Rough Cuts: Vintage Hobby Talk

AI & The Hobby - Thoughts and Predictions on What Lies Ahead This is a YouTube Live session recorded on May 18, 2026. On this segment, Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets) and Nate (@incardboardveritas) are excited to welcome collector, entrepreneur & Hobby thought leader @chrishoj onto the show for a conversation about how looming AI advancements may impact various elements of the sports c...

This is a YouTube Live session recorded on April 19, 2026. On this segment, Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets) and Nate (@incardboardveritas) are back for Card Battle Round 2. This fight card features 6 new matchups, including prewar, postwar, vintage hoops, a shiny 90’s battle, and even a matchup of 2 different examples of the same card (from 1948 Leaf). Check it out, and let us know what you th...

This is a YouTube Live session recorded on March 15, 2026. On this segment, Nate (@incardboardveritas) and Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets) duke it out with 5 one-on-one card battles between cards from their respective collections. Some jabs are tossed each other’s cards, but it’s all in good fun and is meant as a format for discussing some favorite vintage cards, as well as collecting preferen...

This is a YouTube Live session recorded on February 1, 2026. On this segment, Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets) and Nate (@incardboardveritas) discuss some current thoughts on card collecting approaches, philosophies, evolutions & origin stories. Jonathan ties in inspiration from dream consciousness, trivia & video games. Nate focuses on family ties and offers up a bit of an anti-consoli...

This is Part 2 of a 2-part year-end YouTube Live session recorded on December 21, 2025. On this segment, Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets) and Nate (@incardboardveritas), as well as special guest Jim (@jrock1956topps), each count down their 10 favorite card pickups of 2025. 4 sports are represented, and more than 1 card has some ink on it. There’s a bit of modern & ultra-modern bling… but ul...

On this episode, Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets) and Nate (@incardboardveritas), as well as special guest Jim (@jrock1956topps), discuss current hot topics in the Hobby and the state of the vintage card market. Topics include recent developments in the grading industry, as well as perspectives on shill bidding, comp reliability, and the white hot card market we’ve seen throughout 2025 - all wi...

On this episode, Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets) and Nate (@incardboardveritas) discuss The 2025 National Sports Card Show (Chicago), on a YouTube Live recorded August 17, 2025. The episode kicks off with Jonathan interviewing Nate’s teenage son, Lukas (@cardz4life32), to get a youthful (but still vintage-focused!) perspective on the National. Jonathan & Nate then discuss their National ex...

Matthew (@1956ToppsGuy), Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets), and Nate (@incardboardveritas) discuss The Vintage Hobby on a YouTube Live recorded June 29, 2025. On this episode, the guys kick it off with their favorite pickups from the first half of 2025. They include a couple Golden Era cards, a rare card of a Prewar legend, and a way-back 19th Century beauty. Jonathan gives real-time updates, as...

Nate (@incardboardveritas), Matthew (@1956ToppsGuy) and Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets), discuss The Hobby - with a vintage focus - on a YouTube Live recorded May 4, 2025. On this episode Jonathan kicks off with a cautionary tale from a time when the market was extra frothy. The guys then jump into the main topic - all you ever wanted to know about the four 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth cards and the...

Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets), Nate (@incardboardveritas) and Matthew (@1956ToppsGuy) discuss The Hobby - with a vintage focus - on a YouTube Live recorded March 16, 2025. On this episode the guys discuss & count down their Top 12 Golden Era (i.e. 1948 to 1960’ish) baseball cards. Check it out to hear the criteria used to build the list & the rankings, and to hear which cards were th...

Nate (@incardboardveritas), Matthew (@1956ToppsGuy), and Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets) discuss The Hobby - with a vintage focus - on a YouTube Live recorded February 2, 2025. If you love a good story, then this episode is for you! The guys welcome their friend and the great collector, Tony (@southerncollector14), onto the show. After hearing a bit about Tony’s background, the group discusses...

Matthew (@1956ToppsGuy), Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets) & Nate (@incardboardveritas) discuss The Hobby - with a vintage focus - on a YouTube Live recorded December 29, 2024. The guys jump right into a round robin countdown, each highlighting their Top 3 Pickups of 2024 - including its fit in the PC, and why they’re excited about it. Next the discussion broadens out to a review of key 2024...

Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets), Matthew (@1956ToppsGuy) & Nate (@incardboardveritas) discuss The Hobby, with a vintage focus, on a YouTube Live recorded November 10, 2024. The guys are joined by special guest and super-collector, Luke (@Bleeckerstreetcards on IG). Clearly an old soul, Luke tells us about his collecting history & his diverse, eclectic PC. The guys then talk about the “...

