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Sun, 29 Nov 2009|

Mike Schopp takes callers questions during a live edition of The Hobby.

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    Hi everybody good morning it is Saturday January 14 I'm Mike show this is the hobby on WGR. I'm glad to have some baseball news two to play away. Here don't mean this this hour a insure anybody. Here up top knows. This exists so I'm pretty sure I could contrive a baseball topic by cared to and I might have when it gets cold. And across past you know the beloved bowl season. I get I get ready I'm ready for baseball February 19 for pitchers and catchers met you collar the producer of the show lined up. A professional baseball pitcher for today's show and a car collector a guy Matt knows about through a mutual friend. His name is Ryan to going pitches for Syracuse in the Washington organization. And the way I'm told is what I'm told is that he is a collector and also is someone that. Likes to try to get other people into it and that's all I that was one of the reasons for doing this a few years ago was to hopefully. And convince people that I know and mostly people but I don't just happen to be the station that collecting is still very much alive and and well. It's different than it used to be and I've. You know I think I've illustrated that almost every week through a phone call or some other thing. That I've been here since I labor day of 2008. Was our first our first show of the hobby but one thing I saw this week that was really exciting and also baffling to me. And I I'd encourage anybody who. Is in the collecting all the I don't most of our callers are are not people who. Are avid collectors now it's it may be half as around with that but people who collected along time ago wanna know what to do with things either way I would love to talk to. From people might it might have noticed this and have an opinion about it I'd be very curious to hear what you have to say. If if you track sales of cards. And you happen to track sales of the Michael Jordan. 1986. We your rookie one of the biggest cards. Of last. I don't know forty years mean certainly one of the biggest if not the biggest of the 1980s Jordan rookie. In a grade of PSA eight which common sense scale of one to 108 close to but not quite That card has sold for around 600 dollars. And I I looked up sales of this card that sold on eBay and auctions. And I happen to actually I bought two but I didn't mean to buy two which is. Happened and I sold one quickly away so say I've bought one of these cards either way it was around 600 dollars that I spent. And is something that I had thought about buying for a long time and I've I've had just sold some things I had the money needed to play with. And I bought the Jordan Carter and felt good about it all the other people like I've talked to the collect like the idea that card and why why wouldn't you. As an investment I mean it's an iconic. Sports card from the eighties and what I've noticed in the last. Two or three weeks. Is that sales of that card have shot up. It's all about 45%. In a month. And that's not just because one or two cards sold for 700 or slower 800 dollars but about a dozen of them. Mostly if not all of them on eBay. And that is a big jump for a card that I don't know it's a big card but why would that happen now. Any ideas I I don't really know are are the Charlotte Bobcats good or something. I'm kidding me that doesn't even matter. Com. What are these PSA eight Jordan sold for 999 dollars that's about a 625 dollar card that shot up like that. In in like no time at all. So. I I see something like this aren't eager to mention it because. The hobby. It's kinda like I don't need this it's like buffalo though and certain ways you know it it's a lot of a lot of a lot about the past. And how it used to be and with with collecting. As. Sure a lot of you know. Up until the mid eighties. Well in the mid eighties in the late eighties mass production started. And everybody got wind of the the notion that you could get rich through baseball cards and in turn started buying them. So pretty much by 19911992. Everybody had everything. And what happens in you know what happens in the economy to it is something. Like that it just the the bottom falls out and that's what we know that's what explains. A very simple level why. Cards from those years are all but worthless not all of the Marta got an example for you today as well. Of what kinds of cards aren't which I think might Tom be useful to many of but. We know that late eighties or early ninety's you know you've got almost nothing there. But prior to that there's still a lot of lot of money and a lot certainly. And a lot of fun to have and I think this card which is not an old card for this 1986. For a jump like that that I myself really can't explain. I'd love to tell you about it because what it what it. Also says among other things may be about Jordan or whatever. That collecting is still alive and well. And and people are throwing money like that at at at a card like this. And what what I also has happened from from this surge in the sales of Mac card is that now. You see people who do pay close attention to what things are selling for. You know dealers probably that have this card immediately go listing them on eBay for 800. Or 850 or 900 dollars because they've noticed that discard a shot up and I think that obviously they think that you'll you'll jump on that but you never knew your smarter than that. And I would think come they'll just end up sitting these cars sitting on eBay like a lot of stuff does. Without without being sold. 8030550. Is the phone number if you have a comment on that everything else related to collecting the Michael Jordan rookie has taken a big jump. A friend of mine told me that the Gretzky rookie also has I haven't noticed that and I didn't see that. And on a website that I used it to track prices I didn't see a jump in the in the Gretzky but maybe it happened a little bit earlier. Maybe you've noticed that yourself the Gretzky rookie is is a hole in my collection for sure I've never had a really nice one. Tops peachy peachy is a much bigger card than the tops card if ever. You become upon somebody who's got both. Audio PG cart is is much more words that. Lines are open for if you wanna chat I have a guest as mentioned coming up in the middle to show for a natural mention the time but. That the pitcher right to telescope beyond in the in the second segment today at around 83825. Every thirty. I I alluded to. A card from the dark days of collecting the the early ninety's that Tom has some value in this might be interesting to you. Because many many people. You have have these collections these big amounts of cards from those years and they always wanna know what to do with them. And I give them the quick bad news which is. It is very little value in it and you you probably. And you probably could do well to donate them or give them to have a youngster who might like that really not a lot of money to be made. One. Exception to that is if you have a rookie card of hall of Famer that's perfect. Bad grammar all famers and perfect the hardest. If if you have a perfect. Example. Of hall of Famer 1989199091. You know those years. You still have you have a little bit of money there now here's the trick though. To to considerate perfect. You probably need the degrade on it which means sending in a card that otherwise. You know might be worth fifty cents if that. You know spending five to ten dollars on getting a grade for that and then hoping that you get a ten. And you end up turning that into I don't know thirty boxer so the example and thinking of which I should have told you first. Is a pro set football card of John It might be 1990 I don't even know which right around there. And this John rainbow card was selling on eBay. The auction was over and I sought for 47 dollars in PSA ten. Now those pros sent cards are everywhere. But the the tough part with a great in mind is that the corners are colored. They're not port in the corners I'm sorry the borders the edges. They're not white. Bordered cards and white border cards are going to be in better condition generally. Then ones with you know that are different colors because the the caller can