent on trading cards in June. S6E48

This weeks Youtube Live we bring on friend of the show Cary @americanarbitragecards to talk abut his lane in the hobby Flipper | Reseller | Picker | Content creator | and to talk about his road to The National 2025 in Chicago

This episode preparing for NSCC & WCCS 1 I'm walking the other I'm setup as a dealer and what my plans are for both. This weeks Pickups & finds SCL S6E46