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by Sports Cards Nonsense
A podcast featuring Mike Gioseffi and Jesse Gibson that’s about sports, the Sports card market, and how to make money with this hobby. Who you should be buying and selling - along with the occasional fantasy football advice.
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After a busy weekend, Mike and Jesse are back, and Mike takes a trip down Nostalgia Lane to explain why buying PC cards again is the right idea in today's market. Plus, we look ahead to a few upcoming baseball products, including Mike's favorite set of the year. We hit voicemails, and interview Jared with Pristine Auctions! 0:00 - This is the perfect time to buy PC cards again 5:25 - Some individual cards and players got out of whack over the summer, but things have slowed down a bit post-National 12:20 - Will the new Dak Prescott “F*ck Cancer” card be the new Billy Ripken error card? 16:00 - Card Show safety etiquette after a dealer was robbed of over $200k of cards leaving a show. 21:55 - Looking back at Consiglieri Corner 28:00 - Topps Five Star Baseball preview and looking ahead to Cosmic Chrome Baseball 33:00 - Voicemails presented by eBay 41:35 - Best way to keep track of buying/selling at shows or in general 44:00 - Mike is still waiting on a redemption from Panini 52:15 - How AI is impacting the card hobby 56:15 - The biggest factors for the hobby boom 1:05:50 - How Jared wanted to get into selling collectibles 1:14:40 - Art and coins are two of the areas that Pristine is really looking to grow. 1:19:20 - Basketball Mt. Rushmore: Jordan, Kobe, Steve Nash, and Devin Booker Follow Sports Cards Nonsense: Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sportscardsnonsense Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sports_cards_nonsense/ Twitter: https://x.com/SCN_Pod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sportscardsnonsense Newsletter: https://collectibleslife.beehiiv.com/subscribe SCN Challenge: https://scnchallenge.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/SportsCardsNonsense?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=5764ed98-4893-4eae-bf91-0bd89949ed99 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike and Papa Gio introduce Auntie Di to the audience, and Jesse can't get enough of her background. Prizepicks bought the Cooper Flagg Debut Patch Auto and is putting it into a repack. Prizepicks operates under a gambling license and has a different repack style, one that concerns both Mike and Jesse. We try to get some inside information from a police officer and a former FedEx driver about what could have happened in the FedEx/PSA theft. Plus, we wrap up with voicemails. 0:00 - Introducing Auntie Di to the audience 14:10 - Prizepicks bought the Cooper Flagg Debut Patch Auto and is putting it in a repack 16:35 - The repacks themselves seem… not great. 25:00 - Calling a law enforcement officer about the FedEx/PSA theft 32:20 - Calling a former FedEx Driver who is a friend of Mike and Jesse’s 34:45 - Initial reaction to leaving a truck unattended for 60 minutes? Dewey has never heard of a driver doing that. 36:00 - Consiglieri Corner with Papa Gio and Mike Sterk 44:30 - Voicemails Presented by Arena Club 51:30 - TAG starting mobile grading scans Follow Sports Cards Nonsense: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sportscardsnonsense Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sports_cards_nonsense/ Twitter: https://x.com/SCN_Pod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sportscardsnonsense Newsletter: https://collectibleslife.beehiiv.com/subscribe SCN Challenge: https://scnchallenge.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/SportsCardsNonsense?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=5764ed98-4893-4eae-bf91-0bd89949ed99 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ben Burrows from The Athletic joins Mike and Jesse to give us the latest on the massive theft from a FedEx truck full of PSA slabs. The latest numbers are staggering. Over orders, seven-figures worth of cards, hundreds of slabs. Stolen in broad daylight from a locked FedEx truck that was suspiciously abandoned for 90 minutes. We wrap up with voicemails and have an updated Mt. Rushmore after Tuesday's show. 0:00 - Intro 3:50 - Ben Burrows from The Athletic joins to discuss the PSA/FedEx Theft 6:05 - The driver reported he left the vehicle for 60-90 minutes, but doesn’t know where he went. When he returned, the lock was broken and contents removed. 