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A Collector’s Guide to the World Cup: Players, Teams, and Market Watch | Dan Jamieson
Season 1 Episode 84
Ryan Alford sits down with Dan Jamieson of Icons.com to break down what makes the World Cup so different from every other sports event on the calenda…
2 months ago
The Smartest Cards to Buy During the NBA Finals
Season 1 Episode 83
Ryan Alford, Brian Ludden, and Bella Shafer are back with a fast-moving Collector Nation episode focused on what is actually happening in the hobby r…
2 months, 1 week ago
Why Most Collectors Are Using the Wrong Data | Ryan Stuczynski, GemRate
Season 1 Episode 82
Ryan Alford talks with Ryan Stuczynski of GemRate about the missing layer in the hobby that affects everything from grading to buying to long-term va…
2 months, 1 week ago
PSA Hit Pause: What This Means for the Future of the Hobby
Season 1 Episode 81
Ryan Alford, Brian Ludden, and Bella Shafer are back with a hobby-heavy episode centered on PSA’s submission pause and the ripple effects it could ha…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Grading 201: Why Pack-Fresh Cards Still Miss a 10 | Mike Baker
Season 1 Episode 80
Welcome to Grading 201 — the next-level conversation collectors need after they already know the basics.
Ryan Alford and Mike Baker break down what ac…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Inside the Allocation Chaos, Record Sales, and Sourcing Pressure in Today’s Hobby
Season 1 Episode 79
Ryan Alford, Brian Ludden, and Bella Shafer are back with a wide-ranging conversation on what the hobby feels like right now from inside the business…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Luxury Upgrade Cards Have Been Missing | Brian Pirrip & M1nt
Season 1 Episode 78
Ryan Alford sits down with Brian Pirrip for a conversation about design, collecting, and why some of the hobby’s most valuable cards still live in pa…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
What PSA Hiring 1,000 Graders and Expansion Will Mean For the Hobby
Season 1 Episode 77
Ryan Alford and Brian Ludden are back to break down what is really happening beneath the surface of the hobby right now.
This episode covers PSA’s rep…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Tyler “T-Pott” Nethercott: Why Grading Is More Inconsistent Than Collectors Want to Admit | Sports Card Investor
Season 1 Episode 76
Ryan Alford sits down with Tyler “T-Pott” Nethercott from Sports Card Investor and Market Movers for a deep conversation about what is really happeni…
3 months ago
eBay rejected GameStop’s Takeover Proposal… What this means for the hobby
Season 1 Episode 75
Ryan Alford and Brian Ludden are back to talk about what is actually changing in the hobby — not just on the surface, but underneath it.
This episode …
3 months ago