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The Football Card Podcast #62: This Is Bigger Than Quarterbacks
Football Cards Are Up 380% since 2020. This Is Bigger Than Quarterbacks. When many collectors returned to football cards in 2020, the message was clear: only buy quart...
Built for the Hobby: What The National Revealed About the Future of Hobby Tech
Technology has a larger role in the hobby than it did a year ago. The question is whether it solves problems collectors care about. Scott Lock and Ed Snider of Inferno...
What the $1.47 Million Jordan PMG Red Is Telling Us
A 1997 Metal Universe Michael Jordan Red PMG /100 BGS 8 sold for $1,473,988.80. The same copy sold for $480,000 in 2021 and $360,000 in 2023. This episode is not about...
The WNBA Card Podcast: The Cards That Keep a Chicago Sky Collector Coming Back with Josh (@luvdadubs)
What keeps you collecting when your team tests your loyalty? Katelyn talks with Josh (@luvdadubs) about his connection to the Chicago Sky and the cards that preserve i...
Passion to Profession: What a Card Shop Buyer Sees That Collectors Miss with Shane Walls of Indy Card Exchange
Shane Walls spent almost 16 years at GameStop before taking a year away from work and turning his life as a collector into a career at Indy Card Exchange. Today, Shane...
Hobby Jobs: Scale Without Losing the Collector
CardVault by Tom Brady has grown from three stores to 17, with a stated goal of more than 100. The investor list draws attention. The operating plan matters more. In t...
Booked to Last: New Money Is Changing Wrestling Cards with Chad Weldon of Sports Card Junction
More money is entering wrestling cards. That does not mean every card is rising. Adam Gellman and Ryan Bannister welcome Chad Weldon from Sports Card Junction to expla...
The Football Card Podcast #61: Paper Football Cards Are Back
2026 Topps Football Is Back: Which Cards Will Still Matter? Topps flagship football returns with an NFL license for the first time in more than a decade. Pack and Bret...
Card Ladder Confidential #22: The Best Cards Aren’t for Sale — What The National Revealed About Collecting
What does The National show us that sales data cannot? Brett sits down with Chris McGill and Josh Johnson to examine the forces shaping today’s card market. They discu...
The Hobby Needs More Collecting Lanes, Not More Pressure
The hobby grows when more collectors find a reason to care and a reason to stay. In this episode, Brett explains why categories such as wrestling, WNBA, Disney, Pokémo...
The WNBA Card Podcast: Pride, Belief, and Nneka — Collecting the LA Sparks with Ike (@istockgrizz)
What makes someone choose a team and keep choosing it when the wins are not there? Katelyn sits down with Ike (@istockgrizz) to talk about his connection to the Los An...
Passion to Profession: From Baker, to Teacher, to CEO of a Multi-Million Dollar Business — How Stephanie Garcia Built Mama Breaks
Stephanie Garcia started Mama Breaks while teaching from home and looking for a way to reconnect with cards. Her first goal was to reach 1,000 Instagram followers and ...
Hobby Jobs: Scale the Process. Preserve the Promise + Conversation with Michael Osacky
Supporting collectors gets harder as a business grows. The answer is not to care less. It is to turn that care into a process others can repeat. Brett examines how ope...
Booked to Last: John Cena's WrestleMania Patch Auto 1/1 Starts Soon — What's next?
John Cena’s WrestleMania Patch Auto 1/1 is heading to Goldin’s Summer 100 auction. The opening bid alone will set a public sales record for a Cena card. The final pric...
The Football Card Podcast #60: Josh Allen, $1.7 Million and the Value of Belief
A reported private sale valued Josh Allen’s 2018 National Treasures Platinum NFL Shield autograph rookie card at $1.7 million. The reaction focused on what Allen has n...
Hobby Jobs: Stay Close to the Problem with Josh Johnson, CTO of Card Ladder
Technology has made it easier to build a product. It has not made it easier to know what deserves to be built. Brett sits down with Josh Johnson, CTO of Card Ladder, a...
The National Isn’t Over: What Did You Really Bring Home?
The cards are unpacked. The pickup posts have slowed down. That does not mean The National is over. In this episode, Brett looks at the return that does not fit inside...
The WNBA Card Podcast: Collecting A'ja Wilson and the Aces with Carter (mcbasketballpc)
Check out Card Ladder the official data partner of The WNBA Card Podcast Follow the WNBA Card Podcast on Instagram Get your free copy of Collecting For Keeps: Findin...
Passion to Profession: From a Card Shop at 13 to Building DT Sportscards with Dave Thimesch
Dave Thimesch wanted a 1987 Topps Mark McGwire card. That card started an obsession. At 13, Dave opened a card shop. He returned to the hobby during the Stephen Strasb...
Hobby Jobs: Build Before the Validation Arrives + Chat with Collect Talent Co-Founder Danny Mosse
Most people do not have an idea problem. They have a permission problem. In this episode of Hobby Jobs, Brett explains why operators need to build before the market gi...