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Dan McCabe and Erik Sjolie break down the seismic shift in sports card grading after PSA discontinued bulk submissions on June 3, 2026.

What does it mean when the #1 grader pauses bulk? How is CGC capitalizing? And why is TCG flooding the market?

TOPICS COVERED:

- PSA's $79 minimum pricing strategy & market impact

- The 10M+ card backlog crisis

- CGC's 30% market share surge (and the debate around it)

- Beckett's rebranding & new slabs

- SGC's decline & TAG's misstep

- Why 75% of grading is TCG, not sports

- Authentication concerns & counterfeit prevention

- Will graded 7s, 8s, 9s hold value?

CHAPTERS:

0:00 - Intro: Dan's 1986-87 Jordan PSA 7

2:15 - PSA bulk pause announcement & $79 minimum

5:42 - April grading stats deep dive

8:30 - CGC's market capture & perception vs. reality

12:00 - The TCG flood effect

14:45 - Beckett & SGC competitive moves

17:20 - TAG's pricing blunder

20:10 - Fanatics authentication deal implications

25:30 - Grading fatigue vs. necessity debate

29:45 - Future outlook: What happens next?

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Hosts: Dan McCabe, Erik Sjolie

Episode: #2

Duration: ~33 min

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Welcome to Episode 1 of the Collectors Club AI Podcast.

In this episode, Collectors Club AI founders Dan McCabe and Erik Sjolie recap their experience at the Dallas Card Show, discuss some of their favorite card pickups, and share why they believe the sports card industry is missing critical business systems that could help collectors and dealers become more profitable.

Topics covered include:

- Dallas Card Show experience

- Sports card investing and collecting

- Buster Posey rookie cards

- Hank Aaron rookie cards

- Wayne Gretzky rookie cards

- Soccer card investing

- Inventory management for card dealers

- eBay selling strategies

- AI tools for sports card businesses

- Card show sales and profitability

- The future of AI in the hobby

Collectors Club AI is building software designed to help collectors, dealers, and card businesses manage inventory, streamline sales, improve record keeping, and leverage AI to make smarter decisions.

Whether you're a weekend collector, a full-time dealer, or simply passionate about sports cards, this podcast is for you.

Subscribe for future episodes covering:

✅ Sports card collecting

✅ Sports card investing

✅ Card show strategies

✅ AI for collectors

✅ Dealer tools and software

✅ Hobby news and trends

✅ Collection management

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