Collectable Daily: Giving Collectibles the Business

David Randolph, the founder of Sports Investors Authentication, discusses how and why impeccable provenance is more important to memorabilia collectors than ever. Also, Collectable's Head of Data and Analytics James Canario drops his monthly Secondary Market Ups and Downs report. (Spoiler alert: Golf is up.)

Collectable's Nick Cepero and Chris Corbellini chop it up about the 2022 NFL Draft's potential impact on the card values of, among others, Justin Fields, Trevor Lawrence, Jalen Hurts, Zach Wilson, and Kenny Pickett.

On this week's clip show, you'll hear highlights from our chit-chat yakkity-yaks with...

• Josh Johnson & Chris McGill (Card Ladder)
• Rich Mueller (Sports Collectors Daily)
• Nick Cepero (Collectable), Simeon Lipman ("Antiques Roadshow") & Michael Osacky (PSA)
• Joe Orlando (Collectable)
• Ezra Levine (Collectable)

Our CEO Ezra Levine offers an overview of what's happening in the world of fractional ownership, sports investing, and Collectable's secondary market.

Collectable's venerable President, Sports discusses the ins and outs of researching the value of baseball bats swung by the likes of Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth, as well as what differentiates a Willie Mays Giants jersey from a Willie Mays Mets jersey.

Three of our favorite sports appraisers discuss everything from the continued rise in interest in Type 1 photographs, the importance of narrative and provenance when investing in memorabilia, and The Hobby's sustained love of Bo Jackson and Ken Griffey Jr.

The man we like to refer to as The Hobby's Professor Emeritus discusses the relative complexity of collecting vintage cards versus modern cards, the possibilities of a Junk Wax Era 2.0, and the importance (or non-importance?) of card comp research.

The Card Ladder co-founders give their takes on how the NBA Playoffs have impacted hobby interest in Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum, Stephen Curry, Jordan Poole, Luka Doncic, and Kevin Durant, among others.

The music-centric hobby collective known as Rip, Pack & Slab discuss how they meld hip-hop beats and card collecting, as well their plans for growing their already-growing brand.

On this week's clip show, you'll hear highlights from our chit-chat yakkity-yaks with...

• Wyatt Cavalier (Alts)
• Ray Schulte (Schulte Marketing & PR)
• Brandon Catherman (Collectable)
• David Seideman (Collectable)
• Leighton Sheldon (Just Collect)