Episodes

Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Old Guys Teach the Young Kid!
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
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This week on The Great American Collectibles Show, presented by PSA and The National Sports Collectors Convention has Tom Zappala and Rico Petrocelli are at our Studio 21 Podcast Cafe. I studio is Elias Carrigan the card collector on with us, he is just a kid and we will discuss the art of starting as a kid. Mike Russek of Grey Flannel Auctions on with us as our first guest, Mike has a great auction ongoing including a Wayne Gretzky sweater from his last game, and some Pete Maravich items as well, like trophies from college. They have that and so much more, check them out!
Our main guest is Al Crisafulli, Love of the Game Auction, and he is a Rock Star even without the ponytail. The panel does discuss the advantage of the new players and the new collectors and how important that is for the hobby. Elias is able to contribute to show with his collection, Frank Robinson is one of his cards, and Al Crisafulli educates him on how important Robinson was to the game. We also have an On Deck with Rico Petrocelli segment. Our final guest is Leighton Sheldon, Just Collect and more, also has a lot to say. Leighton talks about his new store in New Jersey that he is very proud of. Leighton also gives our young guest some advice on the best way to navigate in the hobby.
All that and an important announcement, yes another one!!
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Wednesday May 24, 2023
Batting Clean-up, John Taube!
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
This week on The Great American Collectibles Show, presented by PSA andThe National Sports Collectors Convention has Tom Zappala in our
Studio 21 Podcast Cafe and he is joined by Joe Orlando, Heritage Auctions for the hour. Scott Russell, The Collector Connection joins us first and he has great auction ongoing, including as usual some great T206 offerings, Goudey's and more! Next up is our main guest, John Taube, JT Sports or Game Used Bats and he is THE expert on all things bats. The topics were great and not all about bats, although there is a great top 10 list in the final segment, we even talk about aluminum bats. Bat grading, at least how to do it is also discussed, also an interesting chat about game used bats, balls and jerseys and how they compare.
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Wednesday May 17, 2023
Covering All the Bases
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
This week on The Great American Collectibles Show, presented by PSA and The National Sports Collectors Convention has Tom Zappala in our Studio 21 Podcast Cafe and he is joined by Paul Borges of PB Collectibles as our special guest for the hour. We also are joined by Chuck and Stacey Whisman from Wheatland Auctions. They have a fancy new studio to show off and a great auction to discuss. Including a '51 Bowman Mantle of course, a 1921 Babe Ruth a 1953 Complete Topps set and more. We then get to Paul and his small shop in Rhode Island, we chat about where Modern Collectibles are right now, third party grading companies, fractional buying as we get into the nitty gritty of the hobby. Finally, Bob Brodwater, Collectible Insurance finishes off the hour and we have the talk that few like, but we all need to hear it. Insurance. So important, and Bob can make it really easy for you.
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Wednesday May 10, 2023
Fenway Parks News is Shocking!
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
This week on The Great American Collectibles Show, presented by PSA and The National Sports Collectors Convention has Tom Zappala and Rico Petrocelli are at our Studio 21 Podcast Cafe. Our main guest is Chris Costa, of the Fenway Card Show he is with us for the hour and we get into the big show at Fenway Park. We hear about the players who are present to sign, the terrific list of dealers and so much more. Chris also gets into the collectibles market and what is hot and good to collect. Our early guest is Bobby Livingston, RR Auctions, who always has cool items, from NASA,Hollywood, historical documents and sports memorabilia. Our final guest is Tom Ruggie of Ruggie Wealth, he can help you with your portfolio, both financial and sports memorabilia. This is a great show with tons of information!
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https://www.milehighcardco.com/default.aspx
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Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wild Auction at Heritage!
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
This week on The Great American Collectibles Show, presented by PSA and The National
Sports Collectors Convention has Tom Zappala and Rico Petrocelli are at our Studio 21 Podcast Cafe. Our first guest is Charlie Parrino, JRI Cards, he brings energy and fun to the hobby and man do they have a lot going on each and every day! Our main guestis Derek Grady of Heritage Auctions, we talk their current offerings, Stan Musial the upcoming Fenway Card Show, 1946 World Series runner-up rings, fractional buying and even good, or great Italian sandwiches. Jeffrey Marren, Rockhurst Auctions is our final guest this evening and we talk about his current auction, like a Carl Perkins guitar, Beatles Gold records and more! We even have an On Deck with Rico Segment that you have to hear!
