Hi John, I know that you love your Red Sox , especially Wade Boggs! I texted you earlier today, but I would also love to see videos on Baseballs Heroes & abstract : such as Mark Fidrich , Donnie Moore, Joe Delaney(Football), he died knowing he couldn’t swim, trying to save 3 kids!! Minnie Minoso, Manny Sanguillien, Mike Webster(Football)! I have a good amount of these guys cards , had them slabbed by SGC & & display them on my walls(out of the sun)! I think it’s sad that some met their demise by tragedy or mental health illness! PC NYY & NY Islanders

Hi John, I enjoy your top 10 or top 50 Vintage cards only! They’re way too many new cards to account for. I’m a Vintage NYY & NY Islander fan. You put together really great videos of Vintage cards! Thank You. I would like to see a Craig Nettles, Reggie Jackson run & a “where are they now?” type of video?? Nettles was was my Hero in 1977 , 78 , 79 etc. But, I also think you do such a detailed Vintage runs that’s absolutely stunning! Price comparisons , graded cards(I use SGC). I got back into the Hobby after stopping in 1985 (Baseball, Ice Hockey & Football), in July of 2023! Please keep up the Great work, you should receive an award. Patrick from NY

There is no way of knowing the YT algorithm. I think card show recap videos do really good. But I don’t know about going viral. When I think of viral I think of hundreds of thousand views.

Lying and exaggrating and fearmongering in the title / thumbnail helps videos in general get tons of clicks and attract paying sponsors. Some of the clickers will be angry and say so in the comments, but it's too late. They clicked. For example: "Grading is dead!" Or "Trump cancels all rallies!" and the video does not support the clickbait title at all. Maybe you should try "Wade Boggs was a chicken-addicted alien!"

The king! Nice! 😂

Hey John, good topic. For me, there are a few guys that I love to watch and will always go directly to those videos before any others when they put new content out. My KZbin experience has continued to evolve over time. When I first started watching vintage channels, I loved to watch card shows, card room tours, grading reveals etc. Fast forward to today, I still have my favorite group of guys which I don't miss but as my collection targets change, so do my clicks (I cant lie, i still watch everything). Getting back into the hobby after a 25 year break, I loved to see the 50's and 60's vintage cards. Now, I lean toward the pre war card videos because I like to learn about them. When Mangini or Dave Blue Jacket are holding class about some rare ass cards, i can't miss a second. I also like how more collaboration videos are being made and guys on on camera just bullshitting telling stories. I think there is something really genuine about that.

Great video! Man, so I know this is not the question you asked, and I know you didn't say you would change your style--but please don't change what you're doing. I mean this sincerely, you're the BEST sports card youtuber. The space, and really all youtubers, are just repeating everyone else's content. "Creators" see something that Paul Lesko tweeted and then all of a sudden there's five youtube videos that are the same. A channel gets numbers from ripping on other hobby personalities, and all of a sudden all these small channels are doing similar videos where they rip on people in the hobby. People selling their character for what? $3 of youtube revenue? And, it's the same all over KZbin, food/recipe youtubers seem to see one recipe go viral and then there are five "street corn dip" videos. A personal finance youtuber makes a video on the importance of looking poor and then there's seven copycat videos. I contrast that with what you do--you actually love these cards. You're not chasing clout. You're not trying to make your fortune on youtube $0.15 cents at a time. It's fantastic. Please keep doing what you're doing. So, sorry to ramble on--I guess my thesis statement is that you're great at this, and (mostly) everyone else needs to follow your lead, not vice versa.

Interesting topic, John. My views are all over the place. Somehow, my channel grew tremendously in about a 4-6 month period, and it seemed like every video I did went over 1k views. But, my videos can be as low as 100-200 views, and I've had videos go over several thousand views with the highest one being about 13k. Card Room Tour, Top 25 in my Collection, and My Journey in Collecting type videos seem to do really well. Some of my "Budget" collecting videos have done very well also. For me, it's really all over the place. Maybe it's because my channel topics are all over the place, just like my collecting!😂

My card collection videos get under 200 views, but some of my card show videos get over 1k views. Nothing viral.

I've noticed the same, channels suggested to me with very few subscribers, but have videos had 2 times the viewers. What gives? Not on my card videos. 20-35 views per video.

Hey John 👋 I have noticed that channels that have topics about PSA submissions and or crossover submissions from PSA to SGC or vice versa do really well. This is only a observation on my part as I have never done these topics. Go Mets !!

so upperdeck makes card of the week!!!! did you say 2005 Zenith as in Tv's or did you mean a different company? I now see upper left hand corner Zenith , Exquiste , what do you think about his turn back the clock cards? can they be cards of the week or only real cards like these and his playing days like his 1984 card?

