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This week on Booked to Last, Adam Gellman and Ryan from RBICru7 unpack one of the biggest moments in wrestling card history.

Randy Orton walked into RBICru7 for Rip Night and stayed for over two hours. He signed for every fan. He answered every question. He took selfies. He even studied Ryan’s personal collection and talked comps.

What does it mean when your GOAT shows up at your shop and delivers?

The guys break down the full experience and why this wasn’t just an appearance. It was validation for collectors.

Then Tim Trout, Product Director for WWE at Topps, joins the show to talk:

• WWE Universe
• Event-worn relics
• WrestleMania patch 1/1s
• Inscriptions and on-card autos
• What’s coming in 2025 and 2026

If you collect wrestling cards, this episode matters.

This isn’t hype.
It’s context.
And the game is changing.

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The Football Card Podcast is back for the Season 3 finale and this one hits every layer of the hobby.

Brett and Pack unpack the $26,400  Josh Rosen Green Kaboom sale and why the reaction misses the point.

They break down why football cards are up 33 percent over the last two years according to Card Ladder and what is really driving that growth.

They debate Caleb Williams versus Jackson Dart at 48K and why moments matter more than raw stats.

They revisit 1994 Joe Montana Sega nostalgia and what 90s scarcity teaches us about today’s market.

They call out hobby practices that help and hurt the experience.

They dig into PMGs, rookie golds, and why collecting priorities shift with the season.

If you collect football cards, this episode will make you think harder about what you are chasing and why.

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AI is moving fast. Most hobby businesses are not.

In Episode 6 of Built for the Hobby, Brett sits down with Scott Lock, CEO and Co-Founder of InfernoRed 
Technology, to talk about what AI means for hobby operators in 2026.

This is not hype.

This is practical.

Scott breaks down:

• Why most businesses are underusing AI
• Where small hobby shops can remove friction today
• How automation can protect your margins
• Why waiting is the riskiest strategy
• How to think about AI without chasing shiny objects

If you run a $500K shop or a $5M operation, this conversation is about you.

AI will not replace your business.

But someone who learns how to use it might.

If you are AI-curious but stuck using ChatGPT like Google, this episode gives you a clear next step.

Built for the Hobby is about one thing: helping operators think better and build smarter.

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A $16.5M headline sale grabs attention.

It sparks conversations.
It shifts emotion.
It makes you question what your cards mean now.

In this flagship episode, Brett breaks down a hard truth most collectors ignore.

The hobby is not one market.
It is many micro-markets operating at the same time.

Different financial tiers.
Different buyer pools.
Different motivations.

Using the recent PSA 10 Pikachu Illustrator sale as context, Brett explores how infrastructure, transparency, and intent-driven collecting are reshaping the environment. He explains why record prices distort perception, how narrative spreads across segments, and why you must identify the lane you’re actually in before reacting to a headline.

If you’ve ever looked at a big sale and thought, “What does this mean for me?”

This episode will help you answer that question with clarity and control.

Because the collectors who understand their market move with confidence.
The ones who don’t move with emotion.

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You don’t plan to consign. Then a card pops up that you can’t ignore.

In this episode of The Staging Area presented by dcsports87, Brett and Tory talk through the real decisions collectors make when opportunity hits. What moves from the PC pile to the sell pile. Why “being responsible” sometimes means shipping a big box to consignment.

They unpack:

• The Super Bowl eBay Live activation in San Francisco
• What brand exposure really means when you’re building for the long term
• How volume forces companies like PSA and dcsports87 to make tough operational decisions
• The Drake Maye hype cycle and what the data shows after the loss
• Why infrastructure today feels different than 2021
• And whether release consistency even exists anymore

This is a conversation about scaling, adaptability, and playing the long game in a hobby that moves fast.

If you’re trying to make better decisions with your cards and your capital, this one is for you.

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Anthony Loparo did not set out to build a multi-service card business.

He started where many of you did.
In his dad’s convenience store.
Ripping packs.
Falling in love with the process.