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Websites:
https://www.jamesfiorentino.com/
https://lelands.com/
https://www.milehighcardco.com/default.aspx
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Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Tom Goes Bananas
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
This week on The Great American Collectibles Show, presented by PSA and The National Sports Collectors Convention has Tom Zappala and Rico Petrocelli are at our Studio 21 Podcast Cafe after a the winter months in Florida. Scott Russell, The Collector Connection joins us first and we catch up with him and their current auction which covers all price ranges! Our Main guest is Dan Wulkin, Memory Lane but the real star of this show is Jesse Cole, Savannah Bananas, and we really get into this amazing story that has been developing over the last few years. We do eventually allow Dan to talk and we hear all about the amazing happenings at Memory Lane, a lot of Jackie Robinson items, another great auction for Memory lane!
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https://lelands.com/
https://www.milehighcardco.com/default.aspx
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Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
We Go Vintage with SCP Auctions!
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
This week on The Great American Collectibles Show, presented by PSA and The National
Sports Collectors Convention has Tom Zappala and Rico Petrocelli are at our Studio
21 Podcast Cafe after a the winter months in Florida. Leading off today is John Velgos,
Cabrella Shipping Insurance taking about just how important it is to get your collectibles
or really anything of value insured before it ships. Our main guest this evening
is Mike Keys, SCP Auctions, they have some great vintage lots on offer including
a '55 Topps Clemente, a 1961 Graded Complete Master Set, a 1952 Topps Willie Mays
signed and tons more! Mike even gets into the Steve Sax collection that they have
and how great it was to work with him and his family. Finally, one of our favorites,
Joe Orlando of Heritage Auctions, chatting about HA's offerings and the busy season
they have ahead.
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https://lelands.com/
https://www.milehighcardco.com/default.aspx
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Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
REA Huge Spring Auction Deals
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
This week on The Great American Collectibles Show, presented by PSA and The National
Sports Collectors Convention has Tom Zappala in Florida and John Molori in our Studio
21 Podcast Cafe. We have Jared Kavile of Pristine Auctions on with us as our final
guest, Brian Dwyer, REA Auctions is our main guest, and they have a huge spring auction
going on as we speak. They have a few signed Ruth balls, and a Ruth Caramel. We discuss
the nice guys in the hobby, Sandy Koufax and Joe Dimaggio and where their memorabilia
sits in the hobby. We ask Brian about the Panini and Topps situation and he gets
into his opinion. Jared joins us as our final guest and chat about their 10 minute
auction and find out what that is all about. We ask both guests about Mahomes and
where is in the hobby, is he Brady? Watch to find out!
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Websites:
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https://lelands.com/
https://www.milehighcardco.com/default.aspx
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Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Amazing Artwork, Killer Auctions and more!
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
This week on The Great American Collectibles Show, presented by PSA and The National Sports Collectors Convention has Tom Zappala and Rico Petrocelli in Florida and our producer at our Studio 21 Podcast Cafe.
Brian Drent, Mile High Card Co and Mike Heffner, Lelands, is our main guest, but leading off is James Fiorentino, Artist. He has an art how coming up in May where mixes his sports painting with landscape, something for everybody.
Our main guest, Mike Heffner joins us from Lelands and they have a big auction ongoing with price ranges for all wallets. Mike even chats about his own collection some as well, from WWE to guitars!
Our final guest is Brian from Mile High Card Co and we discuss the Modern Market slowdown and some signed balls.
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Websites:
https://www.jamesfiorentino.com/
https://lelands.com/
https://www.milehighcardco.com/default.aspx
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Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Most Overrated Card on the Market
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
This week on The Great American Collectibles Show, presented by PSA and The National Sports Collectors Convention has Tom Zappala in Florida and John Molori in our Studio 21 Podcast Cafe. Joe Drelich, East Coast Sports Marketing, Al Crisafulli, Love of the Game Auctions join us, but first we have Lee Behrens, Sterling Sports Auction on the horn.
Lee has an auction ending tomorrow night with some great stuff as usual, we chat about some unopened packs and we chat about Tom's Red Sox programs. Next is our main guest, Al from Love of the Game, we get right into the massive amount of traveling he has done recently, is the modern market cooling? Al gets into all of this and more! Finally we have Joe Drelich on with us and he tells us about the upcoming CSA show and we get into how great the Philly Show was.
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https://loveofthegameauctions.com/
https://sterlingsportsauctions.com/
https://ecsmsports.com/