Nate (@incardboardveritas), Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets) & Matthew (@1956ToppsGuy) discuss The Hobby on a YouTube Live recorded October 6, 2024. The guys are joined by special guest, Chris (@publius13). Chris describes his collecting history & approach to curation. They then analyze the ALT v. Beckett Grading lawsuit, and discuss potential implications for the hobby & grading co...

Matthew (@1956ToppsGuy), Nate (@incardboardveritas) & Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets) discuss The Hobby on a YouTube Live recorded September 8, 2024. The guys discuss 4 main topics: 1. Nate leads a discussion on the recently-discovered spectacular 1961 Fleer Wilt RC… best example in existence? 2. Matthew gives some Hobby shoutouts and the guys discuss passion for cards and recent great car...

Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets), Matthew (@1956ToppsGuy), and Nate (@incardboardveritas) discuss The National, vintage sports cards & The Hobby on an Instagram Live recorded August 4th, 2024. Matthew interviews Nate & Jonathan about their experiences at the July 2024 National in Cleveland. Through a vintage collector lens they talk about fun pickups, big trades, trade night & show...

Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets), Matthew (@1956ToppsGuy), and Nate (@incardboardveritas) discuss vintage sports cards and The Hobby on an Instagram Live recorded May 27th, 2024. The guys discuss Bill Walton's passing on this day, a new 1914 Cracker Jack pickup, and a recent LCS visit. They swap stories about their vintage card collectors roots & origins - how they came to be vintage card s...

Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets), Matthew (@1956ToppsGuy), and Nate (@incardboardveritas) discuss vintage sports cards on an Instagram Live recorded April 21st, 2024. Spurred by the celebration of Jackie Robinson Day, the guys spend time discussing the many accomplishments of the Dodger legend and some key aspects of collecting his cards. Next, they give their takes on the hobby's burgeoning fa...

Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets), Matthew (@1956ToppsGuy), and Nate (@incardboardveritas) discuss vintage sports cards on an Instagram Live recorded March 17th, 2024. The guys recap hobby experiences since the last live in February and learn about Matthew's Showcase Spectacular with Bleecker Trading, Nate's challenges with PSA and his signed Kareem RC, and Jonathan's green card deep dive inspir...

Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets), Matthew (@1956ToppsGuy), and Nate (@incardboardveritas) discuss vintage sports cards on an Instagram Live recorded February 4th, 2024. The guys recapped hobby experiences since the last live in December and learned Nate was on the dealer side of the table in Atlanta, Matthew purchased a stolen 1949 Bowman Yogi, and Jonathan ripped wax in Ohio looking for a CJ S...

Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets), Matthew (@1956ToppsGuy), and Nate (@incardboardveritas) discuss vintage sports cards on an Instagram Live recorded December 17th, 2023. Episode Outline: Introduction and Updates Vintage Showcase Scuba Gear - Deep dive on recent Congressional Gold Medal recipient Larry Doby Rocking the Boat - underrated and overrated in vintage cards Conclusion - card trees and...

Nate (@incardboardveritas), Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets), and Matthew (@1956ToppsGuy) discuss vintage sports cards on an Instagram Live recorded November 26th, 2023. Episode Outline: Introduction Vintage Card Spotlight Thoughts on the SCT/Rob Situation Hobby Thanksgiving Rocking the Boat : Underrated and Overrated in Vintage Cards Recent Mail Days and Parting Thoughts Hosted on Acast. See a...

Nate (@incardboardveritas), Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets), and Matthew (@1956ToppsGuy) discuss vintage sports cards on an Instagram Live recorded November 12th, 2023. Episode Outline: Intro: Rough Cuts is born! Vintage Card Spotlight Hobby Highlights Hobby Lowlights Rocking the Boat : Underrated and Overrated in Vintage Cards Modern Card Spotlight Mail Day! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

Nate (@incardboardveritas), Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets), and Matthew (@1956ToppsGuy) discuss vintage sports cards on an Instagram Live recorded September 30th, 2023. Episode Outline: Vintage Card Spotlight Hobby Highlights Hobby Lowlights Modern Card Spotlight New Collecting Avenues Recent Auction Observations Mail Day! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nate (@incardboardveritas) and Matthew (@1956ToppsGuy) discuss vintage sports cards on an Instagram Live broadcasted on September 9th, 2023. Episode Outline: Random Satchel Paige discussion Hobby Highlights Hobby Lowlights Modern Card Spotlight Vintage Card Spotlight New Hobby Directions New Pickups Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.