1544 - Hobby Dinner Convo: Clickbait Negativity

Dr. Beckett shares the final segment of his long roundtable (outdoor) hobby dinner conversation from the Watters Creek Show, and apologizes for the poor audio. The group discusses how many key cards remain ungraded, suggesting vintage may be split among graded, ungraded-but-gradable, and missing cards, with many raw cards internationally. Conversation covers overrun production, factory finds, sheets/strips, and how handling affected Star cards. They also discuss distrust and clickbait around big hobby companies, the value of in-person interactions, and how economic downturns or a potential baseball labor dispute could impact the hobby, with experienced buyers seeing opportunity in price drops.   01:08 International Raw Card Supply 03:49 Iconic Cards and Alterations 04:48 Overruns and Factory Finds 08:21 Tracking Down Star Origins 09:42 Building Star Sets Today 10:36 PSA 10 Odds and Pop Talk 12:05 Big Brands and Distrust 14:26 Clickbait and Hobby Negativity 16:32 In Person Fixes Misconceptions 17:01 Down Economy Opportunity 18:06 Strikes and Industry Risk