No need to put on your solar glasses for this week's edition of The Hype! We start off with one of the strangest Topps Now cards in existence, the 2024 solar eclipse commermoration, and ask everybody on the show: do you care that it got dark for a bit? Plus Angel Reese's exclusive deal with Panini, Jackson Holliday's anticipated debut plus how the Goldin/eBay deal will affect collectors and how Fanatics will respond ..read more

We're in hoops heaven on this week's edition of The Hype! Doug, C-Rad & Cody talk about Caitlin Clark's incredible run in the NCAA Tournament and why this upcoming season could be the biggest ever for women's basketball both on the court and in the hobby. Plus Wemby's historic rookie season contiues to light up the sports card market, one of the biggest triple logoman cards from this year's Flawless Basketball gets pulled and Topps reveals some surprising names on this year's 2024 Bowman Baseball checklist ..read more

The guys dust off their best Don West impressions on the latest edition of The Hype! After a hilarious Don West clip went viral on hobby social media, Doug does his best sales pitch in Don's classic style. Then a breakdown of two of the most anticipated high end releases of the year, why the sudden decline of the 2021 NFL Draft QB's could give collectors pause as we head into another QB heavy draft next month and the guys make some MLB predictions as Opening Day arrives ..read more

Doug, Dan & Cody break down a MASSIVE week of new releases that includes 3 new baseball products, 2 football products and the debut of Topps UFC on this week's edition of The Hype! The guys review the checklist for Topps Dynasty and find a surprising name in this year's set and go over the long awaited Logoman checklist from upcoming 2022/23 Flawless Basketball. Plus the guys get ready for Opening Day and predict how the hobby will react to Tiger Woods' son's very first card out of Sports Illustrated for Kids ..read more

Arguably the biggest card of the year was pulled & graded this week as the owners of the Victor Wembanyama Black Prizm 1-of-1 revealed the pull and shared that the card already got a PSA 10. But that's only half the story. The guys dive into what the card's value is, if it's deserving of a Gem Mint 10 and what they make of the use of a card care service before sending it off to PSA. Plus, another Shark Tank alum shows interest in the hobby, MLB's Spring Breakout arrives and the gang plays a NFL free agency edition of Guess That Price ..read more

Hockey is front and center in the hobby this week with the release of 2023/24 Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey and the debut of the Connor Bedard Young Guns rookie! The guys talk about the hype surrounding the Blackhawks rookie, the million dollar bounty on his 1-of-1 and if the high price tag on Series 2 boxes is worth it. Plus Caitlin Clark signs a historic deal with Panini and the guys dig into the prospects baseball collectors will be talking about on the field and in the hobby this season ..read more

The full squad is back and everyone's got something to get off their chest on the latest edition of The Hype. First, the guys look at the incredible prices Victor Wembanyama's Prizm rookie cards are selling for and debate whether to sell now or hold. Then a pair of Fanatics blunders puts the company in hot water once again not only with the hobby but the entire sports world as the great MLB jersey debate continues. And hear the guys thoughts on yet another week of controversy on Whatnot after a breaker pulled the Lionel Messi Topps Finest superfractor a day early and another decided to keep a ..read more

Episode #328 is here! The OG's (Doug & Dan) discuss New 23'-24' NBA Prizm Basketball and a BIG Wemby Pull, Aidan O' Connell's unsigned football cards being found in the trash in Las Vegas?!, Anthony Richardson maybe not signing his autographs, Steph vs Sabrina in the first ever NBA vs WNBA 3PT Contest & much MORE ..read more

After another Super Bowl win for Patrick Mahomes (and more heartbreak for the Niners, Doug, and Cody) the guys talk about Mahomes' place in football lore and the hobby. Plus Topps announces a new Hobby Hall of Fame, a 1st look at a Bowman superfractor causes a stir and 2024 Series 1 Baseball kicks off a new MLB season ..read more

At long last, Super Bowl week has arrived! The guys talk about how Vegas has done as host city of the big game so far and get in the Sin City spirit with some prop bets for the future of the hobby. Plus, the Bronny Jr./LeBron superfractor gets pulled, Messi MLS autos are coming and Troy Licastro from Dave & Adam's The Chase joins the show to talk about pulling one of the biggest Brock Purdy cards, D&A's big bounties and much more ..read more