Sports Cards are Dope
By Dr. Tyler Tarver
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Welcome to the Sports Cards Are Dope podcast, hosted by Dr. Tyler Tarver (@tarvercards), an aggressively average dude with an above-average obsession for those glorious, four-cornered lil treasures we call sports cards!
This isn’t just a podcast; it’s a celebration of sports, pop culture, and the universal joy of pulling a card so dope you immediately start calculating how many shares of Apple you can buy with it. Whether you’re a seasoned pro, a curious rookie, or someone who just wants to hear how Michael Jordan, Marvel movies, and Saved by the Bell all connect through cardboard, you’ve found your proverbial home.
Here, we keep it (mostly) positive as we dive into the wild world of collecting: rookie chases, market trends, and how these little slices of nostalgia tie into fandom, investing, and, yes, incredible relationships! Also, expect plenty of stories, pop culture tangents, and more than a few questionable analogies.
So grab your penny sleeves, settle in, and let’s talk sports cards more than your spouse would ever allow! SPORTS. CARDS. ARE. DOPE. (and so are you 🎧✨)!
Now quit reading, hit follow, and let’s dance you beautiful chicken nugget.
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The Hidden Future of Sports Cards Starts Here...
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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The Corporate Takeover of Sports Cards Has Begun...
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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The NBA Finals Just Exposed a Huge Sports Card Problem 😳
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Why PSA’s Biggest Problem Might Be Good for Your Cards 😳
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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A Sale Is a Sale…or Is It? The Hobby’s Biggest Integrity Problem
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Topps Chrome Football Is Exploding…Here’s What Smart Collectors Do!!
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Why are Football Cards LOSING in the Million Dollar Card Race???
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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The Hidden Reason This Old Sports Magazine Became a $230K Collectible
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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To Grade or Not to Grade...That IS the Question
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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The Card Show Dealer Refused to Check Comps…DON'T DO THIS PLEASE!!!
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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He Graded the Same Ken Griffey Rookie 9 Times…The Results Expose the Truth About Card Grading
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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The Real Reason Topps Rip Night Works
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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🚩 I Ignored the Red Flags…and It Cost Me $1,000 🤦🏼♂️
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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The $16.5 Million Pikachu 😳 What Logan Paul’s Sale REALLY Means
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Panini Lost the License…Does It Even Matter?
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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PSA Raised Prices AGAIN…and Wait Times Got Worse 🤦🏼♂️
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Buying a Massive Sports Card Collection Without Getting Burned
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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The Packman Livestream Situation 😬 Breaking, Chat Trolls, and How We Handle It
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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How to NOT Get Scammed Buying Sports Cards Online
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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The 3 Collecting Lanes That Keep the Hobby Fun Long Term
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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The Dirty Auction Trick Sellers Justify And Why It Hurts Everyone
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Did This Card Show Trade Rip Off a Kid Or Did We Miss the Context
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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PSA Grading Explained: Protection, Price Control, or Problem?
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Why Game Used Sports Items Are the Smartest Buy Right Now
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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PSA Just Made Big Moves for Beckett and SGC
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Fanatics Studios Explained 💥The Good, The Bad, and The Risk Nobody’s Talking About
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Sports Card Comps Explained 😬 When Comps Matter (And When They Don’t)
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Sports Card Market Breakdown: Why eBay Dominates and What’s Next
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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3 Types of Sports Card Collectors (Which One Are You?)
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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My $5 to $1,500 Mistake + Biggest Sports Card Mistakes Ever w/Mike Gioseffi (Sports Cards Nonsense)
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Top 10 Sports Card Predictions for 2026 😳 Fanatics, Topps, Grading, Shows, and the Next Boom
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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4 Ways TAG Grading Can Steal Market Share From PSA (After the Brady Crossover)
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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A $660,000 Card Left PSA for TAG… Here’s Why That Matters
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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PSA Reholder to Regrade: $950K vs $132K 😬 Inside the Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Saga
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Why a Beat-Up Honus Wagner Card Just Became One of the Biggest Finds Ever
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Dr. Beckett talks PSA Acquisition and Where is Beckett 2 Years from Now? 🤷 w/Clever Cuban Cards
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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PSA’s Beckett Acquisition Explained (And What Happens Next...)
