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(As there was no livestrewam on Saturday December 27, this weeks podcasts will be from the previously unreleased emergency episode we recorded on December 15, the day the Beckett acquisition was announced, before the letter was written from congressman Patrick Ryan to the FTC to look into the competitive power of Collectors Holdings.)
In this emergency episode of Sports Cards Live, we react in real time to one of the biggest hobby developments of the year: PSA has acquired Beckett.
Joined by Graig Miller (Midlife Cards), Ari, Josh Adams, and Mike Petty, the conversation quickly turns intense as we break down what this acquisition could actually mean for collectors, graders, and the future of the hobby.
Topics covered in Part 1 include:
Why almost nobody wanted PSA to be the buyer
Whether this was about grading, talent, or pure market control
The Fanatics factor and why keeping Beckett away mattered
Lessons learned from the SGC acquisition
Monopoly concerns and antitrust realities
IPO speculation and why investor optics may matter more than collectors
Who this deal actually helps, and who it doesn’t
This is raw, unfiltered reaction from people who have lived through multiple hobby cycles and aren’t buying the corporate spin.
Part 1 sets the table. The temperature only rises from here.
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(As there was no livestrewam on Saturday December 27, this weeks podcasts will be from the previously unreleased emergency episode we recorded on December 15, the day the Beckett acquisition was announced, before the letter was written from congressman Patrick Ryan to the FTC to look into the competitive power of Collectors Holdings.)
In this emergency episode of Sports Cards Live, we react in real time to one of the biggest hobby developments of the year: PSA has acquired Beckett.
Joined by Graig Miller (Midlife Cards), Ari, Josh Adams, and Mike Petty, the conversation quickly turns intense as we break down what this acquisition could actually mean for collectors, graders, and the future of the hobby.
Topics covered in Part 1 include:
Why almost nobody wanted PSA to be the buyer
Whether this was about grading, talent, or pure market control
The Fanatics factor and why keeping Beckett away mattered
Lessons learned from the SGC acquisition
Monopoly concerns and antitrust realities
IPO speculation and why investor optics may matter more than collectors
Who this deal actually helps, and who it doesn’t
This is raw, unfiltered reaction from people who have lived through multiple hobby cycles and aren’t buying the corporate spin.
Part 1 sets the table. The temperature only rises from here.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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