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The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson

Hobby S Thompson

Welcome to a new limited podcast series called The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson, where I invite you to join me on my cardboard journey as I try different ways to enjoy the trading card hobby as a jack of all trades and a master of none, in the style of Hunter S. Thompson. Along the way, I hope we all learn and grow together!

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01:34:34

Ep. 103 - Player Collecting with John @zbocards

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2025/01/16

John (on IG @zbocards) is a player collector, and you can take one guess as to who he collects! When I was very new to Hobby Instagram, I was amazed at how well he took photos of his cards (and I still am!). With just his iPhone, he has been able to capture the intricacies of the cardboard we all love. We talk about why and how he started collecting Zach Randolph cards, the state of the NBA, and what he looks for when buying sealed wax online!

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00:26:58

[BONUS] Part VI of the Road to 1K Subs - Livin' On A...

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2025/01/15

This is a random special bonus episode that is part of my YouTube series of the road to 1,000 subscribers. It was recorded the morning of January 12, 2025, when I was at 571 subscribers. Whether you're trying to grow your podcast audience, YouTube subscribers, Instagram or other social media presence, I hope that you enjoy this series, and for the full series, please check it out in my playlists on YouTube!

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00:44:17

Ep. 102 - Fire and Ice and Everything Nice

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2025/01/10

The second episode of Season 3 of The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson is a monologue episode, where I talk about how the hobby is supposed to be an escape, but you can't help but see on your social media feed the absolute devastation and destruction of the fires in LA. So that's the fire. The ice part is about the super extended winter break due to snow and ice in the DMV and I do (somewhat) bring it back to the hobby. Everything Nice is just what I want in 2025.This episode is NOT brought to you

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02:51:48

Ep. 101 - 2024 Year in Grading Review with GemRate...

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2025/01/06

First episode of Season 3! Episode 101 was cross streamed live on Neo Cards & Comics's Youtube channel and I still cannot believe that we went almost a full three hours on stream. We started talking about the 2024 Year in Grading with Ryan from GemRate, but then the three of us started going down some interesting Hobby rabbit holes, talking about Pokemon/TCG, incentives for content creators making certain types of content, gambling in the hobby, whether PSA could start grading sealed hobby

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00:51:28

Ep. 100 - It's Just a Number, but the Guests Are Not

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2025/01/01

100 is a nice, round number, but it's just a number. 100 podcast episodes is certainly a milestone, but in this centennial episode, I discuss why the 21st episode is more impressive than the 100th. What is also more impressive is the number 49, which represents the number of guests that I have had on this podcast to this point. 40 solo podcast guests and 9 group podcast guests, and I hope that in future episodes, that I do more group podcasts and live podcast recordings. Thank you to every single

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00:29:33

Ep. 99.5 - The Origins of Breaking Sports Cards and...

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2024/12/22

I recorded this episode around 8pm on December 12, right before sitting in the breaker's chair to do an at cost break of a case of 2023-24 Panini Hoops Premium Stock NBA Blasters (20 total boxes). I talk about feeling nervous about doing this break, even if it was an at cost break ($25/team for 30 teams roughly = $32/blaster for 20 blasters). I talk about the origins of breaking, just a rudimentary history based on my past experience, nothing super in depth. Shout out to Chris Justice of Cards

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00:47:34

Ep. 99 - Taking the Hobby S. Thompson Concept to the...

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2024/12/17

Being the potential penultimate podcast episode of The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson, I thought a lot about who I wanted as its potential last guest on this podcast.However, the answer was right in front of my face, as Nick Andrews (on IG @bostoncardhunter and one half of The @SportCardMadness Podcast) is currently at the top of everyone's Instagram feeds. He is a podcaster, YouTuber, Instagram content creator, making funny and serious short form and long form content, and even recently made a

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00:53:03

Ep. 98 - Giving Thanks

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2024/11/30

Loose general outline for a Thanksgiving episode where I give thanks for people and things in The Hobby and maybe talk about consumerism with Black Friday and whether I will continue my Collectors Club membership with PSA and Card Ladder.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hobbysthompson/support

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00:55:31

Ep. 97 - Post Card Show Impromptu Live AMA (and How...

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2024/11/24

Hours after the Mid Atlantic Card Show in Silver Spring, MD, I decide to go live to talk about how I do my card show vlogs and also do a live AMA. Thank you to those of you who joined the YouTube and/or Instagram live stream. If you like this kind of format, maybe I do more of it! As always, if you want to let me know what you thought about this episode or the podcast in general, you can reach me on Instagram or Youtube @denny_cards or email the show at hobbysthompson@gmail.com Thanks for

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01:22:03

Ep. 96 - The Mid-Atlantic Sports Card Show with...

