Chris HOJ-Cast

This episode dives into collecting Brock Purdy.  It starts with a review of his storybook first two seasons and disappointing third.  Then, Purdy's career metrics are reviewed.  Next is a walk through my 8-card Purdy collection.  Finally, I shed light on how I rank Purdy's rookie year cards, and add some thoughts on the process of ranking in general.

This episode has two (lengthy) segments.  The first discusses the acquisition of Christian McCaffrey's 2024 Prizm Black Finite 1/1—which keeps alive the run.  The second takes a Wittgensteinian turn into the language games played when we debate who is the "best" or "greatest" player of all-time, followed with an update of the Total MVP (and Total Total MVP) lists following...

Welcome, House of Jordan listeners, to the Chris HOJ-cast, episode 11!  I've been recording these episodes for a few weeks for YouTube, where you can find the previous 10.  I hope you don't mind that I'll be bringing them to the House of Jordans podcast feed now.  Enjoy!  This episode covers two big topics.  1) Why is there such a price discrepancy among Tony Dorsett's three ca...

In this episode, Chris talks with Stephen Go (IG: @mj23collectorph) about how he amassed one of the world's greatest Michael Jordan collections, his company SlabGuard (@slabguard) which manufactures clamshells that protect BGS and PSA slabs, the state of the Hobby, and more.

In this episode, Kristina talks with Ryan Smith (@Sports_Card_Art on Twitter).  They discuss Ryan's work in sports card art, appraisal, antiquing, flipping cards, and more!

In this episode, Kristina talks with David Tierney (Creative Director), John Mata (Art Director), and Jenna Coleman (Designer) of Panini America.  They discuss designing sports cards, their picks for "sleeper" Panini products, and much more.

In this episode, Chris talks with G (IG: @theluckyshow05; YT: theLUKAshow) about what to expect from Luka and the Mavs in the Disney Bubble, G's unbelievable collection of Luka, Steph, and 2019-20 Prizm FOTL, his yearly "PrizMas" tradition, making hobby content, his Harry Giles & Luka "experiments," and more.

In this episode Chris talks with Lememe James (@Lememe_James on IG) about his popular daily Hobby memes, his Trae Young collection, the vintage video game market, and more.

In this episode Chris talks with Michael (@MDPharm23 on IG) about his unbelievable collection of GOATs and young superstars, some of the monster cards he's owned over the years (including a LeBron Exquisite RPA), and his approach to the Hobby.

In this episode: (1) Chris talks with Jeremy Lee of Sports Cards Live about his fascinating history in the hobby, hockey collecting, and his MJ PC (1:54) and (2) Kristina interviews Topps Project 2020 star Sophia Chang (1:07:09).

In this episode: (1) Chris has an in-depth discussion with Dr. James Beckett on a wide-ranging menu of topics (1:41) and (2) Kristina interviews artists and sports card innovators The Currency Project (59:50).

In this episode: (1) Chris talks with super collector Joshua Kehn about the hobby, his collecting strategies, and his hoards of MJ, LeBron, Barry Sanders, Peyton Manning, DeShaun Watson, and rookie cards (1:27) and (2) Kristina interviews Kansas City Royals pitcher Daniel Tillo about collecting (50:23).

In this episode: (1) Chris introduces and discusses Card Ladder (1:35), (2) Kristina interviews Dr. James Beckett on his iconic hobby career, the state of the hobby, and rare Michael Jordan cards (8:28), and (3) Chris converses with Michael of Coleman Cards about his life as a professional sports card dealer, collecting Luka, the NBA returns impact on sports cards, and much more (47:22).

 In this episode, we discuss: (1) Project 2020 after 2 months (2:22), (2) Kristina's interview with Mitch and Tai, owners of LA card shop The Bullpen (8:25), (3) Final Thoughts on The Last Dance (23:13), (4) the Michael Jordan card market, three weeks removed from "The Last Dance" (30:35), and (5) this week's Maildays, featuring Mosaic Genesis, a(nother) Luka 1/1, and a special...

