After all the recent controversies and drama in the hobby, this week's episode gets back to basics, while questioning why resilience seems to be in such short supply.Agenda:- Silly Card of the Week (6:09)- Pickups (13:10)- Quick diversion on the idea of resilience in dealing with "news" in the hobby (24:00)- Brandon's adventures with COMC shipping and "Restoration" Dilemma (38:10)- Discussion of the new UD "The Cup" Release and price inflation impact (56:44)- The New Topps Chrome Basketball and the return of the Reverse Dutch Auction (1:25:04)Links mentioned:Sports Collectors Daily Article on Snype and their coverage:https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/rick-probstein-snype-shut-down/Conversation from the Second Channel with Billy from UD:https://youtu.be/gjj_mBp0GJY?si=WZyR3yq-PQ5pKPDvThanks to @AMGCollectibles for supporting the podcast and channel. Here are some of their socials to see more of what's coming up for them:Check out AMG's website:https://amgcollectibles.caInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/amgsportscards/YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@AMGCollectibles The Wrestling Card YouTube channel mentioned:https://youtu.be/SmFBbrYV4YMSee Bobbles on their channel:https://www.youtube.com/@bobblesandballcardsFollow Eric on his IG:https://www.instagram.com/sanderson2orr/Link to the YouTube version of the episode:https://youtu.be/T5_SVTrdZdkLink to Because I'm Carlos on Apple Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/because-im-carlos/id1540871164You can reach me in the comment section of the YouTube channel or on Instagram (@because_im_carlos).Thanks for listening!#SportsCards #TheHobby #sportscardpodcast