Fanatics has a lot of the most sought after autographs of the year on lock in Victor Wembanyma and CJ Stroud. One unintended consequence of this is that it has pushed up the values of leaf and wildcard autographs to levels we aren’t used to seeing. Lemmie Get That Podagraph broke a story about Radiers …
Yes Leighton is blurry. We were making the best of it. Fanatics launches a new bounty program called “The Ten” and while it’s very impressively named in such a way that makes it sound important really it’s a very simple proposition. You hit one of these 10 cards and they give you a $10,000 Fanatics …
Yes the Brady in 2023 Bowman Draft Picks is photshopped. So is nearly everything else 1st Bowman. Why do people seem to care so much? Software tools for the seller and or collector have come a long way recently. Here are a few we reccomend. As always we bring some cards for sale. Leighton brings …
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Leighton and Chris are finally in person for an episode. We talk about hobby burnout and what you can do to combat it. We share what works for us, and it might work for you. Some vintage wax boxes have come down in price, the graded singles really haven’t decreased to the same scale. That …
Baseball season is right around the corner. What are some strategies you can use to load up on impact 2024 players? Not all is as it seems with Tom Brady 2023 Bowman Draft cards. There was a foul feat a foot with shill bidding on the parallels. When the shill bidding stopped the cards fell …
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Tom Brady cards are out in full force in 2023 Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects. They have made a tremendous impact on the secondary market as the singles are performing as well as anything in the space right now. Should Fanatics keep this going with other players? Michael Jordan anyone? We talk about street dates …
Evaluating NFL Quarterbacks is a really tough job. What do you look for when deciding what quarterbacks in the hobby matter? Why do only quarterbacks matter? What quarterbacks has Chris been right or wrong about? We recently opened an entire box of 1980 Topps Basketball. It was a wonderful process and we are looking forward …
Leighton and Chris talk about what to do with your cards in a declining market, specifically expensive ones. Is it better to hold a 6 figure cards or many 4 figure cards? Recently Michael Rubin of Fanatics went on Bill Simmons “The Ringer” Podcast to talk about the changing landscape of collectibles where a couple …
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Fanatics gives us an interesting chase card in the rookie debut logo patches that we hope will rival the basketball logoman cards long term. Details about the program are in this episode. Leighton puts an absolutely beautiful 1933 Goudey Dizzy Dean on the block today along with a couple of modern cards from Chris. The …
Lebron James to get autographs in 2023 Bowman University Basketball and other future releases. Tom Brady will have autographs in 2023 Bowman Draft. Fanatics seems intent on delivering high profile athletes in the products despite the costs. The off season is prospect season. Gilmore recounts two Boston Red Sox players that are worth your attention. …