R-Rated Sports Card Podcast

This is a recording from a YouTube Video. Go to Sports Card Radio on YouTube for the full verions.  Another scam to report on in the hobby, Marx Cards is out of business and owes PSA a ton of money. Hobby golden child Card Collector 2 was one of the ones burned.

Ryan talks to Mike Sommer, @TheMikeSommer on twitter, WaxPackHero.com and host of the Wax Pack Hero Sports Card Minute. What is the concept of a self sustaining hobby and how has it worked for Mike? How does Mike keep 130,000 cards for sale on Sports Lots organized? Can selling low end and common cards be profitable? What does Mike think about hobby influencer Gary Vee? Thoughts about card blogging and podcasting. 

Ryan talks with the host of the Lemme Get That Podagraph Drew Herndon.

Ryan talks with Big Shep, the host of the About The Cards podcast. 

Ryan stops driving his car for a second to record a podcast.

Ryan talks about buying large and small collections of cards on Check Out My Cards (COMC)

Off topic heavy edition that focuses on personal goals vs financial ones. 

A recording of the PSA Q&A session with investors. Many of the topics include PWCC and the card trimming scandal of 2019. 

Ryan gives a quick update on why he's not going to the National. Update on 4 new sports card trimmers. 

Ryan talks with Dan from Mojobreak, Rich from Layton Sports Cards, Karvin Cheung from GTS, Erik Newton of Hall of Fame Baseball Cards and Adam Martin from DA Card World. 

Ryan talks with Michael Roche, one of the attorneys representing Kevin Brashear in a class action lawsuit filed against Panini America. 

Ryan talks with Mike, owner of Lower Level Sports Cards and Collectibles of Winnipeg, Canada. A wide ranging discussion about the business of running a store, the market for cards in Winnipeg and what products sell well. 

Ryan from Sports Card Radio talks with Upper Deck President Jason Masherah and Sr Manager of Customer Experience Chris Carlin.

Ryan talks to one of the preeminent experts on Nascar trading cards, Val @NasCardRadio

Ryan talks about new COMC fees. PSA stock. Buying high or low end cards? Cristian Pache of the Atlanta Braves is discussed.

Ryan talks about players he's seen at the Arizona Fall League. Impact of Jimmg G hurting his knee. Eddie Vedder coming to Tempe. What if Mike Trout was an NBA player. USPS changing rates.

Coming off the 2nd biggest business week of his life, Ryan is in a good mood talking about the upcoming Topps Transcendent Party, buying PSA Stock, Gary Vee, and Pearl Jam trading cards. 

Ryan talks about going to the National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland. Tom Fish and Blowout Cards are discussed.

Ryan talks with friend of the show Dan, also known on Last Sticker as NWSportsFan, about collecting the Panini World Cup Album, other Panini Soccer products, the problem with Topps MLB Baseball album, and more.

Topps has an MLB exclusive until at least 2025. NBA players Ryan is buying. Two breakout MLB rookies with Stockton ties. The AZL Baseball league is discusses. Update to Canseco collector who quit because God told him to. Ryan sees LeBron James in Las Vegas. 

Ryan talks about VegasDave moving to Mexico and selling some Trout cards. Rumor from Wax Heaven is that Topps will retain the MLB exclusive. A collector says God told him to stop collecting Jose Canseco cards. The National is discussed. LeBron James signs with the Lakers. 

Cardboard Connection CEO Mike Smeth had a court strip his access to the website. What does this mean for the future of one of the hobby information sources.

Ryan talks about some of the controversies surrounding Vegas Dave and his recent purchase of a Mike Trout Superfrator for reportedly $400,000.

Ryan returns to talk about what to do when you take a break from collecting. Why Ohtani will never live up to Aaron Judge. Las Vegas and Tempe, AZ are discussed. 

Ryan sits down with one of the all time great sports card reporters, Mario of Wax Heaven.

Ryan talks about the Upper Deck redemption website being down for 3 weeks. PSA's stock tanks as they cut their dividend.....as Ryan correctly predicted in October. Email question from Europe.

Ryan talks about Topps asking BGS to not grade a customers cards. Update on GTS and MVP Sports & More MTG business. Sports Licensing and Tailgate Show review. Ryan't tweet made the Upper Deck Conference. Transcendent Party review. Disconnect between card manufactures and dealers, shop owners and breakers. 

