The Shallow End ep 87 - Albert Pujols' Best Rookie Cards: A Scientific Ranking
Greg (@Paper_and_Chrome on IG) is an Albert Pujols collector who set out to clarify "The Machine's" best rookie cards. So Greg surveyed 50 Pujols collectors. In this episode of The Shallow End, he sha...
30 Touko 202548min
The Shallow End ep 86 - Ten Timeless Lessons About The Hobby (Learned From Three Books About Sportscards)
Over several months, Dave read three books about the history of sports cards. Here are 10 takeaways that helped him learn more about The Hobby.The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Spo...
23 Touko 202522min
The Shallow End ep 85 - My Year of Looking Backward
Sometimes in sports cards, as in life, you have to confront your past before you can chase your future.The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_Sportscards
16 Touko 202516min
The Shallow End ep 84 - Setting Collecting Goals, w/ Chris McGill
Once you're interested in collecting sports cards, it doesn't take long before something in The Hobby takes hold. If we're not careful, our PC's have a way of getting away from us. In this episode, Ca...
9 Touko 202550min
The Shallow End ep 83 - We Need to See Failure
Nothing about the sports card hobby is perfect, but it's those imperfections and, dare we say, failures, that help make us better collectors. In this audio essay, Dave shares his biggest hobby failure...
2 Touko 202517min
The Shallow End ep 82 - The Hobby is More Fun When You're a Hypocrite
If you're going to collect sports cards, you're going to need to make yourself some rules. But just as importantly, you need to be ready to break those rules when opportunities arise.The Shallow End i...
25 Huhti 202511min
The Shallow End ep 81 - How Useful are Collecting Lanes?
In sports cards, is there such a thing as too many collecting rules? Can we build so many walls that fun gives way to limitations? In this episode, Pat (@Insta_Account_Haver) returns to discuss collec...
18 Huhti 202543min
The Shallow End ep 80 - Turn the Card Over
In this episode, we try something new. It's an audio essay, a meditative piece that looks at a side of sports cards many people ignore – but shouldn't.The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_...
11 Huhti 202515min