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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My Most Ambitious Sports Card Quest Ever 🙌 The NBA 122 Autograph Challenge
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Is It Cringe to Give an NBA Player Their Own Card? (1.2M Views Later…)
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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PSA 9 ➡️ 10 Scandal? The Truth About Pokémon Regrades & Buybacks
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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The Most Expensive Ultra Modern Baseball Card Ever?
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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The Last Great Autograph Era: Why Future Autos Will Be Crazy Scarce
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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It Took 3 Years and $4,000 to FINALLY Get this... 🙌
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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How Beckett Can Actually Compete With PSA In 2025
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Are Your eBay Card Auctions Rigged? Shill Bidding In The Hobby
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Comps vs. Reality: The Babe Ruth SGC Sale, Two-Bidder Dynamics, and What’s Next
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Why This $10 Million Card Should Win It All (Hobby Awards Debate)
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Who’s REALLY Winning the Hobby Right Now?
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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The 1st Ever Hobby Awards Are Here 🏆 Who will Win?
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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5 Red Flags to Spot Fake Autographs 🚩🚩 Plus why I Spent $650 on (probably fake) GOAT Autos
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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The Great PSA Upcharge Debate 😂 Geoff Wilson vs. Collectors (Who’s Right?)
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Whatnot’s Repack Policy EXPLAINED: Winners, Losers & What It Means for You
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Topps NBA Debut Patch Is Here 🙌 Cooper Flagg Hype & Million-Dollar Predictions
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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From First Break to $12K Flip to $50 Loss 🤦🏼♂️ The Grail Gold /10 Saga
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Should You Sell to PSA? My First Buyback Offers (Real Numbers + Tips)
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Opinion ≠ Fact: Why Non-Sports Cards Keep Beating Sports (and How to Set Your Table Smarter)
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Should You Grade Your Sports Cards? 🤷 5 Reasons I Do (and When Not To)
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Topps NBA Cards Are Here: First Cards, LeBron/MJ Hype & the New Hobby War
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Can this New Auction House Beat eBay? Breaking Down Rick Probstein’s Bold Move with Snype
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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PSA’s Monopoly Strategy 🧐 Prices Up PLUS Extended Wait Times 🤦🏼♂️
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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4 Underrated NBA Teams this Year and Players’ Cards to Watch
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Top 5 NBA Players Whose Rookie Cards Could Explode in 2025
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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The Truth About Prizm Gold /10 Cards: Scarcity, Status & Hype
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Topps Collector Appreciation Day 👑 Prizes, Perks & What It Means for the Hobby
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Fanatics Fest vs. The National: Which Card Show Wins?
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Dealer vs. Attendee 🤷 Should Card Shows Ban Customer‑to‑Customer Deals?
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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PSA Just Changed the Hobby FOREVER (Instant Cashout Explained)
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Sports Cards After Trades 🫣 Sell the Spike or Hold?
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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$421 Million!! 🙌 Why August Was the Biggest Month EVER for the Sports Card Hobby
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Why I Bought THIS $1,800 Autograph Card (Not What You Think)
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Sell the Hype! 🙌 Playoff Timing, Second‑Year Leaps & MVP Runs (Burrow vs. Allen)
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Inside the World of Paid Autograph Signings (Barry Sanders, Jerry Rice & More!)
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Sports Cards as Real Investments? 🙌 Shark Tank Dude Thinks so...
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Why This Michael Jordan & Kobe Bryant Card Sold for $12.9M
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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The Most Powerful Negotiation Trick Nobody Uses (Sports Card Edition)
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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How to Read the Room at a Card Show (and Make Better Deals)
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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The Ultimate GOAT Collectible? 🐐 Breaking Down an Insane 5-Sport Autograph Chase
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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5 Tips to Complete Any Sports Card Set (Faster & Cheaper)
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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My Favorite Card Show Negotiation Hack 💪 The Smartest Way to Close a Card Deal!
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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I Manipulated a Sports Card Market (and You Can, Too 🤯)
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Avoid These Mistakes at The National 😬 Card Show Survival Guide!
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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SGC Goes Boutique 🫠 Why PSA’s Parent Company Shrunk Its Rival
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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The Mr. ManCave Fake Auto Scandal: What the Hobby Must Do Next
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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The Truth About What’s Actually Selling in Sports Cards for Me (Right Now)
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Why eBay Extended Bidding Might Break the Hobby
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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NBA Players to Buy Now & the Power of Narrative in Sports
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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The Real Grading War in 2025 & How Pokémon Outsold the Big 3 Combined
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Fanatics Fest Review: How They're Going to 10x The Hobby
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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I Lost $1,500 on This Sports Card 🤦🏼♂️ MY BIGGEST CARD LOSS EVER
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Don’t Fall for This Vintage Sports Card Dealer Trick
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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3 BIG Mistakes New Card Collectors Make (I Learned the Hard Way)
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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I Lost This Rookie Card by $700….Now It’s Selling for $15,000?!
