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NoOffseason.com Sports Card Network
Learn to make money flipping sports cards and maximize your enjoyment in the hobby! The only sports card podcast preparing you for what will happen instead of reporting what did happen. For sports card investors who want to make money in the short term and long term. Discussing NFL, NBA, MLB, Prospects, Soccer, F1 and other sports cards. The Flagship Show for the NoOffseason.com Sports Card Network.
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Jul 27, 2023 • 38min
Sports Card Strategy Special Episode Behind The Scenes at The National, Cracking Slabs, Paul's Pick ups & VIP Items
In this quick special episode I take you behind the scenes of The National 2023 in Rosemont, Illinois during Wednesday - set-up day / VIP day, and share with you my experiences, crack some slabs for audience members, and show you my early pick-ups and VIP gift items!

Jul 27, 2023 • 41min
Sports Card Strategy Show and Tell Special Ep From The National With Tim Larsen (Signs Of The Times)
Tim Larsen of Signs of the Times Collectibles joins Paul Hickey of NoOffseason.com inside booth 3216 at The National for this special edition episode of the Sports Card Strategy Show and Tell.
Take a look at one of a kind LeBron James and Russell Westbrook cards, a super rare Chicago Bulls sports card collection, amazing F1 driver autos and much more.
Tim also shares his recent experiences from cracking CSG 9 slabs and making a ton of money grading those cards with PSA.

Jul 24, 2023 • 1h 12min
Golf Card Strategy Show Ep. 9: Upper Deck Sucks And The Jon Rahm SI For Kids Play To Make Right Now
Paul Hickey and Mike Lakusta bring you Golf Cards Strategy Show Episode 9.
We recap The Open, and what opportunities to Flip Golf Cards Brian Harman's win opens up.We also discuss why Upper Deck sucks, what needs to be done to fix Golf Cards, and the Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm SI for Kids plays you need to be making right now!
Mike Lakusta is @golf_card_collector on Instagram, and has a wealth of knowledge about Golf Cards.
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Jul 24, 2023 • 1h 57min
Sports Card Strategy Ep 92: Would You Rather Have Ohtani, Elly, Jalen Hurts or Anthony Edwards?
Welcome to Episode 92 of the Sports Card Strategy Show with hosts Paul Hickey of NoOffseason.com, the Sports Card Doctor, Chad Guell, of NoOffseason.com, and Kendall "Lefty" McKee of NoOffseason.com, JustBaseball.com and Just Breaks.
In this episode we talk about:
- L of the Week
- W of the Week
- Buy of the Week
- Sell of the Week
- The National
Paul is back this week getting everyone pumped for The National this week. Come see us at booth 3216.
Kendall kicks off with his L of the week - World Cup is at the worst time possible because of time zones. Jude Bellingham moving to Real Madrid. Lefty is holding a Color blast PSA 10 card, he was hoping to flip before The National.
Chad’s L of the week - US Women's national team and all the negative publicity they are getting for not singing the National Anthem. They didn’t do anything disrespectful and the media is focusing on the negative.
Colt Keith blue number to 150 Auto. Chad flipped it in raw condition. Put it on an auction and lost $32 with shipping. Quality control on 2023 Bowman cards are awful. Only 28 out of 100 that were grade worthy.
Paul’s L of the week - 1987 Fleer Michael Jordan bought a CSG 8.5 for $500. Came back a PSA 7. Paul is hoping to break even if he sells.
2023 Angel Reese SI For Kids came back PSA 5. Left side of the slab came back cracked.
Kendall 's W of the week - USA Women's National team cards online and are moving. Alex Morgan 2019 Panini Auto is getting a lot of bids.
Corbin Carroll Base Chrome PSA 10 market is going up for over $100 and continues to rise.
