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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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All Episodes

00:25:02

Ep. 65 - The Start of Season 2

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2024/02/05

And so it begins….again.

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00:29:31

Ep. 64 - eBay Seller Conundrum - Denouement [Bonus]

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2024/01/30

Wrapping up a loose end on a story with low stakes, but illustrates a couple of big picture points. Keep being awesome in and out of The Hobby y’all. - Denny

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01:03:08

Ep. 63 - YouTube Hobby Content Creator NEO Cards &...

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2024/01/23

If you liked Part I of the conversation with NEO Cards & Comics, you’re going to like Part II, well maybe not, because we get into much different topics. NEO dives deeper into being a hobby content creator on YouTube and shares some tips as to how he got to where he is today (hint: consistency!). We field a listener question regarding content, and then pivot to talking about athletes and their relationships with cards and The Hobby. Smash cut to us talking about the hobby content landscape

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00:21:45

Ep. 62 - eBay Seller Conundrum - What Would You Do?

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2024/01/18

This was going to be the intro for Part II of a great conversation with NEO Cards & Comics, but turned into a much longer than anticipated monologue about a recent eBay sale I made as a (still newish) eBay seller, and so I made a game time decision to turn this into its own standalone monologue episode. Part II will drop not too long after this one, but hope you enjoy this one, and by all means, answer the Spotify poll, DM me on Instagram @denny_cards or respond to my post or story with the

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01:01:50

Ep. 61 - YouTube Hobby Content Creator NEO Cards &...

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2024/01/15

Why even go to a card show when you can buy cards exclusively online? Is it worth going to The National? Is it more than just all about the cards? This is Part I of a very scripted podcast guest episode with Neo (on Instagram @neo_cards_comics). Neo talks about his origin story with starting his YouTube channel and how he came up with his name and logo. We talk about how we met each other at The National in Rosemont in 2023 and ended up talking a lot about plans for The National in Cleveland

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00:45:06

Ep. 60 - Adult Friendships Are Hard And So Is Hosting...

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2024/01/06

But it doesn't mean that you don't try having them! I come back from an almost month long hiatus for not just holiday time, but getting sick again (and again), and well....I missed doing this! In this monologue episode, I talk about how it is hard as an adult (especially a man, but I didn't talk about this part) to have new friends and that why this could be a motivating factor for some of us in The Hobby, but then also why hosting a trade night can be difficult too, but that if

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01:06:13

Ep. 59 - 2023 Wrapped in Grading with Ryan from GemRate

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2023/12/18

Ryan from GemRate stops by to share with us the year in grading (TCG is still over half of all graded cards! Sports down YoY! We as collectors are getting smarter with what we submit! Or are we?). But of course, this podcast being what it is, we analogize grading companies to fast food restaurants and school teachers. Ryan shares information about a project he’s been working on with Universal Pop Reports (don’t go to gemrate.com) and the Top 10 Most Graded Players by PSA. This podcast episode is

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00:45:40

Ep. 58 - Where Are They Now? With Dan Nguyen, The...

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2023/12/15

This is the second half of the podcast chat with Dan, The Great Curator (on IG @the.great.curator). In our first half of the conversation (Episode 49, published way back on November 9th), we talked about particip-hation, blocking trolls, the state of content in The Hobby. In this episode, we talk about how people monetize content in The Hobby (#5 will shock you! JK those click bait lists are funny to me). We also get into questions from listeners (including yes, Rob G. the Sports Card Therapist,

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00:57:49

Ep. 57 - Where Are They Now? With Jesse Gibson,...

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2023/12/10

We welcome back the better half of the Sports Cards Nonsense duo, Jesse Gibson aka Sports Boi. We talk about SCN and Card Shop Live, how to save breaking (hint: baby breakers, ok maybe not a subtle hint), and why his partner, Mike Gioseffi, keeps ducking this podcast. We start by talking about the mega bid/shill bid situation with Sports Card Therapist (seems like eons ago already), because that’s how much I delayed publishing this podcast episode. Jesse, I am so sorry for the delay in releasing

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00:28:06

Ep. 56 - The Sick Episode

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2023/12/08

Continuing my podcast experimentation, I try recording a podcast while recovering being kinda sick. I probably shouldn’t have recorded this episode, but I was inspired by the recent Juan Soto trade and the discussions by Cage Lawyer and Iowa Dave. So I’m not an influencer, I’m actually the influenced! Not to be confused with influenza, which I probably have. Dad jokes. Enjoy. - Denny

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01:33:55

Ep. 55 - Repacks with Matt from Ultimate Sports...