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2024/11/18

The Mid-Atlantic Sports Card Show is coming to the Silver Spring Civic Center on Saturday, November 23! As its show ambassador, I wanted to bring on the promoter of the show, Ryan McCormick and while I had a set of questions to go through, we ended up talking about his oddball collection and I think both of us were really happy to go down the rabbit holes we did. This was a live stream on YouTube and the chat was involved in the live. Thank you to everyone who joined and shared their thoughts, and

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01:33:46

Ep. 95 - Military Veterans in The Hobby

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2024/11/11

Happy Veterans Day to all the incredible military service men and women who protect the United States of America! This is an opportunity to hear from military veterans in The Hobby and how their service helps shape their experience with sports cards. Here are their socials and where you can find them: Trent - on Instagram @trentl41 and @slabfalconsportscards and breaking with Jetbreakers on Facebook and Whatnot Dakota - on Instagram @dakotastorm_rips_cards and sets up as a dealer in card shows in

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00:50:01

Ep. 94 - Wemby Wemby Wemby with Ryan from GemRate

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2024/11/01

In this podcast episode, Ryan from GemRate drops by to talk about the state of grading with Victor Wembanyama cards. He shares his knowledge of the data around Wemby's most graded cards, such as which cards of his have the highest (and lowest) gem rate, and then we talk about the now-infamous 2023-24 Panini Crown Royale Kaboom insert set and how there is literally just one Gem Mint PSA 10 (coincidentally, of Victor Wembanyama) out of the hundreds of the graded cards currently out there in the card

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01:06:15

Ep. 93 - Fanatics Collect Orlando Round Table Discussion

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2024/10/22

With Fanatics Collect Orlando now officially cancelled/postponed (no set date as of this recording on October 16, 2024), I brought on three guests to talk about the impact of this cancellation. This was not a bashing of Fanatics, but it was also a very real, but also civil, discussion about the event cancellation.My three guests were: 1. Whiz (@mf_whiz) - a dealer who was planning to set up and had bought a table for the show 2. Cam (@bigc7_cards) - a hobbyist from Orlando who shared what it's

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01:08:51

Ep. 92 - Take Two with Prizm Gawd

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2024/10/05

Back in July of 2023, I tried to record a podcast episode with Raphael (Prizm Gawd), and we just could not make it work out, but it was just not meant to be. One plus year later, I feel like I am a better podcaster and have a bigger platform in The Hobby. Raphael shares who he was before he became Prizm Gawd and also his post show thoughts after Culture Collision V. Apologies for any audio issues!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hobbysthompson/support

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01:10:43

Ep. 91 - Regional Card Show Roundup

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2024/09/30

🎙️CHAPTERS 🎙️ 00:30 Intros 01:31 Zach ⁠‪@Collector_Creative‬ 03:09 Gavin @631sportscards 04:35 Rob @collectorschoicecards 08:44 Which Shows They’ve Been To 12:00 Elephant In The Room - Fanatics Fest 13:15 Gavin’s Decision To Choose East Coast National Over Fanatics Fest 14:55 Rob’s Decision To Choose Fanatics Fest Over East Coast National 20:11 Full Disclosure On Any Conflicts 22:02 Zach’s Decision On Not Going To Either 25:05 Fanatics Fest In Orlando Being Their First Actual Card Show

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00:58:59

Ep. 90 - East Coast National vs. Culture Collision

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2024/09/27

This 90th episode of the The Card Diary compares/contrasts the two varying styles of two different card shows - East Coast National and Culture Collision. They were held on different dates and areas of the country, but I talk about how one was more traditional and there was more baseball (and vintage baseball), while the other felt more modern and possibly going in the trend in which card shows are headed. I also talk about Fanatics Fest, as that was held on the same weekend as the East Coast

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01:17:37

Ep. 89 - Card Art with The Card Carver

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2024/09/20

The Card Carver is the first ever card artist to be a guest on The Card Diary podcast. He talks about the different types of card art, his experiences at the last three Nationals, grading companies like PSA recognizing his work, the effect and influence of Piggy Banx, and much, much more! This was essentially a glimpse into one of our phone conversations and so I really hope you enjoy this special episode!--- Support this podcast:

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00:41:27

Ep. 88 - Show Promoter Spotlight with Prizm Gawdess...

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2024/09/06

This episode puts the spotlight on one half of the power couple duo that runs the Culture Collision Trade Show. Prizm Gawdess (on IG @prizmgawdess) joins the podcast studio to talk about her hobby journey and the origins, logistics, and numbers behind one of the largest card shows in the US.The fifth iteration of Culture Collision will be held from Friday, September 13, 2024 to Sunday, September 15, 2024. You can get your general admission, 3 day pass, and VIP pass at

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01:00:41

Ep. 87 - Show Promoter Spotlight with Fire Sports Cards

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2024/08/22

Episode 87 of The Card Diary puts the spotlight Bailey (on IG @fire.sportscards), show promoter for a new local card show in the Northern Virginia area, specifically the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington, VA. We rank the 2022, 2023 and 2024 National, our local card show scene in Northern Virginia, and why he decided to get into card show promotion. Enjoy! - Denny--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hobbysthompson/support

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00:28:59

Ep. 86 - eBay Sales and Lessons Learned

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2024/08/21

Episode 86 of The Card Diary focuses on my latest experience selling 8 low end PSA slabs at auction on eBay and lessons I learned from it, such as being willing to put cards up at auction even if I sell at a loss, I still get liquid. I also share what I do for shipping and packaging. Thanks for watching! Cards Sold and Net Earnings 2021 Bowman University Chrome Prospects Michael Penix Jr. Pink Refractor PSA 9 - $9.96 2002 Hoops Stars #1 Yao Ming Future Stars PSA 10 - $49.98 2023 Topps Cosmic Chrome

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