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Ryan talks with Big Shep, @BigShep79, the host of the About The Cards podcast.  A wide range of topics are discussed.  What is it like hosting a weekly live podcast? Should shows talk about controversial topics?  Shep has a massive George Brett card collection, how does he keep it organized and how much does he…

Ryan talks about new COMC fees. PSA stock. Buying high or low end cards? Cristian Pache of the Atlanta Braves is discussed. Download and Listen Podcast Show Page Watch/Listen on YouTube Direct Download Stitcher Page iTunes Show Page Podcast Archive

Ryan talks about players he’s seen at the Arizona Fall League. Impact of Jimmg G hurting his knee. Eddie Vedder coming to Tempe. What if Mike Trout was an NBA player? USPS changing rates. Download and Listen Podcast Show Page Watch/Listen on YouTube Direct Download Stitcher Page iTunes Show Page Podcast Archive  

Coming off the 2nd biggest business week of his life, Ryan is in a good mood talking about the upcoming Topps Transcendent Party, buying PSA Stock, Gary Vee, and Pearl Jam trading cards. Download and Listen Podcast Show Page Watch/Listen on YouTube Direct Download Stitcher Page iTunes Show Page Podcast Archive

Ryan talks about going to the National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland. Tom Fish and Blowout Cards are discussed. Show Recorded: Monday Aug 6, 2018 Music: The Payback – James Brown Download and Listen Podcast Show Page Watch/Listen on YouTube Direct Download Stitcher Page iTunes Show Page Podcast Archive

Ryan talks with friend of the show Dan, also known on Last Sticker as NWSportsFan, about collecting the Panini World Cup Album, other Panini Soccer products, the problem with Topps MLB Baseball album, and more. Download and Listen Podcast Show Page Watch/Listen on YouTube Direct Download Stitcher Page iTunes Show Page Podcast Archive

Topps has an MLB exclusive until at least 2025. NBA players Ryan is buying. Two breakout MLB rookies with Stockton ties. The AZL Baseball league is discusses. Update to Canseco collector who quit because God told him to. Ryan sees LeBron James in Las Vegas. Download and Listen Podcast Show Page Watch/Listen on YouTube Direct…

Ryan talks about VegasDave moving to Mexico and selling some Trout cards. Rumor from Wax Heaven is that Topps will retain the MLB exclusive. A collector says God told him to stop collecting Jose Canseco cards. The National is discussed. LeBron James signs with the Lakers.  Download and Listen Podcast Show Page Watch/Listen on YouTube…

Cardboard Connection CEO Mike Smeth has a court strip his access to the website. Heroin, Ecstacy, Guns, Felonies, Divorce are all involved. @SportsCardRadio joins the show to talk about what it means for the future of one of the hobby’s favored information sources. Download and Listen Podcast Show Page Watch/Listen on YouTube Direct Download Stitcher…

Ryan talks about some of the controversies and stories surrounding Vegas Dave. Those include him selling a fake PSA 10 Michael Jordan Rookie Card and his recent purchase of a Mike Trout Superfrator for reportedly $400,000. Vegas Dave has also had run ins with the law. He responds to some of the controversies in an…

Ryan returns from a six week break to talk about what to do when you take a break from collecting. Why Ohtani will never live up to Aaron Judge. Las Vegas and Tempe, AZ are discussed. Download and Listen Podcast Show Page Watch/Listen on YouTube Direct Download Stitcher Page iTunes Show Page Podcast Archive Show…

Ryan sits down with one of the all time great sports card reporters, Mario of Wax Heaven. Mario shares his thoughts on the news that the Topps Company is for sale. Wax Heaven recently interviewed James “CardCop” McCay, we get into who McCay is and what were some of the explosive things said. The history…

Ryan talks about the Upper Deck redemption website being down for 3 weeks. PSA’s stock tanks when they cut their dividend….. as Ryan correctly predicted in October. Email question from Europe. Download and Listen Podcast Show Page Watch/Listen on YouTube Direct Download Stitcher Page iTunes Show Page Podcast Archive Opening Music: “The Story of O.J.”…

