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The Hobby PhD
Приєднався 28 лис 2022
I am an industrial-organizational psychologist who is back into collecting sports cards after a long hiatus. Expect to find good positive fun here. I'll share my rips, my failures, and my wins in the hopes that you can learn from me as well. I'm just a man trying to stay on a budget. All are welcome! (Especially Astros fans. This is a safe place for you).
If you check out my ebay store, be sure to message me and say you're a subscriber for deals and extras!
If you check out my ebay store, be sure to message me and say you're a subscriber for deals and extras!
I Bought a Pack of the 2024 Topps Shohei Ohtani 50/50 Set
This might be the worst single player set ever produced. They had Michael Jordan specific sets in the 1990s that were higher quality than this. At least I did it so you didn't have to.
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One Auto or Relic Per Box?!? Rare SP?!?!: 2024 Topps Holiday Mega Box Product Rip & Review
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I wouldn't necessarily open a lot of this, but for $30 (I got mine for $25) that's a great deal. This would especially be a fun Christmas day rip with the kiddos. USE MY FANATICS LINK FOR $$$$$$$ Fanatics Invite $25 - www.fanatics.live/invite/4TAC-HRXY Want to support the channel? Find some cards? Send me a message saying you watch the channel on any ebay offers for a discount or extra cards! B...
I sent a 30 year old expired redemption to Topps
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This is truly the best hobby. Want to support the channel? Find some cards? Send me a message saying you watch the channel on any ebay offers for a discount or extra cards! Be sure to tell me what teams you PC. Check out my eBay store - www.ebay.com/usr/thehobbyphd Check out my COMC store - www.comc.com/Users/thehobbyPHD Follow me on instagram: thehobbyphd Follow me on X: twitter...
2024 Topps Chrome Update Mega Box Rip
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Not the best rip we've ever had but always a fun time! Wasn't super impressed with the quality on this one. Want to support the channel? Find some cards? Send me a message saying you watch the channel on any ebay offers for a discount or extra cards! Be sure to tell me what teams you PC. Check out my eBay store - www.ebay.com/usr/thehobbyphd Check out my COMC store - www.comc.com/Users/thehobby...
My First ZEBRA! 2023 Select Football Mega Box Rip
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The first zebra was a thrill I'll say that much. USE MY FANATICS LINK FOR $$$$$$$ Fanatics Invite $25 - www.fanatics.live/invite/4TAC-HRXY Want to support the channel? Find some cards? Send me a message saying you watch the channel on any ebay offers for a discount or extra cards! Be sure to tell me what teams you PC. Check out my eBay store - www.ebay.com/usr/thehobbyphd Check out my COMC stor...
Dallas Card Show Pickups November 2024
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This show was much better than the last. All of this only cost me $59! USE MY FANATICS LINK FOR $$$$$$$ Fanatics Invite $25 - www.fanatics.live/invite/4TAC-HRXY Want to support the channel? Find some cards? Send me a message saying you watch the channel on any ebay offers for a discount or extra cards! Be sure to tell me what teams you PC. Check out my eBay store - www.ebay.com/usr/thehobbyphd ...
2024 Allen and Ginter Hobby Box Rip: MY FIRST BOX IS A HOT BOX?!
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Lucky me! Didn't even know this was a special box. I should quit A&G while I'm ahead! USE MY FANATICS LINK FOR $$$$$$$ Fanatics Invite $25 - www.fanatics.live/invite/4TAC-HRXY Want to support the channel? Find some cards? Send me a message saying you watch the channel on any ebay offers for a discount or extra cards! Be sure to tell me what teams you PC. Check out my eBay store - www.ebay.com/u...
CJ Stroud Hunting: 2023 Select Blaster Box Rip
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One of the rare times I got my hands on some select football. USE MY FANATICS LINK FOR $$$$$$$ Fanatics Invite $25 - www.fanatics.live/invite/4TAC-HRXY Want to support the channel? Find some cards? Send me a message saying you watch the channel on any ebay offers for a discount or extra cards! Be sure to tell me what teams you PC. Check out my eBay store - www.ebay.com/usr/thehobbyphd Check out...
How to Send Cards to COMC
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The form is easy (so easy I skipped it), and the process is easy. Here is what I did and some lessons I learned from the first time I did it. USE MY FANATICS LINK FOR $$$$$$$ Fanatics Invite $25 - www.fanatics.live/invite/4TAC-HRXY Want to support the channel? Find some cards? Send me a message saying you watch the channel on any ebay offers for a discount or extra cards! Be sure to tell me wha...
