Hoops and Cards: Basketball for Sports Card Collectors and Investors!

Tonight, the NBA Play-In games start and we are here for you Basketball Card Collectors and Investors! Gary brings some thoughts on the Play-In teams and possible jumps for certain card values, but also talks about NBA Season Awards, Rising Cards and Players, and the new release of PRIZM 2022-23 Basketball which drops today! Thanks for listening, and please send any ideas or feedback or thoughts y...

The NBA's Regular Season is about to end. Some of the hobby's biggest names to collect or invest in will miss the 2023 playoffs and see their card values plunge into the oblivion of the offseason. Which players should we remember when others forget? Which "big names" like Cade, Lamelo, Scottie, and Paolo might be worth selling while Basketball Cards are still "in season"? Gary brings some data and...

Basketball Card Investors are often looking to discover rising prospects and opportunities to buy and sell cards during and after huge games. Sports bettors are often faced with the same realities and trying to anticipate what players and teams to pick "next." Today, HoopsandCards welcomes Chris from the Basketball Forever Network's NBA Betting Podcast, called "Cashed It w Chris," a regular podcas...

With less than a month before the NBA Playoff Starts, you might want to know which players and cards could RISE to the occasion in May and June! We've got you covered, with today's episode of FIVE BUYS, where Gary gives some "no brainer" picks (re: Giannis, Tatum, etc) and some "brainer" or "not-so-obvious" dudes to watch out for. Investors may want to list these players and cards "for sale" to ca...

Today, we take Basketball Card collectors and investors like you to a tour of the WILD, WILD WEST. We look at card values, potential, and prospects for those teams that are still batting to secure a playoff spot - or even a play-in spot in this year's NBA March Madness out West. Gary loves sharing about some of his favorites today, like Lebron, Luka, and SGA. But what will we do with guys like...

Basketball cards often rise in price and popularity during the NBA Playoffs!  With just a few weeks left in the NBA's regular season, lots of playoff question marks remain in the Eastern Conference.  Can all of the new faces keep things going in Brooklyn?  Will the Heat make their annual late-season push with Herro, Bam, and Jimmy at the controls?  Today's episode has Gary talking about all the po...

While the NBA and playoff races heat up, some of the game's brightest stars are out with injuries - Lebron, Lamelo, Zion, Cade, even KD is hurt!!  What should Basketball Card Collectors and Investors do?  Hoops and Cards tackles the injury-buying strategies and talks about the post-playoff buying opportunities.  In today's episode, Gary also celebrates this week's release of 2022-23...

"Breaking" is one of the most popular ways to enjoy, experience, and collect Basketball Cards.  In today's episode, Gary sits down with Mike and Dave from SHAG Sports Cards, a group that has been hosting breaks online for years!  Conversation focuses on the "essentials" and things you need to remember about BREAKS as one of our Basketball Cards 101 feature episodes.  If you've ever...

This weekend, we get to visit with two long-time Sports Card collectors at their new LCS (Local Card Shop) - Mike and Dave from SHAG Sports Cards!  SHAG has been open for nearly six months, but doing online breaks and business for a long time before that.  Gary gets Mike and Dave to share their collector stories, their takes on the various opportunities and targets for investing or colle...

We've had an amazing week in Basketball Cards.  Just ask Mac McClung, Kyrie Irving, and Jayson Tatum!  Today's episode features several lists of "FIVE BUYS" as our host, Gary, rambles about Baseball, Football, Emerging NBA Prospects, and some things to look for in popular basketball cards.  We also talk a little bit about our visit to the Indiana Pacers game and some recent quick flips for profit...

For Basketball Card collectors and investors around the world, we are here with you for All-Star weekend. With the NBA at the top of the sports world for now, this episode finds us thinking about ways to make money in sports cards. You don’t have to pay high prices or buy the hot players. Our 101 series with Gary gives you some ideas to think - and invest - ahead of the game! Send us any feedback...

Before you press "buy it now" on that Cam Thomas Silver or Kyrie Irving Prizm, listen to this episode, people.  Collectors and investors want to know IF - and HOW - the card market might react to trade deadline news and the latest destination for Kevin Durant.  Hoops and Cards is here to add value, ideas, wisdom, and timing to your pursuit of Basketball Card Utopia.  You don't have to buy when eve...