Ryan talks about Topps asking BGS to not grade a customers cards. Update on GTS and MVP Sports & More MTG business. Sports Licensing and Tailgate Show review. Ryan’s tweet made the Upper Deck Conference. Transcendent Party review. Disconnect between card manufactures and dealers, shop owners and breakers. Download and Listen Podcast Show Page Watch/Listen…

Ryan sits down and has a conversation with Doug & Dan from Mojobreak and Rich and Sara from Layton Sports Cards. Download and Listen Podcast Show Page Watch/Listen on YouTube Direct Download Stitcher Page iTunes Show Page Podcast Archive Show recorded: 1/16/2018

Ryan talks about a fantastic new PSA card price guide and the upcoming Topps Transcendent party in Atlanta. Download and Listen Podcast Show Page Watch/Listen on YouTube Direct Download Stitcher Page iTunes Show Page Podcast Archive Show recorded: 1/14/2017

Ryan talks about a group breaker closing his hobby shop. Topps can’t sell Transcendent. MVP Sports and More in Lancaster, PA is discussed. 2017-18 NBA product pricing update. Lonzo Ball autograph update. Grading wait times. COMC & Amazon results. Download and Listen Podcast Show Page Watch/Listen on YouTube Direct Download Stitcher Page iTunes Show Page Podcast…

Ryan breaks down Beckett Radio’s interview with Leaf Trading Cards owner Brian Gray. Heritage Auctions sells a Troy Aikman UCLA jersey that the former QB says is not authentic. Quick recap of COMC sales. Download and Listen Podcast Show Page Watch/Listen on YouTube Direct Download Stitcher Page iTunes Show Page Podcast Archive Opening Music: “Baba…

Ryan talks about the Topps Transcendent Party announcement. Sports Card Radio hires someone. What are the plans for the website? Lonzo Ball autograph controversy? Ryan is salivating at the opportunity to write another Panini hit piece. PSA quarterly conference call is discussed. Why didn’t the stock pop after record numbers? Ryan told you to buy…

Ryan talks about Beckett firing their sports magazine editors. Charity Meat Raffles are discussed. Steve Grad interview discussion. Leaf & Beckett tell Lillard he’s wrong. ESPN 30 for 30 The Counterfeiter. Amazon Shipping. Josh Hamilton & Byron Buxton. PSA gets a new CEO. Arizona Fall League recap. NBA early season notes. Free money given away…

Ryan takes a deep dive into Group Breaking as another card switching scandal hits. Group Breakers are essentially online gambling website operators and have distinct legal risks associated with their business. General legal risk factors and the threat of automation are discussed as it relates to Group Breaking. Two criticisms of Topps. Beanie Babies Authentication…

Ryan talks about adding value as a store owner or group breaker. 2017-18 Upper Deck MVP free packs are weak. Amazon sales are broken down. Download and Listen Podcast Show Page Watch/Listen on YouTube Direct Download iTunes Show Page Podcast Archive Opening Music: “Miles of Smiles” – Comfort Fit Show recorded: 9/26/2017

Ryan talks about a great move by Panini, undercutting all the top retailers. Two hobby business ideas. Nice work by a card blog. An ePack question. Problem with Brandon Ingram. Download and Listen Podcast Show Page Watch/Listen on YouTube Direct Download iTunes Show Page Podcast Archive Opening Music: “Press Play” – Stone Temple Pilots Show…

Topps has told dealers they can’t sell MLB products on Amazon. Will they enforce it? Upper Deck ePack makes a mistake and fanboys come running to defend them. A group breaker website was hacked. Byron Buxton update. Download and Listen Podcast Show Page Watch/Listen on YouTube Direct Download iTunes Show Page Podcast Archive Opening Music:…

The 20th episode – Ryan talks about Panini’s announcement of 1st Off the Line. American Greed does a show on Mastro Auctions. Update on the U.S. Tax Courts case against Upper Deck. Download and Listen Podcast Show Page Watch/Listen on YouTube Direct Download iTunes Show Page Podcast Archive Opening Music: “No Rain” – Blind Melon…

In this episode Ryan goes over the top players at each position in the NFL and discovers what their cards sell for. How much are key employees at sports card companies worth? Topps Employee autograph sells for $205. What happens if Byron Buxton hits .300 next year? Update on Brandon Ingram and Kristaps Porzingis buying….

