Podcasts by The Card Shop with Mike and the Big Dog
Join hosts Mike Fruitman and the Big Dog as they explore the Sports Collectibles industry including the personalities and companies that make it up.
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26: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 26 from 2022-09-23T20:58:59
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 th...
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25: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 25 from 2021-11-14T18:57:39
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-...
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24: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 24 from 2021-10-30T18:26:22
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.
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23: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 23 from 2021-04-14T22:55:54
Mike and the Big Dog are joined by Janyce Mabra of TRISTAR Productions and a legend in the sports collectibles industry.
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22: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 22 from 2021-03-28T19:14:41
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!
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21: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 21 from 2021-03-06T23:38:28
The Big Dog goes solo to give his perspective on card grading and its impact on the hobby.
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20: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 20 from 2021-01-13T21:14:56
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.
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19: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog Episode 19 from 2020-10-25T21:19:18
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 o...
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18: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 18 from 2020-10-04T18:34:52
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 th...
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17: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 17 from 2020-08-30T22:32:32
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.
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16: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog Episode 16 from 2020-08-14T03:28:15
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 ...
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15: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 15 from 2020-07-14T15:54:51
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 c...
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14: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 14 from 2020-07-06T19:42:28
Mike and the Big Dog discuss current events in the hobby and give advice on how to participate in the hobby at various $$ levels.
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13: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 13 from 2020-06-28T19:42:17
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.
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12: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 12 from 2020-06-22T23:08:10
Mike and the Big Dog discuss current events in the collecting hobby including discussion of the 2019-20 National Treasures Basketball release.
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11: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 11 from 2020-06-14T22:47:35
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!
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10: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 10 from 2020-05-31T21:01:38
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.
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9: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 9 from 2020-05-25T18:28:15
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!
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8: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 8 from 2020-05-12T22:05:57
Mike and the Big Dog discuss the effect that "The Last Dance" is having on card prices and what and who might be next.
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7: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 7 from 2020-05-04T23:50:33
Mike and the Big Dog discuss current events in the Sports Card hobby.
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6: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 6 from 2020-04-13T01:10:07
Mike and the Big Dog discuss the card grading process, do's, don'ts and things you should consider.
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5: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 5 from 2020-04-06T17:45:29
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.
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4: The CARD Shop with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 4 from 2020-03-20T20:44:22
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 playe...
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3: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 3 from 2020-03-14T20:03:47
Mike and the Big Dog discuss the impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic on the card collecting hobby.
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2: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 2 from 2020-03-03T03:43
Mike talks through his beginnings as a card shop owner and his over 25-year journey in the sports collectibles industry.
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1: The CARD SHOP with Mike and the Big Dog - Episode 1 from 2020-02-23T00:46
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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