Hobby Hustle Documentary 2-16-25

[CollectingKid84]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Watched it last night. OMG is it boring. 2:30 of documentary that tells about four disjointed stories with some rando talking heads:

--Some kid from Michigan doing breaks and opening a store
--Some forger from Ohio
--Something about some Packer having fun with it
--The Black Swamp Find

All the stories were drawn way out. They spent more time on the forger's life backstory (which no one could possibly give a crap about) than Babe Ruth got from Ken Burns. The BS find was interesting but unbelievably repetitive. They were at the National but they barely used anything from the premier event of the hobby. Made the whole hobby look like a dull, slow money grab.

Not worth the $2.99.

Now, as for Jeff and his practice: we have this discussion every year or two when someone decides to trash talk him for defending big-time criminals, alleged and convicted. Stop it. What he does is as vital to the maintenance of the rule of law as anything a prosecutor or judge does. If you get caught up in the meat grinder of the criminal justice system and the entire force of the state is against you, guys like Jeff are critical to keeping the government honest. If I had my tit in a wringer in NY I'd retain him in a heartbeat (assuming I could afford him)

I enjoyed the film very much. I'm a younger collector, so maybe this board is full of older collectors who are very sensitive about the hobby. But the film, I thought was pretty dope. I do think it's hard to put EVERYTHING about the hobby into one film. The film should've probably been a series but for what the director was focusing on I thought it was fine.

[bk400]

Originally Posted by CollectingKid84

I enjoyed the film very much. I'm a younger collector, so maybe this board is full of older collectors who are very sensitive about the hobby. But the film, I thought was pretty dope. I do think it's hard to put EVERYTHING about the hobby into one film. The film should've probably been a series but for what the director was focusing on I thought it was fine.

Hey Kid, don't flatter yourself. I've been told by the truly younger set that if you know how to even use a message forum like this, you've got one foot in the grave.

In all seriousness, I enjoyed parts of the documentary myself! I also like the 84 in your handle. That's Dwight Gooden's rookie year. Dwight Gooden was the best before the blow got him.