[POD] 13 Card-Grading Secrets Only Vets Know! - Ep. 1.34

<p>Each “Happy Hobby Sports Card Podcast” pack tries to help sports card collectors working with limited budgets – like me!</p><p>Getting sports cards graded is really a new thing for collectors when you consider the hobby is a century old or so. But over the past 10 years, card grading has really become a war between companies, which makes for some good opportunities for baseball card collectors to get in on!</p><p>We share 13 nuggets we believe to be helpful to card collectors and card investors alike! </p><p>We also share another sports card trivia question, with a 1986 Topps John Elway up for grabs to one winner!</p><p>Patrick Imhoff shares another one of his if-I-were-CEO-of-Fanatics nuggets — this time about how he would revamp the whole Bowman suite of products!</p><p>Finally, we look at the best rookie cards from the year of 1981 in baseball, football, basketball and hockey!</p><p>***<strong>Important Card-Collecting Articles on DavidGonos.com</strong>***</p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://davidgonos.com/who-are-the-best-rookies-from-each-topps-baseball-set/">Best Baseball Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1956</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://davidgonos.com/who-are-the-best-basketball-rookie-cards-from-each-nba-season/">Best Basketball Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1948</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://davidgonos.com/best-football-rookie-cards-from-every-nfl-year/">Best Football Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1956</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://davidgonos.com/best-hockey-rookie-cards/">Best Hockey Rookie Cards From Every Year Since 1951</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://davidgonos.com/sports-card-supplies/">23 Best Sports Cards Supplies To Buy</a></p><p><strong>Connect with David Gonos on:</strong></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/davidgonoswriter/">Facebook</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/davidgonos">Twitter/X @DavidGonos</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/davidgonos/">Instagram @DavidGonos</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@davidgonos.cards">TikTok</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://linktr.ee/gonos">Link Tree</a></p><p>Email me: <a target="_blank" href="mailto:gonoscards@gmail.com">mailto:gonoscards@gmail.com</a></p><p>Have a #HappyHobby!</p><p>Podcast Music: "<a target="_blank" href="https://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626"><strong>I dunno</strong></a>" by grapes - 2008 - Licensed under Creative Commons <a target="_blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/"><strong>Attribution (3.0)</strong></a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://gonos.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">gonos.substack.com</a>