My Pickups from the Latest Dallas Card Show
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Outside of blowing some money on wax I got some pretty good stuff! I go on a little bit of a ramblin man monologue so can't wait to get analytics back on this one lol. USE MY FANATICS LINK FOR $$$$$$$ Fanatics Invite $25 - www.fanatics.live/invite/4TAC-HRXY Want to support the channel? Find some cards? Send me a message saying you watch the channel on any ebay offers for a discount or extra car...
I Graded and Sold 50 cards with PSA: FULL PROFIT/LOSS BREAKDOWN
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These days you see a lot of people on social media bragging about how much money they make flipping cards. I graded 50 cards with PSA and tracked the sales over the last 6 months. Hope this helps sheds some light on the reality on flipping cards not-at-scale. USE MY FANATICS LINK FOR $$$$$$$ Fanatics Invite $25 - www.fanatics.live/invite/4TAC-HRXY Want to support the channel? Find some cards? S...
2023 Donruss Optic Mega Box OLD VIDEO!
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Love me some Stroud chasing! I forgot to upload this video. USE MY FANATICS LINK FOR $$$$$$$ Fanatics Invite $25 - www.fanatics.live/invite/4TAC-HRXY Want to support the channel? Find some cards? Send me a message saying you watch the channel on any ebay offers for a discount or extra cards! Be sure to tell me what teams you PC. Check out my eBay store - www.ebay.com/usr/thehobbyphd Check out m...
2024 Topps Chrome Baseball Mega Box: Chasing Buybacks!
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Last year had some great luck with chrome megas. Will my luck continue? USE MY FANATICS LINK FOR $$$$$$$ Fanatics Invite $25 - www.fanatics.live/invite/4TAC-HRXY Want to support the channel? Find some cards? Send me a message saying you watch the channel on any ebay offers for a discount or extra cards! Be sure to tell me what teams you PC. Check out my eBay store - www.ebay.com/usr/thehobbyphd...
2024 Topps Chrome Blaster Rip
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That $4 increase hits very different when the checklist expands as well. USE MY FANATICS LINK FOR $$$$$$$ Fanatics Invite $25 - www.fanatics.live/invite/4TAC-HRXY Want to support the channel? Find some cards? Send me a message saying you watch the channel on any ebay offers for a discount or extra cards! Be sure to tell me what teams you PC. Check out my eBay store - www.ebay.com/usr/thehobbyph...
My Thought Process When I Make Free Repacks for Kids
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My Thought Process When I Make Free Repacks for Kids
Random Rip: 2020 Topps Chrome Hobby Box
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Random Rip: 2020 Topps Chrome Hobby Box
I Redeemed an Autographed Bat from 2024 Topps Series 2
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I Redeemed an Autographed Bat from 2024 Topps Series 2
Is the PSA Collector's Club Membership Worth It?
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Is the PSA Collector's Club Membership Worth It?
How to List and Sell Cards from the PSA Vault on Ebay: My Experience
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How to List and Sell Cards from the PSA Vault on Ebay: My Experience
2024 Topps Series 2: MASSIVE Hit out of a Fanatics Exclusive Blaster
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2024 Topps Series 2: MASSIVE Hit out of a Fanatics Exclusive Blaster
Father's Day Retail Mixer: Chasing Stroud, Sengun, and Jalen Green for the PC!
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Father's Day Retail Mixer: Chasing Stroud, Sengun, and Jalen Green for the PC!
PC Spotlight: Jose Urquidy Topps Chrome Rainbow
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PC Spotlight: Jose Urquidy Topps Chrome Rainbow
How did I do? Dallas Card Show Pickups (May 2024)
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How did I do? Dallas Card Show Pickups (May 2024)
BASKETBALL HIT OF THE YEAR!!!! 2023 Prizm Hangers Quick Rip
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BASKETBALL HIT OF THE YEAR!!!! 2023 Prizm Hangers Quick Rip
Most Valuable Card I Own? 11 Card PSA Reveal Featuring Numbered CJ Stroud Rookie
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Most Valuable Card I Own? 11 Card PSA Reveal Featuring Numbered CJ Stroud Rookie
Putting the Brakes on Sports Card Breaks: Why I'm Quitting Whatnot
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Putting the Brakes on Sports Card Breaks: Why I'm Quitting Whatnot
Chasing Stars of the MLB: 2023 Topps Update Superbox #2
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Chasing Stars of the MLB: 2023 Topps Update Superbox #2
Yes, Grading is Biased BUT It's Better than the Alternative
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Yes, Grading is Biased BUT It's Better than the Alternative
This guy's a Joke
Not even a funny one!
