Steel City Scoop

This week I'm joined by Eric Norton of the Beckett Fatpacks Podcast to talk about the upcoming National Sports Collectors Convention next week in Cleveland. We discuss the Beckett Night at B-Dubs Party that will occur on Thursday, August 2 and feature competitive eater, Notorios B.O.B. as the special guest!

Eric also provides more details about the first-ever Sports Collectors Podcast Roundtable that will begin at 5pm on Friday, August 3, from the NSCC Main Stage!

Today's guests include:

Mike James, an artist whose work many collectors are probably familiar with without even realizing it. He’s created pieces used in trading card products for manufacturers such as Topps, In The Game, Cryptzoic, and Leaf. More recently, James’ art was featured in 2018 Topps Museum Collection and in the brand new 2018 Topps Big League Baseball. Check out his interview and get a new perspective on trading cards from the perspective of a freelance artist!

Brad Johnson, owner of the 2011 Mike Trout Bowman Chrome Superfractor #d 1/1 and graded PSA 10. I chat with Brad about the card including how he acquired it, what he plans to do with it, and more!

Topics discussed on thsi week's show include:

changes to the SGC grading scale
Topps / Adidas partnership
Kevin Abel leading Oregon State to the CWS Championship
Topps Stadium Club
and more!