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7 "Fun" Hobby Goals for 2026 (That Won't Break the Bank!)

While everyone else tells you to improve your ROI, only buy RCs of HOFers and try to finish a rainbow run of a star player, we promote having fun on the…

Jan 8 • David Gonos

Improve your sports card collection while spending less!

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⚾ 1985 Topps Mark McGwire #401 Team USA ⚾ CTMUH No. 8

One of the greatest sluggers in baseball history had a meager start in 1985, wearing a Team USA jersey.

Jan 14

🎙️7 Fun Hobby Goals For 2026 (For Low-Budget Collectors!) - Ep. 3.02

We all don't have thousands of dollars to spend on our sports card collection, so we came up with seven fun goals for true collectors!

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⚾1961 Topps Jackie Jensen #476 AL MVP 1958⚾CTMUH No. 7

A forgotten Red Sox superstar has a beautiful piece of cardboard left to commemorate a MLB flight that landed too early.

Jan 7

🎙️5 Steps For a Successful Year-End Review of Your Cards! Make 2026 Better! - Ep. 3.01

Use what you’ve done and learned this year to improve your sports card collection next year!

Jan 6

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Happy Hobby’s Most Popular Videos, Newsletters, Podcasts & RCs of 2025: Year in Review!

Before we dive into 2026, let's take a look back on 2025 to see if you missed out on what everyone else was loving!

Jan 1 • David Gonos

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⚾ 1985 Topps Mark McGwire #401 Team USA ⚾ CTMUH No. 8

One of the greatest sluggers in baseball history had a meager start in 1985, wearing a Team USA jersey.

Jan 14

⚾1961 Topps Jackie Jensen #476 AL MVP 1958⚾CTMUH No. 7

A forgotten Red Sox superstar has a beautiful piece of cardboard left to commemorate a MLB flight that landed too early.

Jan 7

🏀1980 Topps Larry Bird / Julius Erving / Magic Johnson🏀CTMUH No. 6

Three legends, one card -- what's not to love!?!!

Dec 31, 2025

⚾1959 Fleer Ted Williams "Ted Signs for 1959" #6⚾CTMUH No. 5

"Teddy Ballgame" took his game to Fleer, but this card's licensing issues makes for an interesting story!

Dec 24, 2025

🏀1991 Upper Deck Michael Jordan SP1🏀CTMUH No. 4

Well before "Air Jordan" ever laced up cleats for the Birmingham Barons, we got to enjoy a Michael Jordan baseball card!

Dec 17, 2025

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Why Getting Great Cards Feels Impossible — And How Collectors Beat the Odds!

Building a great sports card collection isn't easy, which makes it all the more fun to build!

Nov 13, 2025 • David Gonos

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[POD] From Card Collector To Seller: Interviewing Emack!

Former Fantasy Baseball writer Eric Mack shares his story of returning to the hobby and learning enough to start his own card shop on eBay!

Aug 12, 2025 • David Gonos

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[POD] How “Saved Searches” on eBay Can Save Your Collection!

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Jul 22, 2025 • David Gonos

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Learn Who To Buy, Which Cards, and When To Buy Them! - Ep. 2.26

New sports card collectors -- and Comeback Collectors alike -- can improve their collection by learning the answers to these three questions!

Jul 1, 2025 • David Gonos

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[POD] Battling Parallel Fatigue with a "New" Vintage Project! - Ep. 2.21

Are you drowning in 94 parallels of every card? Gonos changes things up by starting a fun vintage card project!

Jun 3, 2025 • David Gonos

What Type of Sports Card Collector Are You?

We're not judging. But if you can figure out which kind of collector you are, then you can make bigger strides in improving your collection!

Apr 10, 2025 • David Gonos and Patrick Imhoff

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