Great episode with Stephen. You guys are both awesome (including Don). Great job.

Congrats on 25 episodes fellas they are a lot fun. Stephen is one of the most genuinely pumped on the hobby dudes I have ever met. I'm so happy to see him on here.

StePHen, my wife tells me she’s still 29 so you better watch out when you call her “an older lady”. 😂. I laughed my ass off though!

Stephen is an awesome guy. Great interview guys, thanks for sharing.

Stephen was so giddy about the Jackie 49 leaf at Strongsville 2024,it was awesome to see and hear his joy and love for the card. Awesome to get to talk to him,hope to do it again soon Thanks John and Don,great show!!!!!

Ste”ph”en is living the dream! Great episode you guys, such a fun chat.

25 episode!!! That’s awesome congrats fellas, my invite must be lost in the mail….ill continue to wait😂😂😂

Well done 👍

How do you think the cards of the 1940's did at the National do you think more collectors were looking at them in show cases or more were buying or do you think it was 50% the same some looked and some purchased? which cards of the 40's do you think sold the most at the National?

I'm surprised that Moe Berg is number 10 and Dizzy Dean and Lefty Grove are above 10? is Moe more popular with collectors that they know him but I don't? I like the Jimmy Fox , wow 37 cards graded a 7 and this is the 1933 set that's amazing 37 cards graded a 7 say in 1956 isn'a surprise but for 1933 it's great news I guess you can say!!! for the 2nd Jimmy Fox card number 8 does 99 cards grading a 4 surprise you? this was way before supplys before Beckett , before Baseball price guides? it's only 1 grade above the player grade but it's 1933? any surprise here? wow for Lou Gehrig 4 graded 200 copies , 5 112 , 5 in a 9 and 1 in a 10 this is 1933 though!!!! so which card do you think is king in the hobby 1933 Ruth or the 1952 Mantle 311? which card would you rather have Ruth in a 3 card 53 or the 52 Mantle in a 5?

did you get that Bench first time around when you were a kid or later on in life at a card show/store? nothings changed still like the 1973 , sweet 1976!!!! it's a nice card the 1968.

As you can see I was paying attention!!!!

Nice to see Yogi on the list collectors asking for him I mean buying his cards and collectors selling him!!!! I like the Joe DiMaggio very old Joe Jackson , , I thought you said top 10 cards of the 1940's? then Why is Mays on this list? nice Bob Feller looks more lively than the Joe Jackson and Yogi sweet Satchel Paige ,, Jackie Robinson ,

Thanks John, I always appreciate the work you put into these countdowns. Great series, surprised certainly by the Fisk Kellog sell.

Frank House?? Not your Household name! Roman Mejas?? And George Stone?? Crazy to say the least.

Thanks for compiling and sharing, John. Comments: Mickey Mantle dominated the 50s. Surprised at the Frank House. Lot of Mantle cards for the 60s and the unexpected top ten card of Roman Mejias 1960. Lot of surprised cards that made the 70s list: 72 Phil Niekro, Carlton Fisk 73 Kellogg, Old Time Josh Gibson 74 and 71 George Stone. Thinking why the Stone did was gem mint and hard to get 71s in that condition. This is what makes these lists interesting with surprises and variety instead of the same ones month after month.

Great little recap sir. Wish I had that O-Pee-Chee Schmidt. Thanks for keeping us updated.

I cannot afford the least expensive Babe Ruth! Beautiful cards, another fine job John, thanks

Great video series, thanks John

I would have got those 1969 and 1970 Ryans reslabbed, even though the certs would not have changed. Those slab look at least 25 years old.

4:00 this is just insanity. How?

Have a great weekend my friend 🎉

I haven't finished watching yet but what is the deal with that Frank House? You testing us again? That's a twenty dollar card.

Awww nuts I was hoping that Hack Wilson would have cracked the list.

Thanks for sharing John

Nice video John

Congratulations on getting my man Reggie Jackson RC!! Great looking card & welcome to the club. Just got back from Seattle & wife & I took in a ballgame. Doing a recap? Take care.

