"Happy Hobby Sports Cards" Podcast!

Happy Hobby! We talk about sports card collecting hoping to help collectors working with a limited budget. With a positive, family friendly mindset, we discuss hobby news and recent releases, while also looking back to talk vintage cards and players from decades past. It's like opening a pack of cards -- you never know what you'll find!This podcast is essentially the read-out-loud version of the "Happy Hobby Newsletter," published every other Thursday on Substack.I’m David Gonos, former Fantasy Sports columnist at CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated and The Athletic. In 2021, I was inducted into the Fantasy Sports Writers Hall of Fame. (No, really, that exists!) I’m also a sports card collector working with a limited budget, so I create content based around just that!I got my YouTube channel going in 2021, and I’ve been posting two or three videos up each week ever since. It’s a fun, free, festive spot to talk about cards, collecting and … cards. I don’t take myself too seriously, so I beg that you don’t take me seriously either.We also do a ton of giveaways to subscribers!

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[POD] 6 Reasons Why We Love/Hate 2025 Topps Series 2 Baseball!
Jun 10, 2025 – 20:20
[POD] Battling Parallel Fatigue with a "New" Vintage Project! - Ep. 2.21
Jun 3, 2025 – 17:04
[POD] 5 Smart Reasons To Collect WNBA Cards – Ep. 2.20
May 27, 2025 – 16:00
[POD] 2025 Topps Series 2: Ranking 8 Best Rookie Cards! - Ep. 2.19
May 20, 2025 – 12:03
[POD] 4 Perfect Prime Prospecting Pointers - Ep. 2.18
May 13, 2025 – 13:51
[POD] What Type of Sports Card Collector Are You? – Ep. 2.17
May 6, 2025 – 17:37
[POD] 7 Reasons To Celebrate 2025 Topps Heritage Baseball – Ep. 2.16
Apr 29, 2025 – 20:53
[POD] 15 Best Football Rookie Cards Since 2015 NFL Draft – Ep. 2.15
Apr 22, 2025 – 20:49
[POD] Asking a Vintage Card Expert For 12 Vintage Picks Under $100! – Ep. 2.14
Apr 15, 2025 – 51:49
[POD] The 5 Faces/Phases of Card Collecting! - Ep. 2.13
Apr 8, 2025 – 23:08
[POD] Shhh... 9 Secrets to Becoming a Low-Budget Happy Hobbyist! - Ep. 2.12
Apr 1, 2025 – 25:49
[POD] How To Build Card Sets on a Limited Budget! - Ep. 2.11
Mar 25, 2025 – 17:51
[POD] How To Collect Hockey Cards! - With Patrick Imhoff! - Ep. 2.10
Mar 18, 2025 – 26:05
[POD] 9 Amazing Things You Didn't Know About 2025 Topps Series 1 Baseball! - Ep. 2.09
Mar 11, 2025 – 15:05
[POD] Collect Rookie Cards of These 10 Baseball Veterans! - Ep. 2.08
Mar 4, 2025 – 17:21
[POD] The 2025 Hall-of-Fame Issue! Collecting HOFers! – Ep. 2.07
Feb 25, 2025 – 18:21
[POD] 4 Smarter Steps For Collecting Cards! - Ep. 2.06
Feb 18, 2025 – 16:17
[POD] Blimey! A Card Collector’s Story From Across the Pond! - Ep. 2.05
Feb 11, 2025 – 20:43
[POD] Talking Bowman 1st Cards of MLB's Top 100 Baseball Prospects! - Ep. 2.04
Feb 4, 2025 – 26:41
[POD] 3 Cool Products We Want Topps To Make Right Now! - Ep. 2.03
Jan 28, 2025 – 20:09
[POD] 7 Lessons Learned From Collecting Cards in 2024! - Ep. 2.02
Jan 21, 2025 – 26:17
