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Sep 16, 2026 1 hr 8 min

Are Raw Cards Cool Again?

from The Hobby Handbook Hosted by Alex Llansó

Alex and Trent are back, but what is with the slow breaks around Bowman Chrome? Alex bought a 100,000-card collection over the weekend and has spent most of the week sorting it out. What do you do with 100,000 cards? How many are worth re-selling? Plus, we get the latest on the Fanatics Collect Emanate debacle, and with grading taking forever and being so expensive, are raw cards cool again? 0:00 - Are we in a market lull, or are prices just too high? 9:00 - Alex bought a 100,000-card collection 16:50 - There’s a ton of Bowman in this collection that Alex picked up. 27:00 - Dealing with eBay listings, Alex is a self-described diva. 29:45 - How do you feel about eBay's authenticity guarantee? 40:00 - Alex and Trent have been buying singles on WhatNot and Fanatics Collect and have found surprisingly good results 45:20 - The Fanatics Collect Emanate debacle 54:30 - Are raw cards cool again, or are people just over paying high prices for grading? 59:40 - Alex’s rule for grading cards right now Follow Sports Cards Nonsense: https://www.tiktok.com/@sportscardsnonsense https://www.instagram.com/sports_cards_nonsense/ https://x.com/SCN_Pod https://www.facebook.com/groups/sportscardsnonsense https://collectibleslife.beehiiv.com/subscribe https://scnchallenge.com/ https://linktr.ee/SportsCardsNonsense?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=5764ed98-4893-4eae-bf91-0bd89949ed99

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