About
Built by a flipper. Run like a business. Shared with a few.
Hi, I’m Paul Hickey. I’ve made money flipping sports cards with data since 2020 — and NoOffseason is the membership I built so you can do it too: the tools, the plays, and me answering your questions — every one of them.
How we got here
1988
Starts collecting
A kid with a shoebox of cards. Collects hard through the junk-wax years.’95–’20
The long hiatus
Career, family, life. The cards stay in the closet for 25 years.2020
Back in — with data
Re-enters a hobby with tens of thousands of parallels per rookie and learns the hard way that only a handful make money. Starts flipping singles with data. Launches NoOffseason.com and the Sports Card Strategy Show.Today
An exclusive premium member community
Formula Rankings, the Card Analyzer, grading with tracked results, Sports Card School, the Premium Pod — and Hobby Flipper, the data tool he built, included free.When I came back in 2020 the landscape had changed. Not only were there more sets and releases, there were dozens — sometimes hundreds — of parallel versions of the same base card. Take it from me: only a handful of rookie cards for the top players in each sport are actually valuable, with the repeatable peaks and valleys you can buy low and sell high, year after year. NoOffseason is built on that: only the cards that make money, the play spelled out, and an exclusive community small enough that I can answer every question myself.
Stop gambling on wax. Flip singles with data.
Three rules behind every ranking, every play and every answer on the Pod.
01
Right card. Right player. Right time.
Only the cards with repeatable peaks and valleys — and the calendar markers that tell you when to buy in and when to sell out.02
Data over hype.
Real eBay closing data, not influencer takes. If the sales history does not support the play, it is not a play.03
Singles, not wax.
Breaks and boxes are a bet — long-time breakers will tell you 60–70% of what you put in is gone. Flipping singles is a plan.The NoOffseason family
Three things Paul runs. One philosophy.
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Paul HickeyFounder · host · answers your questionsWhat members say
Your content and advice has helped me go from a degenerate breaker to a shrewd card investor. Now my wife and daughter are reselling too — we run a family business.
I was burning in a Whatnot dumpster fire before I discovered your pod. Thanks to No Offseason I can see the light at the end of the tunnel — I am on pace to do over $20K on eBay this year.
My last submission from PSA — 50 cards — had a total ROI of 132%. If flippers would make data-driven decisions, they would see measurable change in their ROI.
Since finding the podcast I have completely shifted from breaking to buying singles. Now I can hit all the time by locking in on hard data, instead of just getting lucky.
My son is top 10 in the Flipper Rankings and we are loving this hobby we get to share. Thank you for helping us make it something sustainable.
I have already begun buying cards off eBay using the rankings page. Your centering tool is legit — it has already saved me money in grading fees.
It is mind-boggling how much I have learned since following No Offseason, and the mistakes it has prevented me from making.
Using the Sports Card School lessons I got my LLC and reseller permit and no longer pay sales tax on eBay.
I was struggling in this hobby before I found your podcast. Now I have created a sizable return monthly.
Hobby Flipper is next level — a full-blown game changer. Thanks for everything you are doing.
I went down the rabbit hole in 2023 with breaks and binge ripping. Much more fun now that I have a plan, thanks to you.
Still a new member and loving this unbelievable website and the data you have put together. Member for life.
The new Card Analyzer and Predictor — holy moly, that thing is amazing.
I got a PSA 10 on an Amen Thompson Silver and a Jared Goff Silver rookie I bought at auction, using your centering tools.
A reliable voice that speaks in real terms with real insight on the hobby. You have given me life again.
My only complaint is I did not find you sooner.
Now that I have retired I wanted a meaningful hobby that uses my data background. Your approach to collecting is beneficial and fun.
A member for just over a week and your content and everything you offer is amazing.
It has really changed the way I buy cards. I live in the rankings page and use the analyzer tool all the time.
I spent $714 in cards and grading, sold $923 with two cards still to go — a PSA 10 Yamal for $250 and a PSA 10 Woods for $289. It feels nice to finally make some real money.
A new member, and I love all of the data and information about sports card flipping.
I have been a member for about half a year and love all the knowledge you have shared.
Loving the new Card Analyzer and Predictor tool upgrade. The backbone of all my data and flipping strategy is the No Offseason information and support — enjoying the hobby more than ever.
On a tip from you I bought big into Oscar Piastri's 2023 Topps Chrome rookies and went 5 for 5 on PSA 10s — 9 tens and 9 nines out of 20 cards, including a 1998-99 UD Hardcourt Jordan insert. Couldn't have done it without NoOffseason. Subscriber for life.