A loaded episode of The Hobby Handbook with Alex and Trent. Series 2 released today. The importance of having a relationship at your LCS. Plus, a case hit/SSP draft, PSA backlog update, and more!

0:00 - Series 2 release day, and Alex pulled a 1/1 for the first time himself, and it was a 1/1 auto at that.

4:55 - The importance of having a relationship with your LCS. Alex picked up two huge cards at his LCS yesterday from a customer while he was there shopping on his own.

13:15 - What do we think turnaround times will look like for PSA at The National? 

15:50 - Updated PSA backlog: they took in 4 million cards over the 5 days post-announcement. 

22:00 - Topps Finest dropped on Monday, an update on mega boxes

31:00 - SSP/Case Hit Snake Draft

41:00 - What an incredible time in sports between the NBA Finals, the World Cup, and the Stanley Cup Finals

53:15 - Performance over potential seems to finally be winning out in the hobby. 

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