Season 1

Dec. 31, 2021

Ep 47: 1951 Bowman Mantle & John from Behind the Diamond

In this episode, Rob discusses the acquisition of his grail card. He discusses the ups and downs and how he navigated finalizing the deal. In the second half of the episode, Rob interviews John from Behind the Diamond in Qu...

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Dec. 6, 2021

NBA Talk w/ Craig from @NewYorkCitySportsCards

Rob brings Craig on the pod to discuss who is the most collectible in the NBA currently, and potentially in the future. We also discuss the "card club" that he developed with his students at a school in NYC.

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Dec. 3, 2021

Episode 40: My One-Year Plan

Rob discusses his one year plan when it comes to collecting in this hobby. He discusses the importance of knowing where you've been, and also knowing where you are going.

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Nov. 29, 2021

"The Bounce" with Aamil Sarfani

Rob brings Aamil back on the podcast to discuss their newest side project, "The Bounce", a sports card podcast. To listen to "The Bounce", search The Slab Talk everywhere that podcasts are streamed.

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Nov. 22, 2021

NBA Guy Adam @thereal27guy

Rob interviews Adam from the Basketball Card Fanatic Magazine. They discuss the NBAs Top 75 list, as well as their own top 10 list.

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Nov. 22, 2021

NBA Guy Adam from Basketball Card Fanatic Magazine

Rob interviews Adam @thereal27guy about the NBA's Top 75 List. They discuss their top 10 of all-time, and also discuss his magazine that he has been publishing.

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Nov. 19, 2021

The Art of Trading

Rob discusses the ways in which he initiates conversations for trades, and is able to make deals with other collectors that both parties are happy with. This can be the beginning of a new relationship amongst others in the ho...

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Nov. 15, 2021

Rob Interviews Luka, Tiger & Lebron Podcast Hosts Cage & Andrew

Rob starts off the episode discussing the success of this podcast and his optimism about the future. He then brings on Cage & Andrew from the Luka, Tiger & Lebron podcast to discuss many things.

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Nov. 12, 2021

Twists and Turns in Collecting

Rob discusses what makes a player collectible. He also discusses how one trade, led to another purchase, which led to another trade, which then has sent him down a rabbit hole of collecting rarity.

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Oct. 18, 2021

Josh from Card Ladder Interview

Rob sits down with Josh from Card Ladder to discuss the Card Ladder app, content creation, and his own personal collection.

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Oct. 11, 2021

From Collector to Content Creator with Jeremy Lee from Sports Cards L…

Rob sits down with Jeremy Lee and discusses his journey from collector to content creator.

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Sept. 27, 2021

Wrestling With Cards Interview with Zhan Mourning

Rob interviews Zhan Mourning from Wrestling With Cards and the Worlds Collide Podcast. They discuss wrestling card nostalgia and value.

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Sept. 24, 2021

Deals and Flips and My 2nd Card Show as a Dealer

Rob discusses numerous deals that took place at last weeks card show. He also discusses the deal that won "Play of the Week" on Card Talk Pod!

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Sept. 17, 2021

Being a Content Creator with Aamil Sarfani from Slab Talk

Rob and Aamil discuss being content creators in a ever evolving hobby. They also discuss their time at National, and how they each make moves to advance their personal collections.

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Sept. 13, 2021

Week 1 of the NFL and my First Experience as a Card Dealer

Rob discusses the good, bad and the ugly of being a dealer at a show. He also breaks down Week 1 of the NFL and what it means for the card collecting hobby.

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Sept. 10, 2021

Chris from Cardladder talking Card Value and the NFL Season

Rob interviews Chris from Cardladder where they discuss hip-hop, pizza, Cardladder and the NFL season.

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Sept. 6, 2021

Wrestling Cards with David Peck

Rob interviews the legendary wrestling card collector David Peck. He discusses his 1982 Wrestling All-Stars collection, along with collecting Mike Tyson and his run-ins with Hulk Hogan.

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Sept. 3, 2021

Upcoming NFL Season and the Hobby

Rob discusses the upcoming NFL season, and what it means for card collecting. He also discusses delaying gratification when wanting to make a big card purchase. He also takes DM's from people regarding their biggest card pi...

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Aug. 30, 2021

How to Become a PC Beast with The Iron Shik

Rob interviews a man who has flipped his way up into an incredible personal collection. The Iron Shik discusses the trials and tribulations of being in the hobby.

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Aug. 23, 2021

Hobby Hustle Mentality Talk with Retro Boomin

Rob sits down with Hobby Hustler Retro Boomin to discuss his history in the hobby and certain trends that he looks for.

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Aug. 20, 2021

PWCC Scandal: What We Know So Far w/ Retro Boomin

Rob and Retro Boomin discuss the scandal involving PWCC & eBay. There are no "hot takes" on this episode, we only discuss what has been reported so far. At this point, everything is alleged, and nothing has been proven yet....

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Aug. 13, 2021

Conclusions

In this episode, Rob comes to multiple conclusions, about people in the hobby, how our personal lives influence our hobby decisions, and collecting vs. selling.

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Aug. 9, 2021

Interview with Kyle from Wax Museum Podcast

Rob and Kyle discuss National 2021, basketball cards, and how self-care directly impacts our card collecting.

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Aug. 2, 2021

LIVE from the National Sports Card Convention!

Rob comes to you LIVE from the 2021 National Sports Card Convention! He discusses the major pickups he made along with how he was able to wheel and deal into trading up for most of his pick ups!

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June 21, 2021

Talking Local Card Stores with a Local Owner

Rob interviews Tom Fogarty from T&J Sports Cards in Naugatuck, CT. He discusses opening a card store during the pandemic, where he sees the sports card market going, owning 3-4k Patrick Mahomes Rookie Cards at one point, and...

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June 12, 2021

Mistakes I Made Early On With Collecting

When Rob returned to the hobby of sports card collecting, he was eager, and made some mistakes.

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May 20, 2021

Episode 1: The Sports Card Therapist

In this episode Rob discusses what brought him back into the card collecting industry and how things have drastically changed in the last 20 years.

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