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The $24 Million BABE RUTH Jersey: Barry Meisel on Authenticating Sports History
5h ago · 28 min
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Why Are Some Sports Cards Worth 30X More? The Reality of Today’s Card Market
4d ago · 40 min
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From Storage Wars to a $50M Sports Card Business | Rene Nezhoda at The National
1w ago · 24 min
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What Would YOU Do With the Cooper Flagg Logoman? | The Biggest Card Pull of the Year
1w ago · 47 min
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The Hobby Has Outgrown Its Name | An Audio Essay from The National 2026
1w ago · 24 min
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Should You Grade With Beckett Again? The Future of Beckett | Live at The National
2w ago · 29 min
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The Hobby Has Outgrown Its Name | What We Learned at The National
2w ago · 37 min
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CEO of ONIT Athlete on the Future of College Sports Cards | Live at The National
3w ago · 28 min
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Opening The National: Live From the Main Stage With the Hobby’s Biggest Names
3w ago · 1h 20m
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The Sports Card Market Is Surging: Mike Gioseffi on Wax Prices, Live Selling & The National
4w ago · 48 min
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The National Survival Guide: Trade Night, VIP Access, the LUDEX Map and Hobby News
4w ago · 59 min
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Chasing Cardboard: Stories, Reselling, and the Hunt for Hidden Cards
1mo ago · 57 min
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Ryan’s Card Luck Is Getting Ridiculous: Crazy autos, Low Numbers, and PSA Grades
1mo ago · 46 min
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A Collector’s Guide to Vintage Cards Before The National | Gordy Bonkers
1mo ago · 50 min
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Keep, Sell, or Trade? Cards Getting Hot Before The National
1mo ago · 44 min
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Is Your PSA 10 Really a 10? | Mike Baker Authentication
1mo ago · 23 min
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4th of July Special: The Declaration Auction, FIFA Stickers, and NFL Card Speculation
1mo ago · 33 min
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ONIT’s New Era: Alexis Ohanian, Gravity Baseball, and the Future of College Cards
1mo ago · 47 min
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Inside Brian Ludden’s Massive Card Storage Unit, NBA Draft Hype, and Pokémon Demand
2mo ago · 34 min
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Grant Williams: What NBA Players Know That Collectors Don’t
2mo ago · 41 min
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How the Knicks, Messi, and PSA’s Germany Move Have changed the hobby
2mo ago · 39 min
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A Collector’s Guide to the World Cup: Players, Teams, and Market Watch | Dan Jamieson
2mo ago · 36 min
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The Smartest Cards to Buy During the NBA Finals
2mo ago · 40 min
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Why Most Collectors Are Using the Wrong Data | Ryan Stuczynski, GemRate
2mo ago · 56 min
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PSA Hit Pause: What This Means for the Future of the Hobby
2mo ago · 40 min
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Grading 201: Why Pack-Fresh Cards Still Miss a 10 | Mike Baker
2mo ago · 46 min
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Inside the Allocation Chaos, Record Sales, and Sourcing Pressure in Today’s Hobby
2mo ago · 36 min
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The Luxury Upgrade Cards Have Been Missing | Brian Pirrip & M1nt
3mo ago · 43 min
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What PSA Hiring 1,000 Graders and Expansion Will Mean For the Hobby
3mo ago · 41 min
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Tyler “T-Pott” Nethercott: Why Grading Is More Inconsistent Than Collectors Want to Admit | Sports Card Investor
3mo ago · 54 min
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eBay rejected GameStop’s Takeover Proposal… What this means for the hobby
3mo ago · 37 min
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Pristine Auction: Why $1 No-Reserve Auctions Are Changing the Hobby
3mo ago · 47 min
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Is Topps Taking Over the Hobby? FIFA, WNBA, and What’s Next
3mo ago · 39 min
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Inside VeeFriends: Building a New IP in the Modern Collectibles Market with Zachary Owings
3mo ago · 54 min
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The National 2026: What to Expect at the Hobby’s Biggest Event in Sports Cards & Collectibles
3mo ago · 35 min
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How Flippers Turn Cheap Cards Into Real Money With American Arbitrage
3mo ago · 45 min
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The Truth Behind Card Comps in the Current Market
4mo ago · 39 min
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The New Card Shop Model: Inside Bleeker Trading’s Community, Experience, and Entertainment
4mo ago · 40 min
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Breaking Down the Topps Conference: New Products, Licensing & Shop Allocation
4mo ago · 38 min
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Grading 101: What Separates a 10 from an 8 with the World’s Best Grader | Mike Baker
4mo ago · 52 min
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Junk Wax 2.0? Breaking Down Overproduction, Parallels & Pricing in Today’s Hobby
4mo ago · 38 min
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Should You Keep it Sealed? The Deep Pocket Monster Playbook on Content, Community & Growth
4mo ago · 46 min
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Is the Hobby Recession Proof? Why the Hobby Keeps Growing When Other Investments Don’t
4mo ago · 37 min
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Casual Breaks Turned Family Empire: How Ryan Knowles Built “Like Father Like Son”
4mo ago · 44 min
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The Hobby Is Changing Fast: TCG Boom, New Releases & Card Shop Grand Openings
5mo ago · 38 min
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UFC Fighter Turned Hobby Breaker: Josh Emmett on Building One Punch Cards
5mo ago · 43 min
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Is Whatnot Gambling? The Hobby’s Biggest Debate Right
5mo ago · 37 min
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The Card Show Debate: Purist Hobby or Entertainment event with Dan Bliss -- Front Row Card Shows
5mo ago · 51 min
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Three Autos From One Break, $45k PSA Controversy & Bam Adebayo’s incredible 83 point game
5mo ago · 35 min
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Ancient Coins, Julius Caesar & the Overlooked Side of Collecting | Dean Kinzer
5mo ago · 38 min
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