chip. So you have orange and purple on these different colors of those pro stick cars getting a PSA ten is no sure thing. Because of this this chipping the can happen and of course always other factors like corners and and so on so this John card was selling pretty well now what do you do if you've got a lot of these cards from those years I don't know maybe you seldom. To somebody who wants to take that chance for you and you know the they get the rewards in that case. But. That I just wanted to pass along that there is the potential. That certain cards from those years. Will do well and you know there are going to be hall of famers in in those years Brett Favre is from. From those years and I think maybe what does it action packed or some. That's and sharp what's the Favre. Rookie and who my asking what they're they're all kinds of different variations in my mind disputes modeled by all of them but you've got. And that and Randall McDaniel is another one. Marshall fall. It is another one of these guys are all from those years in the role in the football in their baseball guys to. And you know if you find those cards in great. Perfect condition than you might have something otherwise you know you you still don't unfortunately. Paul has called an and is on WGR Paul. I don't today. Yeah I got a brother mine east large collector I kinda got into it over the last few years what have. Happen here it always is my brother goal and searching grabbed and dub I think. Keep it not a ball thirty Michael Jordan. You know rookie. Cards and like that industry artificially inflate to. Also guided sit not a bunch of bombs those other people that are not a bunch of them keep Michael by its lack three like you said 950. Dollars. It artificially inflate itself. The next thing you know the industry standard that night. So it's really just a few people manipulating at all. Not being in the stock market interest and yeah I guess that makes sense. I hadn't thought that there were people with them much to be able to do that but if it's if it's ten or twelve Jordan's these are all being traded among the same people you're suggesting. Or like it'll play a vibrant I've 1516. And I got a chance that you grabbed three more those. And you know I mean all the nice goal and 3950 am talking to a dealer down in Denver. He should not oblige all the side we've manipulated the market. The sixteen that I had a fifteen and I had previous combined might lack streak at an artificially inflated inflated price. I'm get you know I'm getting the goods on fifteen an ready. makes cents or races in your brother has about thirty of them. Dirty regret that bad. Yet. The thing right and don't do I don't put the Wayne Gretzky rookie card to might spoke to when I was when abdicated on my fight I wish I didn't. Yeah I guess. Yeah I think the thing about that Jordan sat Paul is that it's those that your recent set. There's plenty of it out there but you know a lot of people didn't take basketball cards seriously at the time they did the or years were they weren't made. And so I think I think with that that the leaders that a lot of it's hidden in a few people's hands. Fluid you know that may actually think it occurred. Just just one more point this is gonna sound really trade your listeners but my Brothers already starting to grab cricket cards. From Pakistan and you see emerging populations come and into North America. From Pakistan from India. You watch it's gonna sound absurd but in one year cricket cards will be huge big and I like it you have you know thinking thinking about that the distribution among the population ethnically. did are you to thank you Paul. Soccer cricket. Well that is that's a long term vision right there I I think the Jordan point he makes you might be right. Don't just assume it's right it's not my nature to do that but I think makes sense. And I have not figured out any other better explanation for there there are there are enough people who have. Enough of those cards. That can the and they can make that kind of difference. In the prices. Interest in our 8030550. Is the number that's. To some places up for the time being is an explanation for that. Last night after the hockey game. I was just flipping around figure to be awake for another little while so I as I often do I go right to MLB network what are they doing. And at 10 o'clock last night for another half an hour was one of there twenty greatest games shows Bob Costas to number Gucci they're on them. And it was about the Kirk Gibson game. Dodgers and days and Gibson was the only guest player who was on and he was you know just. He was somewhere else like maybe with Diamondbacks or something they were interviewing him electronically. And playing. You know the ninth inning of that game talking to give senate caught a just right just the right time. Talking to him that he was talking about his day you know he woke up that morning in 1988. How we felt bad how bad he felt physically. How sure he was he wouldn't play you know Sat in the clubhouse through that game game one of the 88 World Series Dodgers a news. Listening to Vin Scully and NBC. Repeatedly say how Gibson was on available that night and Gibson. Said Howard started to burn him he is started to get mad listening to that and even though he knew he was in no shape to do it physically. He started to get warm up to the idea. Of of getting in the in the game pinch hitting at some point. So he was talking about that and Gibson I was never as a kid a Gibson fan but. Men now listening to him talk and him and tell that that story that day. He could not agree with what I like about sports any more than he does it was it was great. Watching him relive that day and he said something that. After I thought about it I I decided it was my favorite tree in an athlete. They're showing. Gibson home to bat. For that in 1988 and he's talking about. The experience. And he says that you know a lot of people ask me if I was nervous or just what I was feeling at this moment walking up to the plate. That night and and Gibson went on to say I was nervous I was so excited there's just nothing better. Then being in this this spot it's what you live for. We also thinking like what what does the guy say who did feel that way but struck out. In in that kind of a situation and how it later in life he comes to think about the the pressure of all that I wonder if it would be different but I. I shouldn't even said that that's not that's not my point the focus is on. What Gibson set about pressure he just said there's no there's no being nervous. This is what this is why you do it. There's this clip I think about NFL films from a long time ago ourselves and this is why we run all those laps. And I just I just loved it I think one thing about athletes that just is so. Awesome. Is how they in pressure like that respond to when they respond to a well and I think. For me and all I AM and I think a lot of fans are the same way this is something that sets them apart from us because. Most of us would get really nervous and not be able to function as highly as we need to. But athletes who don't and look at it that way I think that's beautiful I think that the it's it's one of the few common traits maybe not it's a common trait that the greats have. Is that they they love the pressure I think they really do I don't think it's phony I think you know they they have a it on attitude about it and Gibson. Came across that way to me and I just I just loved him for it. I decided that's my single favorite tree in an athlete is to hear that that kind of things said. And by the way his on his since this is his rookie cars are super cheap not a hall of Famer Bob what a great place in baseball history he has. 1981. Tops with a little hats. There's a Gibson cards get a jacket on the tigers and super cheap caution offering. All right. Ryan to telescope coming up a pitcher for the Washington Nationals and their organization. Was with Syracuse. Last year AAA card collector will talk to him all talked about a few things. What it's like to be a collector and a ball player at the same time they'll be plenty of time to for calls for your opinions or questions 8030550. Is the number I might show opened this is hobby on WGR. OK here is Ryan to telescope the morning Ryan nice to talk to you have my