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Back to SearchMy Favorite Card Show Negotiation Hack 💪 The Smartest Way to Close a Card Deal!
Episode 60
Ever hit a wall at a card show negotiation? Tyler shares his go-to hack for bridging the final gap in deals—and how it scored him a Steph Curry rooki…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
I Manipulated a Sports Card Market (and You Can, Too 🤯)
Episode 59
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In this episode, Tyler spills the tea on a wild experiment: buying up nearly 40 Jared McCain Silver Prizm rookies—and watching the marke…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Avoid These Mistakes at The National 😬 Card Show Survival Guide!
Episode 58
Tyler Tarver here — and just because I can’t attend The National this year (RIP, my early access ticket), doesn’t mean I’m not going to equip YOU wit…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
SGC Goes Boutique 🫠 Why PSA’s Parent Company Shrunk Its Rival
Episode 57
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Thanks to our monthly supporters Rob Hefley Klendathu Tatershed Justin Burch Always_Eaton Ryan Bruder Kevin Qui…10 months, 4 weeks ago
The Mr. ManCave Fake Auto Scandal: What the Hobby Must Do Next
Episode 56
this is a terrible situation for everyone involved. please have patience with people as they try to navigate this.
Thanks to our monthly supporters …11 months ago
The Truth About What’s Actually Selling in Sports Cards for Me (Right Now)
Episode 55
Reporting live from a creepy hotel room, Tyler breaks down his personal eBay data and what it reveals about the exploding popularity of WNBA cards — …
11 months, 1 week ago
Why eBay Extended Bidding Might Break the Hobby
Episode 54
In this episode of Sports Cards Are Dope, Dr. Tyler Tarver breaks down the major shift eBay is making to their auction system: extended bidding. What…
11 months, 1 week ago
NBA Players to Buy Now & the Power of Narrative in Sports
Episode 53
In this episode of Sports Cards Are Dope, Dr. Tyler Tarver breaks down how to spot players before they explode in value. We’re not chasing hype, we’r…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The Real Grading War in 2025 & How Pokémon Outsold the Big 3 Combined
Episode 52
In this episode of Sports Cards Are Dope, Dr. Tyler Tarver breaks down the Gym Rate data and the crazy grading trends from June 2025. From Pokémon ou…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Fanatics Fest Review: How They're Going to 10x The Hobby
Episode 51
What up chicken nuggets! I just got back from Fanatics Fest with my son Finn and we’ve got thoughts. Big ones. We talk about the real purpose of this…
1 year ago