Paul’s W of the week is his 22 card submission came back 95% PSA 10’s and 5% PSA 9’s. Big wins, James Woods Base Chrome, Jackson Chourio Base Chrome, Spencer Jones Chrome, Caleb Williams, and Druw Jones Chrome. Paul is confident he is making money on Druw Jones despite what Lefty and Chad say.
Chad’s W of the week - he bought 4 Shohei Ohtani from 3 different buyers. None of them were gradable because they came to Chad bent. Chad listed them as a 7 day auction. Made $91 on upgradable cards. Check out last weeks show and tell where Chad shows you how to properly package your cards to avoid damage.
Kendall is buying James Wood and Roman Anthony. Lefty is going deep on Vladimir Guerrero Jr a quick turn play. Lefty recommends a Bowman Auto and look for his Topps Chrome Rookie card.
This week Chad is buying 2023/2022 Woods and Chourio to plan for next spring. Buy them off season and get the graded. Chad is doubling down on his Russell Wilson play. Jerry Jeudy Rookie Ticket Auto’s.
Paul is still active looking for Jackson Chourio and Caleb Williams. Paul is looking for 2 players only at The National. He is looking for Patrick Mahomes and Shohei Ohtani.
Kendall is selling quarterbacks, Jalen Hurts and Women’s National Soccer team cards. Long term play that will 10x are Japanese professional baseball players Roki Sasaki and Kodai Senga.
Chad is selling all of his football plays that he has been holding for the past 6 months. Chad will be listing all of his football cards by the first week of August.
Chad says sell Elly De la Cruz!
Watch and/or listen to everyone's favorite segment; The Gauntlet!
We'd love your questions and comments!

Jul 20, 2023 • 1h 31min
Sports Card Strategy Show and Tell: How To Ship Sports Cards After Selling; Top Sleeper QBs; Legends
Welcome to the next episode of Sports Card Strategy Show (and Tell), a natural extension of our flagship show, but with a focus on your cards, questions and ability to share the who, what and why about your PC and flipping game.
This week we hear from Dr. Crack Chad Guell on how to properly pack and ship cards after selling on eBay.
We also get more absolutely fire from Chase Crim of Texas Roadshow Cards, who walks us through his thought process on buying legends over youngsters.
Andy Cason surprises us in the live stream chat by commenting on new submitter Ben Dous' fire submission that included Jalen Hurts, Jared Goff, and even UFC cards, women's tennis cards and a bunch of Cam Thomas love.
What constitutes a jersey numbered match in a serial number?
Mosaic Farmer Joe is back after tornados touched down on his Georgia farm to show us some solid baseball cards, CJ Stroud auto and more.
Ryan Painter brings the energy from the midwest showing us his 2020 Nick Chubb Mosaic Rainbow quest as well as sharing an L of the Week.
Ryan Borusky opens up on personal experiences and shares plays from the Sports Card Strategy Show anchor recommendations.
Buckeye Dil brings it strong sharing his Bowman Chrome 1st future PSA submission based on recent NoOffseason.com premium member article recommendations.
Oh My Shoes, Leslie, Jr. Shoes and Mini Shoes have two great submissions this week following the Dallas Card Show and their Camping Vacation.
We'd love your questions and comments on this one.

Jul 17, 2023 • 1h 12min
Sports Card Strategy Ep 91: DeAndre Hopkins News, Selling Josh Jacobs, and the Upcoming National
Welcome to Episode 91 of the Sports Card Strategy Show with the Sports Card Doctor, Chad Guell, of NoOffseason.com, and Special Guest Co-Host Andy Cason of Football Card Quest.
We have to be the only Sports Card Podcast that goes in depth into not only the major sports, baseball, basketball, football, but also digs into opportunities for soccer, F1, college basketball and NBA Draft Prospects, and even celebrity cards.
In this episode we talk about:
- L of the Week
- W of the Week
- Buy of the Week
- Sell of the Week
- Audience Q and A
Chad's L of the Week- last fall he bought Tre Mann and came back a PSA 9. Invested $60 sold them and took a $45 loss.