Thanks for sharing and compiling the card list and background of Goudey, John. My favorite of the Ruth cards would be number three. No surprise that the Lajoie would be number one due to the rarity status of the card. Nice variety of cards that made the list. Some collectors must have lots of disposable income to afford some of the cards, especially the Ruth’s and Gehrig’s.

Keep up with the great videos

Sick Pickup John! I was just watching the first episode of the Pete Rose docuseries. Johnny Bench declined to be interviewed. It's a shame that there is still tension between Rose and Bench. Nevertheless, that RC you have is a stunner!

Johnny Bench has some nice cards, and you really showed that.

Well done my friend 🎉

Well, John, that is one hell of a way to reacquire the card! Screaming gorgeous!🔥🔥🔥 51/100!!!🤯🤯🤯 I know the next 49 will be much tougher, with some, maybe even being out of reach. Nonetheless, what a glorious and epic project! P.S.I know what you mean about wanting to reacquire cards that we let go of, but wish we had been able to hang onto!

John, what a dynamic dual deal! love it! You are making truly amazing progress and picking up some stunners!🤯🤯

Should burn it for putting him in that jersey

Sweet Bench John! Congrats on the pickup! You're making great progress against both of your lists!

Hey John just stumbled on your video because I just opened a box from Walmart 2022 and it was gold stars as well. What is the gold star limited to 299? Trying to figure that out. And is there a value to that box? I appreciate your feedback thank you!

Nice pickup

Congrats on picking up the 68 Bench card, John. My two favorite Bench cards in your collection would be his 69 and 75. I consider his 69 a better rookie card than his 68.

Super nice/clean copy of the Bench R/C. You should always be a bit flexible when you have a plan for the National, and getting that card on the first day was a smart move. As for the other Bench cards, well, those are some of my favorites too.

Beautifully centered Bench. So you have 49 cards to go and roughly $90K you can spend? Of course, the big-ticket cards on your list will consume that pretty quickly. I too sold most of my HOF rookie cards around 2005-06, for a different reason, and I came to regret it just on a financial basis. For example, 1949 Bowman Jackie Robinson and Satchel Paige, both PSA 6, and 1951 Bowman Mantle PSA 7(oc) and Mays PSA 6. I had bought these and many other HOF rookies in the 1990s, and today I could sell some of them for 10X what I paid, indeed 10X what I sold them for. Some of them I will never own again, such as the ones just named. They are out of my reach now, unless as PSA 1 or 2. I never owned the 1952 Topps number 311. That was out of my reach even back then.

Hi John. Another beautiful copy for your list. That second year Bench is a really sharp card also. I like the look of the other two cards you showed also. Talk soon my friend.

Beautiful Bench rookie! You did really well there. Congrats!

Awesome card, congrats. Thanks for sharing

A very sweet card 1973!!!! 1977 is nice, 1975 is also nice , 1978 is very nice , 1979 very cool , Now to answer your question The Nolan Ryans I don't like are from 1982 and up To me Nolan Ryan is a 70's pitcher seeing cards of him in 1983, 1984 and up also 1982 doesn't grab me. When I think of 1982, 1983 and 1984 I think of Mattingly, Henderson, Boggs, Gwynn, Ripken ect I don't think of Schmidt, Nettles, Ryan ect.

While I'd like to say that including the 1955 Topps Willie Mays card in the list was a test to make sure you were paying attention, it was a simple brain fart on my end. Sometimes my eBay search includes cards from different decades depending on how the card is listed, and I didn't pay attention this time when I put the list together. 😬

Hi John. Another sweet pickup. That 64 Topps is a real beauty. Talk soon my friend.

Thanks for sharing, John. Nice variety of cards. Was wondering why the 55 Topps Mays made the list since it was not a card from the 1940s?

Hi John. Love seeing the Jackie cards still selling and holding strong. Thanks for sharing my friend.

Awesome my friend 🎉