Episodes

  • "Sharing Grading Expertise" with Mike Baker of MBA E397

    "Sharing Grading Expertise" with Mike Baker of MBA E397
    Jul 17 2026
    Most will agree Mike Baker is one of the most experienced people when it comes to the grading space. He was PSA's 1st employee and now is the force behind MBA. He joins us for the 1st time.


    Talking Points may include:

    *How it all started

    *How grading has changed through the decades.


    *Junk Slab era?

    *Future of SGC

    *What's the deal with MBA

    *Thoughts on altering and cleaning

    *Do the diamonds make a difference

    *The subjectiveness of grading




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    37 mins
  • "Current State of Card Shows" Hobby Quick Hits E233

    "Current State of Card Shows" Hobby Quick Hits E233
    Jul 13 2026
    There are more card shows than ever before and I attend as both a dealer and consumer. On this episode I share my observations and thoughts about the current state of card shows.


    Also:

    *New Product Release Schedule

    *Hobby News



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    33 mins
  • Matthew & Garrett return! E396

    Matthew & Garrett return! E396
    Jul 10 2026
    Part II with Matthew and Garrett Weaver. They invented a baseball card game that can be played with your own cards, build your own teams,etc. It's not just the run of the mill roll the dice type game. Yes there's dice but built on formulas that should bring similar results to real life matchups. Want Griffey jr to play along side Lou Gehrig. Now you can! We talk about it.


    Talking Points may include:

    *Hobby starts and what you enjoy

    *Base cards matter!

    *Inventing a game with Baseball cards

    *Getting through 20 versions to perfect it.


    *Game play- How long per game. How it works.


    *Long term goals


    https://www.baseballcardgm.com



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    27 mins
  • Matthew & Garrett Weaver "Building a game with Baseball Cards" E395

    Matthew & Garrett Weaver "Building a game with Baseball Cards" E395
    Jul 3 2026
    Matthew and Garrett Weaver invented a baseball card game that can be played with your own cards, build your own teams,etc. It's not just the run of the mill roll the dice type game. Yes there's dice but built on formulas that should bring similar results to real life matchups. Want Griffey jr to play along side Lou Gehrig. Now you can! We talk about it.


    Talking Points may include:

    *Hobby starts and what you enjoy

    *Base cards matter!

    *Inventing a game with Baseball cards

    *Getting through 20 versions to perfect it.


    *Game play- How long per game. How it works.


    *Long term goals


    https://www.baseballcardgm.com



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    37 mins
  • State of the Grading Space E232

    State of the Grading Space E232
    Jun 29 2026
    The Grading Space continues to change, evolve, regress all at the same time. It's been a bit since we checked in and covered it, so let's dive in on this episode.


    Also:

    *New Product Release Schedule

    *Hobby News


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    32 mins
  • Dan Bliss of Front Row Card Show Returns! E394

    Dan Bliss of Front Row Card Show Returns! E394
    Jun 26 2026
    Dan Bliss returns for part 2 of our conversation. He promotes some of the best card shows this country can offer.


    Talking Points may include:

    *Evolution of the Modern Card show

    *Too many shows?

    *Theft and Safety at shows

    *Working with other promoters

    *Where his shows are and expansion?

    *Staff and the efforts to put on a great event.


    *Making vendors and customers happy

    *Content Creation at shows



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    30 mins
  • Dan Bliss of Front Row Card Show "Promoting Shows Right" E393

    Dan Bliss of Front Row Card Show "Promoting Shows Right" E393
    Jun 19 2026
    Dan Bliss promotes some of the best card shows this country can offer. He's our guest this week and we get some important insights from him.


    Talking Points may include:

    *Evolution of the Modern Card show

    *Too many shows?

    *Theft and Safety at shows

    *Working with other promoters

    *Where his shows are and expansion?

    *Staff and the efforts to put on a great event.


    *Making vendors and customers happy

    *Content Creation at shows



    Follow us on Social Media:


    Website:


    https://www.sportscardnationpo....com


    https://linktr.ee/Sportscardna...


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    34 mins
  • Q & A Episode Hobby Quick Hits E231

    Q & A Episode Hobby Quick Hits E231
    Jun 15 2026
    We are back with regular programming and we had some questions in the que so why not a Q and A Episode.


    Keep your questions coming!


    Also:

    *New Product Release Schedule

    *Hobby News



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    hobbyquickhits@gmail.com

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    27 mins