Thu, 29 August 2024
#355 - How Will The Hobby React To Topps Unlicensed Products? + Record Breaking Week for Sports Memorabilia
Topps's first major football & basketball products in years drop this week, but will the hobby be hyped for them without logos? Doug, Dan & C-Rad break it down on this week's episode of The Hype! The guys share their first reactions to 2023/24 Topps Chrome Basketball and if the lack to team logos will hurt Topps for the next few years even with exclusive autograpsh of the biggest rookie stars. Plus, the guys discuss a record breaking week in sports memorabilia after Babe Ruth's called shot jersey destroys records and Dan shares an inside scoop that Fanatics Fest 2025 could be heading to the west coast. |
Thu, 22 August 2024
Doug, Dan & C-Rad are back from New York and recap a jam packed weekend at Fanatics Fest on this week's episode of The Hype! The guys break down what went right at this year's show, what can still be improved, how New York was as a host city and how they can possibly top this year's event. Plus a look at this week's newest releases and all the latest news out of the big show in NYC. |
Thu, 15 August 2024
#353 - Olympic Triple Auto Vs. Triple Logoman: What's Better? + Final Prep Underway for Fanatics Fest
It's the final countdown to Fanatics Fest on this week's episode of The Hype! Doug, Dan & Cody discuss the final updates for this year's event where Mojobreak will be set up with singles, boxes & free breaks! Plus the guys debate just how big the Curry/LeBron/KD triple Olympic auto card will be and how Topps will select a winner for their version of a golden ticket. Plus a look at football's return and an early preview of 2024 Bowman Chrome Baseball. |
Thu, 8 August 2024
#352 - Topps Gets the Gold with Olympic Cards & Topps Chrome Basketball + What to Expect from Fanatics Fest
Dan, C-Rad & Cody go all around the sports world on the latest edition of The Hype! The guys talk about a couple of surprise successes for Topps after Chrome Basketball sold out almost instanly and the secondary market for Topps Chrome Olympic cards has gone through the roof. Plus the gang discusses how Panini handled the Downtown FOTL fiasco, what to make of Rolling Stones Prizm and what exactly being the "Comic-Con of sports shows" with Fanatics Fest just a week away. |
Thu, 1 August 2024
Panini steals the show the week after The National, but not for the reasons they wanted to. Doug, Dan, C-Rad & Cody discuss another loaded case controversy as new 2023 Donruss Optic Football FOTL looks to be overstuffed with Downtown SP's. The guys talk about how this happened, if Downtown's are not the chase they once were and how Panini can address collector's concerns. Plus the guys are back from a wild weekend in Cleveland and share what went right & wrong at the National and if the show will ever return to The Land. |