Chris HOJ-Cast

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 weekend. Third, a deep dive into Joker's Totally...

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 $625k.

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 fifteen 1/1s ever made, (2) the historic "Heart and...

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, and the 14 that have yet to surface. Second is an...

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 Jordan 1/1 that is coming to auction soon. And the...

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 of eight cards added in 2025. The third segment...

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 versus an artificial intelligence description...

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) meditations on the idea of evolving as a collector from...

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 ranking MJ cards can be accessed here...

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—culminating in the reveal of a recent MJ pickup. The...

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 second tells the story of a "One of a Kind" Michael...

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 process. The third segment introduces the "90s MJ 1/1"...

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 sports cards, and 3) does the "better player...

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 market predictions in a bull market, and...

This episode dives into my recent trade. I received the 1997-98 Upper Deck PowerDeck White Jersey 1/1 Michael Jordan (plus six more MJ 1/1s). I sent out the 1998-99 Skybox Molten Metal Fusion Titanium /40.