Collectable Daily: Giving Collectibles the Business

This week's guest (03/12): Karlos Diego, Sluggers55

Karlos , a super high-end dealer and 35 year hobby veteran, joins the show to share his view of the hobby as a vendor at all the major shows including the MINT Collective. He will share his thoughts, experience, expectations for the future, he will talk about what he means when he says that "his currency is time" and will also show us a handful of 5-figure+ cards that will be in his showcases at the MINT later this month.

This week's guest (03/19): Joe Poirot, Collector @calidreamin84

Joe, a passionate lifelong collector who attends 2-3 card shows per year, makes the MINT Collective one his his standard annual hobby destination events. He will discuss how he prepares for MINT, this being his 2nd year attending, how he likes to ensure he doesn't leave a stone unturned, or a card overlooked. He will share his experience last year, expectations for the event this year and tips for preparing for any card show on the circuit as an attendee.

Ryan joins the show to share his experience, from being in the sports card industry full-time since 1996, surrounding the auction business and how it has evolved over the years. We will discuss  the effects of having more auction companies, whether or not the auction market is over-saturated, and if auction houses have a responsibility to control the flow of cards onto their platforms so as not to drive down demand. We will also learn about what Auction Report is and hear Ryan's takeaways from the Topps Industry Conference and how he works with Collectable and their BWIC platform.

Collectable CEO Ezra Levine joins me this week to school me on BWIC auctions, talk about the upcoming Mint Collective in Las Vegas and fill us in on come new things coming from Collectable. In addition Drew and I talk about news from Topps, new releases this week and look at other Hobby Happenings. Send feedback and questions to us at [email protected]

This week's guest (02/26): Brian Dwyer, President REA Auctions

Brian joins the show to share his forecast of the sports cards and memorbilia industry with consideration of Fanatics entry to the space and the evolution upon us. We will look at the February BWIC assets offered on the Collectable Platform. Bryan is a lifelong collector and has grown REA substantially since taking over in 2016 and in 2021 sold a T206 Honus Wagner for a record-breaking $6.6 million.

This week's guest (02/20): Vincent Zurzolo, Metropolis Collectibles, Inc.
& ComicConnect, Corp.

Vincent joins Collectable Live to discuss the world of comic book investing and collecting. He will explain what his companies do, where his passion for comics comes from, his preference between original comic art and the books themselves, and will explain how enthusiasts approach the hobby and curate their collections. He will explain the impact of comic inspired movies on market values, how grading works compared to sports cards and we will dive into restoration and why it is accepted in comics but not cards. We will end with a tour of his gallery and warehouse. This will basically be a master class with one of the industry's leading figures you will not want to miss!  

Ezra joins the MINT Collective podcast to talk about what he is most excited for at this year's event, changes to the event from last year, some of which are based on attendee feedback and many of the intangible benefits of attending the MINT. We will touch on expectations for 2023. 

This week's guest (02/07): Glen Brunswick, Panel Page Art (www.panelpageart.com)

Glen joins Collectable Live to discuss the world of original comic art and to help sports card and memorabilia collectors understand the space through the sports collector lens. Glen will explain what his company does, why he loves comic art, the history of the hobby and some major milestone sales in its history. He will have some advice for anyone looking to get enter the space for the first time and will talk about the pieces he is submitting to Collectable for their February BWIC round.

This week's guest (01/31): Atul Tiwari, CEO Cult Wines Americas

Atul joins Collectable Live to discuss the investability of fine wines and to help sports card and memorabilia collectors understand the space through the sports collector lens. Atul will explain what his company does, how it services its clients and what there is to love about collecting and investing in fine wine and the new partnership with Collectable.

Artist James Fiorentino joins Collectable CEO Ezra Levine for a more in depth look into art.