Talking Cards with Grand Salami & The Jewce

We welcome Emil Cienik from Real Sports Cards/ Real Breaks Live who gives us all of the info you missed out of Fanatics Fest. He takes us through his time at the show and all of the exclusive products that you can get your hands on. Card PurchaserWe are now partnered with Card Purchaser! Join his Discord for real time release info! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is Topps Chrome Baseball this week and we are welcoming back Slabsquatch to the show. He breaks down the odds to give all of the info on what you can expect on the newest card release from Topps. Card Purchaser⁠We are now partnered with Card Purchaser! Join his Discord for real time release info! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2026 Topps Chrome baseball is finally here and we are chasing all the big rookies and new shortprints in the premiere Topps release. This is the definitive set of the year for collectors to get those top rookie autos and we dive deep to give you all the info you need to know. Card PurchaserWe are now partnered with Card Purchaser! Join his Discord for real time release info! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we prepare for 2026 Topps Chrome Baseball next week, we go team by team on the checklist to make sure you have all of the info. Whether you are joining breaks or just ripping boxes, this is your source for all of the player info you need to know. Card PurchaserWe are now partnered with Card Purchaser! Join his Discord for real time release info! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have a lot to talk about today as we welcome special guest, Mike Metzler of Mantel. We discuss if there is a hobby bubble waiting to pop, some Upper Deck News, and more. Mike gives his unique perspective as someone heavily involved in the sports card hobby industry. ⁠Card Purchaser⁠ We are now partnered with Card Purchaser! Join his Discord for real time release info! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have another big football release as football gets the Topps Chrome Black Treatment. We give the full breakdown and analysis to tell you which cards, autos, and case hits you need to chase. Card PurchaserWe are now partnered with Card Purchaser! Join his Discord for real time release info! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topps Finest Baseball is back and we give it the deep dive treatment. Listen as we breakdown the checklist, autos, and inserts. We welcome back past fan favorite "The Man" and welcome some new additions to the checklist as well. Card PurchaserWe are now partnered with Card Purchaser! Join his Discord for real time release info! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jewce takes a trip down memory lane of how life in the sports card hobby used to be. He dives into old products and more. Card PurchaserWe are now partnered with Card Purchaser! Join his Discord for real time release info! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have a busy month in the sports card hobby world. Headlined by Topps Chrome Baseball, we go into what to expect from all Topps release including football, basketball, soccer, and even Marvel. Get ready for this month with all the info you need to know on release dates and product drops. The Jewce even goes into what to expect from Fanatics Fest this month. Card PurchaserWe are now partnered with Card Purchaser! Join his Discord for real time release info! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The year is halfway over and a lot has happened already. The Jewce breaks down the biggest pieces of hobby news that we've had this year. Following that, we get a team by team break down of which players are the most baseball card hobby relevant. Card Purchaser⁠We are now partnered with Card Purchaser! Join his Discord for real time release info! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have another card release day and we give the full break down of 2026 Topps Tier One Baseball. This mid-end product has an auto checklist full of the top rookies, vets and legends. Card PurchaserWe are now partnered with Card Purchaser! Join his Discord for real time release info! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail We do a breakdown of 2025 Topps Inception Baseball. We discuss the rookies and vets to look for, which autos are worth chasing, and more. Then we end it with if this is product is really worth your time / investments. Card Purchaser We are now partnered with Card Purchaser! Join his Discord for real time release info!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail We start off this episode discussing the top five feelings that you can have as a card collected. Then we do a small analysis of Bowman Sapphire and also discuss some 2025 Topps Dynasty Card Purchaser We are now partnered with Card Purchaser! Join his Discord for real time release info!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail It is another flagship releases day as we breakdown 2026 Topps Series 2 baseball. We give you the deep dive as we discuss the top cards and rookies to look for. Card Purchaser We are now partnered with Card Purchaser! Join his Discord for real time release info!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail Topps Chome Platinum is back and we are giving our full breakdown on this latest baseball card release. We give all the facts you need to know about the design, checklist and autos. Get ready for release day on Friday, June 5th with our product preview! Card Purchaser We are now partnered with Card Purchaser! Join his Discord for real time release info!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail We welcome back Bert and a new guest, Dahl, the creator of Prospect Pulse. He helps us take a look back at '26 Bowman and we discuss his website and how it can give you a big advantage with prospects in the hobby. Card Purchaser We are now partnered with Card Purchaser! Join his Discord for real time release info!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail PSA has announced they are putting a pause on their value submission levels. How will this effect the baseball / sports card hobby and what should your reaction be? Card Purchaser We are now partnered with Card Purchaser! Join his Discord for real time release info!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we give a preview of four Topps baseball products for the month of June. We discuss Series 2, Inception, Tier One, and Chrome Platinum Anniversary. If you aren't sure what these products have in store for you, this is the episode to listen! Card Purchaser We are now partnered with Card Purchaser! Join his Discord for real time release info!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail We have another lighter episode for you this week as we discuss the best improvements from Topps and the biggest letdowns so far. Card Purchaser We are now partnered with Card Purchaser! Join his Discord for real time release info!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail We move past Bowman baseball and have a lighter, less info heavy episode. We start with some finishing thoughts on the Bowman release and then the Jewce reveals his top five Topps products.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail Happy Bowman day!! Today Bowman Baseball returns and we have another special guest to round out our 2026 Bowman coverage. We welcome Slabsquatch, Topps odds analyst extraordinaire! He joins us for our usual product deep dive where we discuss what you can expect across all formats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail We close out our 2026 Bowman breakdown as Big Bob takes us through the final division in the National League. He is back for one more episode as he provides us with more insight and analysis of the first Bowman prospects and how you should feel about targeting each of them in the latest Bowman release.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail Our 2026 Bowman baseball analysis continues into the NL central. We welcome back Big Bob to get his insight on the first Bowman prospects and who you should be looking for. He also gives us his opinion on the biggest prospect in the product. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail We continue our 2026 Bowman Baseball coverage as we get started in the National League. There is a new guest joining us, Big Bob, who gives us next level insight into the top prospects and chases that you should be looking for in this release. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail Max Arterburn of Prospects Live is back as we finish up the American League Bowman Baseball previews. He gives us his thoughts the AL West prospects that will have their first Bowman cards to give you a leg up on who to target when Bowman releases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail We welcome back Max Arterburn of Prospects Live as a very special guest. He continues our 2026 Bowman breakdown and gets into all the first Bowman prospects from the AL central. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail We welcome Max Arterburn of Prospects Live as a very special guest. He is going to give us a deep breakdown and analysis of the newest prospects to be found in 2026 Bowman. If you are a prospect hunter / collector, this is the first in a series of must listen episodes. We start here with the AL East and which players can be chases, sleepers, or passes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail It is release day for 2026 Topps Chrome Black and there is plenty to be excited about. The Jewce breaks down the product and dives into what you can expect. We preview all of the big rookies, autos, and inserts that you can expect to find for this latest Topps release. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail Grand Salami is back with The Jewce and we breakdown this weeks big new release, Bowman Basketball. This product makes its modern debut and that is a lot to be excited about. Basketball cards are back with Topps in a big way and we discuss where you can set your expectations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail Today, The Jewce discusses the latest release from Topps, Topps Chrome Football. He does a deep dive into the checklist and different variations you can expect when ripping. then, gives his recommendation on whether this hyped release is worth it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we give our first reactions to the new 2026 Bowman design and some of the early preview images. The Jewce discusses why he was wrong about Topps Transcendent and then we play a game of guess the comp! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail Topps Chrome Football is back and everyone’s excited!!! This year with an NFL license everyone wants to get their hands on the latest release. Today is a preorder day and we were blitzed with info on what to expect. The Jewce breaks down the latest news and info so you can go into this presale prepared!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail This very special micro episode is about a few things that we have been unhappy with in the greeting card hobby. This show being all about cards, we must discuss the things that are making us unhappy! Especially about Hallmark! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail Baseball is officially underway and we are here for our “Small Samples, Big Reactions” segment. We discuss which players are off to a hot start and how legit is it for the hobby card market. We also do a small dive into the new Topps Transcendent release today along with the Topps Chrome Black preorders.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail The new baseball season is officially underway! Next up we have part two where we discuss a player from each National League team that is poised to have the biggest impact on the card hobby this year.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail Baseball is back and we could not be more excited! This is part one where we discuss a player from each team that is poised to have the biggest impact on the card hobby this year.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail There is a preorder for 2025-26 Bowman Basketball next week and we could not be more excited. This is a short minisode as we dive into the info that is available but will make sure you are ready to decide if it is worth the preorder! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail  It is 2026 Topps Heritage release day! We give our thoughts and insights into the product. There is a lot to get into, as this is not our favorite product but is there still fun to be had with it? We dive deep into what you can look forward to and what cards and players you should be looking for.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail The 2026 season is fast approaching and there is a lot to look forward to the year. Grand Salami & The Jewce discuss the top five things they are looking forward to the most this season and how it relates to this years baseball cards. We also discuss The Jewces recent card show experience and bring back the Buy/Sell/Hold segment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail In our Grading 101 minisode, The Jewce talks about the ins and outs of the grading process. He goes over what to grade, where, how, and why. If you are ready to get started grading your cards, this is where to start. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail 2025 Bowman's Best is coming this week and we do a deep dive into the product and checklist. Is this our product of the year so far? With a healthy mix of prospects, rookies, and vets, there are plenty of hits to go around! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail Grand Salami makes his return as we discuss the preseason and what it should mean to you as a card collector. How does spring training and the World Baseball Classic effect card prices? Is now the time to by or sell? Listen as we break down the preseason and how to handle the hype! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail In our second minisode, The Jewce dives into a guide for sellers and how to get started. If you are new to the hobby, this is the episode for you! We discuss the best places to get started for selling, the benefits of the different selling platforms, and the best practices to sell successfully. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail We welcome back Brett Kleinman of BK Breaks as a special guest cohost while we await Grand Salami's return next week. Brett and the Jewce discuss topics such as print runs, repacks, best breaking products. Next they play some "would you rather" sports card edition! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail We welcome special guest Ross Jensen of Prospects Live and Scout the Statline. He gives us his expert insight into up and comers, hobby sleepers, and who to target. We discuss how this relates to the hobby and which hidden gems may be worth adding to your collection.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail Today we welcome special guest, Brett Kleinman of BK Breaks as we do our 2025 Stadium Club deep dive. This fan favorite set has some changes and omissions from previous years. We give you the info on if it is still a worthy product. Also, we give insight into the recent PSA price increases.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail 2025 Topps Pristine is releasing today and we are here for a full product breakdown. We tell you about the chases and which rookies to look for. Then, we do another segment of buy/sell/hold on a prospect, rookie, and vet.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail Releasing this week is 2026 Topps Museum Collection. We give our thoughts on the changes and what you can expect in this annual release. Also, hear us talk about some recent controversy in hard selling in breaks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail It’s a new hobby year and we break down 2026 Topps Series 1. We do a deep dive into all facets of the checklist, inserts, autos, top rookies, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail In our first minisode we give insight into how to successfully purchase hard to get items on the Topps website. This guide will help you navigate through checkout to make sure you can purchase all the hard to get items. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices