On this episode, I talk about preparing for the Dallas Card Show. The three topics you will hear about are PC vs Investment purchase decision and why they are so different to me, what players I am targeting with the start of the NBA season, and what cards of those players I am looking for. 

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On this episode, I talk to Jameson with @Alamogem_sports_cards on IG about the grading process to help determine which cards out of the 11 I brought with me that we are going to send to PSA for grading. I ask him questions like how does he determine what cards to send, what company he is going to send them to, and how the high grading prices of $150/card change his strategy. Thanks to Sports Cards Plus in San Antonio for hosting.  

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On this episode Rob with @Sportscardtherapist joins to talk about the importance of mental health, why he became a therapist, and his approach to "If you take care of yourself, you can take care of your collection". We also get into some Football talk and the compare Brady and Mahomes cards to figure out, is Brady undervalued or is Mahomes Overvalued? Also is the card market becoming less reactionary? We talk through some really awesome questions and give Rob a follow on his Youtube/Podcasts! 

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If you like flipping basketball cards, this is the episode for you. Last week, Vanson and I talked about prospecting from the perspective of managing risk and how it fits into our overall strategy. Prospecting is fun because it's like sports betting but honestly better. The more you learn that there are options and different sets/parallels, the better you can do. We dive deep into what cards we are looking for after we decide what players/teams we are betting on. We talk about graded vs raw cards and Overvalued vs Undervalued.

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On this episode, Vanson @The_Cardprofessor (IG) joins to talk about our approach to prospecting in Sports Cards. We take deep dive into how we manage our risk in Sports Cards in order to bet on players we believe in safely. We also break down my Basketball Portfolio into the Legends, Stars and Prospects that I am invested in. If you like to prospect in Sports Cards or are trying to make sense of it for yourself, this is a great episode.

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On this episode, Eddie, the CEO of Investacard joins to talk about his strategy when it comes to treating Sports Cards as investments. We both share our short term and long term investing strategies and what types of cards fit those categories. We also talk about leveraging sports cards through Investacard's newest product "Sports Cards Advance". We discuss when and how to leverage your collection and for what cards it's right for.  

Guest: Eddie - CEO of @Investacard https://www.investacard.com/  

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On this episode, Mark Zablow, the owner of Bleecker Trading, joins the show to discuss how he started his Sports Card Shop located in the West Village in New York City. Bleecker Trading is one of the most unique shops that I've had the chance to visit and is focused on bringing cultural relevance to the hobby in aims of making Sports Cards more mainstream through the use of influencer marketing. We discuss influencer marketing, the challenges to opening up a card shop, real estate in NYC, and Fanatics taking over licensing.   

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On this episode, Jimmy Mahan @Kentuckybasketballcards joins the show to talk about his story. Jimmy was responsible for starting the infamous trade nights at the National for the last 5 years so we talk about how it started, why he put it together the way he did, and what the future of those trade nights and Card Shows are. We also talk about his card shops in Lexington Kentucky called Kentucky Road Show Shop. He will be opening three more across the country so we dive in to that and how the recent news of Fanatics taking over the licenses to produce cards for the NBA, NFL, and MLB might affect card shops.  

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On this episode, Jesse Craig, the head of business development at PWCC, joins to talk about the concerns surrounding Shill Bidding, the rise of Auction houses, and the future of PWCC. With their new platform in development, we dove into some of the new features that will be added to their platform to make it the best place to buy and sell Sports Cards.  

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On this episode, we talk about eBay terminating its relationship with PWCC, their biggest third party consignor of Sports Cards, accusing them of Shill Bidding. This is a big accusation but a very broad and nuanced subject that we discuss on today's episode. We talk about Shill Bidding and how to identify it so that you can become a more informed buyer in the Sports Card world.  

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