In this episode, we discuss: (1) Kristina's interview with PSA Collector (2:08), (2) Kristina's interview with Emma, a Sports Illustrated writer, about her piece on The Hobby (5:41), (3) Chris and Kristina's four year journey building their Michael Jordan PC, how much it cost, and an analysis of its current market value (18:12), (4) Brian's construction of his Michael Jordan PC...

In this episode, we discuss: (1) Kristina's interview with Kevin Haake, Panini's Director of Sales (3:52), (2) Chris's failed attempt at flipping Baker Mayfield Prizm RCs (16:14), (3) Chris’s and Kristina's approach to their Luka PC after one year of collecting the Slovenian Sensation, their decision to send 16 pieces from it to PWCC for auction next month, and the market value...

In this episode, we discuss: (1) the Michael Jordan Fleer #57 PSA 10 rookie card verging on $100,000 (4:21), (2) an artist collective bringing together modern art and sports cards (8:37), (3) Brian Gray's revelation on "Sports Cards Live" that he spent $1,000,000 on cards in the last month (11:44), (4) hoarding as a collecting strategy, and three collectors who have perfected it (16...

For this week's episode, we are departing from the normal House of Jordans podcast format.  Instead, we are bringing you Kristina's interview with sports design industry leader Tyson Beck.  Topics include his work on Topps Project 2020 and sports card design.  Kristina is conducting interviews with some of the hobby's biggest stars and uploading them to the House of Jordans YouTube...

In this episode, we discuss: (1) hobby photography spotlight: @anthonydaviscards on IG (4:16), (2) grading company preference poll results: BGS vs. PSA vs. SGC (6:10), (3) the hobby content boom (13:10), (4) product breakdown: 2019-20 Donruss Basketball (18:32), (5) market analysis: the LeBron & Luka Net Marvels insert craze (23:27), (6) Joedin's mailday & market analysis: Stadium Clu...

In this episode, we discuss: (1) the Michael Jordan card challenge: Chris and Brian compete to see who found the better "steal" on eBay last week (2:48), (2) Kristina's Corner: 2019-20 National Treasures basketball (10:54), (3) market analysis of the top Michael Jordan cards in April (19:24), (4) SGC's sudden ascent to co-equal market status with PSA and BGS (37:36), and (5) mu...

In this episode, we discuss: (1) how to win our $500 2018-19 Prizm Cello Basketball Box (1:30), (2) hobby connections (4:26), (3) a tutorial on how to look up "best offer accepted" data (15:41), (4) the Topps Project 2020 (26:00), (5) the frenetic market for 1997-98 Metal Universe base cards (36:38), and (6) Brian's golden Luka rookie mailday (51:04).

In this episode, we discuss: (1) hobby connections (1:43), (2) market check-in: Lebron, Giannis, Luka, and Mahomes rookie card report (5:28), (3) the #3JordanCards movement (11:39), (4) hopping in the "hobby time machine" -- which was a better buy in 1986: 1986-87 fleer wax or Microsoft stock (17:06), (5) musings on "The Last Dance" and its ongoing hobby impact (31:59), (6) bre...

In this episode, we discuss: (1) hobby connections (2:02), (2) two tales of landing Kobe grails (12:52), (3) maildays, featuring two oft-overlooked MJs and a golden Luka gift (25:06), (4) “Joedin's Google”: an examination of local news coverage of the hobby (33:04), and (5) the Last Dance documentary and its hobby impact (41:28).

In this episode, we discuss: (1) hobby connections (5:23), (2) COVID-19 news (18:05), (3) theories on why "investment" PSA 10 base rookie cards are faring better than the stock market (25:12), (4) Michael Jordan's career achievements (34:03), (5) strategies for how to start collecting Michael Jordan cards (39:17), (6) high profile Michael Jordan card auctions from PWCC's 2020 A...

In this episode, we discuss: (1) updates on our contest to win a 2019-20 Optic Basketball Cello Box (1:51), (2) the COVID-19 pandemic: the current state of affairs and future scenarios (6:17), (3) the status of important financial markets (16:24), (4) the absence of live sports and its hobby impact (25:37), (5) correlations between financial markets and key rookie cards of Luka, Giannis, Lebron, a...