name's Mike show. Are good morning drab and you're welcome where were you these days I am. I am on the back end of it doesn't get out our driver and now Miami this in Indiana which arm problem right out side you know. We're just a sightseeing trip I know I'm my girlfriend parents live data is good so I'll while Iowa is kind of shut it down after planting a bomb and We're visiting her apparent now that I'm going to start ramping up my off season training or. During training arm and back to Indianapolis to train now with the pitching coach in America where where. Okay clear in the the nationals organization and just becoming. Familiar with you this week since Matthew got in touch with you about coming on here while Venezuela what was that like. It will a lot of fun you know it really. Prepared me you know middle and I can expect open this year I get a chance in the big you know it. And just. And you know extreme and there are so many people well it can mean weird aren't 2030000. People are you know on some night and cheering him into it there's trillion make between eight European soccer matches that. And a good college football rivalry and that was just. The band Mercury hit band were intent and the coaches the players you know. top notch I was able to play. Look such names you know are pretty good cockroach and brawn no I got. Henry go. And Carlos Gonzales so I mean you know Derek and there are a lot of big games down their Israeli and let. Very nice for you well of course the reason we're in touch with the used to talk about your collecting it says on Twitter for people who want to follow Ryan. Ryan to telescope of course would be that the handle there it says aspiring baseball card. Autograph collector how how did you what what what got you started. Congress started literally my dead you know it it was the thing that kinda bonded him and I totally I totally yeah you know Monty discussion or nearly 2% should say to Becky you know from Earth Day and of course immediately I would bet there are room in you know looked at baseball cards is that gone up and iron got about you know I baseball players and every. Every couple monsters so my dad let me Italian baseball show that would be around the be about it. Our guys I'm you know when I was younger we go to the card does look around we we couldn't afford it. Maybe I would try to bank and you know in and get to guard. Didn't have so I really. Really got into it and. I kind of stopped collecting. All college and. Does this year. Was very. Indeed indeed mean first Bowman cars so I kind of sparked my interest. What did it right away and and Cindy need gated me or how it very fortunate to deal autographs and baseball card though. You have really been able don't want them the cards and get out to my family and strand. Want to know mechanic got me back in the look like there's so to speak in credit running out of these cards like you know and not black Very nice trying to go with me here on the hobby on WGR. So what are some of your your best things are best autographs. On my best autograph. I think they have right now. Is to doubt today. World Series Jersey from the they gallery the Longoria the autocrat that got a World Series patch on it. It's. Authenticated PS DNA in it even got Adam Longoria has hologram on that I was able to work on that. Com through trade and I would give my best baseball card would be. A graded Nolan Ryan rookie card Nolan Ryan probably the one person and I collect. Just as he did. I love watching them play on TV and I was is the one purse I want to emulate whenever on the mound and though he was kind of a one card that I always try to collect it now that I collect it start ramp a little bit ease kind of the one that around. And try to come first a question back up again. That is a great card Ryan as you would know of course. Want out of his era he's to me he's the top guy for collectors mean Ryan. Obviously also had a great career needless to say but there's something extra about him he also pitched for so long so a lot. Lot of kids at different at different times along the way it would have been exposed and you know in a 22 year career something so maybe longer. So I'm really and that's the one painted I'm getting back into collecting been able to talk to some of these side and on super collectors just. Listening to you know their hundred people showed me pictures of their collection just being able. shared make new friends over you know just one player you know in kind of see what they have just talking about getting back in two in the being. Right how how well how good is your rookie card. Integrate. A good grade eight. Right now I'm you know it really good but it is currently the one that or depressed elaborate. We'll check back at an eight Ryan rookies very nice. Okay right to just go with me I'm Mike show opened this is the hobby on WGR. Ryan what kind of interest have you found that there is among baseball players in collecting. You know it kind of hit it in Ahmad. I'm not quite sure I know that. He checked. It probably super collector in the terms of you know the player world I think some people do extra actually with their own cards you know when they get released. You know sometimes the companies will give if you your own but obviously don't you go out autograph and or maybe that are the special hologram or things like that were more on the market as well you know looking because the card companies just don't. Kinda the promotional because that would take away you know from the around so we're on the market look at as well you know especially are aliens and com you know one sound usually. And outlooks or or things like that but. I think in terms just kind of collect and our players are really not quite sure but I know I know he's check is it he had that in the cart like. I've heard that too and also a couple of guys I've had on the show Dmitri Young with a famously great. Hall of fame rookie card collection. Why one of the best in existence Brad Ziegler from the days ago these on the really yeah Ziegler Diamondbacks may be. Arm he he's been on with me he is a big collector. Craig Rabach is another one although I think he might be out of baseball a player. So I'd like to find out about these guys that that are into it and of course you know. The access you have. Is so is so excellent here you are in the Washington organization what better. Organization would there be to be in for four you know if you're a collector right with Strasburg and Bryce Harper. Oh absolutely I mean you know there as soon as their cards are coming out there are being carved out by by people that they got out there. Tomorrow must you know I've played cards so bad and being able to watch them play on the field and also watching the value you know what their cars street. And what are your prospects this year Ryan you said you're open to make the big club. you know obviously that every cut every baseball player stream are much you're in the year and AAA. Eric New York with an affiliate and I'm very fortunate that the national that I did and they'll like that it kind of work on things and situations so. I think in the I'm I'm partly gonna start again as Eric Houston. Oakley at the scene and go to the I want I hope that you know the national TV champ and The nationals look better than ever right. You know what they're they're just getting better you know hopefully that. We can work got to deal copper Prince Fielder at being you know bring in that lineup would be. You know incredible and just bolster really strong. irritation and I think you know with the addition amount GO Gonzales starting look at national. You know there at that rotation going to be deadly you know and that they're able to that big bat that they wanted. and actually going to be a team to be reckoned. And I agree with that Orion maybe if if you're and you're going to be in Syracuse are spending more time there meet we will meet it's about two hours from here. And of course lots of games with buffalo and Rochester that the Syracuse. Plays every hour. And relish that not just about military is trying to plan now. On the I've enjoyed meeting you volley on Twitter hopefully my listeners will too and good luck this year. Appreciate their grammar or you're welcome to Tesco Washington. Nationals and I just abruptly