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Back to the Hobby

Back to the Hobby

Written by: Brandon Verzal & Chuck Whisman
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A sports card collecting podcast for people who are new to sports card collecting or returning to the hobby after a break. Lifetime collectors Chuck Whisman (VSM Sports Card Outlet & Wheatland Auction Services) and Brandon Verzal (producer of the only sports card collecting TV shows in history: The Card Life & Hobby House), present the changing world of the sports card hobby in a simple way to make it easy for new collectors to join the awesome hobby community.

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Episodes
  • Negotiating, pricing and athletes joining the hobby

    Negotiating, pricing and athletes joining the hobby
    Oct 20 2026

    On this episode, Chuck and Brandon give an update on what is happening both at the shop and on TV. They discuss how young collectors seem to favor sports other than baseball, discuss athletes opening card related businesses, provide some tips on negotiating prices for cards and Chuck shares some incredible cards from his PC.
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    49 mins
  • Another Boom

    Another Boom
    Oct 2 2026

    This week, Brandon & Chuck are talk about the numbers showing another big boom in card collecting, fake memorabilia cards, if college sports cards have room for growth and if buying singles a few weeks after a new release is smarter.
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    41 mins
  • Back to the Hobby

    Back to the Hobby
    Sep 23 2026

    Introducing Back to the Hobby, a podcast made specifically for people new or returning to the hobby. On our first episode, lifetime card collectors and industry veterans Chuck Whisman (VSM Sports Card Outlet & Wheatland Auction Services) and Brandon Verzal (producer of hobby TV shows The Card Life & Hobby House) talk about the best method to look up how much your cards are worth, the 'collecting GOATS' philosophy and the difference between 1st Bowman and rookie cards.
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    38 mins
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