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2023/12/01

What’s it like to be a repacker for one of the biggest breakers on the planet? Matt from Ultimate Sports Breakers (USB) comes on the pod to talk about that and more. We first talk about his hobby journey and then get into how he got into repacking for Backyard Breaks and then what happened after that relationship ended. We dive into what it’s like going from “comp-to-table” with buying, packing and shipping repacks. Hope you enjoy! - Denny

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01:23:37

Ep. 54 - Repacks with Jonathan Rotonda from Roto...

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2023/11/30

With repacks being such a hot topic currently in The Hobby, I bring on Jonathan Rotonda (on IG @rotobreaks), the founder of a breaking company (Roto Breaks) and repack company (Roto Box) to the pod. We start off talking about his hobby journey and how comps worked back in 2016 (RIP Card Snoop!). Then, I pick his brain on how the entire process looks like to get a repack product ready “comp-to-table” (like eating at a restaurant: from farm-to-table) - buying to packing to shipping. This is my

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00:33:53

Ep. 53 - $12 Pineapple, $8K HVAC, $30K Flawless Case,...

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2023/11/25

Who would even consider buying a $12 pineapple? What happens to your hobby budget when you have a financial event outside of your hobby life? Who is even buying these boxes of cards that cost five figures? This is a monologue episode that I recorded in a hotel room and so the audio is going to sound a little bit different (and maybe I’m lower energy on this one too), but I wanted to capture my thoughts on some things within The Hobby and in my life. Hope you enjoy it. You can always DM me on

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00:38:05

Ep. 52 - Sports Card Self Help Therapy Session [Bonus]

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2023/11/21

This is a monologue episode about my ever evolving thoughts on the megabid/shill bid situation from Rob G., the Sports Card Therapist and the early stages of grief, or at least in this case, hobby grief.

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01:19:06

Ep. 51: 10X-ing The Hobby with Hobby Outsider TK, not...

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2023/11/12

What does 10X-ing The Hobby mean? Is it the number of cards, corporate profits, number of participants, or something else altogether? I bring on the pod someone who was in The Hobby as a kid, but never came back into The Hobby, even during the pandemic. My very special guest, TK, is my friend from outside The Hobby and I wanted to have a candid discussion with him about The Hobby in this experimental bonus episode. Because if 10X-ing The Hobby means having ten times the number of Hobby

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01:08:47

Ep. 50: Veterans Day Special with Army Veteran, Alex...

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2023/11/11

To the brave men and women who have served the United States of America, Happy Veterans Day! For a very special Veterans Day podcast episode, I bring on the pod Alex Tressler (@armyatc22 on all social media platforms), an Army veteran who was deployed to Afghanistan for three tours and has traveled the world while breaking boxes in the early infancy of social media (btw, he PC’s Pat Tillman). We talk about his service in the military, how serving in the military helps him in The Hobby, especially

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00:50:14

Ep. 49 - Where Are They Now? With Dan Nguyen, The...

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2023/11/09

“First”* 2-time guest Dan The Great Curator pops back into the podcast studio (in the first of a mini series of “Where Are They Now?” with my Season 1 guests) to share his thoughts on being a content creator and the current landscape of content in The Hobby. We talk about the concept of people who don’t call themselves influencers but who influence others to not like influencers. *Sports Card Therapist, Rob Girard, was technically the first 2-time guest. =)

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00:30:12

Ep. 48: Chantilly Card Show Recap [Bonus]

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2023/11/06

Two weeks after the Chantilly Card Show, I give my thoughts on the show by way of showing cards that I picked up along the way during my time there on Friday and Sunday of the show. Moments I talk about: transacting with the dealers, unofficial Trade Night at the Holiday Inn (where Dennis Rodman was walking through the lobby while I was trading for one of his cards), Kids’ Trade Night, dinner with fellow creators, meeting and interviewing athletes for the first time ever. Just an overall fun

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01:15:58

Ep. 47 - Vintage Basketball Card Collector and...

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2023/11/02

Can you imagine being a dealer at your very first National? Well, that’s what happened to vintage basketball card collector turned dealer, Jim Doyle, who won my giveaway contest on Instagram to be a guest on this podcast. Thank goodness he was such a great interview. We talked about his cardboard journey as I am wont to do, and we talk about his experiences as a dealer, why it’s so important to develop a network and relationships as a dealer, and how he came across being a dealer at his very

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00:25:59

Ep. 46: The Hobby is not a Casino [Bonus]

The Card Diary by Hobby S. Thompson ·

2023/10/28

On the heels of an episode called Hobby Casino, I take some time to share my thoughts about why The Hobby is not a casino. The most important question though is - do you think The Hobby is a casino? I also talk about how there are different types of collectors, specifically quiet ones and loud ones and that there’s enough room for all of us in this big tent we like to call The Hobby.

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