cut them off without meaning to who was looking for the hold button and I hit the seal later but there sorry about that. I should apologize that was abrupt not on the air but you know behind the scenes here. very interesting baseball trade last night. Love it for the Yankees. The Yankees traded. Jesus Montero big catching prospect who did spend some time with them last year and did all right. To the Mariners for Michael Pineda there was more to the deal but neither is just I mean fears this guy right handed pitcher what do great pickup for the Yankees. I I won't I'm not on the inside when it's on the giving anything you can't get anywhere else by a lot of people. Love this trade for the Yankees to needed just huge upside for a four for him. And Montero was you know a good prospect but not like a sure thing in most minds any thoughts on this Matthew. Well the biggest thing is Montero is that he can't catch so he was probably gonna end up being DH. Which the Yankees don't really need one they have a couple players who need that DH spot give Jeter days off giving Iran days off. And they really need to fix up the rotation the sky 67260. Amazing first half. Right second half he fell off a little bit but that happens with some young pitchers when they. Throw Major League sells huge talent. Yeah yeah I think I think overall. You're getting back something better than you giving away there because there's no guarantee if if Montero becomes a catcher. And he can hit thirty home runs that's big value but he's a first baseman DH you can find those all over the place guys thirty home run. Very sneaky good move by Cashman just an NC north saw coming. A great trade for the yanks. All right some final thoughts here including one on some typing on eBay coming up call me feel like 8030550. I'm show and this is the hobby on WGR. Ryan to telescope Washington Nationals organization pitcher against him for being on. Double things I wanna get to in the last few minutes but feel free to erupts and supersede me because I'm always. I always want that eagle 30550. Is the phone number beyond this is the hobby on WGR every Saturday morning from eight to nine. Today run to the NFL playoffs start starts rather. And both teams will be on WB yen as we have the sabres tonight at the islanders pre game it's six. Saints at niners. Near record high temperatures for San Francisco on this possible mid sixties. And there's whether there are also perfect day the game tonight that I had a chance to go to I talked a little bit about it. Broncos patriots of looking at wind chills in the single digits little bit like our weather or a lot like it. Tonight for a new England and then pretty warm tomorrow the Green Bay game decent for the Baltimore game to you know mid thirties but. Nothing wacky that I read would be would be happening there. I got some last night. It's not as jargon that is losing. In in a bidding war on eBay at the last second. I've talked about my. Collecting Super Bowl MVP signed mini helmets and the right Aaron Rodgers helmet. Was sitting their last night in would be expensive. I decided with. Five seconds to go to bid eighty dollars above the leading and I got beat. I got the bid in Bristol got beat snipes are hard to. Hard to deal with. And I guess that means I should. Be one of those guys that you know you you set. A bid to go automatically right before the auction is over those are different programs you can use for that. And I don't know like maybe that's not why I lost like I did the same thing always I was watching the auction. But it's frustrating to lose that way you don't know that people are sitting by their computers bidding at the last second like you are and if you're like me feel like you know. Your superior to those people who just set a program to do their dirty work for them I was didn't like losing that Rogers it was a 200 dollar helmet a big ticket item and it had the inscription on it had the JS a certificate. I'm I'm I'm very particular about these not gonna. You know by any fakes. And I thought I had that I was bummed out here is bill on WG RI bill. out when I was younger I used you know collect cards and collect them you know every year or not put him in a shoe box and I'd like I have before choice. You know my house my little brother would always get and myself. But over the course of the years you know you're not collect them and put them up there and and I got older you know you did you really care about collecting cards anymore and I just you know let them up there and course and I want it to the army and went stationed in Korea you know about how truthful because. Home. And and just being given thought it really didn't care so that it at all anymore sibling you know. Get my card and probably up hit fairly well before choice in the attic. Yeah I was just wondering that they'd be where They sure. I'm in Korea we're talking you know these these are about a half century old these cards. There probably aren't they are very collect probably what they when we could walk up to the store and you know they won't like a nickel package and like so that checklist that check everything off tonight rubber band of not put them in. You know like old shoe boxes vitamin a poor choice so that my brother couldn't find them like a just forgot probably 62 through. Probably 68. On yeah that's that's a can be big money. if there in rubber bands. They know there are probably there's probably some damage. Older definitely damage confirming we we're always going to rule on trade numbers hold my friend because we are welcome we all had our favorite teams. let me say that and the derby there probably be some money and it if there's big money. The condition would be that the the key factor there. Like all they're not in good condition they wouldn't be worked very much them. It would be worth less but just how much less really it's it's just totally about what kind of shape the rim and yeah it's proportional so what are we get into this house. I don't know but the the request of the kind of wait for it to go up for sale but you know. For the flip rhetoric around the corner from it you might still visit it'll be old neighbors. From time to time and early mentioned that anybody else. This of this of this is puzzle a puzzle are here and whether another and it's it's it's it's definitely not your property anymore. Exactly know that the legally they're not the president not mine because you know obviously they. They're part of politics though. But if you knew with the people who live there. And you said to them look I I think there's something valuable in there that I I know where it is and you don't let's make a deal. Think about it that. What do you think about that. While maybe I'll just try that. I'll tell you all all all tell you where this is and show you how to get that it and will split the it will split the cause or the profits 5050. Maybe some like work let's interstate and let me know this plays out bill okay. All right thank you. Thought that's out what do think about that meant you better approach. I don't think he's in back. Known. I think it would be really weird if someone came to me and said hey there's Mike crap in your house from a 4050 years ago and I. Paul your floorboards and I dig in there and you know but it's just it's an alluring prospect these things sitting in there and wondering if they're still there and how much they might be worth super cool. That guy wants to write me so I can follow along in the store be thinking about them like what exact what I wanna do in that situation what would you what would you do it's a good one. Well I mean if the cut was picking up the potential cut then maybe it eleventh there the if it's my house and someone says that's a whole other matter. Minutes are what are you gonna pay for the damage. That's done that you'd pay for the repairs. Very interest in the to go lot of different ways that one. And only has Ricky bones cars. If he's got. Mean if he's got 62 in mint condition he's got big money no mint condition that's a but still there's potential there interest thing. I like that one I'll be asking my friends this weekend. What they would do in that situation hey Ryan gets left four assists last night don't get your hopes up. Have a great weekend I'm Mike show this is the hobby on WGR.