7:25 - The first two pallets were taken, and half of the final pallet was taken. Roughly $1M in stolen goods, minimum. 15:00 - PSA response is to pay the maximum insured value of the card, per emails from those affected. 22:00 - Police did not seem very familiar with trading cards or implied value. 29:00 - Mike Trout is opening his own breaking shop and platform with other athletes. 52:40 - Head to voicemails. 57:00 - Buying guide from Gio 1:01:20 - Selling or Grading, and why people are too willing to grade cards they shouldn’t 1:14:15 - Hans Gruber takes credit for PSA theft 1:25:30 - Would love to see more super-limited short-print sets from Topps Follow Sports Cards Nonsense: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sportscardsnonsense Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sports_cards_nonsense/ Twitter: https://x.com/SCN_Pod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sportscardsnonsense Newsletter: https://collectibleslife.beehiiv.com/subscribe SCN Challenge: https://scnchallenge.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/SportsCardsNonsense?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=5764ed98-4893-4eae-bf91-0bd89949ed99 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Shohei Ohtani is struggling, and the Dodgers are on the verge of elimination. How to deal with the Ohtani market crash. Plus, will we ever hear from Justin Steele again? Tough to say! Geoff Wilson's latest comments have caught the ire of Mike, and he tees off on them. Joe Bartel from RotoWire joins to look ahead to Week 6 in the NFL. Who is a buy and sell right now? Plus, we do a Top 6 Blind Ranking courtesy of Pristine Auctions. 0:00 - Ohtani's market is crashing, but is it time to sell? 11:50 - Can Ohtani catch Bonds’ MVP record? That looks like the only way his market goes up exponentially again 19:15 - Will we ever hear from Justin Steele again? 22:30 - Grading sketch cards, is it worth it? 27:00 - Getting at Geoff Wilson over some incredibly dumb tweets 31:00 - Everyone hates redemptions; this isn’t new 33:45 - Joe Bartel of RotoWire 40:40 - The Trevor Lawrence conundrum - time to buy back in? 50:00 - Who would you sell right now? 57:05 - We need sports/non-sports crossovers 1:02:00 - Pristine Auctions Top 6 1:14:00 - Voicemails brought to you by Arena Club 1:15:30 - Meg from We The Hobby on the WNBA Market Follow Sports Cards Nonsense: https://www.tiktok.com/@sportscardsnonsense https://www.instagram.com/sports_cards_nonsense/ https://x.com/SCN_Pod https://www.facebook.com/groups/sportscardsnonsense https://collectibleslife.beehiiv.com/subscribe https://scnchallenge.com/ https://linktr.ee/SportsCardsNonsense?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=5764ed98-4893-4eae-bf91-0bd89949ed99 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike and Jesse are joined in the studio by Shep and Mike Sterk for the first four-man booth. Mike revels in his reverse-mush working on Drake Maye. He also spent the weekend buying every Paul George rookie card he could find. Shep discusses how shops get athletes in the store. Plus, he dives into allocation and MSRP to dispel some myths. Mike has a product idea for Topps that could be a game-changer. Wrapping up with voicemails! 0:00 - Intro and the Gio reverse mush is alive and well 4:45 - Gio spent an ungodly amount of money on Paul George rookies 11:00 - A big weekend for Shep 15:00 - How card shops can work on getting athletes in the shop 18:00 - Do tax and shipping come into play as a comp for a card 28:00 - Allocation for card shops 32:00 - Are Shops required to sell at MSRP? 41:00 - Mike’s New Idea for a Product “Topps Juiced” 56:00 - You never want to be the person holding the bag 1:01:00 - Educating Sterk about Disney 1:14:00 - The LCS remains the backbone of the hobby 1:25:00 - Trade everything away for one grail 1:33:00 - Not a junk wax era Follow Sports Cards Nonsense: https://www.tiktok.com/@sportscardsnonsense https://www.instagram.com/sports_cards_nonsense/ https://x.com/SCN_Pod https://www.facebook.com/groups/sportscardsnonsense https://collectibleslife.beehiiv.com/subscribe https://scnchallenge.com/ https://linktr.ee/SportsCardsNonsense?