Happy Hobby Sports Cards Podcast

This podcast mirrors the “Holliday Memories” newsletter we posted recently. It happens to have two great contributions from two of our great contributors, Patrick Imhoff and Scott Hedrick!While one of the main subjects about this podcast is the arrival (and departure) of MLB’s top prospect, Jackson Holliday, to the major leagues, the biggest story in the podcast episode is actually what Happy Hobbyist Scott Hedrick shares.Scott explains how our sports card hobby has affected his family positively in

Welcome back for another sports cards podcast! This episode mirrors the newsletter we posted entitled, “Cards of Future Past,” which is the fourth newsletter we shipped out!We discuss the awesomeness that is the 2024 Topps Heritage Baseball card set that was released in April, which has current players on current cards designed to look like the old 1975 Topps design. That look, in my humble opinion, is one of the all-time greatest looks ever!Gorgeous design, tons of SPs, cool inserts — and look at

This podcast reflects what we talked about in our newsletter entitled, “Bedard Be Popular, Bubble Gum and Raw Vintage,” where we put on our skates and really dig into what Chicago Blackhawks rookie superstar Connor Bedard means for the hobby!Patrick Imhoff shares his top-five Young Guns, so if you get shut out on pulling a Bedard rookie card out of 2023-24 Upper Deck Hockey Series 2, you can still do well with some of these other fellas!We also look into giveaways that content creators do, and find

We’re back with a breakdown of our second newsletter, “Encouragers, Enemies and Errors,” and thanks for coming along for the podcast ride! We’re trying to get caught up, having a podcast reading for each of our newsletter issues, so we’re posting these every few days until we get caught up!In this episode, we break down how our sports card spouses and significant others can either become encouraging for our collections, enemies of our collections or enablers! Interestingly, we explain how to turn an

In our first ever true podcast episode, David shares a great story about how the 1978 Topps set actually influenced how he opens up packs four decades later. And how he eats popcorn in a movie theater!?!We look at the 2024 Topps Series 1 rookie cards and how this set has already impacted the hobby!We also talk with “Wax Pack Dad,” whose YouTube Videos are some of the most entertaining vintage pack openings you’ll see, and he shares some smart tips on how to buy vintage packs on eBay with reduced

After writing about Fantasy Sports for over 20 years online with companies like CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated, The Athletic, and more, I’ve pivoted to cover the hobby I love most: sports card collecting! In our newsletter, we share “11 cards in every pack,” which just means 11 different sports card collecting topics! They could range from baseball cards to football cards to basketball cards to hockey cards and everything in between! My whole writing career is based off of helping others enjoy their