I reconogize him for his greatness which he was. Do I think he belongs in the Hall based on what he did the rules are quite simple he bet on Baseball which is illegal because at that time he was a Mgr and player, he also lied about it then later on he came clean and said he bet on 1988 and 1989 so since both him and shoeless did things away but were illeggal such as throwing the world serise and him betting No hall of fame. I could see if he had been retired from Baseball say 1 season after his retirement and he bet on Baseball it's his off time he's retired this I can understand but as a player Mgr. this isn't allowed. But I look at him for what he did on the Field more than off the field. No Hall of Fame.. would it be nice if he got in I guess. still nice nothing has changed 1964 card , 1965 , 1966 , 1967 , 1972 , 1973 , , 1974 , 1975 , 1976 , 1977, 1977 record breaker , 1978 1979 , 1979 highlights , so him and Mays very sad . yes!!!!

So John Kryptonite is like me he doesn't make videos but he sent you a package I sent you a package about 4years ago. I have that 1982 one of my family members gave me some cards and I have his 1982 card !! nice 1983 card , nice Wade Boggs card Donruss , I also have that 1984 Bench and Yaz card nice gesture of John.

Thanks for compiling and sharing, John. It is a beautiful, early vintage card set.

Great discussion on a classic set! Thanks for sharing John!

Awesome cards and great set, thanks for sharing your work

The DeLong's are amazing! I don't own any, but I will definitely change that in the future when I decide to dip my toe into prewar. Love these cards. Thanks for sharing, John!

Definitely one of the best sets ever produced! Great video!

Hello my friend

Great Bench additions. I really like his ‘83 Topps

He belongs! Well said John. Great showcase of his cards!

Pete! Should not be in HOF. The rule was clear, and posted in the dugout. Nothing equivocal about "banned." If no rules, what is the point? It does not matter anyway, HOF is now hall of very good. Still my favorite player.

Hi John. Really nice run of cards of a star ball player, that I think he deserves to already be in the Hall (IMO). Thanks for sharing my friend.

Thanks for sharing, John. Great Boggs cards. Hope he is doing well regarding his prostate health issues.

He's just not eligible for the HOF. His death has no bearing on it whatsoever. The ban was permanent, not just his lifetime. Although, with what Ohtani seems to have gotten away with, Pete should've hired himself an interpreter.

Great cards John.

Great tribute John! I believe he should have been in the Hall of Fame a long time ago!

Great cards, John! The last one you showed is especially sweet. Those patches are amazing!

Well done my friend

He should be in the HOF.

The match that lit the fire under my revered Big Red Machine. I'm sure his surviving teammates will be at the funeral. It pisses me off that someone listed a Pete Rose rookie card on eBay for $2 million right after he died. No respect.

Great showcase. Thanks for sharing.

"I'd walk through HELL in a gasoline suit to play baseball' - The HIT KING ❤❤

Sorry Pete, you broke baseball’s ultimate rule so you must pay the ultimate price.

Great stuff John, thanks for doing a great tribute to Rose.

He is a definite Hall of Famer! Should be in!

RIP to THE KING

RIP Hit King! Put him in the Hall!

nice pete collection. only saw him play towards end of career but i remember when he broke cobbs total hits record. agree with others, should be in HOF. rest in a better place, Charlie Hustle. thanks for sharing these with us John.

Will the veterans committee now have a review/vote on Pete in 2025 now that he's dead? I fully believe he'll get into the HOF by 2026 at the latest, they just didn't want him to get the satisfaction of it while he was living.

Great tribute John. RIP Charlie Hustle

RIP CHARLIE HUSTLE. YOU WILL BE MISSED. 14

Thanks for sharing your tribute to Pete Rose, John. Now that he has passed will see if they consider putting him in the HOF. I am thinking it would have to go through Rob Manfred before going to the Veterans Committee. For all his accomplishments on the field, he bet on baseball and that is a wrong that will keep him out of Cooperstown.

Thanks for showing us your collection on Rose cards. RIP

Rest in peace Pete Rose. Put him in the hall

Pete should 100% be in the Hall of Fame. I met him once and told him that he should be in the Hall of Fame and the HOF could put on his plaque what he did wrong. Plaque or no plaque, The fans know what he did on the field makes him a HOF player. Rest in peace Hit King.

R.I.P. Pete, Hall of Famer all the way. You'll make it some way and you'll see it from Heavan. Peace!

Great Bench cards. I just completed his basic player run at the National this year. That Fleer Bench/Yaz card is on my want list.

Nice Bench cards. Good luck completing the run. I was lucky enough to complete my Bench Topps run at the National. And got a 1964 Rose to leave me with just his rookie card to complete his run. RIP HIT KING