In this episode, Anthony walks through the real path behind Top Notch Sports Club:

• Opening cards on YouTube in 2007 when payments came through the mail
• Grinding two years on Excel spreadsheets, copying and pasting payouts line by line
• Taking the leap during COVID and quitting his job
• Scaling breaking, grading, and consignment under one roof
• Building a website that syncs live with eBay
• Hiring four employees and learning to let go

We talk about:

• Why speed to list is his competitive advantage
• Why he is not afraid of competition
• How he thinks about investing in product and technology
• The role eBay plays in his infrastructure
• The mental shift from side hustle to real business

If you’ve ever thought about turning your passion into your profession, this one is for you.

Anthony’s story is a reminder that scale is built on obsession, systems, and trust.

A special thank you to eBay for sponsoring Passion to Profession. The biggest and best marketplace to buy your next favorite trading card.

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In this episode of the WNBA Card Podcast, Katelyn sits down with Garrett of WNBACards.com to unpack one of the most important chapters in WNBA collecting history: the Rittenhouse era from 2005–2010 

This was the low print run era.

Five thousand boxes became five hundred.

On-card autos were everywhere.

And some of the most important rookie cards in the hobby were born.

We break down:

• Why the 2008 Candace Parker rookie still anchors the era
• How on-card autos from 2005–2007 became cornerstones for collectors
• What Rittenhouse got right — and what they completely missed
• Why culture and marketing matter as much as scarcity
• How today’s collectors can approach this era with intention

Garrett shares how he went from chasing Zion to building a seven-figure WNBA card business and launching a database with 60,000+ cards and 77,000+ sales comps.

If you care about scarcity, print runs, culture shifts, and long-term significance, this episode will reframe how you think about the middle chapter of WNBA collecting.

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Booked to Last welcomes its first official guest.

Stephanie Garcia of Mama Breaks joins Adam and Ryan for a real conversation about wrestling, collecting, and building community through breaking.

Stephanie shares how her love for WWE started with Chyna and Thursday Night SmackDown. How she transitioned from teacher to full-time breaker. And why passion matters when you’re ripping wrestling product.

The group dives into:

• WWE’s current storylines heading into Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania
• The Logan Paul $16.5M Pokémon sale and what it means for the hobby
• The rise of Pick Your Wrestler breaks
• Why WWE cards are no longer niche
• The upcoming WWE Universe and Royalty releases

If you care about wrestling cards, breaking culture, or the long-term growth of WWE in the hobby — this episode is for you.

This one is about community.

And why every pull tells a story.

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The $16.5M Pikachu Illustrator sale shook the hobby.

So John and Brett  asked a serious question: Could a football card ever reach that number? And if it could… what card would it be?

In this episode, they break down:

• What made the Pikachu sale possible
• Why football cards operate under a different ceiling
• The importance of myth, scarcity, and global reach
• Why the 2012 Tom Brady Black Finite keeps entering the conversation

They also unpack real-time negotiation strategy around a Tyler Warren Gold Vinyl.

How far do you stretch for a card you want?

When do you send the note?

How do you balance conviction with discipline?

Plus, they cover:

• Pat Tillman 2020 Optic Downtown PSA 10 at $16,800
• AJ Green 2012 Topps Chrome Superfractor raw at $5,118
• 2002 Finest Gold Drew Brees PSA 10 climbing in value
• The challenge of consolidation as collections become more focused

This episode blends psychology, market perspective, and real collector decisions in real time.

If you care about football cards at a high level, this one delivers.

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Are you collecting to impress or to connect?

In this episode, I sit down with Michael, known as @glenrice_90scards, to talk about what it really means to collect 90s cards in 2026.

We cover:

• Growing up in Chicago during the Bulls era
• Discovering Glen Rice in the 1989 NCAA Tournament
• Living through the rise of serial-numbered cards in real time
• The stress and relief of landing a 1997 Metal Universe PMG Green
• Why some of the best 90s cards aren’t PMGs or Credentials
• The reality of competing with deep-pocketed set builders
• How to approach one-of-ones in the 90s
• Why patience still wins in this category

Michael shares stories behind:

• 1998 Metal Universe Ryan Sandberg PMG
• 1997 Metal Universe Glen Rice PMG Green
• 1997 Flair Showcase Legacy Masterpiece 1/1
• 1997 Skybox EX2001 Michael Jordan Jambalaya
• 1997-98 Upper Deck Game Jerseys

If you’ve ever felt priced out of the 90s.
If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re chasing status or chasing meaning.
If you’ve ever sent a message that said “Do you need this card?”

This one is for you.

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