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All Episodes

Collector Nation — 105 episodes

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Why Are Some Sports Cards Worth 30X More? The Reality of Today’s Card Market

2

From Storage Wars to a $50M Sports Card Business | Rene Nezhoda at The National

3

What Would YOU Do With the Cooper Flagg Logoman? | The Biggest Card Pull of the Year

4

The Hobby Has Outgrown Its Name | An Audio Essay from The National 2026

5

Should You Grade With Beckett Again? The Future of Beckett | Live at The National

6

The Hobby Has Outgrown Its Name | What We Learned at The National

7

CEO of ONIT Athlete on the Future of College Sports Cards | Live at The National

8

Opening The National: Live From the Main Stage With the Hobby’s Biggest Names

9

The Sports Card Market Is Surging: Mike Gioseffi on Wax Prices, Live Selling & The National

10

The National Survival Guide: Trade Night, VIP Access, the LUDEX Map and Hobby News

11

Chasing Cardboard: Stories, Reselling, and the Hunt for Hidden Cards

12

Ryan’s Card Luck Is Getting Ridiculous: Crazy autos, Low Numbers, and PSA Grades

13

A Collector’s Guide to Vintage Cards Before The National | Gordy Bonkers

14

Keep, Sell, or Trade? Cards Getting Hot Before The National

15

Is Your PSA 10 Really a 10? | Mike Baker Authentication

16

4th of July Special: The Declaration Auction, FIFA Stickers, and NFL Card Speculation

17

ONIT’s New Era: Alexis Ohanian, Gravity Baseball, and the Future of College Cards

18

Inside Brian Ludden’s Massive Card Storage Unit, NBA Draft Hype, and Pokémon Demand

19

Grant Williams: What NBA Players Know That Collectors Don’t

20

How the Knicks, Messi, and PSA’s Germany Move Have changed the hobby

21

A Collector’s Guide to the World Cup: Players, Teams, and Market Watch | Dan Jamieson

22

The Smartest Cards to Buy During the NBA Finals

23

Why Most Collectors Are Using the Wrong Data | Ryan Stuczynski, GemRate

24

PSA Hit Pause: What This Means for the Future of the Hobby

25

Grading 201: Why Pack-Fresh Cards Still Miss a 10 | Mike Baker

26

Inside the Allocation Chaos, Record Sales, and Sourcing Pressure in Today’s Hobby

27

The Luxury Upgrade Cards Have Been Missing | Brian Pirrip & M1nt

28

What PSA Hiring 1,000 Graders and Expansion Will Mean For the Hobby

29

Tyler “T-Pott” Nethercott: Why Grading Is More Inconsistent Than Collectors Want to Admit | Sports Card Investor

30

eBay rejected GameStop’s Takeover Proposal… What this means for the hobby

31

Pristine Auction: Why $1 No-Reserve Auctions Are Changing the Hobby

32

Is Topps Taking Over the Hobby? FIFA, WNBA, and What’s Next

33

Inside VeeFriends: Building a New IP in the Modern Collectibles Market with Zachary Owings

34

The National 2026: What to Expect at the Hobby’s Biggest Event in Sports Cards & Collectibles

35

How Flippers Turn Cheap Cards Into Real Money With American Arbitrage

36

The Truth Behind Card Comps in the Current Market

37

The New Card Shop Model: Inside Bleeker Trading’s Community, Experience, and Entertainment

38

Breaking Down the Topps Conference: New Products, Licensing & Shop Allocation

39

Grading 101: What Separates a 10 from an 8 with the World’s Best Grader | Mike Baker

40

Junk Wax 2.0? Breaking Down Overproduction, Parallels & Pricing in Today’s Hobby

41

Should You Keep it Sealed? The Deep Pocket Monster Playbook on Content, Community & Growth

42

Is the Hobby Recession Proof? Why the Hobby Keeps Growing When Other Investments Don’t

43

Casual Breaks Turned Family Empire: How Ryan Knowles Built “Like Father Like Son”

44

The Hobby Is Changing Fast: TCG Boom, New Releases & Card Shop Grand Openings

45

UFC Fighter Turned Hobby Breaker: Josh Emmett on Building One Punch Cards

46

Is Whatnot Gambling? The Hobby’s Biggest Debate Right

47

The Card Show Debate: Purist Hobby or Entertainment event with Dan Bliss -- Front Row Card Shows

48

Three Autos From One Break, $45k PSA Controversy & Bam Adebayo’s incredible 83 point game

49

Ancient Coins, Julius Caesar & the Overlooked Side of Collecting | Dean Kinzer

50

Rare Tiger Woods Promo, Kevin O’Leary’s $19M Card & Ludex Collection Management

51

The Collectibility of Chummy’s Custom Footwear with Colin Szumski

52

Are Million-Dollar Cards Actually Smart Investments?

