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The Backyard Diamond Covering all aspects in the hobby of sports collectibles & memorabilia! In this week’s episode, we discuss DISRUPTION of the industry and “the hobby”! People don’t want to address the topic of the sports card & memorabilia industry as a BUSINESS and would rather think of it as a pastime. In this episode, I take the hard angle of us all being BUSINESS PEOPLE! In the weeks and months ahead, we will, also, be touching on hot topics of the day, new releases and how to maximize your love of #TheHobby! Still trying to figure this all out... Hope you enjoy and subscribe! biggsdaddycool #BackyardDiamond #BackyardDiamondLabs a backyard diamond media production

The Backyard Diamond Covering all aspects in the hobby of sports collectibles & memorabilia! In this week’s episode, we discuss my meetings with Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees and how a picture I took hangs in his home! In the weeks and months ahead, we will, also, be touching on hot topics of the day, new releases and how to maximize your love of #TheHobby! Still trying to figure this all out... Hope you enjoy and subscribe! biggsdaddycool #BackyardDiamond #BackyardDiamondLabs a backyard diamond media production

The Backyard Diamond Covering all aspects in the hobby of sports collectibles & memorabilia! In this week’s episode, we discuss #BackyardDiamondLabs and the disruption of outdated practices in the hobby. As an added bonus, we go through some recent #MailDay acquisitions! In the weeks and months ahead, we will, also, be touching on hot topics of the day, new releases and how to maximize your love of #TheHobby! Still trying to figure this all out... Hope you enjoy and subscribe! biggsdaddycool #BackyardDiamond #BackyardDiamondLabs a backyard diamond media production

The Backyard Diamond Covering all aspects in the hobby of sports collectibles & memorabilia! In this week’s episode, I tell the legendary tale of how my dad made a purchase of a 1963 Fleer Roberto Clemente and how that card became my most valuable of all. In the weeks and months ahead, we will, also, be touching on hot topics of the day, new releases and how to maximize your love of #TheHobby! Still trying to figure this all out... Hope you enjoy and subscribe! biggsdaddycool #BackyardDiamond #BackyardDiamondLabs a backyard diamond media production

The Backyard Diamond Covering all aspects in the hobby of sports collectibles & memorabilia! In this week’s episode we introduce you to THE easiest method I’ve found in my 40 years in the hobby for sorting cards! Now you will need to follow me here…you need 10 piles numbered 0-9, ideally arranged as such: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Watch the video, and you’ll see how easy it goes from there, with touching each card only 3 times! In the weeks and months ahead, we will, also, be touching on hot topics of the day, new releases and how to maximize your love of #TheHobby! Still trying to figure this all out... Hope you enjoy and subscribe! biggsdaddycool #BackyardDiamond #BackyardDiamondLabs a backyard diamond media production

The Backyard Diamond Covering all aspects in the hobby of sports collectibles & memorabilia! In this latest installment we review 2019 Topps Series 1 Flagship! Slightly over 3 weeks after release we dive into some of the inserts and base cards in the latest annual release. Baseball, football, basketball & hockey cards & memorabilia have never been hotter and are a multi billion dollar a year industry. Why do people think you can’t make money in this business?? Throughout the weeks and months ahead we will be talking about how to increase sales and profitability in the sports card business that we all know and love! We will, also, be touching on hot topics of the day, new releases and how to maximize your love of #TheHobby! Still trying to figure this all out... Hope you enjoy and subscribe! biggsdaddycool #BackyardDiamond #BackyardDiamondLabs a backyard diamond media production

The Backyard Diamond Covering all aspects in the hobby of sports collectibles & memorabilia! In this last installment of the Sales Trilogy, we continue to talk about the taboo aspect of dealers and hobbyists being *gasp* SALESMEN! Today we talk about incremental sales and impulse buys! A great way to add additional sales to your bottom line, incremental sales and impulse buys can add tremendous value to your customer, while affecting your bottom line! Baseball, football, basketball & hockey cards & memorabilia have never been hotter and are a multi billion dollar a year industry. Why do people think you can’t make money in this business?? Throughout the weeks and months ahead we will be talking about how to increase sales and profitability in the sports card business that we all know and love! We will, also, be touching on hot topics of the day, new releases and how to maximize your love of #TheHobby! Still trying to figure this all out... Hope you enjoy and subscribe! biggsdaddycool #BackyardDiamond #BackyardDiamondLabs a backyard diamond media production

“The Backyard Diamond episode 2: Sales Part 2” revisits the unspeakable taboo that our hobby is all about collectors being *gasp* SALESMEN! On this episode we focus on the necessity of providing the WOW factor when it comes to customer interactions! We continue the conversation with a few tips on coming to understand “the experience” sets you apart from the thousands of other people selling the exact same things! You can’t always win on price, but you can always win on selling YOU! Won’t you come join our trip though the past, present & future of the hobby?

“The Backyard Diamond episode 1: Sales” tackles the unspeakable taboo that our hobby is all about collectors being *gasp* SALESMEN! On this episode we talk about the dirty realization that we all have to look at ourselves as if we were in SALES! We start the conversation with a few tips on coming to understand SALES is the name of the game! Won’t you come join our trip though the past, present & future of the hobby?

Official Pilot Episode of The Backyard Diamond Podcast! On this episode we talk about the JSA/PSA/SGC T206 certified authentic autograph forgery scandal and some tips on shipping product! Won’t you come join our trip though the past, present & future of the hobby?