Today’s a fast release episode on the eve of the NBA trade deadline. Gary talks about Cameron Thomas’s scoring outburst, opportunities to seize and sell in the next three months, and waiting till the late-summer buying opportunities. Please send any questions or takes to us @hoopsandcards on Instagram or email gary@hoopsandcards.com

As we enter Lebron’s big week, his cards are on the minds and buying lists of countless sports card collectors. From Lebron’s hometown, we bring you an episode and some stories about the past, present, and future of the Lebron James card market and his impact on the hobby forever.

After a brief hiatus, Hoops and Cards is back just in time for the NBA All-Stars announcement on February 2.  Card collectors and investors are starting to turn their focus to Basketball stars and emerging names like Luka Doncic, Zion Williamson, and Anthony Edwards.  Today's episode gives you our All-Star picks and some card recommendations for most of these players.  Guys like Ja...

Let’s talk about GRADING your basketball cards. Why, where, how, and which cards to grade and add value? Gary shares his latest adventures in grading basketball cards on todays episode and gives you all kinds of things to love (or not) about the PSA Grading options.

For Card Collectors and NBA Investors, we got all the lists you could want in this episode of Hoops and Cards.  Gary gives some takes on modern players who will always be worth investing in, including Lebron James, Steph Curry, and... well... listen to the show!  We also share lists of our favorite players to collect, some under-appreciated "hidden gems," and a few thoughts on NBA Hoops. During to...

Tyson Beck is like so many of us - he loves NBA Basketball, follows the Sports Card market and trends, and loves connecting with Basketball fans and investors around the world!  You may have heard his name as a super-talented designer of NBA graphics, collectibles, or sports cards for brands like Topps and many more.  But he's also the co-founder of the Forever Network, Basketball Foreve...

Tyson Beck is like so many of us - he loves NBA Basketball, follows the Sports Card market and trends, and loves connecting with Basketball fans and investors around the world!  You may have heard his name as a super-talented designer of NBA graphics, collectibles, or sports cards for brands like Topps and many more.  But he's also the co-founder of the Forever Network, Basketball Foreve...

In the world of NBA Basketball, there's nothing quite like the NBA Playoffs and Finals.  We can say the same for the Basketball Card Market and the values or prices of cards as the playoffs take place - a player's performance in May or June adds to his overall legacy and also increases the demand for his cards!  Which teams and players look primed and ready for a push to the "next level"...

Like most of us, you're probably into Basketball Cards on some kind of budget.  Perhaps you're just starting out, and you've got less than $50 or $100 to work with.  That's the story of our Podcast Host, Gary from HoopsandCards.   He likes to find great cards and emerging rookies in the large boxes at card shows and shops.  In today's episode, Gary recalls some thoughts about how that approach led...

We wrap up 2022 with an episode that has IT ALL!  We share some thoughts about the Basketball Card Market (buying and selling) over the past year and look ahead to 2023 when the NBA will gain more global attention from fans and collectors.  Gary gives us a countdown of current MVP candidates, All-Star rosters, Awards, and 20 players to invest in (but only if you like those guys)! Because...

For all you card collectors and investors in Basketball Cards!  Today's episode is one of our last in 2022 - it's been a terrific year!  Our show's host, Gary, gives us a rundown of the huge matchups in the NBA on Sunday, leading up to a timely FIVE BUYS conversation for those of us who have already been buying cards for a while.  Sure, we throw in our usual list of 5-6 players or c...

People all over the world are collecting and investing in Basketball Cards!  Some of you are brand new to all of this, and most of us know a friend or two who are looking to buy cards for the very first time.  Today's episode with host Gary will help you with your mindset, first steps, and road map overview of how to get started.  After some talk about a trip to an NBA game, updates...

Should we consider buying Cade Cunningham rookie cards during his injury-missed season?  Is the Zion surge for real or are we counting down the minutes to another foot injury?  What about the new brands of Basketball Cards coming out in January?  Today's episode has it all, including our host Gary's adventures with Nickeil Alexander-Walker cards!  Investors, Collectors, and Basketball fans on any...