The Hobby With Cage

Its time for Topps Flagship- and Fanatics has done a good job of tying in the old with the new for this years release- as well as adding in some fun chase cards.

Our content today drops a bomb- gives you a title and never goes deeper. Lets discuss the recent price increase from PSA and what it means.

So- you bought a card.. and the very next day, someone posts the card and says "who is the idiot who overpaid for this?"... Does that have you rethinking your purchase? or do you just realize that our hobby is filled with experts who know nothing?

The Super Bowl is over. Let's look at the impact on the hobby and the cards. And its not what you think... I am not going to crap on Drake Maye.. well maybe a little..

So you want to spend 5-10k on a card or a few cards in 2026-That's easy. Anyone can do that. But- lets talk about building a time capsule you can look back on to commemorate the year.

What Has me Excited about the Hobby today? Believe it or not- its a post about an upcoming unlicensed baseball product!

The markets are doing interesting things. Bitcoin is dropping, the AI trade is unwinding- and in the past that would impact the hobby. This time is different.. isn't it?

Every once in a while it make sense to talk about the temperature of the hobby. People are getting worried. Bitcoin is falling... but prices seem strong. What am I hearing Lets discuss!

A Card may have eye appeal- but try to make sure the price still has Brain Appeal!

What we don't know about our hobby friends might be the important stuff. This hobby attracts a certain type of person- and that person might need your help. Lets talk about some of the stuff that no one talks about- and maybe you will learn a bit more about me as well.

Recently, I have shifted my PC in a meaningful wayWithout getting too deep, let's discuss some of the reasons why I shifted my collecting focus from vintage to modern.

So much hobby drama-but its didn't impact my hobby day today. I opened packs with my kidsI had a random hobby encounterI watched fun hobby contentFor a day- the hobby drama didn't matter.

Lets talk about why we open products- and maybe if we understand what we are looking for going in, we can combine breaking for economic reasons with breaking for nostalgia and find a happy medium.

A message from a long time listener opens my eyes to a new idea to bring some nostalgia and fun back to collecting

If the cards are out of reach-- and nothing ids nostalgic, what is next? Easy: Pokemon. and it's already starting.

I used to be able to buy a box of any release and open it with my son. Not the case any more. So we are trying to find other ways to collect and have fun

Let's talk about the top players of each decade. Which ones have you even heard of? How many are relevant and collectable? and now- apply that to what is being paid for the players of today. Which ones will be relevant?

Its not time to buy Drake Maye... Its time to sell him.

300 Episodes I Made it!

Lets talk about a mistake.. Dumping Mahomes cards because he didn't make the playoffs and there are a ton of great young QBs chasing him. Lets look at history and discuss why selling Mahomes now might be a huge mistake.

Its true- I was blocked.. But let's not talk about that. The Hobby is in a good place. There is good content, record prices and great publicity. I am having fun. Are you?

I am back with my "sell" your hype advice again. People always get mad at me- but I am always right in the end. And with Mendoza.. I will be double right!

The White Plains Show might have been slow- but on the other side of the Country- the Dallas show was on fire. Sometimes the health of the hobby depends on where you are looking.

If you have to call yourself the King- we already know you are not Him. The hobby is growing- but man the content is getting so cringe. To each his own I guess, but wow some of this stuff is awful.

Last week Caleb was Mahomes. Now Maye if Brady. Have you all learned nothing? Oh yeah- there is more to the hobby than the kaboom and downtown of this years Rc class.. if you are willing to do a bit of research.