Ryan sits down and has a conversation with Doug & Dan from Mojobreak and Rich and Sara from Layton Sports Cards. 

Ryan talks about a fantastic new PSA card price guide and the upcoming Topps Transcendent party in Atlanta.

Ryan talks about a group breaker closing his hobby shop. Topps can't sell Transcendent. MVP Sports and More in Lancaster, PA is discussed. 2017-18 NBA product pricing update. Lonzo Ball autograph update. Grading wait times. COMC & Amazon results. 

Ryan responds to a Beckett Radio interview that Brian Gray set up to explain the Damian Lillard autograph scandal. Troy Aikman says a Heritage Auctions that sold for $7,800 is not real. 

Ryan talks about the Topps Transcendent Party. Sports Card Radio new hire. Lonzo Ball autographs in question. PSA quarterly conference call. Kristaps Porzingis blows up, just as Ryan thought he would. 

Ryan talks about Beckett firing their sports magazine editors. Meat Raffles. Steve Grad interview discussion. Leaf & Beckett tell Lillard he's wrong. The Counterfeiter. Amazon Shipping. Josh Hamilton & Byron Buxton. PSA new CEO. Arizona Fall League recap. NBA early season notes. Free money given away in Stockton.

Ryan takes a deep dive into Group Breaking as another card switching scandal hits. Two criticisms of Topps. Beanie Babies Authentication idea. Arizona Fall League. Selling tickets in kneeling era.

Ryan talks about adding value as a store owner or group breaker. 2017-18 Upper Deck MVP free packs are weak. Amazon sales are broken down. 

Ryan talks about a great move by Panini. Two hobby business ideas. Nice work by a card blog. An ePack question. Problem with Brandon Ingram.

Topps has told dealers they can't sell MLB products on Amazon. Will they enforce it? Upper Deck ePack makes a mistake and fanboys come running to defend them. A group breaker website was hacked. Byron Buxton update.

The 20th episode - Ryan talks about Panini's announcement of 1st Off the Line. American Greed's show on Mastro Auctions is discussed. Updated on the U.S. Tax Courts case against Upper Deck. 

In this episode Ryan goes over the top players at each position in the NFL and sees what their cards sell for. How much are key employees at sports card companies worth? What happens if Byron Buxton hits .300 next year? Update on Brandon Ingram and Kristaps Porzingis buying.

Ryan talks about two scams going around the hobby. He's buying cards of another young NBA player. Fantatics Authentic is discussed. 

Ryan talks about some of the sights and sounds from the National Sports Collectors Convention. A new COMC strategy is in place. A Hand me down Autopen.

An episode about the hugest sports card story in a long time. The Panini Dak Prescott AutoPen Scandal. Explicit.

VERY explicit episode. COMC raises fees, or did they? What the F am I going to do for a week at the National in July? A Group Breaker hits the case of a lifetime and people complain? 

The war between Leaf Trading Cards and Upper Deck is discussed. It includes letters Leaf Owner Brian Gray sent to Upper Deck brash. Panini blows it on a draft day tweet. Find a Card Show website update. Card shop co-op idea. Lavar Ball and the Lakers are discussed. Ticketmaster could be out as NFL exclusive ticket supplier. Will I lose my job!?

Blowout Sports Cards was hacked! What happened and what has the company response been? 

In this short episode Ryan talks about his recent success on Amazon and payments made to the MLBPA by trading card companies Topps and Panini. 

Ryan talks about the news from the Industry Summit. Weakness in the Topps Now market. Upper Deck ePack launches coins. eBay and Amazon hits and misses. Some questions and answers from listeners.

In a very explicit episode of the R Rated Podcast, Ryan talks about the upcoming Industry Summit, Connor McDavid Young Guns and how he did selling on eBay, Amazon and COMC for March.

Ryan gets a crucial email from an eBay Powerseller that sheds some light onto how to make money on eBay. Ryan talks about making money off Sports Card Radio, his Beanie Babies website and flipping sports tickets.

A further dive into how Ryan’s month selling on eBay and Amazon has gone.

In this podcast Ryan discusses the challenges of selling on Amazon and eBay after listing several hundred items. The B2B sports card site Dealer Net is discussed. Record quarter for Collectors Universe, PSA. Ryan had a personal record 3 day sale on COMC. Who was drunk at the TriStar Houston show and more!