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Card collecting you used to do it when you were a kid then you wanna way to college and -- through all your cards a way I heard that one before well that was then and this is now card collecting his big business now cards of your heroes that your -- are still out there and sometimes they -- six figures you can spend hundreds until new products and still make a profit how does -- all -- these days welcome to dot hobby WG yards -- new show created to keep -- up to speed on the latest trends and let everyone else -- just -- lucrative collecting still can -- appears WG yards most avid collector. Mike show us.

I've got to admit I'm I'm a little intrigued by this tiger story. What's going on there. Your. You come upon a scene. Where there's been a car accident. And you can tell that the car. Has driven into a tree. Okay. It's not on fire. It may be smoking it may not be the one of the officers on the scene said. There was medium damage so you don't card got banged up in the middle -- night. And you you know the driver you're married to the driver. -- to think you bash out the rear window to try to get him out of the car that's that's the move. There we go back and just see if that might not check quote.

Yeah I mean that's what they're saying they're saying that -- Tiger's wife took a golf club to the back windshield. To help him out of the car might have been her story. That might be his story that might be the police story source talks -- right c'mon.

Afghanistan -- IQ I Q I just. Just. This is going to be hobby related this question -- and I'm going to have to get to the hobby but come on -- I'm very curious it's that she did smashed the back window in an effort to get him yes. These few poll and the front seat. Through a back seat. The broken back now Cadillac SUV. Right yes -- UB US and currently him now on the ground right she's following Tiger Woods like that right. Because police found lying on the ground by the I -- I'm Josh and he was incoherent -- the -- I do to band. Especially on a Saturday. Robertson. Well tiger.

Woods here comes the hobby part in. Tiger Woods is the one. On untouchable. Star athlete I mean he is as squeaky clean. As terrorists. And some of that at times is sort of made my. My eyes roll you know just beat the lengths to which she hear tiger goes to protect his privacy. Okay I get it. By you know as a sports fan I wish there were a little bit more intimacy. Tiger and and the public and the fans I think it has gotten a little better. Once he got married had kids in the got to know a little bit more about. About him his kids are at his tournament sometimes you see them I guess that could be they could be shrouded in secrecy or something but. I like to know a little bit about my. Favorite athletes and I think you do to. We don't have to know everything. But you know you like to know a little bit a bottom and tiger has been so careful with his image. And things have come out at different times about whether or not he's a good tipper and things like that by. For the most part he's done as good a job as you can do protecting his privacy now really that's not the point the point is. It seems. There hasn't been much to worry about. In this might be different this story might continue. Andy might reveal some -- things about tiger that. He it will it will no longer allow for him to be called squeaky clean who knows. There was a story. In The National Enquirer due to come out. About an affair he was having with the woman he had just met in Australia. And it says on the eight the ESPN account at least how this woman denied. Any. Any relationship. But then her quote is not a denial I don't want it just. Get caught up in all the details of this crash because who knows anything about it. It's just to say this about Tiger Woods I've I've thought about it at different times -- really getting into tiger on the show. And talking about how low because a lot of how I think about this and I know I'm talking to a lot of people who are not collectors. And you might be surprised by some of the things that I can tell you about collecting. How much money some cards are like the thing in the open says in different. Different things like that you may or may not know that Tiger Woods pieces are very expensive now you might assume that -- expensive in the way that. The big stars in sports are LeBron. Kobe Bryant. -- who when baseball Alex Rodriguez -- steroids you know that that kind of level tigers on a much higher level. Everything is four figures with Tiger Woods. Even even the the book prices on cards get blown out of the water sometimes. And that doesn't happen very often. On eBay right now I just did a search this morning. Tiger Woods completed auctions remember sometimes LC go to eBay if you don't know what your items are worth. And search for items like what you have and see one at the prices are it's not enough to just. Search it and look at what people are asking for. You wanna know what they're getting. You wanna know what they're getting for these things and the tiger one of the biggest tiger rookies. There are golf cart should go back there are call cards there are tiger -- card summer autograph. One of the biggest ones is SP authentic 2001. -- or 900 made. And their slipped in there or six players who had autographed cards to 900 in the set tigers won two ball Garcia. Goosen a couple of the other ones and I think there were six. And the tiger card is you know. According to sports market report degraded card price guide SM RP SA puts it out on the of the leading. -- According to that magazine the tiger as -- authentic rookie. In perfect ten condition which is even for a card of this decade not at all something you wanna take for granted it's not that common. Is a 900 dollar card they sell for triple that sometimes on the triple that.

2000. Dollars 2500. Here on eBay completed auctions Tiger Woods as the authentic. PSA -- guy try to get 5500. Couldn't. I've got one here in Beckett. Nine back in there -- of the degrading companies BGS nine. Tiger Woods 2400 dollars nine point 52200. Dollars the book is nine -- and what does tiger won lately. And I'm not like joking by that it's just. He's not at the peak of his popularity is -- at a meeting with this accident I mean like a week ago. He's better and bigger. To the sports scene and now he's still big but he's been bigger. So we've got a recession. Were into the winter. Months you know cold weather golf season is off. Tiger's not winning slams like he was. And yet is rookie card 900 copies his rookie card in the SP a panic selling for when he 500 dollars.

A party can open out of a -- there is only one Tiger Woods and whether it's cards or ought to grafts. Flags. Pictures. I mean there's always huge. There's one here I don't know really much about it's his upper deck rookie. In a buyback autograph form. So what buyback is is that a upper deck buys back cards from eBay and other ways just like we've item. Upper -- buys them back gets them photographed sometimes and puts them back into -- in their numbered. They did that with the Ken Griffey junior Rick rookie card they've done that with lot of hockey cards -- sets. And they're doing it here so. The old one upper deck tiger won't tiger rookie card not a rookie card but they should have they should have that because -- cards have everything. Beat tiger rookie guard upper deck -- it buys it back so get some sign slopes -- number eighteen this one sold for three grand. It's a twenty dollar carving up the autograph this is a 3000 dollar sale on the day. Only one Tiger Woods.

