GameStop sold $356.3 million in collectibles during its latest quarter. The category now accounts for 45 percent of company sales.

The demand is there.

Collector trust still has to be earned.

In this episode of Hobby Jobs, I examine what GameStop needs to become a collectibles business, why inventory alone will not create community, and where new jobs can emerge across the sports card industry.

I also connect these lessons to Sam Gordon’s career at Overtime and introduce a five-part system for creating career leverage:

Observe. Translate. Shrink. Measure. Transfer.

The role follows the problem.

The title follows the proof.

Hobby Jobs is presented by BCW Supplies.

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