Talking Cardboard

On Episode 26 we talk about some of the recent trends in the basketball card market, tick off some new releases we have seen recently, and are joined by Ziad Zammar, author of Drawing the Right Card: Navigating the World of Collecting Sportscards to talk about his new book and what he hopes it offers to collectors.You can check out the book here or follow him on IG (@incardswetrust)

Episode 25We preview SuperBowl 55Matthew Pain drops in to explain the Australian Trading Card Association and how you can help the hobby here in Australia.Buy/Sell - We both pick a couple of cards we are buying and selling at the moment.

Episode 24 is live, What to expect...We talk new rookies and whos impressing earlyPanini Eminence.. Value for money?Autos by the numbers, some data around the number of autos for some new and old players and what you might want to take a look at when thinking about buying them.

Episode 23 is live, What to expect...Jamie From Blunt Collections joins us to talk about how he started Blunt, the epic 100 box break, and much more.Plus...We break down 2020-21 Panini Contenders Draft Picks BasketballClearly Donruss shiny distraction or sleeper hit?Panini Rewards: Wild Card PointsNBA/NFL news updates

Episode 22 is live, What to expect...We talk about finding YOUR own WHY in the hobby and the importance of being more strategic while collecting to avoid being burnt.Plus...- Giannis blowing up social media again- Has Panini's recent 2019-20 Opulence Basketball release found the market ceiling? - Zion prices crashing... Fact or Fiction?- A look over the next few weeks release calendar

Episode 21 is live, What to expect...Get the scoop on our Jason Tatum x Tyson Beck GiveawayPlus..The Mike Trout 3.8 million dollar saleA look over the next few weeks release calendar Some thoughts on the logic (or lack of) in the sports card marketJason Tatum x Tyson Beck release, and its effect on the sports card marketA sneak peak into our most recent mail days and some picks on who you might buy and who you might sell at the moment.

Episode 20 is live, What to expect...NBA Playoffs, who has the most to gain or lose? PSA and BGS price update & thoughts on BGS subgrades Zion 1K challenge sponsored by cherry collectables update

Episode 19 is live, What to expect...Recapping the early days of the NBA returnPanini Chronicles first look Zion 1K challenge sponsored by cherry collectables updateCurrent Zion market thoughts

Episode 18 is live and it's BIG!What to expect...2019-20 Panini Elite Dutch AuctionSGC/PSA Herro, Graded Sales dataSpectra Color BlastChris from HoJ / card ladder talks us though some insight as a collector and then explains how to understand and use the data card ladder provides

Episode 17 is live, with the NT hype behind we sat down for a chat about everything hobby.2019-20 NT RecapMosaics place in the hobby, was it good or was it bad?Giannis RedemptiongateSGA prices are insane2021 Draft Class Preview with special guest Nathanial

Its been a while and plenty has happened in the hobby.This episode we chat about NOIR & Mosaic, the National Treasures dutch auction, Pleb talks about the LBJ cards his hunting down and Topps Project 2020 & the NFL hobby market and how it is following NBA.

Card values are going crazy and there has never been more action in the market, This Episode Chis B from Ballers Downunder joins us for a chat about building an online community and what's next for Ballers DU.PlusThe last dance & Jordan pricesPanini no longer honoring expired redemptionsIconic Inserts - Power in the keyZIon & Ja prices... Out of sight, out of mind?

Lockdown is in full swing so we decided to revisit what we both feel is one of the greatest 90s inserts of all time for iconic inserts, we also recap the investment challenge and caught up with John Wilkinson for a fantastic chat about the importance of supporting local retailers and sellers and also how the weak AUD dollar conversion affects us as Australian collectors!

Really Interesting week in the hobby and we have a load to get through, Sorry in advance for the marathon episode!This week we have dual special guests, Dave Ellis from NBA trading cards Australia who chats to us about his wealth of experience in the hobby over the years and also Joe Holland from #puntr who joins in to chat about the NBA season suspension and how it may affect the Hobby moving forward.Jayson Tatum ApologyPanini goes direct with select, eliminates bots and sells boxes for triple their own MSRPESPN 25 under 25 – 2020 best players under 25Guest Interview - Dave EllisNBA season suspension, What's next for the hobby?

Really excited to launch what we hope is the first of many round table discussions. This one is based around the state of the hobby, good and bad, and what we as collectors can do to leave the hobby in a better place than we found it.

Huge week in the hobby full of some emotional events. We chat about how zion fared in our initial eye tests, Trae Young's place in the hobby and recap our first 2020 investment challenge update, No spoilers but sorry neb.

2019 was a huge year in the hobby but we have a feeling 2020 is going to be even bigger, In episode 10 we introduce our Investment challenge, Talk to Grayson from Cherry Collectables (www.cherrycollectables.com.au/) about how he started cherry and the importance of the team he has built around him and as per normal go over our rookie review and revisit nebs All-Star predictions from episode 8.

Episode 9 is all about a 2019-20 Panini Origins FOTL recap and Hobby preview then we talk Anthony Davis and if he's a lock for DPOTY and if so will that change his rookie prizm value

This week...Panini's Dutch auction recapPrizm Week 1 Silver price ladder & Rookie reviewLaine Pearce from 130point & PSA Submission AustraliaIs it now or never to buy zion?Prizm base rookies, learning from last year

We recap Lukamania and the rise of Optic Holo /Select SilversTalk potential first time All Stars this yearMatt Maloney from Sports Card World joins us as our first ever guest to talk about surviving as a retail trading card businessFirst look at 2019-20 Prizm as they pop up early on ebay

Episode 6 is live. Its been a busy week with basketball backNBA week 1 season recapNebs first week rookie reviewAre silver prizm print runs the problem people believeOptic Holo on the rise

Back for Episode 5, Plenty of stuff to cover including but not limited to : • Official Talking cardboard preseason Hype discussion• Follow up discussion regarding BGS and PSA value v POP posted during the week• Silver Prizm update (TOP 5)• 2nd / 3rd year break out candidates• Zion Immac collage RPA price watch and its effect on the contenders’ draft release values• Hobby news: New Revolution release preview out, first thoughts. Prizm box breakdown

Banter, collector stories and the odd attempt at providing information, data, and knowledge to the basketball card collecting community, so everyone can enjoy the hobby.This week we have a listen to a recent interview with Jason Howarth, Vice President of Marketing for Panini America and discuss a couple of take away points which also leads into a discussion about the contenders draft 2019-20 checklist and print runs.Iconic Inserts – new segment where we take a look back at some of the icon insert sets of the past, this episode 1993 - 1994 Fleer Ultra Scoring Kings

Banter, collector stories and the odd attempt at providing information, data, and knowledge to the basketball card collecting community, so everyone can enjoy the hobby.This week we talk Zionmania, the august silver prizm pricing ladder and some rookies not named zion we feel may be flying under the radar right now.

Episode 2 covers some questions and requests we had after the first episode and is focused on information for people who have recently joined the hobby. We talk about pricing and buying cards, grading and some information about releases that are coming soon.

Episode 1 is finally live. We chat about why silver prizm have become the rookie card of choice, the alternatives for collectors, Zion signing with Panini and break down the July prizm market data.