[POD] 2025 Topps Design: What Does a Card Designer Think About It? - Ep. 2.01
Jan 14, 2025 – 30:33
[POD] 6 Totally Rad Tips For Buying '80s Baseball Wax Packs! - Ep. 1.40
Dec 24, 2024 – 22:57
[POD] Best Subset Ever!?! 1976 Topps All-Time All-Stars! - Ep. 1.39
Dec 17, 2024 – 25:53
[POD] 11 Bowman Draft Prospects & Teams Rankings w/ Patrick Imhoff! - Ep. 1.38
Dec 10, 2024 – 37:05
[POD] Hobby Widow!?! Interviewing My Wife About Sports Cards! - Ep. 1.37
Dec 3, 2024 – 32:07
[POD] 11 Dirty Tricks eBay Sellers Use That We Hate! - Ep. 1.35
Nov 26, 2024 – 30:58
[POD] 13 Card-Grading Secrets Only Vets Know! - Ep. 1.34
Nov 19, 2024 – 22:53
[POD] 2024 Basketball Card Rankings-Palooza! - Ep. 1.33
Nov 12, 2024 – 19:07
[POD] 11 Card Collectors Who ANNOY Us! - Ep. 1.32
Nov 5, 2024 – 25:41
[POD] How To Become a Junk Wax Junkie - Ep. 1.31
Oct 29, 2024 – 18:39
[POD] 5 eBay “Saved Searches” You Need To Add! - Ep. 1.30
Oct 22, 2024 – 15:17
[POD] 2024 Happy Hobby Help For Hockey Card Collectors Everywhere! - Ep. 1.29
Oct 15, 2024 – 22:21
[POD] 7 Smart Tips For Buying Sports Cards on eBay! - Ep 1.28
Oct 1, 2024 – 24:49
[POD] 5 Great Sports Card Books For Your Library! - Ep. 1.27
Sep 24, 2024 – 23:57
[POD] 5 Undervalued Football Rookie Cards We Like! - Ep. 1.26
Sep 17, 2024 – 22:59
[POD] 2024 NFL Kickoff! Football Card Rankings-Palooza! Rookies! - Ep. 1.25
Sep 10, 2024 – 29:07
[POD] 9 Great Rookie Football Cards That Never Were! – Ep. 1.24
Sep 4, 2024 – 23:01
[POD] Collecting the Top 5 Best HR Hitters of the 21st Century! - Ep. 1.23
Aug 27, 2024 – 25:23
[POD] 5 Ways Fantasy Football Helps Card Collectors - Ep. 1.22
Aug 20, 2024 – 27:39
[POD] 15 Lessons Learned at The National Sports Card Convention! - Ep. 1.21
Aug 13, 2024 – 22:51
[POD] 5 Undervalued Rookie Cards That Don’t Make Sense! - Ep. 20
Aug 6, 2024 – 24:32
[POD] Top 25 Most Graded Athletes of All Time! - Ep. 1.19
Jul 30, 2024 – 35:45
[POD] Trade Deadline! 7 Players Possibly On the Move - Ep. 1.18
Jul 26, 2024 – 24:17
[POD] Game Planning For The National Sports Card Convention 1.17
Jul 23, 2024 – 24:43
[POD] Naming 2024 Topps Rookie Card All-Star Team! - 1.16
Jul 16, 2024 – 25:15
1.15 [POD] 11 Tips For Collecting Sports Cards on a Budget!
Jul 9, 2024 – 33:17
1.14 [POD] 9 Great Rookie NBA Cards That Never Were
Jul 2, 2024 – 42:41
1.13 [POD] Finally Fixing Fanatics!
Jun 25, 2024 – 21:01
1.12 [POD] Risers, Releases and Replies
Jun 21, 2024 – 17:57

Recent Reviews

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Wife should appear more often!

Honestly, was on the fence about this podcast after a few episodes, but the “interview with the wife” episode won me over finally. Some genuine human warmth here, and a positive representation of this hobby.
FFD1998

Happy hobby to you

Love David Gonos and everything about this show
DustyNewt

Atta-Boy!

Dave is my favorite Sports Guru!
Bills not happy

A+++++++

David is even better than Ralphie’s BB gun essay. Take this man to heart. He shows the way to have a fun and fulfilling collecting hobby without breaking the bank. Fun, entertaining and informative. Definitely worth a look!!!!