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Happy Hobby Sports Cards Podcast

Happy Hobby Sports Cards Podcast

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Happy Hobby Sports Cards Podcast: Build a better sports card collection on a real-world budget. Like opening a pack — you never know what you'll find! David Gonos (FSWA Hall of Famer, ex-CBS/SI/The Athletic) shares hobby news, new releases, vintage deep dives, and budget strategies with a positive, family-friendly vibe. Weekly episodes cover: • Great buying/selling tips for improving your sports card collection • Topics built with the goal of educating new and Comeback Collectors alike • Sports card history & nostalgic memories • Vintage player stories New episodes drop every Tuesday morning with a fun look at cardboard collecting in the 21st century. 8.2K+ YouTube subs | 1.3K newsletter readers Free Happy Hobby Collection Checklist 👉 https://gonos.substack.com/p/your-free-sports-card-tool-the-happy Subscribe at gonos.substack.com Have a Happy Hobby!

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  • 6 Things We Love/Hate About 2025 Topps Chrome Football! - Ep. 3.15

    6 Things We Love/Hate About 2025 Topps Chrome Football! - Ep. 3.15
    Apr 14 2026
    As a member of the eBay Partner Network, I earn commissions from qualifying purchases.April 15 is Tax Day for most people… but for us cardheads, it’s Topps Chrome Football Day!For the first time since 2015, we’re getting a fully NFL-licensed Chrome set — and it has been a long ten years of waiting (especially for Topps fan boys, such as myself). This one uses the 2025 Topps Baseball design (not the 2026 version you’ve seen teased already), so you’ll recognize the look right away.Hobby and Jumbo boxes are priced like they’re chasing Patrick Mahomes autographs, which puts them out of range for most of us budget collectors. But your local card shop should still have single packs if you just need a quick Chrome fix.When Fanatics officially got the NFL license on April 1, nobody knew if we’d see a football release this season. There was even talk of waiting until after the 2026 draft. But come on — did anyone really think Fanatics was gonna pass up the chance to double up and cash in on two rookie classes in one year?While everyone else is talking about the 1-of-1 Topps Rookie PREMIERE Patch Autographed cards that are possible pulls in this set, budget-minded collectors know they’ll likely never come close to pulling one. But there are other awesome cards in this set, and other great features we’re excited about! 3 Things We Love About 2025 Topps Chrome Football1. Future StarsSome might shrug at the thought of pulling mediocre players among the Best 2025 Topps Chrome Football Rookie Cards, which includes not-yet-great quarterbacks, and injured stars like Travis Hunter and Cam Skattebo.Thankfully, Topps Chrome will give the “Future Stars” treatment to the 2024 NFL Draft stars! From second-year star quarterbacks Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, Bo Nix and Jayden Daniels to non-QB studs, like Jahmyr Gibbs, Rome Odunze, Malik Nabers, and Brock Bowers, we get NFL-licensed Topps cards.But as an extra bonus, Topps is even throwing in 2023 NFL Draft players, like C.J. Stroud, Bryce Young, J.J. McCarthy, and Michael Penix Jr. (I feel like those cards should have a question mark at the end, like “Future Stars?”)2. Tecmo Bowl Cards!It’s time to dust off your Nintendo games, blow out the cartridge of Tecmo Bowl, and appreciate the newest Tecmo Bowl inserts! Some believe this will be a Downtown-type chase card, as far as rarity and specialness. I love this – but I’m hoping they’re not quite as rare as Downtowns. (Can we just have Home Field Advantage-type rarity?)This checklist is a mix of NFL legends, like Bo Jackson, Walter Payton, Dan Marino, and Lawrence Taylor, along with rookie stars we expect to see, like Cam Ward, Jaxson Dart and Ashton Jeanty. We’ll also see five current non-rookie stars, like Josh Allen and Jalen Hurts.It’s a great mix, in my opinion, but I’m telling you right now, I’m going to be mad if I pull one, and it’s Tim Brown or Randy White. (I’ll be jacked, however, if I pull Brian Bosworth!)3. 1975 Topps Throwback Cards – 50th AnniversaryYou know I love me some throwback cards! While Topps Baseball celebrates their designs from 35 years ago, and Topps Basketball went back 45 years to celebrate the 1980 Topps set, it’s interesting Topps landed on the 1975 set. It upsets me we’ll miss out on the standout 1969, 1970, 1971 and even 1973 sets, but I am grateful they wasted the 1974 Throwbacks on the unlicensed 2024 Topps Chrome cards.Meanwhile, the upcoming years we should be excited about, when considering throwback designs:* 2027: 1976 Topps design for Arch Manning, Dante Moore and Jeremiah Smith possibly? I love it!* 2030: 1979 Topps design* 2035: 1984 Topps design for Marshall Manning’s arrival?* 2037: 1986 Topps design for Caesar Newton, Cam’s son!Some other random nuggets I’m looking forward to:* Mysterious Image Variations: Tom Brady, Walter Payton, Peyton Manning, Barry Sanders and Randy Moss all have cards listed (numbered 401 to 405) on the Topps checklist as Base Cards Image Variations. The base checklist ends at 400, so these are bonus cards somehow, and I’m here for it! Brady, Manning and Moss are all listed with the team that drafted them, in case you are break-curious.* 1990 Topps Football Autographs: Not a great looking design, but it actually resembles the 2026 Topps design, with the stripes down the left side.* Rookie Prem1ere Patch Autographs: These are the gridiron version of the Rookie Debut Patch Autographs in baseball and basketball. We’ll never pull one, but we can root for the millionaires and the breakers!3 Things We Hate About 2025 Topps Chrome Football1. One Hundred Rookie Cards in a 400-Card SetYes, there is no Series 2, or Topps Chrome Update, or anything like that – Topps gets one shot at delivering a checklist with all the best football players from the past year, and the best expected players of the upcoming year.Unlike baseball, where middle relievers and backup catchers get carboard in a combined checklist ...
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  • Sports Cards That Changed YOUR Lives… For the Good and Bad! - Ep. 3.14

    Sports Cards That Changed YOUR Lives… For the Good and Bad! - Ep. 3.14
    Apr 7 2026
    As a member of the eBay Partner Network, I earn commissions from qualifying purchases.Several people replied to my original video about the 5 cards that changed my life. They shared the cards that changed their lives – and now I’m going to share them with you!There were many duplicate cards that changed many of our viewer’s lives, including rookie cards of Jose Canseco, Ken Griffey Jr., Rickey Henderson, Bo Jackson, Don Mattingly and Cal Ripken Jr.We’re relaying some of the comments on why these cards changed your lives.Please enjoy both the good and the bad stories of how little pieces of cardboard affected so many of us during our formative years!Sports Cards That Changed YOUR Lives… For the Good and Bad!Some of these comments came from our Substack article, some from our podcast, and some from our YouTube video on the subject. Super Substack Happy Hobbyist JB80 said a card that changed his life came just this past summer, as he pulled a 2025 Panini Luminance Patrick Mahomes auto #/10 card!