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All Episodes

Collector Nation — 91 episodes

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1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

The Smartest Cards to Buy During the NBA Finals

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

How Flippers Turn Cheap Cards Into Real Money With American Arbitrage

22

The Truth Behind Card Comps in the Current Market

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

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

32

Is Whatnot Gambling? The Hobby’s Biggest Debate Right

33

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

34

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

35

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

36

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

37

The Collectibility of Chummy’s Custom Footwear with Colin Szumski

38

Are Million-Dollar Cards Actually Smart Investments?

39

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

40

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

41

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

42

PSA Pricing, Super Bowl Card Hype & the Vintage Advantage

43

Custom Over Commodity: Eric Wagenmaker on Reclaiming Memorabilia

44

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

45

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

46

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

47

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

48

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

49

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

50

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

51

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

52

Grading, Breakers, and the billion-dollar collector economy

53

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

54

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

55

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

56

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

57

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

58

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

59

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

60

Unexpected Card Price Surges Shake Up The Hobby This Week

61

The Power of Authenticity: How Resolution Photomatching Quadruples Value

62

The Probstein Controversy Explained In Minutes | What Collectors Must Know

63

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

64

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

65

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

66

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

67

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

68

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

69

Sports Card Investing Tips That Actually Work

70

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

71

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

72

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

73

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

74

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

75

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

76

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

77

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

78

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

79

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

80

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

81

Why Trading Cards Are Your Next Investment | Jeremy Aisenberg Interview

82

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

83

How Matty Rich is Transforming the Trading Card Hobby

84

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

85

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

86

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

87

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

88

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

89

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

90

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

91

Collectibles on SI - Trailer