Hello from the rising sun Japan 🇯🇵 I am a new subscriber
Welcome and thanks for the sub!
i sent one in like 5 yrs ago and never got anything. it was the one from 92 topps baseball where u gotta get 3 perfect scratches without getting one out, my son actually pulled it off when he was 7 think the prize at the time was for a 10 card set of gold cards but yeah, never got anything back in mail
Terrible! I wonder if it has something to do with the fanatics buyout. I know when they bought Topps a few years ago they had a huge focus on redemptions.
Pasting the same text is so messed up and all the dead space is horrific design. Sorry to you AND me for buying a pack....hope I get lucky. Lastly, Im damn glad I didnt buy a box
I thought about, but didn’t get, couldn’t justify the cost. Thanks for sharing!
You are smarter than I.
Ha ha, nice! Will have to send the C/D in that I have.
Hey hey! New subscriber and also in Houston! Now waiting to see what the Astros do with no Tucker. I bought the whole Ohtani box direct from Topps for $200. Still hasn’t shipped. Praying something is in it that will at least pay for the box. 🤞🏻🤞🏻
Did we just become best friends?!? Yes I’ll miss Tucker but we got a haul for him. Now we wait to see what happens at 3rd base! Hope you hit one of those nasty patches in your box! Let me know how it goes.
I’ve got 4 in my mailbox oh no.
Thoughts and prayers brother
You would think it’s from PANINI
😂😂😂
Tough rip lol
Oh sorry to hear that . They want to you spend $$$$$$$$$$$ to get 900/999
That’s insane! Topps is ridiculous with no competition
Topps is laughing all the way to the bank.
Topps has no shame.
Damn it my 8 packs arrive on Sunday
At least you’ll have a larger sample size. Let me know how it goes.
@@thehobbyphdI am going to weigh each individual pack and see if there is any difference.
@@ricksanchez5147make sure you disclose that if you resell any packs 😬
Thought this wasn’t released until January. Tough pack though
Wow, really bummed out about no info on back regarding his home run or stolen base, a massive epic fail for me and honestly leaves a bad taste in my mouth. It really makes it feel like a cash grab with the lack of effort on the back (not that it wasn’t before, just saying)
Agreed. It was obviously a cash grab for me but now it’s a LAZY cash grab. Terrible.
that’s nuts! i love watching people do dumb things so loved the video lol
Well my friend then you have come to the right place!
Hey Hey! Happy Holidays! Thanks for sharing!!!! Season's Ripping's! Sweet Elly rc relic!!!
Thanks, and happy holidays to you too!
36k views. You won
oh snap! I have at least 20 expired redemptions from 1994-2019. Time* to send them in!
Let me know how it goes!
cool!
I have one of those winning cards to. I think its the same one. I am curious to know the address you sent it to because I would like to send it in and see if I get the same result.
You can find the address on the back of newer redemptions. I think it’s in Mesquite, Texas? I can dig an old card up if you want. Just let me know.
thats cool that they sent you something actually, tha beginning of this year i was given a topps 1993 complete set of series 1 & 2, which came w/ 10 cards of topps gold(i got tha derick jeter rookie), 3 cards of topps black gold, i got one of them redemption cards winner ABCD for tha complete set of 40 or 44 cards of topps black from that year, & it came w/ 10 sample cards for tha 1994 set i got a nolan ryan is worth over $20, i was wondering if i should send it in & see whut would happen(who knows maybe i couldve still got them or worse i could get nothing & lose), i cant really afford grading myself, but there is still people who will buy cards for a pretty penny not graded, i actually prefer my cards not graded just like when i was a kid way b4 they started grading, i stopped collecting about 1993 & 10 yrs after i sold all my collection thinking i was never gonna collect again(i feel so stupid now about that), i got a small cube of football & mostly basketball cards from sum friends when helped them move, then a year later i was bored & started looking up them cards & 1 of them was $60 then i started to collect towards tha end of 2023 again, so im learning all over, theres so much going on now, like autos, parallels, refractors, #/ cards, they didnt have that back then just one version, maybe an all star, mvp, or record breaker, i see it was recent you posted this, now im thinking i might be able to get more if i sold it, or maybe i might get something rare, but i thank you for post it pretty much answered my question i know i wont get tha whole complete set, but i will get something in return,,,
Your timeline is very similar to mine. I stopped around 1993 and got back into it a couple years ago. Make sure you send it to the new redemption address, not the one on the back of the 1993 card.
