Rough Cuts: Vintage Hobby Talk

Nate (@incardboardveritas), Matthew (@1956ToppsGuy), and Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets) discuss The Hobby - with a vintage focus - on a YouTube Live recorded February 2, 2025. If you love a good story, then this episode is for you!The guys welcome their friend and the great collector, Tony (@southerncollector14), onto the show. After hearing a bit about Tony’s background, the group discusses the classic turn-of-the-century baseball book, The Glory of Their Times, and its impact on their collecting. The lively conversation includes background on the book & author, reasons why it’s such a well-loved read, discussion of favorite chapters, stories & passages. Cobb, Wagner, WaJo, Matty, McGraw, Waddell and more early heroes & characters of the game are featured.

Matthew (@1956ToppsGuy), Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets) & Nate (@incardboardveritas) discuss The Hobby - with a vintage focus - on a YouTube Live recorded December 29, 2024.The guys jump right into a round robin countdown, each highlighting their Top 3 Pickups of 2024 - including its fit in the PC, and why they’re excited about it. Next the discussion broadens out to a review of key 2024 Hobby news & developments - including market & pricing trends, Hobby M&A, Negro League excitement, the hobby legends we lost, and other hot topics. The episode wraps up with some fun recent pickups & year-end closing thoughts.

Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets), Matthew (@1956ToppsGuy) & Nate (@incardboardveritas) discuss The Hobby, with a vintage focus, on a YouTube Live recorded November 10, 2024.The guys are joined by special guest and super-collector, Luke (@Bleeckerstreetcards on IG). Clearly an old soul, Luke tells us about his collecting history & his diverse, eclectic PC. The guys then talk about the “right size” for a card collection… and related themes. How many is too many? How many is not enough? Storage, memory, clutter, slabs counts, sub-collections, 9-pocket binders, treasure boxes, and other topics are discussed & debated. The episode wraps up with the guys each sharing some key/fun recent pickups & closing thoughts.

Nate (@incardboardveritas), Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets) & Matthew (@1956ToppsGuy) discuss The Hobby on a YouTube Live recorded October 6, 2024.The guys are joined by special guest, Chris (@publius13). Chris describes his collecting history & approach to curation. They then analyze the ALT v. Beckett Grading lawsuit, and discuss potential implications for the hobby & grading companies. Next up, Chris Rocks the Boat, with his picks for which players are overrated & underrated by collectors. Chris exits, and the guys move on to discuss one of their favorite topics - Cardboard Art. This is a countdown of their Top 12 (or maybe a few more than that!) favorite artistic cards. The episode wraps up with key recent pickups & closing thoughts.

Matthew (@1956ToppsGuy), Nate (@incardboardveritas) & Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets) discuss The Hobby on a YouTube Live recorded September 8, 2024.The guys discuss 4 main topics:1. Nate leads a discussion on the recently-discovered spectacular 1961 Fleer Wilt RC… best example in existence?2. Matthew gives some Hobby shoutouts and the guys discuss passion for cards and recent great card content. 3. “Baby Got Back” is a rapid-fire countdown of 12 vintage card backs, and thoughts on why each is interesting & significant. 4. The episode concludes with key recent pickups & closing thoughts.

Jonathan (@sportscards.and.sunsets), Matthew (@1956ToppsGuy), and Nate (@incardboardveritas) discuss The National, vintage sports cards & The Hobby on an Instagram Live recorded August 4th, 2024.Matthew interviews Nate & Jonathan about their experiences at the July 2024 National in Cleveland. Through a vintage collector lens they talk about fun pickups, big trades, trade night & show floor observations, key learnings, fun interactions & more. Then Matthew shares a story about a recent experience with a 1974 Laughlin Black Stars set purchase on eBay, grading success, market timing, and how it all led to a long-wanted Gehrig card PC addition. Jonathan brings it home with a big-boy prewar card mail day - unveiling for us a new card that Matthew knows well.