Gretzky Rookie PSA 10 at Auction, Gaudreau Dusts Calgary, Offseason is Buying Season, Hockey Mt. Rushmore Part 1, Is UD Clear Cut Next? & Personal Pickups
Send us a textThis week Josh & Troy start with their thoughts on buying and selling hockey cards during the NHL offseason (4:02). Next Troy recaps the major free agent signings, including Johnny Gaudreau dusting Calgary for Columbus, and the hobby impact of each move (13:01). Josh covers some big cards pulled from new releases and the news that one of only two 1979 Topps Wayne Gretzky PSA 10 rookie cards is being auctioned in August (22:26). From there the boys present ...
20 Juli 20221h 26min
Is The Kaprizov Situation Affecting Card Values?, The Shane Wright Revenge Tour, Canadiens Go Big, Hockey Card Market Outlook w/ Chris @ Card Ladder, Free Agency News & Hobby Impact, New Releases & More!
Send us a textThere's lots going on in the NHL and hockey card market. This week Josh and Troy start by reviewing the drama and craziness of the 2022 NHL Draft. Shane Wright slipping to the 4th overall pick, the Canadiens make some big moves, and what the heck are the Blackhawks thinking? (2:18). Next, Troy reviews the uncertain and depressing (for Wild fans and card collectors) Kirill Kaprizov military ID situation and look at its current card market impact. (18:15). ...
13 Juli 20221h 23min
Shane Wright's Potential Hobby Impact, The Sorry State of Hockey Card Inserts, If We Ran Upper Deck, SP Authentic Values & More!
Send us a text On this week's Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast, Josh and Troy start by giving their final predictions for the 2022 NHL draft; including the potential hobby impact of Shane Wright being selected #1 by the Montreal Canadiens (4:28). Next, the boys cover what they feel is the sorry state of hockey card inserts and what Upper Deck can do to add more exciting chases into multiple product releases (10:58). Then, Josh and Troy take turns stating the changes they would make i...
6 Juli 20221h 19min
Cale Makar Can't Stop Winning, Safest Vintage Hockey Card Investments, SP Authentic Predictions, and More!
Send us a text This week the boys start off discussing Cale Makar, Nathan Mackinnon and the Colorado Avalanche's Stanley Cup win and shifting hockey card values for the series key players. (1:30). Next Josh & Troy debate the safest vintage hockey card investments in an increasingly uncertain economy (16:04). Josh then covers recent NHL news and their hockey card hobby impact; the annual NHL awards and recent Hockey Hall of Fame Inductees (52:11). Next, a last minute upda...
29 Juni 20221h 17min
Graded Hockey Card Values Have Gotten Weird, Series 2 Reactions, Stanley Cup Finals Update, eBay's Vault and Live Auctions, New Releases and Personal Pickups
Send us a text On this weeks episode of the Hockey Cards Gongshow podcast Josh and Troy start by discussing the Stanley Cup Finals (2:40), then they examine the wild world of grading hockey cards in 2022 and propose a new "rule of thumb" for submitting cards (13:20). Next, Troy reviews two new big eBay initiatives; their trading card vault service and the roll out of live auctions (37:00). Josh gives his thoughts on 2021-22 Upper Deck Series 2 a week after its release and after op...
22 Juni 20221h 4min
Stanley Cup Finals Preview, Interview w/ George Ross, Spokane Chiefs WHL, Hobby News, New Products Update, and Personal Pickups
Send us a text This week Josh and Troy start by previewing the Stanley Cup Finals and potential impact to the hockey card hobby and market (1:45). Next, the boys are joined by George Ross, Director of U.S. Scouting for the Spokane Chiefs of the WHL to talk about the upcoming 2022 NHL draft (18:05). Then, Troy shares information regarding new NIL licensing opportunities for college and high school players including thoughts on whether we might see more college hockey cards (46:45)....
15 Juni 20221h 4min
The Cale Makar Rocket Ship, Top 5 Criminally Undervalued Vintage Rookies, Upper Deck Series 2 Release Date, and Personal Pickups
Send us a text On this week's Hockey Cards Gongshow Podcast the boys start with reviewing the soaring TV ratings and interest in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, marvel at the surging prices for Cale Makar and look at other top playoffs performers; Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Nikita Kucherov, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Igor Shesterkin, and Filip Chytil (2:00). Next Josh and Troy debate their lists of the Top 5 Criminally Undervalued Vintage Rookies (32:00). It looks l...
8 Juni 20221h 9min
NHL Conference Finals Preview w/ Players to Watch, Vintage vs. Modern Hockey Card Investing; Top Young Goalies & Upper Deck's New Product Schedule Mess
Send us a text This week the boys preview the Eastern and Western Conference Finals noting which players could be sleepers to move up in value (2:00). Next Josh & Troy examine vintage versus modern hockey cards and give their opinions on which category has more opportunity for growth (25:00). Troy uses his goalie knowledge to pick out some young NHL goalies that might be worth investing in (46:30). Josh attempts to make sense of the backlog in new product releases and wh...
1 Juni 20221h 22min
