Mike and Jesse power through some of Mike’s internet issues today to run through the top quarterbacks in each NFL conference and whether these QBs are a good buy in terms of card value (4:23). Then Mike shares his thoughts on baseball Hall of Fame voting and the overall attitude toward MLB players implicated in steroid use before briefly discussing Barry Bonds’s card value (18:52). The guys then close the show with mailbag questions (29:21).Hosts: Mike Gioseffi and Jesse GibsonProducer: Ronak Nair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike and Jesse run through some non-QBs who are good value buys in the card market and Mike shares a few impromptu Straight Cash, Homie picks. Then the guys talk about a big week of new releases in the card world before sharing their pickups from the week. They then close the show with mailbag questions.Hosts: Mike Gioseffi and Jesse GibsonProducer: Ronak Nair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike and Jesse receive a surprise visit from Bill Simmons, who has an announcement about the future of the podcast. Then Mike shares some breaking news about PSA buying Card Ladder. Next, Mike, Jesse, and Bill run through a number of topics, including the 2020 NBA draft class, the card values of the 2021 draft class, which vintage NBA guys are the best to buy, and then some football talk mainly centered on Mac Jones and the Patriots.Hosts: Mike Gioseffi and Jesse GibsonGuest: Bill SimmonsProducer: Ronak Nair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike and Jesse discuss the decrease in card prices and market activity toward the end of the year and explain why they believe the card market isn’t crashing and will eventually get back to normal. Next Mike shares a few players he’s keeping an eye on card-wise in the NFL and NBA, including Mac Jones and Ja Morant. Then Mike runs through the week's new releases and Jesse shares some NFT news before Mike gets quizzed on some sports cards trivia. They then close the show with mailbag questions.Hosts: Mike Gioseffi and Jesse GibsonProducer: Ronak Nair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike and Jesse start the show by discussing the Los Angeles Lakers’ slow start to the season and why the card values of all of their top stars—including LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Russell Westbrook—all seem to be way down. They talk about what that means for the future values of each player and whether their cards are worth buying now. Next, Mike shares a few NFL card market thoughts after this past week of football. Then Mike steps away as Jesse talks a little a bit about NFTs as well as his recent card pickups before he’s joined by Jason Flynn of Soccer Cards United for a special soccer-themed mailbag segment, including questions about the World Cup, MLS rookie cards, the U.S. national team, and more.Hosts: Mike Gioseffi and Jesse GibsonGuest: Jason FlynnProducer: Ronak Nair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike and Jesse are joined by entrepreneur and cofounder of StockX, Josh Luber, who will be leading Fanatics Trading Cards when the massive Fanatics deal goes into effect (0:13). They touch on a number of topics related to the state of the card hobby including Josh’s start with StockX and what parallels he sees between sneaker collecting and card collecting, Josh’s position at Fanatics and his vision for the company in the early stages, as well as the future of some mainstays in the hobby after the Fanatics deal including hobby shops, card grading, and breakers. Then Mike and Jesse take a few minutes to reflect on some of the things Josh said in the interview and what it means for the industry (58:13).Hosts: Mike Gioseffi and Jesse GibsonGuest: Josh LuberProducer: Ronak Nair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike and Jesse run through some of the key story lines from this past weekend of NFL games from a card value perspective, including Cam Newton’s return, Mac Jones looking great again in a win vs. the Browns, Aaron Rodgers vs. Russell Wilson, and Chase Young’s injury (3:48). They then run through some quick news items (28:24) before discussing new releases (39:29). Next, they open up some packs of NFT cards (46:56) before answering mailbag questions (55:10).Hosts: Mike Gioseffi and Jesse GibsonProducer: Ronak Nair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike and Jesse start the show by running through a list of notable NBA players whose card values have significantly risen or dropped in the early weeks of the season and what to expect from these players going forward (4:09). Next they briefly touch on some NFL stories, including the Panthers signing Cam Newton and OBJ heading to the Rams (27:34). Then Jesse revisits Josh Luber’s paper on the sports cards industry from last week to make some follow-up points (29:49) and Mike goes into his recent experience breaking cards for his own collection and recounts his favorite products to collect when he was younger (41:10). They then close the show with mailbag questions (56:41).Hosts: Mike Gioseffi and Jesse GibsonProducer: Ronak Nair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike and Jesse start the show by discussing Josh Luber’s recent lengthy post on the state of the card hobby and his vision for it going forward and what it means for the future once the Fanatics deals go into effect (6:50). Next, Mike and Jesse debate who the current NFL MVP is halfway through the season before briefly touching on the latest developments around the Aaron Rodgers situation (33:19). Then Jesse briefly discusses some new NFT information (41:56), Mike runs through the latest releases (46:34), and they close the show with mailbag questions (56:36).Hosts: Mike Gioseffi and Jesse GibsonProducer: Ronak Nair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike and Jesse start the show by discussing Aaron Rodgers testing positive for COVID-19 and what this news could mean for his future in the card market as well as the impact it could have on Jordan Love (3:14). They then discuss some baseball stories, including the Braves winning the World Series over the Astros and Buster Posey retiring (11:33). Next they open some Panini basketball card NFTs live during the show (28:59) and break down the various 2020 football products and discuss which ones are the best values (36:40). They close the show with mailbag questions (44:20).Hosts: Mike Gioseffi and Jesse GibsonProducer: Ronak Nair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices