Joe Hollywood has made a name for himself in the hobby but he also is very philantrophic as well.  I enjoyed getting to know more about him through our conversations for the pod.   I hope you do as well. Talking Points may include: *Growing up in NYC & the hobby influence. *Where the "Hollywood" moniker came from. *Hustling as a young kid. *Working on Wall Street and the hobby comparisons.  *Topps controlling 75%+ of the major sports.   *Doing 24 live streams. The how and why. *Hobby Pet Peeves.  Follow us on Social Media:  Website:https://www.sportscardnationpo....com https://linktr.ee/Sportscardna... Merch shop:https://sports-card-nation.pri...   To eliminate pre & post-roll adshttps://www.spreaker.com/podca...

Joe Hollywood has made a name for himself in the hobby but he also is very philantrophic as well.  I enjoyed getting to know more about him through our conversations for the pod.   I hope you do as well. Talking Points may include: *Growing up in NYC & the hobby influence. *Where the "Hollywood" moniker came from. *Hustling as a young kid. *Working on Wall Street and the hobby comparisons.  *Topps controlling 75%+ of the major sports.   *Doing 24 live streams. The how and why. *Hobby Pet Peeves.  Follow us on Social Media:  Website:https://www.sportscardnationpo....com https://linktr.ee/Sportscardna... Merch shop:https://sports-card-nation.pri...   To eliminate pre & post-roll adshttps://www.spreaker.com/podca...

I seen a lot of stuff through the years. Today I talk about the transactions of the hobby on different levels, Is there a Caste System in the hobby and to be careful.   Also: *New Product Release Schedule Follow us on Social Media:  Website:https://www.sportscardnationpo....com https://linktr.ee/Sportscardna...   E-Mail us at: [email protected] Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sports-card-nation-podcast--4761791/support.

Most will agree Mike Baker is one of the most experienced people when it comes to the grading space.  He was PSA's 1st employee and now is the force behind MBA.  He returns for the conclusion of our conversation. Talking Points may include: *How it all started *How grading has changed through the decades. *Junk Slab era? *Future of SGC *What's the deal with MBA *Thoughts on altering and cleaning  *Do the diamonds make a difference  *The subjectiveness of grading  Follow us on Social Media:  Website:https://www.sportscardnationpo....com https://linktr.ee/Sportscardna... Merch shop:https://sports-card-nation.pri...   To eliminate pre & post-roll adshttps://www.spreaker.com/podca...

Most will agree Mike Baker is one of the most experienced people when it comes to the grading space.  He was PSA's 1st employee and now is the force behind MBA.  He joins us for the 1st time. Talking Points may include: *How it all started *How grading has changed through the decades. *Junk Slab era? *Future of SGC *What's the deal with MBA *Thoughts on altering and cleaning  *Do the diamonds make a difference  *The subjectiveness of grading  Follow us on Social Media:  Website:https://www.sportscardnationpo....com https://linktr.ee/Sportscardna... Merch shop:https://sports-card-nation.pri...   To eliminate pre & post-roll adshttps://www.spreaker.com/podca...

There are more card shows than ever before and I attend as both a dealer and consumer. On this episode I share my observations and thoughts about the current state of card shows.  Also: *New Product Release Schedule *Hobby News Follow us on Social Media:  Website:https://www.sportscardnationpo....com https://linktr.ee/Sportscardna...   E-Mail us at: [email protected] Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sports-card-nation-podcast--4761791/support.

Part II with Matthew and Garrett Weaver. They invented a baseball card game that can be played with your own cards, build your own teams,etc.  It's not just the run of the mill roll the dice type game.  Yes there's dice but built on formulas that should bring similar results to real life matchups. Want Griffey jr to play along side Lou Gehrig.  Now you can! We talk about it. Talking Points may include: *Hobby starts and what you enjoy *Base cards matter! *Inventing a game with Baseball cards *Getting through 20 versions to perfect it. *Game play- How long per game. How it works. *Long term goalshttps://www.baseballcardgm.com Follow us on Social Media:  Website:https://www.sportscardnationpo....com https://linktr.ee/Sportscardna... Merch shop:https://sports-card-nation.pri...   To eliminate pre & post-roll adshttps://www.spreaker.com/podca...

Matthew and Garrett Weaver invented a baseball card game that can be played with your own cards, build your own teams,etc.  It's not just the run of the mill roll the dice type game.  Yes there's dice but built on formulas that should bring similar results to real life matchups. Want Griffey jr to play along side Lou Gehrig.  Now you can! We talk about it. Talking Points may include: *Hobby starts and what you enjoy *Base cards matter! *Inventing a game with Baseball cards *Getting through 20 versions to perfect it. *Game play- How long per game. How it works. *Long term goalshttps://www.baseballcardgm.com Follow us on Social Media:  Website:https://www.sportscardnationpo....com https://linktr.ee/Sportscardna... Merch shop:https://sports-card-nation.pri...   To eliminate pre & post-roll adshttps://www.spreaker.com/podca...

The Grading Space continues to change, evolve, regress all at the same time.  It's been a bit since we checked in and covered it, so let's dive in on this episode.   Also: *New Product Release Schedule *Hobby News Follow us on Social Media:  Website:https://www.sportscardnationpo....com https://linktr.ee/Sportscardna...   E-Mail us at: [email protected] Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sports-card-nation-podcast--4761791/support.

Dan Bliss returns for part 2 of our conversation. He promotes some of the best card shows this country can offer.   Talking Points may include: *Evolution of the Modern Card show *Too many shows? *Theft and Safety at shows  *Working with other promoters *Where his shows are and expansion? *Staff and the efforts to put on a great event. *Making vendors and customers happy *Content Creation at shows Follow us on Social Media:  Website:https://www.sportscardnationpo....com https://linktr.ee/Sportscardna... Merch shop:https://sports-card-nation.pri...   To eliminate pre & post-roll adshttps://www.spreaker.com/podca...