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As of June of 2025, this feed features new uploads of the Chris HOJ-Cast — a sports card podcast that discusses collecting, market trends, and sports in general.
It also serves as an archive of the 42-episode run of the "House of Jordans" podcast, which spanned December of 2018 through August of 2020.
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This episode has three parts. First, a registry of the 72 first MJ 1/1s is introduced—identifying the 37 cards that are publicly owned, the 21 that are privately owned, and the 14 that have yet to surface. Second is an exercise in 1/1 valuation methods, specifically towards estimating a price for the two Ultra 1/1 masterpieces coming to auction soon. Third, the concept of a "hobby Rorschach test" is floated, considering how the same card can appear quite differently to us at...
This episode has 3 parts. First is a discussion sparked by the recent Flawless 1/1 Jokic sale. Second is introspection around whether to pursue a very special Michael Jordan 1/1 that is coming to auction soon. And the final segment is a recap of Christian McCaffrey's legacy-enhancing 2025 season. (Here is the MJ card ranking system mentioned in the second section: https://tinyurl.com/MJRNK)
This episode has four parts. The first contrasts two styles of sharing cards: (1) the yearly pickup recap and (2) the "card tree." The second section discusses my recap of eight cards added in 2025. The third segment investigates to what extent a card is a reflection of its owner versus a reflection of itself. And the fourth part shares a viral tweet on how Van Gogh's paintings rose to prominence.
This episode has two major segments. First, a new Jokic 1/1 is revealed, which is then used as a case study for contrasting a human-based presentation of its properties versus an artificial intelligence description. Second, two styles of understanding a card are contrasted: (A) the personal, narrative-driven recap, and (B) the communal/objective entry, rooted in facts about things like history and rarity.
This episode has three parts: (1) a review of my PC players, plus some commentary on how I'm currently collecting each, and which cards I'm looking for next, (2) meditations on the idea of evolving as a collector from the "aesthetic" state to the "conceptual" state, and (3) an analysis of my most recent social media post of Jokic's first game-worn logoman autograph from Immaculate.
This episode has 3 parts. The first questions the role of market price in card rankings. The second and third use rarity to rank Michael Jordan cards. The document ranking MJ cards can be accessed here: https://tinyurl.com/5antmxn5
This episode has four parts. The first poses the question: what is the most misunderstood card in your collection? Second is a discussion of "commemorative" cards—culminating in the reveal of a recent MJ pickup. The third section analyzes historical Q4 price trends through the lens of the CL50. And the fourth offers some quick thoughts on the NBA's recent GM survey.
This episode has 3 sections. The first investigates how "known unknowns" induced a bout of collecting paralysis—and how I plan to prevent it from happening again. The second tells the story of a "One of a Kind" Michael Jordan 1/1 from the inaugural Master Collection product of 1999-00. And the third analyzes the current sports card market—through the lens of Michael Jordan cards—using a variety of metrics and theories.
This episode opens with a segment on what "utopia" might teach us about card collecting. The next segment investigates how ownership of a card triggers a learning process. The third segment introduces the "90s MJ 1/1" taxonomy. The fourth is a review of my recent social media post of the PowerDeck 1/1. Fifth is a spotlight on cautionary episodes issued by @TheHobbyWithCage and @TheReal27Guy, followed by my own retelling of the market for a card that went on a bull run ...
This episode has three segments: 1) September supply increases and how they might counteract runaway prices in this bull market, 2) a deep dive into storytelling about sports cards, and 3) does the "better player hypothesis" predict that Duncan prices should be higher than Kobe, or does it actually predict the opposite?
This episode puts forth 12 segments. Several of the highlights include: a thought experiment designed to figure out the goal of collecting, reflections on successful market predictions in a bull market, and photo-matching a recent pickup.
This episode dives into my recent trade. I received the 1997-98 Upper Deck PowerDeck White Jersey 1/1 Michael Jordan (plus six more MJ 1/1s). I sent out the 1998-99 Skybox Molten Metal Fusion Titanium /40.
This episode analyzes the $12.932m sale of the MJ/Kobe 2007-08 Exquisite Dual Logoman Autograph 1/1 PSA 6. What will be its ripple effects on the sports card industry? What does it imply for the market? Was it an overpay? Where does it rank among MJ 1/1 cards? Then, in the final segment, the recent formula tweak of ESPN's "Net Points" metric is discussed. MJ 1/1 Spreadsheet Referenced in Video — https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-XkGYGLN1re9ehU3YsXeh6-H7qGV...
This episode has two segments. The first dives into the concept of "iconic" while reviewing the process I used to create my rankings for Adam and Ryan's "25 in 25" project. The second replies to a listener question about how lesser known cards gain visibility in the collecting community.
This episode dives into the current bull market in sports cards. Topics include: what proof is there that it exists, what are its impacts on daily collecting activities, and how long will it last? The episode concludes with a few thoughts about what enables collectors to change their minds every once in a while.
This episode has two parts. The first reviews my experience at the 2025 National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago, sans the pickups and grades I received at the show. The second segment then dives into the pickups and grades. Enjoy!
This HOJ-Cast, likely the last for the next 3 weeks or so, has four segments. First is a deep dive into my Pre-National Bounty List. Second is a review of Nikola Jokic's basketball career to date. Third is a review of two competing collecting philosophies, specifically whether one should spreadsheet or not. And fourth is a reveal of a Jokic pickup from earlier this year, which illustrates a way of unifying the two collecting philosophies.
This episode takes the scenic route to revealing a recent Michael Jordan card acquisition. Along the way I explain the series of events and revelations that led to it.
This episode dives into collecting Brock Purdy. It starts with a review of his storybook first two seasons and disappointing third. Then, Purdy's career metrics are reviewed. Next is a walk through my 8-card Purdy collection. Finally, I shed light on how I rank Purdy's rookie year cards, and add some thoughts on the process of ranking in general.
This episode has two (lengthy) segments. The first discusses the acquisition of Christian McCaffrey's 2024 Prizm Black Finite 1/1—which keeps alive the run. The second takes a Wittgensteinian turn into the language games played when we debate who is the "best" or "greatest" player of all-time, followed with an update of the Total MVP (and Total Total MVP) lists following the 2024-25 NBA season.
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Comparing Kobe Bryant cards to Mantle and Ruth is just weird
it's pronounced PROBE-stein, not PROB-stein, i.e. rhymes with GLOBE