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 the classic turn-of-the-century baseball book, The Glory of Their Times, and its impact on their collecting.

The lively conversation includes background on the book & author, reasons why it’s such a well-loved read, discussion of favorite chapters, stories & passages. Cobb, Wagner, WaJo, Matty, McGraw, Waddell and more early heroes & characters of the game are featured.

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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 Hobby news & developments - including market & pricing trends, Hobby M&A, Negro League excitement, the hobby legends we lost, and other hot topics.

The episode wraps up with some fun recent pickups & year-end closing thoughts.

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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 “right size” for a card collection… and related themes. How many is too many? How many is not enough? Storage, memory, clutter, slabs counts, sub-collections, 9-pocket binders, treasure boxes, and other topics are discussed & debated.

The episode wraps up with the guys each sharing some key/fun recent pickups & closing thoughts.

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