Unboxing The Hobby with Mac and Stock

On this week's episode Mac and Stock share their thoughts on the 2024 National and their plans for the show. During the episode they discuss: the importance of going into the National at least somewhat of a plan tables they want to stop by and see what they are looking for their strategies for buying recommendations for those making the trip how the National may potentially evolve with the launch...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock welcome Jordan Spector from Immortals Trading Cards to the podcast. During the episode they discuss: walking onto the football team at Temple getting back into art after hanging up the helmet the conception of Spector Sports Art, and discovering ways to monetize his artwork being open-minded and saying "yes" to as many opportunities as possible to get the brand...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock welcome Jess Mineo from Bleecker Trading to the podcast. During the episode they discuss: Spending Saturdays with her dad and brothers going to the card shop Rediscovering the hobby in 2015 through breaks with Chris Justice ( Cards Infinity ) Kicking off her breaking journey with Rotobreaks Breaking for yourself vs breaking for others The story of how she got h...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock welcome Ty from Sports Card Investor to the podcast. You've probably seen him come across your social media feeds, but this episode gave us a chance to dive deeper into his background and learn about the various companies he's involved with. During the episode they discuss: his collector journey and how it led to connecting with Geoff Wilson and Sports Card Inv...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock welcome Haley from Slab Mania to the podcast. She's taken the hobby by storm recently with her "Slab Mania Showdowns", challenging fellow collectors to show off their favorite cards through entertaining, collaborative reels on Instagram. During the episode they discuss: Going to card shops with her dad when she was 8 Finding her passion and looking for ways to...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock welcome Julian Lombardi and Abdul Mazid from the Currency Project to the podcast. The Currency Project combines art and sports cards as a means to explore and monitor value creation & markets. During the episode they discuss: starting their collecting journey in 1993 for Shaquille O'Neal rookie cards working in a card shop through college looking at cards a...

On this week's episode Mac welcomes Will Stern from Cllct to the podcast. In case you aren't aware, Cllct is a news site that's positioned itself as the premier collectible media site — by collectors for collectors. During the episode we hear Will's story, how he linked up with Darren Rovell, how Cllct came together, and: covering the hobby much like how other outlets, like ESPN, would cover sport...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock welcome the Card Carver to the podcast. During the episode we hear his story, collecting baseball cards as a kid, collecting CDs and sneakers in the 90s, then collecting baseball cards with his son. During the episode they touch on... His uncle, Billy Klaus's story as a pro baseball player, and how it shaped his collecting Searching for his uncle's cards and me...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock welcome Coach Koe to the podcast. During the episode we hear his story, growing up collecting soccer stickers as a kid and eventually rediscovering sports cards during COVID. During the episode they touch on... The lack of educational content in the hobby Using content to create constructive conversations between collectors Blocking out negativity on social med...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock welcome Will Wade to the podcast. During the episode we hear his story, growing up collecting Pokemon and playing basketball with Stephen Curry in North Carolina. During the episode they touch on... overcoming addiction through his passion for collectibles and art cards the conception of CanvasMKTG and handling Stephen Curry's autographs the issue of autograph...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock welcome Natureluvzyou to the podcast. During the episode we hear his collector journey, which started with recording opening Pokemon cards back in 2020. He was eventually introduced to sports cards and launched his card account on Instagram in January 2021. During the episode they touch on... making the transition from collector to content creator the impo...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock welcome Ryan Curtiss (isawsasquatch) to the podcast. You may have seen Ryan come across your feed a lot recently as he was the one who broke the big news about the Lebron / Bronny James auto 1/1 card being pulled. During the episode we hear Ryan's collector journey and a bit about what life's been like trying to find a new home for such a prominent card. D...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock hit pause to talk a bit about what they've learned from the past 17 interviews. They also take the opportunity to share a bit about their own collector journeys and what they have going on over the coming months. During the episode they touch on: what they are excited about in the hobby technology improving the collector experience getting into streaming on Lou...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock welcome Stephanie Garcia (Mamabreaks) to the podcast. During the episode we hear Stephanie's collector journey, starting as a child collecting baseball card, watching Star Wars movies with her dad, as well as: Using TikTok to learn about (and practice) content creation Following her passion of cards and breaking Expand her breaking business beyond herself...

