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The Hobby With Cage
The Hobby With Cage brings you news from around the hobby, guest episodes and card discussions that you won't find anywhere else. Its the Hobby- with Cage! Instagram @TheHobbyWithCage Hosted by: @cagelawyer
Episodes
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THWC 176: Lets talk Fanatics and Beckett!
The two big topics this week. Becketts numbers are way down. Fan Fest is back.Lets discuss both.
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THWC 175: Can The Gimmicks Work?
A funny thing happened when my son was making his Christmas Wish List- but is it enough to keep the hobby going?What do you think about the Hobby Gimmicks? Do…
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THWC 174: How to Find Balance
Bounties to the Left- Collectors to the right- how do you walk the line in the middle? How do you find balance?
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THWC 173: Time to 10X the Boring!
The space is getting quiet... and I don't really mind Do you?
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THWC 172: What Keeps You Coming Back?
Can you buy everything? Will that be sustainable? Is there a sport/release etc- that is the one you should focus one? I think my Friday Openings with my son…
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THWC 171: How To Know When It is Time to Sell?
Topps Now lottery fail? When to sell a Huge Card? Help!
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THWC 170: The Market is up.. Just not what you own!
Fanatics cancelled Fan Fest. Geoff is on a plane with a box of Mercury and my cards are selling for peanuts!What a week!
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THWC 169: First its Mercury- But they are headed for Uranus!
Wemby was the test rocket.. But they aren't stopping at the moon or Mercury! They will do Messi to Mars- and put Lebron in Uranus! and I am all for it! Enjoy!
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THWC 168: Cash Grabs: Can they Actually Be a Good Thing?
Its Mercury Release time- and while Topps will be flooding the market with Wemby Autos- can that actually be a good thing?
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THWC 167: Hobby Lessons From My Daughter
A fun look at the hobby from a purist standpoint. An eye opener for me.Oh yeah- and lets talk Star Jordan one more time.
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THWC 166: Fanatics Is Coming for the Repackers
Repackers should be nervous because Fanatics is Coming for them.Lets talk about liquidity and consolidation.Lets also discuss how Topps Now could wipe out the…
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THWC 165: Holy Grails? More Like Holy Fails
With more cards selling for below estimates than above- was the Holy Grails auction really a "Holy Fail"?- For certain individual cards- the answer is yes…
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THWC 164: Chasing a Big Hit- Now What?
My Son hit a big card this weekend. Lets talk about the product and lets talk about the lessons learned in the process.
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THWC 163: The New Hobby Scratch Off Ticket
Is the hobby headed in the right direction?
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THWC 162: What a Night!
No matter how you slice it- this was a good weekend for the hobby!
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THWC 161: Its Not Politics- Its a Hobby!
Yes- my DMs had some passionate arguments being made- but NO- I didn't block any of them. How do you learn and grow if you don't listen to other people's…
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THWC 160: Is Manipulation Okay?
Is it ever ok to pump? Is Manipulation a good thing?
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THWC 159: Taking the Money Out of the Hobby
What is it about the hobby that you love? What brought you here? What keeps you here? Maybe we need to focus more on that
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THWC 158: Jordan Star 101: A Course on Manipulation
Lets talk about the Jordan Star 101!
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THWC 157: Who is Right In This Situation?
A New York show with some fun characters and a situation that needed to be "mediated". What side are you on?
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Don't Buy What the "Prices are Going Up- Hobby Cheerleaders" are selling
Topps Chrome is trash Jordan prices may be going up- but so is everything else.
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THWC 155: The Fanatics Fen Fest Experience Pt. 2
Did East Coast National and Fan Fest have to be the same weekend? Can Fanatics roll out the same type of firepower in future events?
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THWC 154: The Fanatics Fan Fest Experience Pt. 1
I went to East Coast National and to Fanatics Fest. I had fun at both- lets talk about the shows.
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THWC 151: Time To SELL!
It is that time of year again! Time to sell! Who am I talking about? Someone I don't love... not at these prices. Not after the run up he has seen.
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THWC 150: Why Can't We Have Both?
