David Gonos
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Happy Hobby Sports Cards Podcast: Build a better sports card collection on a real-world budget. Like opening a pack — you never know what you'll find! David Gonos (FSWA Hall of Famer, ex-CBS/SI/The Athletic) shares hobby news, new releases, vintage deep dives, and budget strategies with a positive, family-friendly vibe. Weekly episodes cover: • Great buying/selling tips for improving your sports card collection • Topics built with the goal of educating new and Comeback Collectors alike • Sports card history & nostalgic memories • Vintage player stories New episodes drop every Tuesday morning with a fun look at cardboard collecting in the 21st century. 8...
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
It makes modern card collecting more legible through practical buying judgment, product analysis and an open-handed approach to disagreement.
Happy Hobby Sports Cards Podcast turns collecting decisions into clear, good-humored conversation. David Gannis moves between new releases, rookie prospects, licensing changes and secondary-market prices while keeping the practical question in view: what makes sense when a…
David Gonos can greet new Topps basketball with a grin and still tell you to wait on singles.
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A brisk Heritage check-in centered on the 1977 throwback, rookie chasing, and the tradeoff between easier set-building and less short-print drama.
2026 Topps Heritage comes across as a real hobby event, built around the 1977 throwback design, an early-year release window, and a rookie class that should matter to set collectors, rookie chasers, and player collectors alike.
A budget-minded guide to rookie cards worth tracking.
David Guns treats MLB.com's top 100 as a budget-minded guide to rookie cards, not just a ranking of baseball talent. He keeps asking which stars belong in a collector's stack and which ones are still worth chasing, which gives the episode a practical edge for anyone trying to…
A brisk year-end hobby map for collectors hunting value.
Happy Hobby's year-end lookback serves as a practical map of where collectors paid attention in 2025. David Goss moves through the most-clicked rookie cards, articles, newsletters, videos, and podcasts, then uses those rankings to steer late arrivals toward older pieces that…
A brisk rookie-card awards vote that keeps the collector focus clear and grounded.
It centers on a vote-driven 2025 Rookie Card Awards segment from David Gones and the Happy Hobby Sports Card Podcast and Newsletter. The focus stays on rookie cards, with research-led attention to the best rookie cards across major sports and the first round of voting.
A budget junk-wax ranking that feels useful because it knows the hobby from the inside.
Happy Hobby Sports Cards Podcast turns a junk-wax shopping problem into a practical ranking of which boxes still feel worth ripping when working with about $100.
David Johnson's Topps basketball discussion keeps the focus on availability, pricing, and the risk of buying too soon.
David Johnson frames 2025 Topps basketball as a real Topps NBA return, then sorts the set into what works and what does not. He keeps coming back to the practical collector problem: how easy the cards are to find, what overproduction might do, and why the early singles could…
A practical grail-card chase that turns budget moves into useful collecting lessons.
A budget grail chase sits at the center of this episode, with David Goss walking through Patrick Imhoff's path to a white whale and the choices that made it possible.
A brisk rookie card countdown that favors budget sense over glossy hype.
David Gunness frames the 2026 rookie-card chase as a budget minded map, lining up 26 names to watch without pretending every pick has to be a splashy one. The writeup stays practical.
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David Gannis sets up his Average Rookie Card Rankings for 2025 Topps Update.
David Gunnison turns the episode into a 2025 rookie-card ranking session.
David Gannis records outside in the cold and uses the weather as a starting point for a loose sports card chat.
David Gunnison reframes card collecting by pitching selling as a new hobby habit.
October gets the Boxtober treatment.
David Gunness opens with a straightforward premise: help collectors improve their sports card collections without blowing the budget.
David Goss opens with a confession.
David Ganas spends the episode reading and responding to comments on his 2026 sports-card forecast.
The host discusses the pros and cons of the upcoming 2025 Topps Chrome Football release, offering tips for budget-minded collectors.
Host David Gannis provides an in-depth preview and analysis of the 2026 Topps Heritage baseball card set, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the iconic 1977 Topps design.
Host David Goss reviews the 2026 Topps Series 1 Baseball card release, highlighting three things he loves (strong rookie crop, 75th-anniversary 1952 variations, and the new design) and three things he hates (weak upcoming Series 2, higher prices for less value, and a disappointing anniversary insert set design).
David Guns starts with a simple collector question: how many rookie cards from MLB.com's top 100 are already in your binders?
David Gonos presents the 2025 Topps rookie card power rankings, narrowing down 282 cards to the top 15 must-have picks for collectors on a budget.
Host David Gonos shares seven budget-friendly hobby goals for 2026, focusing on fun over investment, including chasing players across eras, junk wax nostalgia, rookie revivals, modern inserts, PSA 9 slabs, monthly treasure hunts, and trading more.
David Goss looks back at Happy Hobby’s best of 2025.
Host David Gunnison confesses to stealing a 1961 Topps Roy Campanella baseball card as a teenager in 1986, describing the tense atmosphere of the local card shop, his internal conflict, and the ironic outcome where he damaged the card during the theft.
Host David Gannis reviews nine historical sports card gimmicks—from 1912 triple folders to 1990s holograms—rating each as loved, liked, or loathed.
David Gones announces the inaugural 2025 Rookie Card Awards, inviting sports card collectors to vote for the best rookie cards across baseball, basketball, football, and hockey.
The host presents a top 10 list of the best sports card 'junk wax' boxes to buy and open for under $125 each, compiled by a dedicated collector.
David Johnson opens with 2025 Topps Basketball and the buzz around Topps finally getting the NBA license.
Host David Gonson provides seven practical tips for beginners wanting to collect football cards without breaking the bank.
The host shares a newsletter article by collector Patrick Imhoff, who details his successful quest to acquire his 'grail card'—a PSA 9 Sidney Crosby Young Guns rookie—by strategically selling 52 other cards from his collection.
The host announces a giveaway of a PSA graded card display frame from Bevitre, then begins a review of the product.
David Gonos and guest Patrick Emhoff discuss how to improve Fanatics for sports card collectors on a budget.
The host shares five sports cards that changed his life, reflecting on the emotional connection to collecting.
David Gonos interviews his old colleague Eric Mac about his experience selling sports cards and getting back into collecting.
David Gonos and guest Patrick Imhoff discuss sports card collecting on a budget, with a side conversation about a fantasy football championship trophy.
This episode discusses how to collect hockey cards, offering tips and strategies for diversifying a sports card collection.
Host David Gonos interviews his wife Shelby about her perspective on his sports card collecting hobby, discussing how spouses view the hobby and gift ideas for collectors.
David Gonos discusses the 2024 Topps Rookie Card All-Star Team, hobby news, and PSA's most graded players for budget-conscious collectors.
David Gonos shares 11 tips for collecting sports cards on a budget and discusses what Patrick Imhoff would do as CEO of Fanatics.