Hockey Cards Gongshow

Send us a textOn this week's episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, Josh and Troy start by reviewing Calgary's continued crazy offseason and the mega trade of Matthew Tkachuk to Florida for Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar, along with the hockey card value impact on their respective rookie cards (3:08).  Then, the boys cover one of the biggest hockey card sales to date, a 2015 Connor McDavid The Cup Rookie Patch Auto (15:43).  Next, the Gongshow welcomes Tony Sirianni from Upper Deck to discuss the recently released SP Authentic and how Upper Deck is working to improve collector's experience and protect value and scarcity as the hobby continues to grow (22:20).  Josh & Troy then continue their Mt Rushmore of players debate; this week focusing on Right Wingers (1:13:26).  Josh gives his weekly new product releases update (1:40:30), and the boys finish, as always, with Personal Pickups (1:44:58).

Send us a textThis week Josh & Troy start with their thoughts on buying and selling hockey cards during the NHL offseason (4:02).  Next Troy recaps the major free agent signings, including Johnny Gaudreau dusting Calgary for Columbus, and the hobby impact of each move (13:01).  Josh covers some big cards pulled from new releases and the news that one of only two 1979 Topps Wayne Gretzky PSA 10 rookie cards is being auctioned in August (22:26).   From there the boys present their lists for the Left Winger Mt. Rushmore (four best left wings ever) and settle on their final list (28:37).  Next, Josh & Troy cover a couple of Gongshow social media content projects covering 2021-22 Hockey Card Recaps for each NHL team and a video series capturing the opening and value tracking for a 2021-22 O-Pee-Chee Hockey hobby box (1:06:21).  Finally, Josh gives his best guess as to the next hockey card release from Upper Deck (1:15:44), and the boys finish the show with personal pickups (1:23:30).

Send us a textThere's lots going on in the NHL and hockey card market.  This week Josh and Troy start by reviewing the drama and craziness of the 2022 NHL Draft.  Shane Wright slipping to the 4th overall pick, the Canadiens make some big moves, and what the heck are the Blackhawks thinking? (2:18).  Next, Troy reviews the uncertain and depressing (for Wild fans and card collectors) Kirill Kaprizov military ID situation and look at its current card market impact. (18:15).  Troy gives a run down of the already resigned free agents as well as the top available remaining free agents. (27:30).  Chris McGill from Card Ladder joins the show to talk about the overall sports card market in these uncertain times and gives his insight into the current positive performance of the hockey cards Card Ladder Index. (34:30).  From there, the boys cover the upcoming The National card show in Atlantic City (1:09:30), New product release information (1:12:41), and end with personal pickups. (1:18:27)

Send us a textOn this week's Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, Josh and Troy start by giving their final predictions for the 2022 NHL draft; including the potential hobby impact of Shane Wright being selected #1 by the Montreal Canadiens (4:28).  Next, the boys cover what they feel is the sorry state of hockey card inserts and what Upper Deck can do to add more exciting chases into multiple product releases (10:58).  Then, Josh and Troy take turns stating the changes they would make if each were appointed to run Upper Deck and tasked to improve collecting and grow the hobby (27:45).  Next, they give their reactions to week 1 of SP Authentic including some observed QC issues and values for key players (1:01:53).  In Hobby News, Josh gives an update on the newly announced NHL NFT platform (1:07:49).  The boys then cover this week's new product releases (1:12:08), and finish (as always) with personal pickups (1:15:18).

Send us a textThis week the boys start off discussing Cale Makar, Nathan Mackinnon and the Colorado Avalanche's Stanley Cup win and shifting hockey card values for the series key players. (1:30).  Next Josh & Troy debate the safest vintage hockey card investments in an increasingly uncertain economy (16:04).  Josh then covers recent NHL news and their hockey card hobby impact; the annual NHL awards and recent Hockey Hall of Fame Inductees (52:11).  Next, a last minute update and predictions prior to the imminent 2020-21 SP Authentic release (1:05:48).  Finally Josh & Troy detail their personal hockey card pickups for the week.

Send us a textOn this weeks episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast Josh and Troy start by discussing the Stanley Cup Finals (2:40), then they examine the wild world of grading hockey cards in 2022 and propose a new "rule of thumb" for submitting cards (13:20).  Next, Troy reviews two new big eBay initiatives; their trading card vault service and the roll out of live auctions (37:00).  Josh gives his thoughts on 2021-22 Upper Deck Series 2 a week after its release and after opening a couple of hobby boxes (48:40), then covers a couple of upcoming new product releases; 2020-21 SP Authentic and 2021-22 Synergy (55:15).  Finally, the boys end the show (as always) with personal pickups (1:01:00).

Send us a textThis week Josh and Troy start by previewing the Stanley Cup Finals and potential impact to the hockey card hobby and market (1:45).  Next, the boys are joined by George Ross, Director of U.S. Scouting for the Spokane Chiefs of the WHL to talk about the upcoming 2022 NHL draft (18:05).  Then, Troy shares information regarding new NIL licensing opportunities for college and high school players including thoughts on whether we might see more college hockey cards (46:45).  Josh covers new product release updates including Series 2, Allure, Artifacts and Black Diamond (53:00).  Finally, the boys end the show with their personal pickups for the week (57:40).

Send us a textOn this week's Hockey Cards Gongshow Podcast the boys start with reviewing the soaring TV ratings and interest in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, marvel at the surging prices for Cale Makar and look at other top playoffs performers; Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Nikita Kucherov, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Igor Shesterkin, and Filip Chytil (2:00).  Next Josh and Troy debate their lists of the Top 5 Criminally Undervalued Vintage Rookies (32:00).  It looks like there's clarity (finally) for Upper Deck Series 2 release date,  checklist, and presale pricing (56:00).  As always, personal pickups are covered at the end of the show (1:05:00).

Send us a textThis week the boys preview the Eastern and Western Conference Finals noting which players could be sleepers to move up in value (2:00).  Next Josh & Troy examine vintage versus modern hockey cards and give their opinions on which category has more opportunity for growth (25:00).  Troy uses his goalie knowledge to pick out some young NHL goalies that might be worth investing in (46:30).  Josh attempts to make sense of the backlog in new product releases and what it'll mean for 2020, 2021 and 2022 rookies that will all likely have new products coming out at the same time this Fall (1:04:00).  Finally, Josh and Troy review a busy purchasing week for both PC and hockey card investing (1:14:00).

Send us a textThis week Josh & Troy do a deep dive into round two of the NHL playoffs (2:00) and look into the card values of top performers to determine what players are buy and sell opportunities.  Next the boys give their take on the current status and future prospects for the hockey card market (27:00).  Josh covers this week's new release Upper Deck Series 1 Tin (47:00) and Troy gives an overview of the new NFT collaboration between eBay and Wayne Gretzky (50:00).  Finally the boys end the show with personal hockey card pickups from the past week (54:00).