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Episode 26

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Episode 26 How Top Sellers Win in Sports Cards ft. Trike Cards

Oct 14, 2025

COMC, eBay, card shows, negotiations, PSA timing. Troy from Trike Cards breaks down the full seller's system. Liquidity over hype. Always.

Episode 25

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Episode 25 Liquidity 101: When To Get Out of Sports Cards

Oct 7, 2025

Matt breaks down liquidity, sales velocity, and the consolidation cycle: explains exactly why high-end sales move first in every bull market.

Episode 24

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Episode 24 How to Understand Changing Markets Ft. Ryan Alford

Sep 30, 2025

Serial entrepreneur Ryan Alford breaks down hobby tailwinds, the Fanatics-Panini licensing shift, and why storytellers win the next wave.

Episode 23

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Episode 23 Huge New Comp, Bubbles, and a Cheatsheet on 2014 Prizm Pricing

Sep 26, 2025

A numbers-first breakdown of 2014 Prizm World Cup valuations: Matchups silver comps, population data, bubble vs. tailwind analysis, and next?

Episode 22

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Episode 22 Creating Hobby Content Ft. Stockn_trade

Sep 23, 2025

Actor-turned-hobby creator Raul Bustamante breaks down authentic content strategy, soccer card cycles, and The hobby as a delicate ecosystem.

Episode 21

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Episode 21 Elite Collecting Moves Ft. RodmanPC

Sep 21, 2025

RodmanPC breaks down how he pivoted from Jordan 90s inserts to Messi grails and why scarcity, cycles, and conviction built his collection.

Episode 20

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Episode 20 Investing vs. Collecting Ft. Jeremy Lee of Sports Cards Live

Sep 16, 2025

Jeremy Lee 45 years in cards: flight collecting, balance sheet vs P&L thinking, why PSA grades are a spell, and how passion beats investing.

Episode 19

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Episode 19 Explaining Alpha and the 82.5% Gain in Soccer Card Market

Sep 9, 2025

Soccer up 82.5%. Messi 71 Bis 3x in 18 months. Ronaldo Kaboom at one-seventh of LeBron's price. The numbers behind soccer's alpha.

Episode 18

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Episode 18 Compounding Secrets Every Card Collector Misses Ft. Iowa Dave

Sep 3, 2025

Iowa Dave on compounding knowledge, failure as tuition, why impulsive selling costs more than bad buying, and a card-integrity dilemma.

Episode 17

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Episode 17 Scouting Card Prospects Ft. Cajun Cardboard

Aug 26, 2025

Bryan Denison on one-name players, Jordan inserts, scouting cards, and why the 2014 Messi Prizm Gold may be soccer's Mickey Mantle.