Chris HOJ-Cast

The Experience of Collecting (Chris HOJ-Cast #40)

This episode has six parts.  The first tries to explore the experience of encountering a card, though it stumbles a bit, as usual.  Second is a reveal of a new Michael Jo

The Financialization of Sports Cards (Chris HOJ-Cast #39)

This episode has four segments.  First, a few select stories from walking the floor at the 2026 National.  Second, the rising market for commemorative 1/1 cards—with spec

The Collector as Artist (Chris HOJ-Cast #38)

This episode dives deep into the Highway 99 Gold 1/1 of Michael Jordan, contemplating the card through the lenses of metaphor, design, and historical importance.  It then

The Gifts of Research and Storytelling (Chris HOJ-Cast #37)

This episode has three main sections.  The first discusses Brock Purdy and the predictive power of analytics in anticipating historic breakout performances like KAT’s 202

Iconicity (Chris HOJ-Cast #36)

This episode has six parts: 1) a reveal of the release dates of Michael Jordan's first seven 1/1s, 2) a deep dive into the first basketball 1/1 checklist (which happ

Constructing Meaning (Chris HOJ-Cast #35)

This episode has five parts.  1) A quick dive into my Luka fandom.  2) Reflections on how research shapes collecting—and how research builds meaning.  3) Using my recent

Jokic Collecting in 2026 (Chris HOJ-Cast #34)

This episode has 5 parts.  First, a discussion of PER and who has won its crown in each NBA season.  Second, a review of two headline Jokic card sales with Goldin last we

The Holiest of Grails (Chris HOJ-Cast #33)

This episode analyzes the two 1/1 MJ sales from Heritage Auctions last weekend—the Platinum Masterpiece, which sold for $2.1m, and the Purple Masterpiece, which sold for

The First 15 (Chris HOJ-Cast #32)

This episode revolves around my recent pick up of the "Heart and Soul" Gold 1/1 of Michael Jordan—using this card as a springboard into discussing: (1) MJ's first fi

Valuing Michael Jordan 1/1s (Chris HOJ-Cast #31)

This episode has three parts.  First, a registry of the 72 first MJ 1/1s is introduced—identifying the 37 cards that are publicly owned, the 21 that are privately owned,

At A Collecting Crossroads (Chris HOJ-Cast #30)

This episode has 3 parts.  First is a discussion sparked by the recent Flawless 1/1 Jokic sale.  Second is introspection around whether to pursue a very special Michael J

Pickups of 2025 (Chris HOJ-Cast #29)

This episode has four parts.  The first contrasts two styles of sharing cards: (1) the yearly pickup recap and (2) the "card tree."  The second section discusses my recap

Storytelling Approaches (Chris HOJ-Cast #28)

This episode has two major segments.  First, a new Jokic 1/1 is revealed, which is then used as a case study for contrasting a human-based presentation of its properties

Reviewing the PC Players (Chris HOJ-Cast #27)

This episode has three parts: (1) a review of my PC players, plus some commentary on how I'm currently collecting each, and which cards I'm looking for next, (2

Rarity (Chris HOJ-Cast #26)

This episode has 3 parts.  The first questions the role of market price in card rankings.  The second and third use rarity to rank Michael Jordan cards. The document ran

Classification Science (Chris HOJ-Cast #25)

This episode has four parts.  The first poses the question: what is the most misunderstood card in your collection?  Second is a discussion of "commemorative" cards—culmi

Known Unknowns (Chris HOJ-Cast #24)

This episode has 3 sections.  The first investigates how "known unknowns" induced a bout of collecting paralysis—and how I plan to prevent it from happening again.  The s

Michael Jordan's Rarest Cards (Chris HOJ-Cast #23)

This episode opens with a segment on what "utopia" might teach us about card collecting.  The next segment investigates how ownership of a card triggers a learning proces

An Antidote To The Bull Market (Chris HOJ-Cast #22)

This episode has three segments: 1) September supply increases and how they might counteract runaway prices in this bull market, 2) a deep dive into storytelling about sp

The Goal of Collecting (Chris HOJ-Cast #21)

This episode puts forth 12 segments.  Several of the highlights include: a thought experiment designed to figure out the goal of collecting, reflections on successful mar