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Episode 66: PSA vs BGS vs CGC vs SGC vs TAG: Who Actually Grades Hardest Episode 66
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Episode 66: PSA vs BGS vs CGC vs SGC vs TAG: Who Actually Grades Hardest

Aug 19, 2026

Five iconic cards show a PSA 10 is often easier to hit than a CGC 10 Pristine, SGC 10, or BGS 9.5. Where the value is mispriced and future upside sits.

Episode 65: The $80 Floor: What Happens When Bulk Card Grading Dies Episode 65
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Episode 65: The $80 Floor: What Happens When Bulk Card Grading Dies

Aug 19, 2026

Beckett killed every tier below $79.99, PSA and TAG shut theirs first. What happens to $500 PSA 10s when the bulk floor is $80. Predictions inside.

Episode 64: Does This Bull Market Have Legs? (Fanatics Fest/National/Soco) Episode 64
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Episode 64: Does This Bull Market Have Legs? (Fanatics Fest/National/Soco)

Aug 19, 2026

A year and a half into the AI bull market, taking the hobby's temperature at Fanatics Fest, the National, and Soco Expo. Why pullbacks are healthy.

Episode 63: The Pokemon Pullback and Putrid Pulisic Performance (World Cup) Episode 63
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Episode 63: The Pokemon Pullback and Putrid Pulisic Performance (World Cup)

Aug 19, 2026

Fanatics Fest recap, Pulisic's World Cup fizzle, why sellers got leveled during the tournament, and why the Pokemon pullback still leaves the index green.

Episode 62: 18 Years of Fantasy Football Taught Me How to Buy Cards Episode 62
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Episode 62: 18 Years of Fantasy Football Taught Me How to Buy Cards

Jul 28, 2026

18 years of dynasty fantasy football translate into five phases for sports card investing: preparation, hype, accumulation, in season, and bringing it home.

Episode 61: Wait, Do PSA 9s Have Better ROI Than PSA 10s?!? Episode 61
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Episode 61: Wait, Do PSA 9s Have Better ROI Than PSA 10s?!?

Jul 28, 2026

We index LeBron, Messi, and Charizard sales to see when PSA 9s outperform PSA 10s. Data across basketball, soccer, and Pokemon reveals the pattern.

Episode 60: I Ran a 15-Month Soccer Card Fund. Here’s What Actually Worked. Episode 60
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Episode 60: I Ran a 15-Month Soccer Card Fund. Here’s What Actually Worked.

Jul 28, 2026

Recap of a 15-month soccer card fund built for the 2026 World Cup. Phase one lessons, case hits, low-end blue chips, and five takeaways.

Episode 59: Parallels, Graders, and How PSA’s Submission Pause Might Affect the Market Episode 59
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Episode 59: Parallels, Graders, and How PSA’s Submission Pause Might Affect the Market

Jul 28, 2026

Thought dump on 83 Wembanyama Prizm parallels, why vintage vs modern market cap keeps drifting, and what PSA's submission pause could do to prices.

Episode 58: All 63 Wemby Rookie Prizm Cards Ranked by Return Episode 58
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Episode 58: All 63 Wemby Rookie Prizm Cards Ranked by Return

Jun 18, 2026

Every Victor Wembanyama 2023 Prizm parallel ranked by two-year return. Silver vs gold, PSA 9 vs 10, BGS black labels, plus the $138M market cap breakdown.

Episode 57: Only 4 of These 1952 Topps Legends Beat the S&P 500 Episode 57
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Episode 57: Only 4 of These 1952 Topps Legends Beat the S&P 500

Jun 18, 2026

9,720 sales across 22 years reveal which 1952 Topps legends actually beat the S&P 500. Jackie Robinson leads by a wide margin, plus a new risk-reward metric.

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