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The Art of Consistently Upgrading Your Collection with Drake (@drakes_pc)
The National week is live and I welcome back Drake (@drakes_pc) to the show to discuss the process he goes through when upgrading his collection. Drake is meticulous a...
Auction Talk #22 with Nic (@thewharfsportscards)
Welcome back to another episode of Auction Talk in partnership with The Wharf Sports Cards. In this episode Brett and Nic cover the most recent Card Ladder headlines, ...
The Do’s and Don’ts of When You’re NOT Going to The National
It's the week of The National and there's always a lot of great content that shares advice for what you should and shouldn't do if you're going to the show. Today's ep...
Building a Brand that Resonates with the Collector with Greg Fisher, CMO at Collectors, PSA
Brett talks with Greg Fisher, Chief Marketing Officer of PSA, Collectors about his approach to building a brand that resonates with collectors. Greg shares what great ...
The Importance of Creating Specific Content for Niches in The Hobby with Adam (@WWEGellman)
Adam Gellman (@WWEGellman) is back to talk about the value in creating content for specific niches of the hobby. Adam is a passionate wrestling card collector and orga...
Auction Talk #21 with Nic (@thewharfsportscards)
Welcome back to another episode of Auction Talk in partnership with The Wharf Sports Cards. In this episode Brett and Nic discuss the immediate BIN Smash vs. the delay...
The Best Deals Often Take The Longest Time
In this episode Brett breaks down his acquisition of one of the most insane lots of Andrew Luck cards to date. He talks about the deal mechanics, communication, trust ...
Collecting Sports Villains and the Motivation Behind It with Chad (@blackhat_cards)
During this week's collector conversation Chad (@blackhat_cards) joins the podcast to discuss his unique collection of sports villains. He breaks down the biology of h...
Auction Talk #20 with Nic (@thewharfsportscards)
It's episode 20 of Auction Talk! Brett and Nic dive into recent cards that made the Card Ladder Headlines, discuss approaches with different buying formats, and cover ...
How to Communicate on a Card That’s Kinda Available
In this episode Brett talks about how he communicates to card owners who have cards he wants, but are only "kinda" available. It's taken a long time for him to learn h...
Technology and the Impact on the Hobby with Dan Van Tran, CTO at Collectors
Brett talks with Dan Van Tran, CEO of Collectors about his approach to building technology systems at one of the industries largest brands to best serve the customer. ...
Collector Focused Content Still Has a Place in The Hobby with Curtis (@90s_kid_card_collector)
Curtis (@90s_kid_card_collector) makes his return on SSP to discuss the importance of collector focused content and talk about the importance of spending time with you...
Auction Talk #19 with Nic (@thewharfsportscards)
In the latest episode of Auction Talk Nic talks about some recent auction wins that he landed. He discusses the reasons why he wanted the cards and how he evaluated th...
The Planning and Organizing Around Big Projects
On this week's edition of the flagship episode of Stacking Slabs Brett shares his recent experience of diving into the Indianapolis Colts Gold Prizm collecting run. He...
Blocking Out the Noise and Embracing Nostalgia in Collecting Year 1 with Paul (@jrem8collectibles)
We're unlocking a new character Paul (@jrem8collectibles) on today's collector conversation. Paul discusses his first year collecting shiny Colts cards and how he foun...
Auction Talk #18 with Nic (@thewharfsportscards)
In this week's episode of Auction Talk Brett and Nic discuss what's happening with cards in the build up to The National, brokering deals in the private market, the fa...
How to Manage the Idea of Your Next Pick Up When You're Ahead
On this episode Brett talks about sending cards to consignment with The Wharf Sports Cards and how he's thinking about the allocation of his funds. Oddly enough, it fe...
The Growing Community Around WNBA Cards with Katelyn (@coldlunchcards)
In this week's collector conversation Katelyn (@coldlunchcards) makes her triumphant return to the damn pod to talk about the current state and community around WNBA c...
Auction Talk #17 with Nic (@thewharfsportscards)
In this week's episode of Auction Talk Brett and Nic talk about the biggest thing missing from buying and selling cards right now. They do deep dive into the No Recent...
The Inspiration for Collecting Ideas From Spending Time With Your Cards
In this episode Brett talks about moves that he's made simply by spending additional time with his cards. He talks about the hobby as an escape and how different ideas...
Hobby Shop Talk Episode 4 with Jamison Long (@portcitysportscollectibles)
And we're back with another episode of Hobby Shop Talk with Jamison Long, Owner at Port City Sports Collectibles. During this conversation Jamison dives into what it's...
Collecting The First Cardboard of Culturally and Historically Significant People with Ben (@nonsensenamecards)
In this week's collector conversation long time collector Ben (@nonsensenamecards) makes his first appearance on the podcast to discuss his collection of culturally an...
Auction Talk #16 with Nic (@thewharfsportscards)
In this week's episode of Auction Talk Brett and Nic talk about some of the things they do when preparing for a new collecting lane, tactics used when a big card goes ...
Taking the L After Offering The Most Money I’ve Ever Offered On a Card
In this week's flagship edition Brett talks about losing on a card that he'd been working towards for the last month. He shares the reason why he was after the card al...
Focusing on a Specific Era of Collecting with Austin (@carlson_cards)
In this episode Austin (@carlson_cards) discusses his love of the 2000-2010 era of football cards. He shares his favorite sets, opportunities, and how this era measure...
Auction Talk #15 with Nic (@thewharfsportscards)
In this week's episode of Auction Talk Nic talks about his 5 favorite cards that have come through for consignment, underrated parallels in football, YTD% change of pl...
Why Change in Your Collection Creates Opportunity
In this episode Brett discusses how a recent experience with his collection led to some dramatic changes. He talks about the reasons why those decisions were made and ...
The Process of Landing a Card You've Got No Business Owning with John (@packnicholson)
In today's collector conversation John (@packnicholson) returns to the podcast to discuss his recent acquisition of the 2012-2013 LeBron James Select Gold Prizm /10. H...
Auction Talk #14 with Nic (@thewharfsportscards)
We're back with Auction Talk! In this week's episode Brett and Nic cover the moment when you realize that you need a card, advantages of not going to The National, tre...
The Process for Setting Up Deals Before Big Shows
We're two months away from The National and plenty of other big shows happening this Summer. Brett shares the process he uses to set up deals in advance of shows to ma...