Saw Trevor Story take about 100 AB’s in the minors. He had 5 hits. Looks like he’s worked out lately. You all wont remember him in 2 months. — Sports Card News (@SportsCardNews) April 11, 2016 On this show Ryan talks about a scam involving T206 cards and Topps. A notorious high stakes gambler, Vegas…

This tweet has aged well: Dated: October 30, 2014 My advice. Don’t sell any Aaron Judge cards you have. Wow. #afl14 pic.twitter.com/all9y1l61y — Sports Card News (@SportsCardNews) October 30, 2014 Ryan talks about some of the sights and sounds from the National Sports Collectors Convention. No need to get upset at different types of hobbyist…

The Dak Prescott Autopen Scandal is discussed. Panini waited 48 hours to give a statement, what impact will those 48 hours have on the industry. Card molesters don’t want to blame Panini, but are they right? Read more about the scandal here: Dak Prescott Panini Autopen Scandal Download and Listen Podcast Show Page Watch/Listen on…

COMC raised fees…. or did they? Ryan discusses some of the reaction from COMC’s announcement. Warning: Very explicit language podcast What are Sports Card Radio’s plans for the National? A Group Breaker hit the case of a lifetime and some wanted to complain…. wait what?? Blowout Cards makes it obvious to users how they got…

In this episode I talk about the hacking of Blowout Sports Cards. What happened and what was the company response? Why did I write an article about the hack? I describe how the greatest inspiration for the article and others on the site, is actually TMZ, and why I choose to write in that style….

Why did Mickey Mantle sign with Panini? Some inside information is shared. The Las Vegas Industry Summit ended, did anything exciting happen? The print runs for Topps Now MLB Baseball cards seems flat to low this year. What is going on? Upper Deck begins selling gold and silver hockey coins on their ePack website. Selling…

Very explicit language episode. The Industry Summit begins on Sunday. Connor McDavid Young Gun cards are selling for $250+ on COMC. What does this mean for the hobby and for the dealers, distributors and critics of Upper Deck ePack? I run down my March 2017 sales on COMC, eBay and Amazon. You can view the…

Show #7 Sent a bunch of stuff to Amazon FBA and also listed about 300 items on eBay. What have been the challenges and successes so far. Signed up for the B2B DealerNet website and I talk about its plus and minuses. Collectors Universe, PSA, had another record quarter grading sports cards and coins. Had…

Reviewing the Topps 65th Anniversary Party held January 18, 2017. What was good and bad from the party. The giveaways were great for me and those in attendance, but did it anger collectors? I read tweets from people who responded to my coverage on Twitter. Topps wasn’t thrilled with my live coverage, I give theories as to…

On the episode – recorded January 16, 2017 I over payed for a website and it reminded me of the countless times I’ve over payed for sports cards. Purchased another domain, vintagebaseballcards.com and I contemplate what to do with it and vintage cards in general. Heading to the Topps 65th Anniversary party on January 18th. The more I…

On this episode: Ryan discusses the recent dismissal of the Topps Now lawsuit filed by Paul Lesko. COMC Black Friday sales results are revealed and what’s the plan going forward in terms of buying and selling cards. Beckett responds to Ryan’s criticism of a quote found in Sports Business Journal. Upper Deck is reportedly skipping…

In this episode we talk about the year for Topps Now. Recap of an article found here: Sports Business Journal: By capturing the moment in MLB, Topps secures a new market (subscription needed). Some of the rhetoric and hype about Topps Now don’t exactly match up to the numbers. Frankly, the year long program wasn’t even as…

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On the Sports Card Radio R-Rated Podcast we talk about product allocations by Panini and Topps. The NFL downturn and how it could impact cards going forward. Cardboard Connection CEO Mike Smeth felony case update. You can view the updates for yourself here: Website: Cobb County Court Click on “Name” Make sure to click box…