National is over and Fan Fest is right in front of us. Today had me asking why can't we cheer for both of them to be successful? After all, a successful Fan…
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THWC 149: The National Fomo
So you aren't going? that's ok.. buy a card!So you are there? make some content for the folks who are missing out
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THWC 148: Breaker's Delight...Or is is Collector's Demise?
No Koufax? No Griffey? My Hobby Box opening with my son was an eye opener. He shocked me with his comments after our opening. Do I have to change how I hobby?
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THWC 147: What Fanatics Should Do
We talk about the Dallas Theft, and how it should impact what you do for Cleveland. We also talk about what Fanatics should do for Fanatics Fest.
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THWC 146: No National? No Problem
Lets talk about the National- and why I am not going.
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THWC 145: I have got some issues!
Is there a backlog at PSA? Is a PSA 10 now better than a BGS 10? Lets chat about this an more on today's episode.
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THWC 144: The Hobby Is Not What You Think
The hobby is changing. To stay here... do I have to change as well?
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THWC 143: Why Do We Always Leave Out The Women?
I love what the MLB did with the record books to be more inclusive...but why stop there?
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THWC 142: Take a Break from the Gram
So much going on in the hobby- and so much to talk about. Remember.. just because they call it "reality" TV doesn't mean is actually what really happens in…
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THWC 141: Will you be here after the crash?
Is there another flat period coming - just like the one we saw from 2008-2015? If there is- will you be here to see it through?
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THWC 140: Your Cards, Your Content, Your Hobby!
Do your thing. Buy what you want. Make the content you want and don't let anyone tell you what to do.
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THWC 139: Can it all fall apart? You bet it can!
The whole thing can come crashing down! AND... stay until the end for a Cage Rant!
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THWC 138: The Hobby Is Strong- Even Though It Skips Leg Day
There is room in the hobby for everyone- even people who don't hobby the same way you do.
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THWC 137: The Wrong Hobby For You...
I have a flow chart somewhere... where do you fit in? Or do you even fit at all in this new hobby landscape?
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THWC 135: A Hobby Civil War
The Industry summit had some major announcements- but are they a good thing for the Hobby?
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THWC 134: "Card Care"- What if it meant something else?
Soaking cards, faking cards, signing Tim Allen's name instead of Tom Brady's? What if we cared less about that...and more about the cards?
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THWC 133: Blake Griffin Was Better than Wemby!
So many people unfollowed me- but I am just trying to help!
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THWC 132: Stealing Home
Its Jackie Robinson Day. A quick Story and then a tale from the weekend that has me thinking about where to put my hobby money.
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THWC 131: The Business of Hobby Business
Behind the cardbaord- there are business moves being made. Lets discuss the Fanatics Fan Fest and the Ebay/Goldin news
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THWC 130: This True Hobby Story Should Have you very Scared!
I am excited about all of the sports events going on right now.. but scared about what is going on in the hobby!
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THWC 129: My Best ROI in a long time!
So much great feedback- So many thing going on in the hobby and a fun rip with my son!
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THWC 128: Race to the Bottom- Sell it All
You wanted more positivity... I give you this!
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THWC 127: Why I Unfollowed You
Part 2 from Cage the Curmudgeon!!Lets fix this thing together!
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THWC 125: Go Ahead and Put Chemicals on the Damn Card
Lets talk about card Restoration and what it means for the hobby.
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THWC 124: The Hobby Multiverse
Are you in the right Hobby Universe or did you take a wrong turn too?
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THWC 123: Your LCS will Be Closed Soon
Yup... I said it. You LCS will soon be closed. Find out why
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THWC 122: You Can Still Hobby on A Budget
You don't have to spend $2200 on a box of Prizm FOTL to have some fun. In fact- you will likely have more fun if you DON'T!
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THWC 121: Rip Off? Rip Night? RIP Collecting?
Don't let the title fool you- This is a fun one with lots of hobby positivity... if that's your thing!
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THWC 119: The Greatness of Mahomes
How great is Mahomes? is he better than... Troy Aikman?
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THWC 118: The Market Rally
Stocks are running- can we take anything from the markets and apply it to the hobby?
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THWC 117: Breaking Bad or Breaking Good?
Lets talk breaking with Valor Sportscards! Its the Come up with Cage!