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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How He Got a Kobe Autograph and Gave Him a Present! 🐐 Autographs from NBA Players!
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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First eBay Sports Card Consign Review 🤔 The Good, The Bad & The $2,700 Truth
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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5 Tips to Make Complex’s Tom Brady Card Shopping Show Could Be Even Better 🔥
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May 16, 2025 |
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Why People Are Buying Veefriends Topps Chrome Cards
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May 14, 2025 |
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PSA Minimum Grade Is Back 🤷 Here’s Why You Might Want to Use It!
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May 09, 2025 |
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If You Could Only Keep ONE Sports Card…
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May 07, 2025 |
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The Most Important Number When Pricing Sports Cards!
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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How To You Know When to Sell or Keep Sports Cards
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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The Hack to Get Autographs at NBA Games
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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The Best Part of Being a Season Ticket Holder
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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How Can We Help Younger Collectors Keep Collecting Sports Cards?
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Why Sports Card Comps are Misleading (and How to Price Rare Cards Correctly)
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Best Sports Cards I Invest in Before the NBA Playoffs (What Worked for Me)
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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What Sports Cards Should you Grade?
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Not Just Comps: Why Your Cards Should Tell a Story
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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LeBron vs Stephen A. Smith: The Bronny Situation and Why He's Underpaid 📉🔥
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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This Tip Made Me Money During March Madness (Easy Sports Card Win)
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Getting Back Into Sports Card Collecting
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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How NOT to Get Scammed at Card Shows 🚩 My Dealer Warning Signs!
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Why I Collect Jordan Poole (and you should too)
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Insane Auctions: $88K Cheeto, AI Record & Victor Wembanyama Cards!
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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We Got Trae Young's Autograph – Who Else Signed for Us? (Atlanta Hawks Game Recap)
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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The No PSA 10 Club – These Cards Have NEVER Gemmed!
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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How Nostalgia Can Win! 🥇 Plus Backyard Baseball is BACK! (And They Have Sports Cards?!)
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Stole Steph Curry's Powers SPACE JAM STYLE (but got his autograph)
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Which Warriors Players Actually Sign Autographs?
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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3 Tips for Running a Sports Card Booth at a Flea Market (cost me HUNDREDS)! 🤦🏼♂️😳
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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🚨 WNBA Prizm Outsells NBA! Why This Happened + Why Haters Are Soft 🚨
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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🔥 Why I Love SGC Grading Company (+5 Reasons They're THE BEST)
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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NBA Autograph Stories: Ranking the Nicest (& Rudest) Players! 🤯
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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PSA’s Silent Grading Change: Fewer 10s, Higher Stakes?
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Tom Brady Just Bought Half of CardVault?! WHO IS NEXT?! 😂
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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🎙 USPS Employee Stole Over $100K in Sports Cards – Are Your Cards Safe?
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Fanatics Fest 2025: The Future of Sports Cards or Just Hype? 🤔🔥
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Conspiracy! The Paul Skenes Debut Patch 1/1, Explained
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Why the Dallas Mavericks Traded Luka Doncic (and his cards are going uppppp)
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Backyard Breaks: How This Stuff Happens (and What You Can Do About it)
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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3 Fixes eBay Needs for Sports Cards Right Now
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Are Drake, Logan Paul, and Other Celebrities Ruining Card Collecting?
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Shadow Viewership, Why NBA Viewers are Down, & How Sports Cards Adapt
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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The $500K Card: Paul Skenes’ MLB Debut Patch & Why it Matters
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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The Wembanyama Jersey Swap Debate, the 4 Tiers of Collectibles, & When Can you Sell
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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25 Sports Card Hobby Hot Takes for 2025: A Breakdown PART 2
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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25 Sports Card Hobby Hot Takes for 2025: A Breakdown
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Boom, Bust, Repeat: Lessons from Sports Card Market Crashes
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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What Your Grading Company Says About You – PSA, SGC, and BGS Explained Through Tech Giants
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Jan 15, 2025 |