Chad's W of the week - Roman Anthony moved up so Chad bought 20 cards.
Chad is Buying Cooper Kupp. Says he is going to come back strong. He is also buying Jamison Williams, Alexander Mattison, Calvin Ridley, Kadarius Toney, and Anfernee Simons.
Audience Question: When should I list my football cards on eBay?
Chad will list his football cards in the next few weeks, starting off high and dropping the prices throughout August. Chad prefers the buy it now.
Andy is buying Alexander Mattison and Ty Chandler, Calvin Ridley, Christian Kirk, and
J.K. Dobbins.
Andy’s L of the week - Deandre Hopkins signs with TN Titans. Mac Jones is a hold. Andy was expecting a pre-season spike based on Deandre Hopkins. This is also a contract year for Mac Jones.
W of the week - Jalen Hurts Devante Smith Values continue to rise.
Chad is selling Chet Holmgren - PSA 10 Silver Pop 35 going for over $460.
Andy is selling Josh Jacobs and Deebo Samuel
Great show today with Chad and Andy! We had some great questions from the audience and we can't wait to see everyone at the National this week.
We'd love your questions and comments!

Jul 10, 2023 • 1h 37min
Sports Card Strategy Ep90: Pricing Movement From NBA Summer League, MLB Futures, and Wimbledon
Welcome to Episode 90 of the Sports Card Strategy Show with Paul Hickey, Kendall "Lefty" McKee and the Sports Card Doctor, Chad Guell, of NoOffseason.com. Today we are joined by Duke Dodson of Graybo's!
Weekend Recap:
- NBA summer league make moves on your cards
- Wimbledon quick flip opportunities on Carlos Alcaraz
- Djokovic is still in it for another year
- MLB draft was yesterday, 07/09, deepest draft since 2011.
Chad says get in on Crews and Landford. Paul and his son, Max, are getting in on Max Clarke.
Everyone is watching Paul Skenes cards.
We've got a bet going on at the SCSS and Duke Dodson helps the guys out.
Paul says, he bets that the Jets miss the playoffs. Both Chad and Lefty will accept the bet but if they win more than 5 games, Paul has to wear an Aaron Rodgers jersey for the week. If Paul wins, Chad and Lefty have to buy Michigan State Spartan jerseys and wear them on the show.
Duke’s L of the week:
During a show a customer set his cards to trade on a table, one of them being a Jalen Hurts card and the card, along with several others fell over and the card was damaged. Duke did the customer right by purchasing the card at the value before the drop.
Chad’s L of the week:
He bought a Ohtani card for $30 with shipping that was in mint condition. The guy he bought it from sent it in a bubble wrap thinking it was going to be great. The card was completely bent because he didn’t ship it correctly. Stay tuned later this week on how to properly package and ship your cards!
Paul’s L of the week:
Don’t crack and resubmit PSA grades. Paul didn’t get the grade he wanted so he submitted 8 cards and they came back a lower PSA grade then what they were before he sent them. Lessons learned.
Duke's W of the week :
Great day of sales at a local card show and great day for the Richmond, VA sports card community.
Lefty's W of the week:
7 cards sold while he was on vacation so he got his wife involved in the family business of helping to prep and mail. Also Ky Jones got his time in the limelight and cards are up up 2 bucks!
Chad’s W of the week:
Sold the final Jordan Walker Card. Chad had $820 invested in the 20 card play and made out on the other side profiting $400.
Paul’s W of the week:
Chad and Kendall wrote an amazing article; HOW TO MAKE MONEY BUYING 2023 BOWMAN CHROME 1ST PROSPECTS (TOP 16 PROSPECTS TO BUY). Check it out on Nooffseason.com. Paul also bought a SGC 10 Jalen Hurts 2020 optic holo for $246 cracked and got a PSA 10 currently going for $335.
Paul is buying - Scottie Scheffler 2017 SI for Kids rookie for $99. It’s the only Golf card Paul has ever purchased.
