Super Bowl, Spring Training, Topps Basketball & Baseball E371

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1. Hobby Hotline Podcast E371 centers on Super Bowl talk, Super Bowl tickets, and Topps Basketball product news. 2. Chris, Tony, and the other host frame the episode as a sports-card conversation, with Tony joining as a guest host and Chris bringing Eagles-fan perspective. 3. The episode asks whether Super Bowl results actually move football-card prices, whether ticket collecting has useful timing rules, and what Topps will do with its new basketball rollout. 4. Chris says he is still recovering from the Eagles’ loss to San Francisco and uses Sam Darnold, the Seahawks, and the Patriots to frame the game. 5. Tony says he has season tickets for both the Eagles and the Seahawks, and he calls the Eagles his top team. 6. The hosts discuss Drake May, Sam Darnold, and JSN as examples of players whose card markets may behave differently around the Super Bowl. 7. Chris says Drake May is 'pretty much baked in,' while Darnold may still have room to grow in the hobby. 8. Tony explains that Super Bowl ticket supply rises when the playoffs begin, especially for vintage, modern, and current tickets. 9. He adds that lesser-known Super Bowl MVPs show up more at this time of year and can be easier to buy than during the season. 10. Tony says Super Bowl prices usually stabilize after a couple of weeks, and he mentions no-entry tickets as another collectible option. 11. Chris says the seat location on Super Bowl tickets does not always matter as much as the game, the team, and the ticket variation. 12. Tony says PSA pop report numbers and the PSA set registry can affect ticket pricing. 13. He points to the Bears Super Bowl ticket and Brady Super Bowl tickets as examples of stronger demand. 14. Tony describes buying Eagles Super Bowl jerseys, including a Nick Foles jersey that was too big after weight loss and a David Akers jersey from the Jacksonville Super Bowl weekend. 15. He says older Super Bowl jerseys and ticket supplies tend to show up after Christmas and often surface on eBay. 16. The basketball segment shifts to Topps Finest, Topps Midnight Basketball, and Topps’ first licensed basketball run in more than 15 years. 17. Chris says basketball collectors have pent-up demand for Topps and expects the brand to add tiers, parallels, and possible update sets. 18. Tony says he prefers vintage basketball and wants Topps to emphasize chrome, refractors, etching, and strong design rather than 'fluff.' 19. Listeners who track hobby releases, ticket collecting, and NFL card pricing will get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners who want a tightly edited single-topic show may skip this one.

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Hobby Hotline covers Topps basketball, release timing, and the hobby's reaction to new licensed product.

Hobby Hotline spends this stretch on Topps basketball, release timing, and how a product rollout lands when demand is running hot. The conversation keeps moving with the show’s familiar back-and-forth, circling the unsettled basketball calendar and what fully licensed Topps sets…

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