The Card Shop with Mike and the Big Dog

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Join hosts Mike Fruitman and the Big Dog as they explore the Sports Collectibles industry including the personalities and companies that make it up.


    • Nov 14, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 54m AVG DURATION
    • 25 EPISODES


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    25: The CARD SHOP Episode 25

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2021 67:33


    Mike and the Big Dog are joined by Jason Hirsh, former Pitcher for the Colorado Rockies and Houston Astros to discuss Jason's career, his experience with collectors and sports cards, his post-career business and many great stories!  Jason is also the owner of FAST Colorado, a sports performance, strength, conditioning and nutrition coaching business.  You can check out Jason's business at fastcolorado.com and on Instagram at fastbaseball.

    24: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 24

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2021 52:46


    Mike and the Big Dog catch-up on the current events in the hobby and dive into the Fanatics summer of sports league license acquisitions and the possible impacts on the hobby.

    23: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 23

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 93:25


    Mike and the Big Dog are joined by Janyce Mabra of TRISTAR Productions and a legend in the sports collectibles industry.

    22: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 22

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 60:35


    Mike and the Big Dog discuss current events in the hobby including wax allocations, supplies shortages, Pokemon cards, Sam's new venture and yes, cardboard!

    21: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 21

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021 19:53


    The Big Dog goes solo to give his perspective on card grading and its impact on the hobby.

    20: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 54:12


    Mike and the Big Dog are back from the holidays and catch up on the current state of the hobby and the real reason why Mike works a security job on top of being an LCS owner.

    19: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog Episode 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 66:07


    Mike and the Big Dog are joined by Rich Layton, owner of Layton Sports Cards (and with a couple cameos by his wife, Sara).  Rich talked about his start in the card industry, his evolution as one of the biggest breakers in the hobby and where the hobby is today. You can check out Rich's product offerings at www.laytonsportscards.com and on his YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/LaytonSportsCards/featured

    18: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 70:15


    Mike and the Big Dog are joined by John Broggi, Executive Director of the National Sports Collectors Convention to discuss John's history in the hobby and the status and near-term future of the NSCC event.

    17: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 116:36


    Mike and the Big Dog are joined by Rich Klein, long-time industry veteran and current COMC staffer to talk all things sports card collecting. Please consider donating to help another industry veteran , Chris Carlin, fight the dreadful disease ALS, that has afflicted his brother, John.  https://www.gofundme.com/f/john-carlin-als

    16: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog Episode 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 66:26


    Mike and the Big Dog are joined by Brian Gray, CEO of Leaf Trading Cards, to discuss Brian's life in the hobby and his view of the current state of the industry.  Check out Leaf's products at leaftradingcards.com/

    15: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 35:52


    Mike and the Big Dog are joined by Dr. Jim Beckett, founder of Beckett Publications Inc., the world's largest sports and entertainment collectibles publisher, to discuss his time in the card collecting business and the current state of the hobby.

    14: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 37:16


    Mike and the Big Dog discuss current events in the hobby and give advice on how to participate in the hobby at various $$ levels.

    13: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020 57:42


    Mike and the Big Dog talk with Sean Bennett, owner of Steel City Collectibles about the state of the hobby and what to look forward to. You can purchase from Steel City Collectibles at their website at https://www.steelcitycollectibles.com/

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    12: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 29:39


    Mike and the Big Dog discuss current events in the collecting hobby including discussion of the 2019-20 National Treasures Basketball release.

    11: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 65:37


    Mike and the Big Dog are joined by Rob Veres, owner of Burbank Sportscards - the world's largest seller of sports card singles, for a hour of stories and incredible industry history!

    10: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 10

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2020 69:50


    Mike and the Big Dog discuss how to value your sports collectibles, including tools available for you to search and price your cards and the factors that impacts their value.

    9: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 9

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 47:12


    Mike and the Big Dog are joined by Nathan Burns, owner of Grand Slam Collectibles and host of the popular Grand Slam After Hours online card breaks!

    8: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 8

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 39:11


    Mike and the Big Dog discuss the effect that "The Last Dance" is having on card prices and what and who might be next.

    7: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 7

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 58:09


    Mike and the Big Dog discuss current events in the Sports Card hobby.

    6: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 47:35


    Mike and the Big Dog discuss the card grading process, do's, don'ts and things you should consider.

    5: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 35:42


    Mike and the Big Dog discuss how card shops and the sports card collecting hobby in general are dealing with the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic.

    4: The CARD Shop with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 32:14


    Mike and the Big Dog discuss the impact that Gary Vaynerchuk's public endorsement and participation in the sports card hobby is having on the industry and their views on Gary's advice on players/cards to invest in. 

    3: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2020 24:23


    Mike and the Big Dog discuss the impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic on the card collecting hobby.

    2: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 65:11


    Mike talks through his beginnings as a card shop owner and his over 25-year journey in the sports collectibles industry.

    1: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 36:49


    Join hosts Mike and the Big Dog on their initial podcast as they discuss the impact that the deaths of star athletes such as Kobe Bryant have on the sports collectibles industry.

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