“I had to get in a bidding war just to get the Chiefs in a case break,” he said. “I had to do that while explaining to my wife why I wasn’t paying attention. She was a little frustrated that I entered the break, but when they pulled that card -- she became a believer.”Our spouses like the “Happy Hobby” stories much more than the “Wallet Breaker” stories.Well done, JB80!!!Matt Musico, author of the MLB Daily Dingers Substack, shares one of his favorite memories.“I remember getting a Michael Jordan Rookie of the Year card at a Mall card show in the 1990s, and I was sooo stoked.”My guess is one from 1995 Upper Deck, or maybe 1996?@Audwillsdad mentioned several junk wax cards we all loved, but his fifth card jumped out at me:* 2025 Topps Platinum Holofoil Signed and Sealed Drake PowellYou might be wondering, “You mean, the Tar Heels guard that the Hawks drafted with the 22nd pick in 2025 before sending his rights to Brooklyn?” Our commenter went on to explain why this card changed his life. “My 8-year-old son pulled his first 1/1 card!”Yeah, that’s a life-changer right there – this Dad is going to be talking about that pull for the next 10 years, and his son will now connect that with great memories – and he’ll be a collector for life.Orioles fan @stevederw5 shared his five life-changing cards, which included mostly cards from the 1970s, including a 1972 Topps Willie Mays he bought 40 years ago for $5, and a 1975 Topps George Brett rookie card his girlfriend bought him as a gift because he pointed it out in an antique store. (She’s now his wife, which makes good sense to me!) But he also mentioned what he called, a “Boneheaded choice.”He said when he was a kid, he had pulled from packs, TWO of the 1980 Topps Larry Bird/Magic Johnson rookie cards. He sadly ended up separating the perforated cards from each other into six pieces, and he stored them in an old Kool-Aid can.That hurts my heart a little bit.One of my favorite 5-card lists came from @RussellThornton-f9z, where he listed off his Driver’s License, Social Security card, Selective Service card, Voter ID and Mastercard as his life-changing cards!Brilliant!Russell also went on to list his real top-five cards, which included 1955 Topps Jackie Robinson, 1954 Topps Larry Doby, and 1986 Topps Patrick Roy.Like many other Comeback Collectors, user @drawstraw4483 jumped back into the hobby in 2022 after not collecting for 20 years. In that first year back, he grabbed seven out of the 11 Shohei Ohtani rookie cards that were numbered, when many people were sleeping on the Japanese giant. Awesome!Then he said one card he had changed his life TWICE!He happened to pull a redemption card from 2022 Topps Heritage for a red-ink auto of Wander Franco #/73. Obviously, the second time it changed was when Franco ruined his life with huge legal troubles. He said it’s a beautiful card that he still holds onto, but yeah, that’s quite the Wander-ing rollercoaster ride, for sure!Another Comeback Collector named @petertseperkas1343 shared the top-five cards that changed his life, including the 1989 Upper Deck Griffey, of course, along with a 1972 Topps Roberto Clemente In-Action card. He said it was the first vintage card he ever traded for – and he had to give up a 1989 Rated Rookie lot of the same stud player to get it. Can you guess which Rated Rookie? If you guessed Ken Griffey Jr. – you’d be wrong. It was a bunch of Gregg Jefferies cards. Good deal, Peter!He also said the 1990 Score Bo Jackson was one of his favorite pulls, too, but that he had to give that to his brother. You see, his brother “owned” the rights to all Bo Jackson cards in his family!I absolutely love the concept of two brothers getting the all the cards pulled of the players they liked! My brothers were kinda similar. My brother Mike loved Ron Guidry and Thurman Munson, and I was the Bucky Dent fan. Looking back, I want to yell at 5-year-old David ...
