Passion to Profession: Building Goldin, Betting on Yourself, and Understanding the Real Market with Dave Amerman

What does it look like when a lifelong collector turns obsession into a career?In this episode of Passion to Profession, sponsored by eBay, I sit down with Dave Amerman, Head of Revenue at Goldin.We cover:The Logan Paul Illustrator sale and what this moment means for the hobby How Goldin scaled from $25M a year to nearly $500MWhat changed inside the hobby after the pandemic boomWhy understanding how to sell is the key to learning how to buyThe risk Dave took leaving a stable finance career to start overDave shares stories from:Buying collections in college for cashStarting his own auction house in his early 20sTurning a few hundred thousand dollar auction business into an $8M operationJoining Goldin before the Netflix spotlight and helping fuel its growthWe also talk about sustainability in this market.The 86 Fleer Jordan PSA 10 ride.The flood of supply after peak hype.The difference between pop 2 and pop 300.If you collect.If you flip.If you dream about working in the hobby.This conversation will hit.A special thank you to eBay for sponsoring Passion to Profession. The biggest and best marketplace to buy your next favorite trading card.Get exclusive content, promote your cards, and connect with other collectors who listen to the pod today by joining the Patreon: Join Stacking Slabs Podcast Patreon[Distributed on Sunday] Sign up for the Stacking Slabs Weekly Rip Newsletter using this linkFollow Stacking Slabs: | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Tiktok ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★