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=5764ed98-4893-4eae-bf91-0bd89949ed99 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We kick off the show with Sterk's Starting Five, the five most important players left in the postseason in real-life baseball and cardboard. Gio takes a look at the MLB postseason market. Then we get into our inaugural SCN Trivia Challenge! Find out who wins. We also get an update on PSA's vault and on Mike and Jesse's charity stream on eBay Live. Wrapping up with voicemails from Mt. Rushmore. 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Sterk’s Starting Five 19:00 - MLB Postseason Market Update 22:25 - The Realest Ohtani Promotion 25:15 - SCN Trivia 54:20 - PSA Update 57:20 - Upcoming eBay Live charity stream 1:00:00 - SCN Challenge Update 1:04:00 - Mt. Rushmore Voicemail 1:10:45 - Will we solve the riddle before the next show? 1:12:20 - What was Franco’s gift for Papa Gio? Follow Sports Cards Nonsense: https://www.tiktok.com/@sportscardsnonsense https://www.instagram.com/sports_cards_nonsense/ https://x.com/SCN_Pod https://www.facebook.com/groups/sportscardsnonsense https://collectibleslife.beehiiv.com/subscribe https://scnchallenge.com/ https://linktr.ee/SportsCardsNonsense?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=5764ed98-4893-4eae-bf91-0bd89949ed99 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike has company today, as Jesse is back off the IL (Gout). We get into Jason Kelce's $30k hobby adventure and how he was completely misled about the boxes he bought. Mike has a bone to pick with the shipping from Fanatics Instant Rips. Plus, how much would you need to give up a misprinted 1-of-1 card? Plus, we hit voicemails and have a new member of the SCN Mt. Rushmore. 0:00- Intro 9:15 - SGC 9.5 vs. PSA 9 market price differences 13:55 - Buying SGC or BGS 9s is a nice little hack for PC cards 15:00 - Jason Kelce spends $35,000 to chase Brady rookie cards 29:30 - Shipping for the Fanatics Instant Rips has been a disaster. Shipping has to be secure. 39:00 - Topps offers $400 fancash for a 1/1 Ronnie Lott Tecmo Bowl; Gio says to turn it down and ask for $5k 1:10:25 - 2000s eTopps Cards have gone up massively 1:18:00 - Checking in with a 5th grade teacher about what kids are collecting 1:33:30 - WNBA Investing Update VOICEMAIL MT RUSHMORE: Larry Beefcake Hans Gruber Franco, Not Wander Follow Sports Cards Nonsense: https://www.tiktok.com/@sportscardsnonsense https://www.instagram.com/sports_cards_nonsense/ https://x.com/SCN_Pod https://www.facebook.com/groups/sportscardsnonsense https://collectibleslife.beehiiv.com/subscribe https://scnchallenge.com/ https://linktr.ee/SportsCardsNonsense?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=5764ed98-4893-4eae-bf91-0bd89949ed99 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, we find out how many Mike's are too many without Jesse, who is out sick. Mike Gio and Mike Sterk look at the hobby values of the players who won so far in the MLB Playoffs. Plus, Mike and Mike share their misery about the Red Sox and Cubs being out. Looking at the Mantle and Ohtani markets. Then we are joined by Michael Katz from Trove, making it four Mikes on the show. We get his hobby backstory and his Mt. Rushmore of Boston Sports. We wrap up with the news that Larry is confirmed to be coming to town, which begs the question: should Sterk and Brendan come as well? 0:00-Intro + MLB Playoffs 8:00 - Looking at the hobby value of playoff winners 13:30 - Mantle vs. Ohtani in the market 24:00 - Michael Katz interview, CEO/Founder of Trove 33:05 - What was his education process getting back in the hobby? 45:00 - Boston Sports Mt. Rushmore 48:55 - Mike hits Gio about his eBay Live 1:07:30 - Gio has no interest in Nate Bargatze coming on the show 1:12:15 - Sterk wants to buy PSA 8s vs. Raw Follow Sports Cards Nonsense: https://www.tiktok.com/@sportscardsnonsense https://www.instagram.com/sports_cards_nonsense/ https://x.com/SCN_Pod https://www.facebook.com/groups/sportscardsnonsense https://collectibleslife.beehiiv.com/subscribe https://scnchallenge.com/ https://linktr.ee/SportsCardsNonsense?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=5764ed98-4893-4eae-bf91-0bd89949ed99 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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