And if this to put a wrap on it if this car accident this domestic dispute perhaps. Turns into a big thing in you know will try to make one because we love doing this as a society we love snooping on these. Famous celebrities and finding out all those salacious details of their personal lives because we love to do that. We will. We will see this story to the end. And if it turns out messy. I'm interested to know what kind of effect that'll have on tigers and tigers market for collectibles. Enough about Tiger Woods and his smashed car. It's the holidays you know Thanksgiving we just had Thanksgiving just to catch you up and we have Christmas in four weeks from today. And I thought that -- passing mentions mentions of this kind of idea before but haven't really focused on it too much. I thought there might be some people listening today who are Christmas shopping. Or on their way to guard Christmas shopping this chance that I do I think there's a chance of that. Thanksgiving weekend with -- they show yesterday but even that even more helpful and 8 in the morning there was probably prime time yesterday right. I want to talk about what you can what you should know. If you happen to think about. Buying collectibles buying cards especially. For someone for the holidays you absolutely can do it for kids you you even can do it for adults and I am I wanna talk about that a little bit too because as I've mentioned a lot of the show it's been a recurring theme for me. I've got. Certain number of close friends and none of them is 22 in the collecting. But I almost kind of like want them to be so. I wonder if you really can't I guess ultimately notice you really can't. Buy gifts for people that you know that they're not really into because it's just totally as selfish move to do that but. If if you do have a friend not even have a child but if you do have a an adult friend. Who has some pieces whether they be autographed jerseys. Not even -- necessarily bats cards whatever. I want I want to help you figure out what you could do. In in terms of the hobby for Christmas. Because it's easy. It's easy once you know a couple of basics. And if you have brand source sports fans you can or kids you can get. Your Christmas shopping done in one or two stops. Or even online just like if you're buying clothes or anything else. You can do it easily and I can help you get it right and I'd be happy to take your questions on it to you if you're that person I'm talking about Iraq today Christmas shopping. And you want to. Consider cards or memorabilia for Christmas it's a great gift it can't be -- I mean it can't be awesome gift. Let me help you with that 8030550. Is the phone number we'll take your calls or I will say we out of habit. But you know I don't have a co host or anything your -- is producing these guys have to do that. 8030550. Or 1888552550. For the many of you that stream the show. Online I want to give you some tips buying for kids. Buying for grown ups can be can be easier -- player -- like what seemed -- like boom there ago. But I know people who buy factory sets for their kids I wanna talk about the differences between sets and boxes. And -- How did know which product to buy because this continues to be a popular topic in my email box and it I know it continues to be a source of of frustration. For people who might have a passing interest in in sports cards why do I do here. This wall in front army has a hundred different products on it I have no idea what the differences are except for the prices that I can see on the stickers helped. This is a real problem for the hobby I think -- too many products cluttered. Too much similarity. Too confusing. Who could know the difference. I intend to get into that as we go until 9 o'clock today. 8030515. Is the number be about I'd just general question about collecting or something you might have in your home or used to have. I'd -- I'd love to take your question we'll do the best -- can -- that if if its value because like I always say I have no idea without seeing it. But I'll I'll try to you have a -- in the right direction. And also on hobby Turkey's. -- listen to the enthusiasm I said that hobby Turkey's.

We get a hobby horror stories on Halloween why can't we do. Obvious turkeys on Thanksgiving -- if you need any gobble -- gobble and got a gobble in their resident.

I I sound I I think are selling them on strong today to -- that was your last not Heath. Who works extra shifts on holidays I mean that has two or the does seeing it doesn't have to. -- gobbling going. Let's go to the phones Mike is with me that this morning -- Mike.

It might as well I was questioned -- coming -- work you're glad. It is open maybe you -- while you're out there and try to union idea I have three pop. Cycle was already stressed than they dressed the -- you don't stand out -- war. At three of the majors he won the LPGA one. Eighty US open wanted to -- one. And they're below and I -- I don't remember where I think bottom that -- US open Beckett 82003. Okay. Our 2002 -- I'm pretty sure that's like autumn by I can't be I can't be sure that I just curious that maybe somewhere and he bitter about that.

You know and I'm not even he had bugging me by the question by about exactly surfing the web here I suppose I could I could do the work for you. And during the break maybe look that up. But you know please help yourself to doing that mean that's that's something you can do any time right just check check online and see what's out there I think. It does. Is I'm listening to your question -- it does. I mean something where you got them mean if you were going to say you bought them a target. I would say you know the probably worthless but if you bought them at a at a major. There was some kind of a special. Limited edition collectible. Item like that then you know than maybe you have something but like I said most tiger stuff is is big. And -- you know you if you just. Let me use this is a segue into into another topic actually if if you're just. Thinking about your value what you have what is it worse with Tiger Woods you know you can't. There's no safer play in sports than tiger even today we'll -- Zurich -- change it all the next couple weeks but there's no safer play than that guy so what you have is is probably at least worth something.

A lot of people. Think of collecting as. Investing. And that's fine and there are people who are going to be very into collecting that are way better. At making money at it. And I am but I'm not in to make money and that -- it to blow money exactly I think about values and I care about that. And you know theoretically. What I buy I buy because. I wanna think it'll at least hold its value if not. Appreciate. But that's not my main goal I do it for fun. And also because it's not it's not worthless the stuff that -- by -- does have value and should down the road. But if you are if you are thinking about collecting. For a profit. It and it's very it's very tough I would say. But my advice would be. To focus on players as opposed to sets or years or sports or products focus on players. If you're really going to do that. You wanna try to find players. Whose cards will go up. And that's hard because. Most people that you think. Are going to go up other people already think that you why would you think a certain players cards would go up well. He's a young player and you think he's got a great future. And that's pretty much how it works you by rookies it's -- but -- think about it rookie cards already cost a premium but they comment one so. That's been factored in already. And whether you're talking about an elite prospect. Or more of a mid level prospect. The hype is already in there in the price. And most athletes at the pro level. Are not late bloomers they don't get better I talked about this with regard to the sabres yesterday -- regular show and hockey. A guy at 43 that's your guy he's not you don't see many hockey players improve over time in the league. By the time they're 2324 years old that's the player they are. So here in buffalo with Thomas panic was a big prospect top five draft pick. In his rookie card reflected that -- was on a good team and that was reflected in his prices too so you have. If the 200 dollar Thomas -- a rookie cards that I don't know that that will ever go up. It's not because he only has seven goals it's because how will -- lot. The reason it was as high as it was in the first place is because people expected him to be good now he has two ways ago he can be good to meet the expectations. And the cards -- stay where they are or he will not play well and is cards will drop I don't think. You buy. Rookie cards I prospects. That often. I mean hot prospects. That often pitched in and can be reasonably expecting them to appreciate its its tough. There are ways that are better than other ways and I'm I'm going to get into a couple of those and I wanna talk about. Holiday tips next take some calls and also give give -- hobby Turkey's. Have then give it or gobbling going wanna do all that can happen it happened in one hour. Or forty minutes. What city. Stay tuned to find out -- might show this is the hobby good to have you along on a Saturday morning 8030550. Is the number let's go to Dan now for a sports update.

