Beau Thompson started One Million Cubs with a goal: trade one million non-Cubs cards for one million Cubs cards.

The project took seven and a half years. It also created relationships, operating skills, and a business that changed the direction of his life.

Beau joins Brett to discuss the Ernie Banks rookie card that connected two collectors through loss, the 2021 National dinner that gave him the confidence to leave his job, and his move from 60,000 eBay listings to selling on eBay Live six nights per week.

They also discuss separating a collection from business inventory, adapting when sales stop growing, and why anyone who wants to work in sports cards needs to treat the work like a business before taking the leap.

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