Duke is looking to buy as much as they can at the National.
Lefty is buying, Chet Holmgren, Alyssa Thompson, Corbin Carroll, and Justin Crawford. Lefty is selling Corbin Carroll and Wembanyama.
Chad is buying Miles Bridges. Hoping for a huge comeback. Chad is looking to buy 20 cards total and is hoping for a 7x return if he has a great year. Chad is selling Trey Lance
Paul is advising to sell your Elly De La Cruz and Oscar Piastri.
Chad predicts that Elly De La Cruz wins Rookie of the year.
SCSS is bringing back the segment : The Gauntlet
Kendall "Lefty" McKee closes out the show with a big W of the year - he and his wife are having a BABY! Congratulations!
We'd love your questions and comments!

Jul 6, 2023 • 1h 21min
Sports Card Strategy Show and Tell: Massive Justin Fields PSA Reveal & A Cool Shedeur Sanders Bounty
Literal fireworks fly on this episode, as our audience submissions are amazing, ranging from some massive PSA reveals, to solid hits from breaks and mystery packs on What Not, to Game Worn Patches, a Justin Fields Prizm Super Collection, a really freaking cool Sheuder Sanders Onyx Auto Collection with a Bounty Call To Action, and even a Beavis and Butthead card!

Jul 3, 2023 • 1h 38min
Sports Card Strategy Ep 89: Mac Jones Quick Flip; What To Do With Wander; CSG to PSA Gem Rate
Welcome to Episode 89 of the Sports Card Strategy Show with Paul Hickey of NoOffseason.com, the Sports Card Doctor, Chad Guell, and special guest co-host Andy Cason of Football Card Quest.
We have to be the only Sports Card Podcast that goes in depth into not only the major sports, baseball, basketball, football, but also digs into opportunities for soccer, F1, college basketball and NBA Draft Prospects, and even celebrity cards.
In this episode we talk about:
- L of the Week
- W of the Week
- Buy of the Week
- Sell of the Week
- Audience Q and A
Andy Cason from FFCard Quest is filling in for Kendall "Lefty" McKee.
Paul starts off with his L of the week. Paul sold his Elly De La Cruz Sapphire Bowman Chrome Prospects Rookie too soon. Although he did make a $50 profit, had he waited he could've made $400. As Dr. Chad stated "Patience is a virtue, Paul."
Andy’s L of the week is a Hendon Hooker Bowman Chrome 1st Auto. He bought it for $80 and now it's down to $40.
Chad’s L of the week is a Trevor Lawrence Beckett and he was hoping for a PSA 9 but the card came back an 8 so he ended in a $30 loss.
Paul’s W of the week is Joe Burrow 2020 Prizm Base SGC 9.5 that he bought for $98.42 he cracked it and submitted it for $19. It got a PSA 10 and currently going for $240. He also picked up a 2003 LeBron James Topps SGC 9 for $388.85, cracked and got a PSA 9 currently going for $585.
Chad’s W of the week is actually a win for his 16 year old son. It's a Silver Field Level Joe burrow that came back a PSA 10. This card is currently going for $900+.
Andy’s W of the week is a Lemar Jackson. Cracked and sold it raw for $150.
Paul is buying - 1987 fleer Michael Jordan that he paid $554 all in. It's a SGC 8.5. Last sold PSA 9 for $1275. Hoping for a PSA 9 worst case PSA 8. Taking maybe a $50 risk to make close to $1000.
Chad is buying Roman Anthony of the Boston Red Sox. Stay tuned for an article by Chad and Lefty about the top 16 bowman chrome 1st cards which he mentions Roman Anthony and why he is on the list to buy.
Andy is buying Mac Jones Rookie Turn of the Century Auto numbered out of 75 for $100.
Andy is also selling Mac Jones.