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  • New Faces, New Chases: 2026 Rookie Cards Fueled By MLB Opening Day! - Ep. 3.13

    New Faces, New Chases: 2026 Rookie Cards Fueled By MLB Opening Day! - Ep. 3.13
    Mar 31 2026
    As a member of the eBay Partner Network, I earn commissions from links on this page to qualifying purchases.New Faces, New Chases: 2026 Rookie Cards Fueled By MLB Opening Day BoomBaseball card collectors are all about rookie cards — which means 2026 is lining up to be a cardboard carnival! The 2026 MLB season began with more Top 100 prospects in the big leagues than any season since MLB Pipeline released its first Top 100 Prospects list back in 2012. There were seven prospects from the Top 20 of MLB’s Top 100 list on Opening Day rosters, and we’ve already seen the rookie cards of three of these fellas in 2026 Topps Series 1.This is the rare year where prospect lists, box scores, and checklists are all colliding at the same time, and you don’t need to be a prospector nerd to care.Top Prospects Who Already Have RCs: Series 1 GuysThese are the “you can buy them today” names:Prospect #6 Nolan McLean, SP, N.Y. Mets: 2026 Topps Series 1 RC #214 - View on eBay!* Superb pitching prospect with power and command, slotting in the new-and-improved Mets roster as their SP3 for now, but with future ace potential.Prospect #8 Samuel Basallo, C, Baltimore Orioles: 2026 Topps Series 1 RC #104 - View on eBay!* Basallo has pop with batting average potential, lining him up as a middle-of-the-order bat at some point for a lineup riddled with upside.Prospect #11 Bubba Chandler, SP, Pittsburgh Pirates: 2026 Topps Series 1 RC #283 - View on eBay!* Another electric pitcher, but this one is learning from teammate ROY/Cy Young winner Paul Skenes.Target: Low-numbered flagship parallels, on-card autos, and maybe one nice parallel you’re comfortable tucking away for 3–5 years. (I’m always a fan of Topps Gold #/2026!)These are three names you are chasing in Series 1, with the cards you end up getting and their prices helping you decide whether you’re someone looking to collect long-term or if you are someone ready to buy and flip quickly.Likely Series 2 RCs: The Incoming WaveThese are your “new faces, new chases” for when 2026 Topps Series 2 drops in June (we shared their Bowman 1st cards that are available now). Prospect #2 Kevin McGonigle, 3B, Detroit Tigers: 2025 Bowman Chrome BCP-70 – View on eBay!* McG has an advanced bat, with the kind of “hit-first, power-later” profile that can sneak up on casual collectors.Prospect #5 JJ Wetherholt, SS, St. Louis Cardinals: 2025 Bowman Chrome BCP-22 – View on eBay!* Another “professional” hitter, the 7th pick in the 2024 MLB Draft, Wetherholt has 20/20 potential and all-over-the-infield versatility.Prospect #16 Carson Benge, OF, N.Y. Mets: 2024 Bowman Chrome BDC-28 - View on eBay!* Also drafted in Round 1 of 2024, Benge homered in his MLB debut last week, and this corner infielder boasts nice exit velocities. Prospect #18 Carter Jensen, C, Kansas City Royals: 2021 Bowman Draft BDC-106 – View on eBay!* Drafted in 2021 out of high school, Jensen is still just 22 years old, which is mighty young for a big league catcher. The Athletic’s Keith Law tabbed him as the prospect who could impact his MLB team the most in 2026. Be patient here.These guys already in the big leagues, but their true rookie cards are still in the on-deck circle.The Two-Track TimelineOnce again, we consider the two different timelines that affect baseball players more than other sports: Their prospect life and their arrival to the majors.* Track 1: Prospect / 1st Bowman: This market often peaks before Opening Day, when everything is hope and projection.* Track 2: Flagship RC: This market builds around actual MLB performance, highlights, and awards.How a baseball card can view the players discussed:* Basallo & Jensen: Catchers with cardboard — that means defense and handling pitchers might matter more early on with their their offensive abilities not as important right away. Collectors are in like with backstops usually, not in love.* Wetherholt & McGonigle: Two high-floor bats who might not have a 40-HR ceiling, but they are exactly the type who become “Oh wow, why didn’t I buy more of him?” in a few years.* McLean & Chandler: The “fun to watch, high variance” pitchers who can create great flip windows, but are dangerous as long-term holds.Just remember: If a player’s appeal is highlight-based (high velocity, high K-pitching, big home runs), think more like a flipper. But if a player’s appeal is boring excellence (OBP, consistency, middle-of-the-order potential, no platoon), think more like a long-term investor.A Simple Collector ChecklistHere are some action items to consider for your sports card collection:* Pick 2 of the Series 1 guys as your ‘already have RCs’ watch list. Set a mental sell price if they spike in April. (For me, I think it will be the pitchers.)* Pick 2 of the likely Series 2 guys to target for picking up one RC parallel. (McGonigle and Wetherholt for me.)* Pick 1 player you like as a fan, even if the ‘math’ says he’s not the best ...
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