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Mike and the Big Dog are joined by Mitch Guttenberg, founder of the Bullpen.  Topics discussed include Mitch's origins in the hobby, the state of his business and the industry, his views on the Fanatics move into the hobby, his feet and the origins of "Uncle Bubbles" with a cameo by Mitch's business partner, Tai Fauci.   You can check out the Bullpen on IG @bullpenla.

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.

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.

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

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!

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

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.

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

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.

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

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/

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.

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

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/

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

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!

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.

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!

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

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