On this week's episode Mac and Stock welcome Dan, the Great Curator, to the podcast. During the episode we hear Dan's collector journey, starting with toys as a child, then transitioning into comic books and cards during the pandemic. During the episode they discuss: the rise in popularity of custom cards, like Piggybanx his journey becoming a hobby content creator and the steps he would reco...

Mac and Stock welcome industry veteran, Jon (Basketballcardguy), to the podcast. During the episode we hear how Jon got into collecting, started working at his LCS at the age of 14, and eventually started working with startups in the hobby. During the episode he shares insights about: card inventory management financial tracking in the hobby growing an Instagram following short-form vs long-f...

Mac and Stock welcome Tyler Tarver to the podcast. In case you haven't come across any of his accounts, Tyler shares incredibly relatable and authentic content about the collecting journey. During the episode he shares his story getting back into the hobby after rediscovering his dad's collection. That quickly led to buying and selling more cards and diving head first into creating hobby...

Mac and Stock welcome Tom Ferrara of Pancake Analytics to the podcast. During the episode Tom shares his collector journey starting as a New York sports fan, getting into Pokémon with his wife, and eventually Disney/Marvel with his kids. Listen in as he shares the story behind Pancake Analytics, starting with simple picture of his collection to eventually publishing satirical memes/posts...

Mac and Stock welcome Kayla Norsworthy to the podcast. During the episode she shares her story getting into the hobby starting by collecting Tampa Bay Rays autographs as a kid, to eventually attending shows and creating hobby content. Listen in as she shares her thoughts on: representation in the hobby getting more people involved how NIL has created a huge opportunity for show promoters...

Mac and Stock welcome former UCLA and professional basketball player, Lorenzo Mata, to the podcast. During the episode Lorenzo shares his story getting into basketball in high school, and how that path led to professional basketball in Mexico, and eventually a FIBA gold metal. Today, he's still involved in the game through mentoring local high school basketball players. While he grew up...

Mac and Stock welcome Eric Doty of Loupe to the podcast. After experiencing live streaming as a buyer during the card boom, he felt like there had to be a way to streamline the buying process and create a more relational experience. During the episode Eric shares his story working in gaming at Microsoft to eventually leaving and starting Loupe, an e-commerce streaming platform built for...

Mac and Stock welcome Josh Pankow from Leaf Trading Cards to the podcast. During the episode Josh shares his story of getting into the hobby, making it his career, and eventually becoming the President of Leaf. Listen in as he shares the vision for Leaf and some of the exciting things the company has in store for the future to get more people collecting. During the episode Josh also sheds light on...

Mac and Stock welcome Alex Tressler (ArmyATC22) to the podcast. You may know him from his legendary Youtube video from 2009 where he pulled the John Stockton / Stave Nash Dual Logoman Auto 1/1. During the episode Alex shares his story getting back into the hobby, creating hobby content on Youtube, and navigating online breaks before there was live streaming. You can follow Alex's journey through t...

Mac and Stock welcome Mark Hill from MyCardPost to the podcast. During the episode Mark shares his story of rediscovering the hobby and the friction points that led him to eventually create MyCardPost, the platform that aims to be a 24/7 virtual card show. Listen in as he shares how MCP is making it easier for collectors to buy/sell/trade, free of outdated rules and high transactions fee...

Mac and Stock welcome Denny_cards to the podcast. During the episode Denny shares his story going from casual collector to content creator and mainstay in the hobby. During the episode they discuss everything from content inspiration, dealing with adversity, and embracing your unique self on social media. Keep up with Denny through the links below: Instagram - denny_cards TikTok - denny_...