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I might show welcome back to the hobby we like to make this show fun conversational. Informative. And give you some variety to we've talked to Tiger Woods today and let's get into some other subjects with a couple calls here is rob calling -- I rob a Rio.

Good -- stereo I'm okay. Enjoy your show thank you I got a real general question and just in in. Our autograph always better be there -- cards always better to be autographed. Our cards always better to be autographed. For example like I drilled down and I don't think really collect two player rod Murphy who outplayed in the fifties and sixties -- and Bobby nor does because. I think he was a great player but what I you have -- better -- to go ahead and get those are crafted by cab.

I am not a fan of of autograph cards I mean not talking about ones that are produced with autographs on them but getting them signed. I have some but I'm I'm not a big fan of that to me the idea of a picture. Or even New Jersey is more appealing but it's and that's not to say that you really go wrong there I mean and or autograph -- autograph so. But -- the thing about it though is is if you have or cards. Mean real ones from the sixties and seventies. They're valuable anyway. Ands. I wouldn't I wouldn't say that the the autograph would bring the it wouldn't add that much to I think it in terms of the value side of it I think you're better off having the autograph on another piece on the card. But.

You know anything that any kind of memorabilia that's cart.

Yeah but it's really about your personal pure personal taste like you you could if you had a Jersey you might be able to buy it or Jersey. Unsigned for a couple hundred dollar somewhere like a nice one. And I -- okay. And the idea of perhaps getting one signed. Would be a great display piece in your house. But -- you know autograph cards you can do it. But the secondary market is in -- let you get to go get it authenticated first. And if you were ever looking to flip many of these things I would stay I would say get the autograph on something else that would be my advice.

Yeah I don't think I'd ever really want to let them but I don't want a good -- that would. Potentially make them be appreciated either.

Right tonight I don't think that would happen by Tom. It really it's it's a tough question for me to answer rob because. It really is a matter of your your personal preference mean. With with Bobby your. A Jersey a stick. An eight by ten or bigger picture maybe the famous shot of him scoring that goal against the blues to win the Stanley Cup. Some like that I think and or -- if you're if you're in the market for or autograph. Something you can show. More easily than a card would be show would be my suggestion. Here is Scott next -- Scott.

I'm okay calm I got a question about the future weirdo wizard -- late. Now. -- got in the -- collecting in the card -- late eighties early ninety's and -- all of that -- yeah. Now when my kids my age thirty years they still going to be joke you to.

Yes. Yeah unfortunately I do I mean I I think. I'm sure there are people or destroying. That stuff because it has so little value. But there are still so much of it. You know it might not be. Right now if you took 10000 cards from 1990. Into a dealer you'd be lucky to get two dollars for. If bomb if you you know in in thirty years. It might you know with inflation and everything it might be. It would be two dollars to be more than that but it would it's never going to have real value. There's just too just too much of it. Okay you welcome Scott. It there's just too much of it it's it's a hopeless situation. 89 to nine the something 934. With a few exceptions. You might wanna check with somebody burst by almost everything like as I've -- a lot of almost everything from those years is just totally worthless. Holiday shopping on the ship to that I wanna get to that I challenge myself and almost did in all those other topics. And I wanna I wanna start doing that here. You have those -- with kids. Christmas is four weeks from today. You have you have. You know whatever needs to be top -- me to do this by age but you have kids and they love sports. And you liked the idea of cards because of the following cards are fun to have fun to play -- Their information all you can learn something on cards I did. I learned how to compute statistics. I learned you know bowl trivia about my favorite players and players who -- my favorites. Free Internet era. Free games on TV every night aero of course by the cards warm were my way and that's why they mean as much to me is they do now I'm sure. I speak for some of -- the same way it's insane things happen to you. They're fun they're information old there. You know they can be exciting depending on who you get. On the play went. Guards are good idea for president what kind do you get. Four for a kid I would say this is pretty easy it's easier than you might think if you go into that hobby store you see the wall of boxes in the eldest. Lawyer mine because there's so many. I would I would recommend. Tops for baseball -- regular issue. Even though the split up series one series 21 of the other they're basically the same just different players. Football issues same thing. OP HE hockey don't those are the big or the biggest. Sets. That you can build there are not really expensive compared to other products at least. 5060 dollars a box may be something like that 36 packs. You get a lot of cards and you can read the backs are not too expensive. You get a couple of big hits to each of those products you -- the boxes now. There'll be a couple autograph cards are couple memorabilia cards and sometimes there are really big ones although that those are very rare. So you you can have fun with them the kids -- on opening them. Reading the backs of that's -- two cards are good for smart kids for kids who like to read. For kids who are into sports especially I think baseball baseball and cards are the best that. Because baseball fans are nostalgic baseball fans are into statistics. And their statistics on the back I don't honestly know basketball has a set. Like -- hockey set tops. Baseball or football they they met their might be a basketball sat like that. But there are so so many fewer players. In the NBA than say in the NFL or in Major League Baseball. I actually don't even on that applies if I'm not sure there's a basketball set like that but there may be. If you have a little bit more money to spend on just the regular issues for baseball like Topps heritage. It's retro style you'll have fun with that and your kids will -- its current players in -- or is there there are couple of hits they call it autographs in that product to. I have a few friends who by factory sets for their kids every year as a birthday present or Christmas present. And that's fine. Factory -- are fine. But I think there's a temptation not to open them. I know people who buy these factory sets it's great because it is cards but in the kids really do anything with them if you're willing to have the the boxes be busted open you've got every player in the sat right there and and that's great. But I think many people who buy factory sets -- with appreciation in mind. And that's. Not likely if the sets -- open on you know it's it's like buying bonds I think not Barry Bonds but savings bonds factory sets not as much fun. It's like to open presents right is it even really matter up to a certain age what you wrap. It's just the opening the -- I've got eight today Easter he turned six week. Six weeks old today at home have got -- I've got a young son and I was talking recently this week about Christmas and a friend said this this year I mean this series so young it doesn't matter but next year. Just rap stuff. Unity and have to put anything is wrapped boxes -- boxes -- love it. You know with cards to a certain point with gifts he can do that and there's the opening of the cards is relief fund for kids that's why I like box is over sets. I also love cards that have stuff on the back. A lot of the higher end products there's nothing on the back except the sentence or two it says you have. Received an actual autograph for -- used memorabilia from so and so. No information. I used to love the birth date the trivia the batting average the statistics year by year all the different teams the player is played for the cartoons. Remember the cartoons on the older cards and some of them are hysterically. And unfortunately inappropriate. I remember thinking I'm thinking about cards from the fifties amended the vintage stuff that -- stop postal great if you have a child into that. But. If not I'm thinking more current. But the the vintage vintage cards often -- cartoons on the back. And I'm just for some reason that the name that the card that comes to mind is a herb score card and Indians card from the late fifties. And on the back you've got a pitcher a cartoon of a pitcher in a big native American headrest. -- led the American League in victories and there's a cartoon of a return address. You know they reflected the thinking of the day. I suppose unfortunately. But on the backs the cards are fun to get that with the regular issue sets. -- the term if you're going into a -- to remember the term regular issue that I think is what you want and I think most. The employees at a at a hobby story card store would them explain things to you the same way. Mean you want. For kids right you want quantity. Wanted to be interesting and fun and you wanna waste your money on a high end product that they're just going to you know rip the corners off of goes without saying a got a little little bit more to say about Tom. About holiday gift. Sort of advice. And we could take couple more calls to 8030550. Is the number. I'm Mike choke this is the hobby more to come on today's episode right after sports.