I think i have 1 of those from 1993
I thought about grading mine but I didn’t think it would grade well
Just subd from Buffalo!!!
Will Upper Deck do the same thing?
No idea - I know topps/fanatics has made a concerted effort on redemptions the last couple years
Thanks for the idea. I have 6 to send in..!
Hope it works out for you!
Thank you for the "eww, gross," for Franco brother...congratulations on your package
Great video! Sucks with the print stains on both the Skenes & Loperfido cards :( Good luck finding an MLB Debut patch soon!
Yea, I'm bummed about those stains too but the excitement of pulling a patch will get me through it.
I still have my Black Gold cards that I redeemed!!!
I have so many of them. Glad I found this video. That is really cool they sent something back instead of ignoring it.
I hope this gives you a reason to dig through your boxes.
I have 2 old redemption cards from the 80s....I need to try this asap
Super enjoyed this. Gives me hope going forward, I've been at this since 91-92.
Let the hope flow through you!!!
I pulled one of these back in the day and topps screwed me by just spending me a stupid letter
Back in the day like 1993? Or just prior to the fanatics buyout?
@thehobbyphd it was 1993 I was 12 and topps screwed me
@@jdunbar2995that sucks!
Did you fill out the information on the back of the topps black gold card before sending it in to topps?
No I just mailed it to their redemption address that’s on the back of the newer redemptions. I filled it out though.
Is a abcd winner a card i should try to send in i have been told its the rarest one? Your thoughts? @thehobbyphd
the card you sent in is worth more than all that junk
The journey is priceless my friend
Did you mail them a check for the amount they requested on the back? I have one and thought about sending off, it would be for my son
I sent no money. Only thing I paid for was the stamp.
@@thehobbyphd thanks for this!
that’s crazy! lol
I know it was a mistake but u might want to edit out the error. Just might be unnecessarily harmful for family, friends or fans.
Hey that's a good call.
I kept thinking Ben Shapiro was talking.
Only a low class schmuck would buy redemptions and send them in to get something in return. And on top of it promoting it. What a loser.
Dude that is totally awesome!!!! Super cool of Topps! Autos and shiny cards from the pack too!!! Super cool!!! I’m subbing you up too!!! Thanks man!!!
Thanks for the sub!
So I have a upper deck draft card that ended up being for Shaq. Do you think upper deck would do the same? Any recommendations?
Oh man I have no idea. I looked up what the card had sold for on eBay to make sure I wasn’t giving away something valuable. I also made peace with never hearing anything back. If you like it I would hold onto it.
Good on Topps for doing that!
Topps is awesome when it comes to redemptions.....new or expired.
They’ve really turned it around - I also love the new 10 year redemption window.
Nice I'm definitely sending my hockey one in
I wouldn't of sent that card in. An A/B winner card is rare. The cards Topps sent you are more valuable than the cards on the redemption card.
This seems so hard to believe after 30 years expired promo still works? The reason I say this: It's a far fetched idea and remember people will do anything to get more subs & likes, I did click on like but, remember the old saying: If it seems to good to be true, then it is exactly that? I will not be sending in my old redemption to Topps for 2 reasons: 1). If they send you back 1 auto and this guy got 2 autos and a relic, plus 2 packs of free cards. Have you ever wondered that card sent in to Topps was probably worth at least 20 times more than what Topps sent back? They are not going to lose and waste thier time by sending you back cards that are worth that much? 2). The Topps company was looking for this card because it was a rare card with higher end value than what the marketed was listed as, plus Topps was wanting that card back in thier hands to keep collectors from profiting from the card, think about that? I don't doubt this instance but, just making facts aware because some will get burned. I want you to imagine the card he sent in was may-be worth $ 2,900.00 dollars, Topps sends him back 2 autos, a relic and 2 packs of cards even though the redemption expired 30 years ago. I would say they sent him back about $ 100.00 dollars value of cards which much more than 35 dollars but, do you really believe Topps lost $ 65.00 dollars in this transaction? You have to realize real collectors like myself put in lots of $$$ into Topps from buying thier products which are still higher priced? I'm 63 years old and been doing this since I was 6 years old, I have older T206 Tobacco cards, cards by Topps from the early 1900's and newer cards from 2024 and all in between them years. The only thing I'm saying is don't beleive everything? There is a catch to everything, I dont know what it was but, something is not being told? The Topps company gave him a great replacement: 2 autos, a relic and 2 packs of cards.
You must be fun at parties.
this sucks over my life ive thrown away hundereds if not thousands of redemption cards. For all my autism this is one thing I've never thought of until seeing this video