53

The Goldin Touch: Building an Auction House Empire with Ken Goldin

54

Understanding Card Value: Grades, Data, and Demand with Mike Baker and Brian Ludden

55

What We Learned After 50 Episodes With the Best in the Hobby

56

PSA Pricing, Super Bowl Card Hype & the Vintage Advantage

57

Custom Over Commodity: Eric Wagenmaker on Reclaiming Memorabilia

58

$5K LeBron Pull… Then a Jordan Rookie Walked Into the Shop

59

Card Care, Grading, and the Line Between Preservation and Alteration | Kurts Card Care

60

What Makes Something Collectible? Inside the Stories, Scarcity & Culture That Create Value

61

From Sports Media to Netflix: How Alex Giaimo Went From Watching the Hobby to Living It

62

Buy Low, Sell Smart: Understanding Sports Card Cycles is the Key to Flipping Cards

63

From Plastic Slabs to Fine Art: How M1nt is Revolutionizing Trading Cards | Brian Pirrip

64

Sports Cards Aren’t a Hobby Anymore… They’re an Industry

65

Why Nostalgia Is the Most Powerful Asset in the Hobby: Media insider explains the power of a story

66

Grading, Breakers, and the billion-dollar collector economy

67

The Next Collectibles Boom Won’t Look Like the Last One and THIS is Why | Shivam Patel

68

Adult Prices, Kid Culture: Where the Card Hobby Is Headed in 2026

69

How a Mariah Carey Demo Became a $54,000 Iconic Collectible| Alex Bruh CEO of Wax Poetics

70

Human Card Grading Is Ending — Here’s What Comes Next with Tech Advancements

71

Gordy Bonker left Wall Street for THIS: Why Sports Cards Are the Ultimate 'Hidden' Asset Class

72

PSA Acquires Beckett. What This Means For Card Grading And Values

73

Where Content Meets Collectibles: Building a Card Shop for Creators, Traders, and Fans

74

Unexpected Card Price Surges Shake Up The Hobby This Week

75

The Power of Authenticity: How Resolution Photomatching Quadruples Value

76

The Probstein Controversy Explained In Minutes | What Collectors Must Know

77

The UNTOLD Story: Licensing Art for Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods & Muhammad Ali with Justyn Farano

78

Thanksgiving Card Rips, NFL Predictions & Hobby News You Need Today

79

Beyond The Price Tag: The Shocking Emotional Power of True Memorabilia

80

Snype, PSA, Fanatics & More — Major Shifts In The Card Market

81

The 'Veblen Effect': Why Collectibles Get MORE Desired As Prices Skyrocket (An Economic Secret)

82

Ryan Alford, Brian Ludden & Brandon Steiner Talk What’s Wrong With Sports Coverage Today

83

Sports Card Investing Tips That Actually Work

84

Why Digital Collectibles Are The New Sports Card Boom (NBA Top Shot + Ludex)

85

Mike Baker's "Card Fact" Exposed: The Secret Data Big Graders WON'T Show You

86

Is Whatnot’s $12B Valuation Real or Hype? Ryan and Brian Break It Down

87

STOP Buying 'Mystery' Boxes: The Industry OG Exposes Your Losing Bet

88

Shohei Ohtani Cards Are Breaking The Hobby. Is He The Greatest Collectible Ever?

89

The $3,500 Prismatic 'God Pack' That Blew Our Minds (You Won't Believe It)

90

Latest news on trending sports cards, Pokemon, NFL and Major League Baseball Playoffs

91

Pikachu Beats Athletes: The Secret Reason Pokemon Value Crushes Sports Cards

92

Topps vs. Fanatics | Taylor Swift | $7M Rookie Card | The Biggest News in Collectibles Right Now

93

Physical + Digital Collectibles is Future of Fan Engagement with Tareq Nazlawy

94

VeeFriends Comic + Trading Cards Market Update | Collectibles News You Need

95

Why Trading Cards Are Your Next Investment | Jeremy Aisenberg Interview

96

Building the Future of the Hobby, One Scan at a Time (Brian Ludden of Ludex)

97

How Matty Rich is Transforming the Trading Card Hobby

98

Inside the Sports Card Market with Jason Koonce | Collecting, Grading & Card Shows

99

How Dugout Mugs Built a $55 Million Collectibles Brand (Kris Dehnert Interview)

100

Josh Luber on Fanatics, Trading Cards & the Future of Collecting | Hosted by Ryan Alford

101

Gary Vaynerchuk on Why Trading Cards Are the Ultimate Investment Opportunity | Hosted by Ryan Alford

102

Tom Fallos (The Card Carver) brings LUXURY NOSTALGIA to his craft by SCARCITY | Hosted by Ryan Alford

103

UnKommon take on Collectibles, Community & the Future of Trading Cards | Kyle Kravitz "King of the Kards" Interview | Hosted by Ryan Alford

104

Real Talk with Gio (Mike Gioseffi) - the Voice of the Hobby on Sports Card Nonsense

105

Collectibles on SI - Trailer