Chad is selling Kristaps Porzingis paid $100 2.5 years ago. In the last 14 days the card is up 367% since signing with the Celtics.
Paul is selling Damian Lillard, James Harden, and Bradley Beal.
Great show today with wonderful audience participation and questions.
We'd love your questions and comments!

Jun 29, 2023 • 1h 41min
Sports Card Strategy Show and Tell: Card Show Tips, Women's Sports On The Rise, 1977 Star Wars, Ohtani, Soccer Cards Galore
Welcome to the next episode of Sports Card Strategy Show (and Tell), a new, natural extension of our flagship show, but with a focus on your cards, questions and ability to share the who, what and why about your PC and flipping game.
National is coming up soon! Be sure to join the Sports Card Strategy Show team at booth 3216!
Chad Guell starts off the show with his 31 PSA card reveal. Quite a few Fernando Tatis and Ohtani. Chad is offering these cards at a discounted price before the hit ebay so be sure to follow chad on Instagram at Chalx_cards.
Lonni Conley coming in strong and bringing some major tips. Lonni shares the cards he picked up at the Chantilly Card Show and how he goes to the show prepared.
His goal is to make 3-5x on everything and shares why he is diligent and specific on what he buys.
Lonni shares in great detail what he paid for the cards and shows the method to his madness on how to keep them stacked and organized. Be sure to check back next week as Lonni shares his pricing strategy for eBay.
Paul Schmitz aka Buckeye Dill - submitting a different kind of show and tell this week.
Buckeye Dill has an AMAZING Star Wars card collection from the original 1977 movie.
Series 1 in blue with a #1 Luke Skywalker PSA 6 (he’s on the hunt for 10!)
Series 2 in red
Series 3 in yellow
Series 4 in green
Series 5 in orange getting into behind the scenes and special effects. A total of a 330 card set!
Iowa Dave with his second show and tell shares six cards of an ongoing run of his personal collection. Dave shows us all 6 years that Ohtani has been active sharing his Topps Heritage set. Follow Iowa Dave on Instagram at Iowa_Dave.
Kendall McKee shares 2 cards that he purchased for $480 in preparation for the upcoming football season. Josh Howell and Jaylen Hurts, Limited Auto, hoping to make a good profit
Kendall (Lefty) also shows his findings from the dollar box and shares great insight on women’s sports.
Kevin aka Southern Soccer Idiot - Shares his big reveal of his 12 card PSA submission.
PSA 8 - 2020 Merlin Chrome Refractor - Lionel Messi
PSA 9 - Neymar Jr. 2017 Panini Revolution
2019 - Topps Finest - Kylian Mbappe
2014 - Panini Prizm Cristiano \Ronaldo World Cup Aerial Assault
2020 - 2021 Merlin Chrome Refractor Gabriel Martinelli
2020 Panini Chronicals Victor Osimhen
2020 - 2021 Merlin Chrome u23 Stars Victor Osimhen - (PSA 10)
2017 Panini Revolution Christian Pulisic Rookie
2017 Panini Nat Con VIP Christian Pulisic (PSA 10)
PSA 10
2021-2022 Mosaic Cristiano Ronaldo Reactive Purple
2021 Topps Now Cristiano Ronaldo 768 Career Goals
2021- 22 Erling Haaland Topps Sparkle Foil Refractor
Paul shares that this week he has been working on securing a Michael Jordan 1987 Fleer Base #59. He got a CSG 8.5 for $500, hoping for a PSA 8 to potentially lose $50 and reach for a PSA 9 to make $1000.
The ohmyshoes Family closes out the show with a show and tell from Mrs. Shoes, Jr. Shoes and Mini Shoes.
Jr. Shoes shares several Jaylen Waddle cards.
Mini shoes shares a Jordan Walsh Silver rookie Auto and a Pokemon card.
Omyshoes finishes with a Jalen Hurts Pink Panini Prizm and several Justin Fields cards.
We'd love your questions and comments on this one.
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