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Dennis is next hi Dennis.

Hey Mike adore you all right thanks let's do it. I have played Patrick Kane. Autographed. Winter classic -- all right. And I Canada's. -- gift actually my wife. Got it from. An auction. And now I'm just wondering about authentication. Because it's autographed. And framing it and it is Patrick king considered a good investment in the cart world or -- collecting world.

I think so again with with Heidi highly hyped rookies or young players. There's already. Sort of there's like a price jump already factored into it in his first overall pick a lot of people are going to want. His stuff so you already talking about. Paying a little bit of a higher price for him but I like. Is I like the look of his career so far and he's -- a great team what you want is high point production. And Stanley cups and and I think he's in good position for that. So he certainly in my -- certainly not a bad investment I mean I -- and plus he's on a a team that has. A lot of fans and in Chicago and a big market like that so I like him for a few reasons as a as a player to collect sounds like a great piece you have. It didn't come with any kind of certificate of authenticity. Okay. Well you know you might not have to worry too much about that if you were looking to sell it. It would if you were selling it online for sure it would be something you'd probably need to do someday is to get it authenticated.

Okay -- authenticate something like that.

Well if you unless you can find someone in the area. Whose credibility. Is is good enough in that in that particular area authenticated autographs. To use than you'd probably want if you if you could speak you'd spend the money to do it you probably wanna send it to a may be PSA in California. Or another company that does that. Professionally. But now if it's of the peace for your house and it's Patrick Kane who's a local guy here in the buffalo area. It's not something I think you'd feel like you should feel like you have to do. You know the authentication part to sell it to do the best you can selling it online you'd you'd want that. Right. All right a look Dennis that sounds like a pretty nice little piece you have their pact came -- are classic Jersey. I don't know authentication. Good good then it's not I'm getting stumped today on a few things could -- not go into it. A local hobby shop couldn't go to bases loaded and and have them. Put thoughts -- I don't -- if they if they would as much time as I've spent there as well as I know the I don't know that someone they would do. If they didn't witness the autograph they could look at it and say just like I could well that looks like Patrick -- signature. But I'm not sure they could. They could give you something that confirms that without having witnessed. So. You'd probably have to go to a place that. Is it is an expert place in in doing just that but again like. PSA didn't see. The Jersey gets signed either so. What's the difference I don't know exactly how that works. Try try driving out to bases loaded Cheektowaga Dennis was going for Cheektowaga try driving out there and see see what they say about.

Here is Tony hi Tony.

Morning Mike are you a bad -- I'm -- Here I purchased the upper deck that collectible figure of Tiger Woods. And -- payment card no that's something -- they've been doing kind of but the recent phenomenon that is the peninsula by the news but it's occurred in this thing it. And that an opposite part of the the 2000 -- the famous point.

Yeah that's his rookie card unless it's a reprint of some of some.

Sore but the Picard is beautiful. -- I -- really terrible because I like the collectible figures easily collect the hockey player okay. I McFarland but not lately have noticed that other companies. A leading figure in the very steep hill but the -- is the exact point and the figures yes.

He's wearing like a Burgundy shirt and his name is on the bottom on a white panel yeah. Yeah that's that's his rookie card I don't know if it's as if it's a reprint or something since it came the way dead. But that is his rookie card from 2000 upper deck I believe. --

On the -- like their common as the in general with the figures aren't what's getting what you're doing on the cargo on the inside that. With them with a big.

You know I -- I don't buy the the figures so I didn't even really noted that the that happened. If you bought --

Yet an -- that's okay. Actually it is by upper deck which is kind of surprising that they even did it figure.

Yeah. You know he may -- a car collector if you are than you've got tigers rookie if you're not then you could you could sell that for. Ten or fifteen dollars maybe warning box from like that. I mean there's no problem with that happening that I can think of uses a little added perk to get to divide the figure probably.

Yeah I was accurate picture.

Okay Tony. Yes the point. Tiger Woods pointing to hold the ball going in the hole the 2000 PGA beating Bob may in a playoff that picture is on. The rookie I would wanna called an iconic -- it's from the year 2000 there are zillions of them out there but it is tiger and as I started the show by saying. Tiger stuff is is just huge. Even that card which is not even a decade old and there are so many of them out there are 1020 dollars that kind of range it's pretty good. For a new card there was so mass produced it's because it's him card number one I believe also from that said not positive of that but I think so. A lot of time I got to most things I wanted to next few weeks we'll talk more about things for the holidays and ways that you can. Include collecting in your gift buying into it smartly -- OP have a nice weekend email me any time you want the hobby it WGR 550. Dot com for your questions about collecting. I might show I'll be back here tomorrow for bill's post game see that.
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